GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Red Foxes lost a pair of game on the second day of the North Carolina A&T Tournament. Senior Nicole DiVirgilio (Aston, Pa.) led the Red Fox offense with a 2 for 3 showing in the team's opening 6-3 loss to Utah Valley University and a 3-RBI double in their 12-7 afternoon setback to Youngstown State.

UTAH VALLEY 6 - MARIST 3: The Red Foxes' Saturday began with promise as they connected on three consecutive hits with two outs to score two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Sophomore Aly Klemmer (Hamilton, N.J.) started the rally with a two-out double to left center. She came around to score in the next at-bat as sophomore Haley Birnbaum (Lido Beach, N.Y.) drove her in with a triple to the fence. Junior Sarah Carmody (Camarillo, Calif.) was the third Red Fox to rope a hit off of Utah Valley pitching in the inning, as she drove in Birnbaum.

Marist's 2-0 lead was quickly responded to by the Wolverines in the top of the third with two runs of their own.

The top of Marist's batting order went to work in the bottom of the third, as the top five batters combined for two hits and the go-ahead third run. After reaching on a fielder's choice, sophomore Alyssa Zahka (Lexington, Mass.) came around to score via a double by junior Danielle Koltz (Chenango Bridge, N.Y.)

Following a two-run top of the fifth by Utah Valley, Marist nearly tied it up at four-all in the bottom of the frame as DiVirgilio looked to drive in Koltz with a double to right field. Unfortunately for the Red Foxes, the Wolverines executed a strong relay from right field to second base and finally to home plate to cut down Koltz.

UVU added two insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning to make the final score 6-3.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE 12 - MARIST 7: In the second game of the day, Marist met up with the Penguins of Youngstown State in a 3:15 p.m. matchup.

Offensive was the name of this game, as the Penguins jumped out to an early 10-0 lead by the end of the fourth inning; four runs in the third and sixth in the fourth.

Facing a run-rule decision, the Red Foxes fought back with an explosive inning of their own in the bottom of the fifth. In the frame, Marist sent 12 batters to the plate and scored a half dozen runs. Pinch-hitter Nicole Van Loan (Kingston, N.Y.) was the first of three Red Fox hitters to reach safely via hits to start the inning. Van Loan and freshman Taylor Kuzma (Freehold, N.J.) came around to tally Marist's first two runs on a two-RBI triple down the right field line by senior Ashley Corriss (Sayville, N.Y.).

DiVirgilio was the next Red Fox to notch multiple RBIs as she drove in Corriss, Zahka and Koltz with a double to left center. The sixth RBI of the inning was credited to Kuzma, who drew a bases loaded walk.

With the score 10-6 in Youngstown State's favor, the teams exchanged runs in the seventh inning; YSU scored two, while Marist scored one via a Birnbaum sac fly.

After seven full innings of action, the game went final at 12-7.

Marist (1-5) will complete their quartet of games at the North Carolina A&T Tournament with a mid-day meeting versus the host Aggies on Sunday.