LOS ANGELES- The Loyola Marymount University softball team will be spending its weekend competing in the 2022 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic tournament for a 5-game series. The Lions are currently hold a 5-6 overall record after finishing 3-2 in the Hillenbrand Invitational.
 
LMU's run in the tournament included victories over UC Santa Barbara twice, and Long Beach State which ended in five innings due to the collegiate mercy rule regulations. The Lions also went eight innings in a close loss to No. 16 ranked Kentucky Wildcats, 6-7.
 
Morgan DeBord played a key part in leading the Lions to multiple wins, finishing with eight hits, a grand slam, three runs, and a .500 batting average. DeBord also earned West Coast Conference Player of the Week honors due to her strong performance. Andrea Gonzalez also hit a grand slam in the same game against the Long Beach State Tigers, while compiling 6 RBIs in the tournament. 

Peyton Angulo has bombed two home runs already this season, currently tied for 1st in home runs for the team. Georgia Blair also hit her first home run of the season during the Hillenbrand Tournament.

Jenna Perez has been pitching lights piling up strikeouts as she currently has 27 total on the season. 
 
The first game will be on Friday, Feb. 25 against the No. 6 ranked Washington Huskies at 8:30 pm. Two more games will be played on Saturday, Feb 26 against Baylor at 2:30 p.m. PST and Iowa State at 7:30 p.m. PST.
 
The final two games will be played on Sunday, Feb 27 against Southern Utah at 11:30 am and UC Riverside at 2:00 p.m. PST.
 
The No. 6 ranked Washington Huskies softball team has a record of 9-1, making them a strong opponent for the Lions. The last meeting between the Lions and the Huskies was over a decade ago in 2009, when the Lions took a close loss 4-2.
 
The Baylor Bears softball team is currently 6-3 on the season, never playing the Lions before in school history.
 
The Iowa State Cyclones hold an 8-1 record. The last meeting between these two teams was in 2019, when the Cyclones defeated the Lions, 5-2.
 
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds softball team has a record of 1-9. In their last meeting in 2018, the Lions defeated the Thunderbirds, 8-0.
 
The UC Riverside Highlanders softball team is currently 2-7 on the young season. In their last meeting on Feb. 28, 2021, the Lions defeated the Highlanders, 13-2.