Iona holds off Campbell in Round 1

LYNCHBURG, VA – An extra run in fourth inning proved to be the difference for Iona on Tuesday afternoon. The Gaels will stay in the winner’s bracket in the Liberty Regional after defeating Campbell, 3-2.

Alana Evans picked up her 17th win of the season for the Gaels, going the complete game seven innings. Evans was backed by a stellar Iona defense that tallied 12 fly outs and seven groundouts without committing an error.

Campbell increased tension in the game’s final moments eliciting an RBI single from Melissa Tullar to crawl within one before the Camels ran out of outs.

Ioana will turn around to play Ohio in the second of three games played in Lynchburg on day one of the tournament at 4 p.m. ET. Campbell on the other hand, will await the loser of the 7 p.m. ET game between Liberty and UNC Wilmington.