Flushing, N.Y. - The Queens College softball team had several distractions on Saturday prior to even taking the field against Molloy.  First, the game was pushed back an hour due to poor field conditions from the storm.  After that, the Knights celebrated senior day, where they honered the three seniors on the team, Melissa Natale, Kaitlyn Crowley and Cat Pastor.

When the games finally began, the Knights lost 8-1 in the opener and tied the second game, 1-1.  The first game had the Lions take the lead in the top of the first.  Monique Roberge connected on a solo home run in the bottom of the inning to tie the score at 1-1.

Molloy got to QC starter, Roberge in the fifth.  they got a three-RBI double and a grand slam in that inning to go on for the 8-1 lead.  Roberge tookthe loss and fell to 14-4.  Samantha Mattsson and Nicole Pirretti each had a hit for the Knights.

Game two ended in a 1-1 tie when the umpires called the game due to rain in the eighth.  Stevianne Ognibene led off the sixth with a single.  She came in to score on a Mattsson base hit.  QC starter, Isabelle Yaroch took a 1-0 lead into the seventh, but gave up the game-tying run.

The Queens College softball team is scheduled to face Adelphi in a doubleheader on Sunday, April 26.  The first game is scheduled to begin at noon.