Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State University softball team seeks to keep its momentum going as it hosts Brooklyn for a doubleheader on Wednesday.  
 
GAME INFO
The matchups at MSU Softball Stadium start with the first game at 3:00 p.m. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com.


LAST TIME OUT
Montclair took two wins against Hunter on Saturday, with wins of 8-0 and 6-1. ZOE TURNER led off the game with a bunt single and stole two bases to put herself in position to score on a LIZ MULLEN sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead early.  In the bottom of the second, DAKOTA PALMIERI singled through the right side. After an out, LEAH MONSCHEIN made a statement in her first at bat at MSU Softball Stadium, powering a ball over the left field fence for a two-run homer. Turner came back up and singled to third base. On another steal attempt, the Hunter catcher overthrew the attempt to catch her stealing, and Turner capitalized with her speed to not only reach third, but round all the way home to give Montclair a 4-0 edge.  Montclair tacked on another two runs in the bottom of the second inning. CARLEE IANNONE led off with a double to right center and was replaced by HAILEY KEISER, who came in to pinch run. Mullen placed down a nice bunt single, and JORDYN HESTER walked to load the bases. EMMA DEPEPPO subbed in for Hester on the bases, and an RBI fielder's choice by MARIALYS RICOURT scored Keiser for the first run. Riley Merket pinch hit for Montclair and batted in the second run on a groundout to extend the lead to 6-0. After a scoreless fourth, the Red Hawks iced game one with another pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. DePeppo led off with a bunt single and stole second. A wild pitch brought her to third, where BROOKE MCHALE sent her home on an RBI single to the shortstop. A fielder's choice during MOLLY COLLIGAN's at-bat forced McHale off the bases, but Colligan stole second to put herself in scoring position. Monschein knocked down another base hit, and a throwing error advanced both runners to scoring position. After JAYLA VASQUEZ walked, a fielder's choice RBI by Turner scored the final run, and Montclair earned the mercy-rule win. Turner picked up right where she left off in game one, getting on base with a bunt single and stealing two bases. She was brought home in the same fashion as well, with a sacrifice fly by SOPHIA ALONSO for game two's first run. After a pair of scoreless innings, Turner led off again. She walked and stole second. Mirroring game one was also Iannone, who blasted a ball right where Monschein did in game one, over the left field fence for a two-run home run to put the game at 3-0. In the bottom of the fourth inning, KATIE BRUNNER pinch hit and hit a ball into left center for a one-out double. Vasquez was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Brunner stole third, and the throw down was launched into left field and helped Brunner round home and move Vasquez to third. Alonso stepped up to the batter's box and tripled to center field to plate Vasquez and extend the Red Hawk lead to 5-0. Hunter did not allow themselves to get swept a second time. They led off with a single to third base, stole second, and moved the runner to third on a sacrifice bunt. An RBI single through the right side scored Hunter's lone run of the series and cut the lead to 5-1. Mullen led off the bottom of the fifth with a leadoff double to the left-center gap. An error allowed Hester to reach and advance to second, and move Mullen to third for Ricourt to earn an RBI ground out to push the lead out to 6-1. Montclair's defense held strong the rest of the way to earn the sweep on the day. 

 
MONTCLAIR STATE (8-6): 2026 Statistics

BROOKLYN (2-10): 2026 Statistics
 
SCOUTING BROOKLYN
The Bulldogs enter this doubleheader with a 2-10 overall record, but are coming off a sweep of Yeshiva with five-inning wins of 17-1 and 20-2 last Friday. In 2025, they compiled a record of 15-23, but a 6-4 record in CUNY play qualified them for the conference tournament. In a double-elimination format, they defeated Hunter in the first round (4-0) but fell to John Jay (7-1) and Baruch (6-5) and were eliminated. According to the 2026 CUNY Preseason Poll, the Bulldogs are the projected runners-up this season behind John Jay.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Bulldogs have matched up seven times before. Montclair has yet to taste defeat with a 7-0 record. Their wins also include five shutouts.
 
LAST MEETING
It's been since April 16, 1987, that these two teams met. Montclair blanked Brooklyn with wins of 11-0 and 9-0.   
 
UP NEXT
Montclair State University opens up conference play with a tough task, facing off with nationally-ranked Rowan on Saturday, March 28. The first game of its doubleheader is set for 1:00 p.m.