EMMITSBURG, Md. (Interstat) — Andrelys Payamps and Sean Davis combined for a nine-inning no-hitter Friday as Iona defeated Mount St. Mary’s 3-2 in the first game of a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference doubleheader at Straw Family Stadium.

Payamps started and struck out seven over five innings, allowing two earned runs. Davis followed with four perfect innings and two strikeouts to secure the win before 127 fans. Mountaineers starter Serigne Sarre struck out 10 in six innings. Iona scored three unearned runs, with Malachi Costello and AJ Oden combining for five of the Gaels’ eight hits. Christian Bauman drove in a run for Mount St. Mary’s. Iona improved to 3-5. The Mountaineers fell to 5-7.