PHILDELPHIA – The La Salle softball team travels to the Jersey Shore tomorrow morning to take on the Monmouth Hawks in a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 3 PM. The Explorers enter the matchup 13-16 overall and 2-7 in conference play. 

Explorer Notes

• La Salle defeated Monmouth twice in last season's matchup (7-1 and 4-1).

• The Blue and Gold have lost four of their last five heading into tomorrow's games.

• As a team, the Explorers are batting .229 and fielding .955.

• Sophomore pitcher Alicia Aughton sits 12th in the conference with an ERA of 3.61. Aughton currently stands at 8-9 in the circle this season.

• Freshman Paige Giunta leads the team in batting average (.333)

• Junior Megan Hodgson and Aughton are the team's power hitters with 5 and 3 homeruns, respectively. 

• Hodgson also leads the squad in RBIs with 21 – the next closest Explorer has 13.

• Senior Tristan Musho and sophomore Kristin Travers lead the team with six doubles each.

Hawks' Notes

• Monmouth has won 5 of its last seven games.

• The squad stands at 19-12 on the season and 8-4 in NEC conference play.

• Junior Alicia DeSanto leads the Hawks in batting average (.330)

• As a team, the Hawks are batting .281 and fielding .955.

• Senior Kate Kuzma is the team's power hitter, tallying six homeruns on the season.

• Freshman Cerissa Rivera is the team's ace with an ERA of 1.62 and a 6-4 record.