STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Mackenzie Mathis struck out a season-high 10 to lead College of Charleston to a 2-1 victory over Stony Brook in the opening game of a CAA series.

The win was the sixth in seven conference games for the Cougars, who will look for their third straight series victory over the weekend. 

Game Summary

• Mathis had at least one strikeout in five innings including three in the first and two in the third, fifth and seventh.
• She eclipsed her previous season best of seven while limiting the Seawolves to four hits.
• Mathis was three outs away from her second straight CAA shutout before allowing a solo homer to lead off the seventh.
• Mathis lowered her ERA in conference games to 1.56 with 23 strikeouts in 27 innings.
• Sierra Paradis drove in both Charleston runs with a solo homer in the first and RBI single in the sixth.

Up Next
The Cougars will look to clinch the series win when the teams meet again on Saturday at 1 p.m. 

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