(Game 1) / (Game 2)

3/25/08 -- Widener had its six-game winning streak snapped with a 5-1 loss at Swarthmore in the opener, but bounced back with a 4-2 triumph in the nightcap.

Swarthmore (8-6) broke open game one with three runs in the sixth inning for the final margin. Melissa Emmerson lined an RBI single and Kira Kern was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Belle Mead, NJ sophomore Kim Dougherty (3-2) permitted three runs and five hits with three strikeouts over five innings for the Pride (10-6). Sophomore Steph Connolly (Aston, PA) homered in the fifth inning.

Kathryn Riley (5-2) struck out five for the Garnet, yielding one run and two hits over seven innings.

Widener in game two took a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning thanks to a two-out RBI single by junior Krista Cesarine (Ridley, PA), scoring sophomore Lauren Brubaker (Newtown Square, PA). The margin grew to 4-2 in the seventh when sophomore pinch-runner Christine Bradley (Manville, NJ) crossed home on a wild pitch.

Lansdowne, PA senior Mallory Meyer (4-3) struck out six, yielding two runs and seven hits over seven innings. Brubaker ended 3-for-3, helping the Pride end with 11 hits.

Krista Scheirer (0-1) allowed four runs and 11 hits over seven innings for Swarthmore.

Widener is home Wednesday for a home doubleheader against Haverford, beginning at 5:00 pm.