Softball - 2007 Season

Head coach Rich Matarese and the Aggies finished the 2007 season with a 16-14 overall record and qualified for the Freedom Conference playoffs for the first time in 20 years with an 8-6 league mark.

Matarese and his young squad (no seniors on the 20-player roster) were picked to finish seventh in the eight-team conference preseason coaches' poll. However, they notched their first winning season since 1995 and their first conference playoff berth since 1987. Matarese was named the Freedom Conference Coach of the Year for his efforts.

Delaware Valley began the season with 11 wins in its first 12 games. In the postseason, the Aggies were the fourth seed and led top-seeded and eventual champion King's College 3-0 before dropping a 4-3 decision to the eight-time NCAA qualifiers. The loss dropped the team into the consolation bracket where they suffered a 5-0 setback to 2006 conference champion Wilkes University.

Five Delaware Valley players were honored by the Freedom Conference after the season as freshman centerfielder Bethany Pavlik earned first-team accolades while juniors Kelly Andrews (third base), Nicole Dorney (catcher), Kim Harle (second baseman) and Kirstyn Ruhling (pitcher) were second-team honorees.

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