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DePaul University
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DePaul Softball Drops 9-2 Decision to Massachusetts
2/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | SOFTBALL
Box Score: Massachusetts 9, DePaul 2 
HOUSTON - Playing in its second game of the day, the DePaul softball team was beaten by Massachusetts, 9-2. The Blue Demons (3-6) couldn't manage to get out of the fifth inning in which the Minutewomen (2-2) pushed seven runs across that ultimately decided the game.
Morgan Maize led off the duel with a home run on the second pitch of the evening. Later in the opening frame, Staci Bonezek laced a single up the middle to give DePaul a 2-0 lead.
That was all the offense that the Blue Demons could muster as the team produced only two hits across the final six innings.
Massachusetts nabbed its first hit of the night in the fourth, which was followed by a run-scoring single from outfielder Tara Klee.
After DePaul went down in order to begin the fifth, Massachusetts found its rhythm at the dish. The Minutewomen tagged the Blue Demons for seven runs on nine hits - two of which were home runs - all coming with one out.
DePaul was unable to mount a comeback and, following another Massachusetts run in the sixth, dropped its second game of the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational.
Bonezek led the offense with a 2-for-3 outing at the dish. Dylan Christensen, Megan Leyva and Morgan Maize all chimed in with one base hit apiece.
The Blue Demons close out the tournament with an 11:30 a.m. showdown against McNeese State. Live stats can be found .
Notes: This was the 10th meeting between the schools all-time... DePaul leads the overall series 6-4... Staci Bonezek is currently riding a five-game hitting streak... DePaul was held below five hits for the third time this season... Morgan Maize now has a career-high for home runs in a season with five in 2015... Maize earned her 60th career start... Mary Connolly played in the 175th game of her career.
