MIAMI (March 7, 2019) – Despite sending two homers into the Miami night sky, the FIU softball team fell to visiting Boston College, 3-2.
 
FIU trailed 2-0 late, but rallied with a pair of solo homers in the fifth and sixth innings by Jackie Schoff and Jessica Rivera. BC hit a homer in the seventh inning to take the 3-2 win.
 
With the loss the Panthers fall to 14-6, while the Eagles improve to 7-11.

The Panthers return for the weekend-long FAU/FIU Invitational on Friday, hosting North Dakota State and Purdue with action beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. Live stats for all games can be found here. Game notes for this weekend's matchups can be found here. Tickets to all FIU home games can be purchased online at tickets.fiusports.com or by phone at 305-FIU-GAME.
 
BC jumped out to a 2-0 lead after plating back-to-back runs in the opening two innings. FIU broke into the scoring column via the long ball after Jackie Schoff and Jessica Rivera blasted solo homers over the center field wall in the fifth and sixth innings.
 
With the score tied at 2-2 in the seventh inning, BC sent its own homer over the center field wall as Gianna Boccagno gave the Eagles back the lead. The Eagles nearly had their second homer of the inning a few batters later, but Schoff robbed the ball from sneaking over the center field wall.
 
After rallying to get two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, BC brought in Camryn Doby as she earned the save following two outs to close the game.

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The Panthers have a short rest, as FIU returns to the field on Friday, March 8 to host the FAU/FIU Invitational. The Panthers will face North Dakota State and Purdue on Friday with action beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. 

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