DOVER, Del. – The Widener University softball team split a double-header against Wesley College on Tuesday afternoon, dropping game one 7-1 then returning the favor in game two, defeating the Wolverines 8-4 in six innings.

How it happened in game one

• Wesley put up two in the first then two more in the fourth
• A run in the fifth gave the Wolverines a five-run advantage
• Ariel Silva got one back for the Pride, homering to lead off the top of the fifth – her first with Widener
• Two more in the bottom half of the fifth sealed the deal for Wesley

How it happened in game two

• Jamie Gosselin led the game off with a triple
• Ally McDowell knocked Gosselin in with a double
• McDowell later scored on an error, putting the Pride up two going into the bottom of the first
• Gosselin scored the third run of the game in the second, crossing the plate thanks a single from Carli Benozich
• Silva hit her second homerun of the day, making it 4-0 in favor of the Pride
• Four Widener runs in the fourth was more than enough to push the Pride past the Wolverines
• Sydney Powell struck out four on her way to her third win
• The game was called in the sixth inning due to light

Highlights

• Silva ended the day 3-7 with two homeruns and two RBI
• McDowell had two hits, scored two runs, and recorded one RBI
• Gosselin's three hits raised her average to .429
• Marissa Camac got her seventh RBI on the year

Up next
Widener returns home on Wednesday, March 20, going up against Cabrini in a double-header. Game one begins at 4:00 p.m.