Marietta defeats No. 18 Ohio Northern, 1-0, to advance to the Championship of the OAC Softball Tournament
Lady Pioneers currently taking on Muskingum in title game

May 5, 2007
ADA, Ohio – Senior Kristen Quintana (Denver, Colo./Littleton) threw her fourth no-hitter of the season, and sophomore Erin Faulkner (Wheelersburg) delivered a game-winning RBI single, as the Marietta College softball team defeated host No. 18 Ohio Northern, 1-0, Saturday (May 5) morning to propel it into the championship game of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament.

Marietta (32-9) advances to take on No. 9 Muskingum at 1 p.m. It is the second straight season that the teams will meet in the OAC Tournament, and the Pioneers will need to win twice to capture the OAC Tournament title. Ohio Northern finished the year 32-10-1.

Quintana (21-6), who threw no-hitters against Baldwin-Wallace, Heidelberg and Wilmington during the regular season, walked four and struck out eight en route to her school-record 21st victory of the year.

The Pioneers’ offense, which finished with four hits, scored their only run in the fifth. Sophomore Christina DeMoss (Bellville/Clear Fork) drew a one-out walk. Sophomore Courtney Reid (Canton/McKinley) replaced DeMoss as a pinch runner and then stole second base with two outs. Faulkner, who finished 2-for-3, then drove in Reid with a single through the right side.

Erin Kenny (24-5) took the loss, allowing one run on four hits while walking two and striking out a pair.