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- ↑ "2021 #AESB Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ↑ "2021‐22 America East Conference Championship Calendar" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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