GAME 1 BOX SCORE     GAME 2 BOX SCORE

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Host Southern Connecticut State University swept a Northeast-10 softball doubleheader from Southern New Hampshire University by scores of 5-2 and 6-5 on Sunday afternoon.  The Owls improve to 14-21 overall and 7-7 in the NE-10, while the Penmen are now 7-12 and 4-8 in league play.

In the opener, Southern Connecticut took control of the game with a four-run third and added another run in the bottom of the sixth.  The Penmen would score their only two runs in the top of the sixth.  A double by Melissa Pessotti (Burlington, MA) scored pinch-runner Megan Renning (Enosburg Falls, VT).  Pessotti would later score on a base hit by Ashley Guertin (Manchester, NH).

Mary Bradford (Big Bear, CA) took the loss for Southern New Hampshire, scattering six hits and fanning three.

After the Owls scored a single run in the bottom of the first in game two, the Penmen scored twice in the top of the second.  Michelle Maranto (East Hampstead, NH) would lead off the inning with a home run to left center.  The second run would score when Nicole Arpin (Cheshire, CT) lifted a sacrifice fly to center that scored Valerie Martins (Somerset, MA).

Southern Connecticut would tie the game in the bottom of the second and add another run in the third to take a 3-2 lead before the Penmen scored three more times to take a 5-3 lead in the fourth when Andrea Clausi (Kingston, NY) belted a three-run home run.  The Owls would tie the game in the fifth and score the winning run in the sixth when Megan Caparossi belted a solo home run.

Ashley Bernstein (Stoughton, MA) allowed 10 hits while taking the loss for SNHU.  Guertin extended her hitting streak to seven games.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Assumption College for a 3:30 twinbill.