MIAMI (March 9, 2019) – Behind a pair of stellar pitching performances by Allison Muraskin and Megan Kugelmann on Saturday, the Panthers earned a sweep on the second day of the FAU/FIU Invitational.
 
The Panthers opened the day with a 3-0 victory over Stony Brook, before taking a 2-1 decision over East Carolina to close out the day. FIU has gone 3-1 so far on the weekend to move its record to 17-7 on the year.
 
Sophomore Muraskin pitched a complete game shutout in Saturday's first contest, after allowing just two hits and fanning seven batters to move her record to 5-4 overall. In the night capper, senior Kugelmann allowed just two hits to improve to 6-1 overall.
 
Rebecca Koskey and Jessica Rivera each went yard on Saturday, with Koskey hitting her third of the season and Rivera smashing her fourth.
 
The Panthers cap the weekend-long FAU/FIU Invitational on Sunday, hosting Long Island at 2:15 p.m. ET. Live stats 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.
 
Behind Muraskin's complete game shutout, the Panthers took their first game of the day over Stony Brook, 3-0. FIU got the scoring started in the second inning, after Koskey blasted her third homer of the year over the left field wall. A pair of singles would plate two more runs in the fifth inning, following a pair of hits by Schoff and Johns to give FIU the eventual 3-0 win.
 
In the second game, FIU jumped in front out again via the long ball as Jessica Rivera hit her fourth homer of the season to put the Panthers ahead 1-0 in the second inning. ECU broke up Kugelmann's no-hitter in the fourth inning, before a throwing error would plate a Pirate and tie the game.
 
FIU would score the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, after a throw from right field sailed into the ECU dugout to score Kallie Jones and put the Panthers on top, 2-1.

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After the FAU/FIU Invitational, the Panthers will host Notre Dame on Wednesday, March 13 at Felsberg Field. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. ET.

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