CHESTER, Pa. - Widener Softball hosted the University of Rochester for its home opener, dropping both games of the doubleheader to the Yellowjackets. 

Widener Softball drops to 1-5 on the season. 

BY THE NUMBERS – GAME ONE 

• Widener recorded three hits in the game, coming from Elizabeth Carney, Katelyn Tong, and Jocelin Mayorga. 

• The Pride drew two walks in the contest, one each from Hayden Sissons and Brenna Quinn. 

• Widener's pitcher, Hayden Sissons, had five strikeouts at the plate. 

• Brenna Quinn recorded the Pride's lone stolen base. 

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE 

Rochester and Widener traded scoreless innings early as both defenses held strong through the first three frames. The Pride threatened in the bottom of the first when Elizabeth Carney singled up the middle and Katelyn Tong reached on an error, but the Yellowjackets worked out of the jam to keep the game scoreless. 

The Yellowjackets broke through in the top of the fourth. After a leadoff single and stolen base from Ally Kim, Marie Kinchington delivered an RBI single down the right field line to plate the game's first run and give Rochester a 1-0 lead. 

Rochester extended its advantage in the fifth inning, stringing together five hits to push four runs across the plate and take a 5-0 lead. 

The Yellowjackets added three more runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by a two-RBI triple from Jensen Sminchak and an RBI double from Madi Paige to make it 8-0. 

Widener recorded three hits in the contest from Carney, Tong, and Jocelin Mayorga, but Rochester held the Pride scoreless to take game one of the doubleheader. 

BY THE NUMBERS – GAME TWO 

• Widener recorded five hits in game two, led by Jocelin Mayorga, who collected two. 

• Widener scored three runs in the game, with Katelyn Tong, Brenna Quinn, and Blake Shuler each crossing the plate. 

• Hayden Sissons drove in the Pride's lone RBI of the game. 

• Widener recorded two sacrifice hits from Liza Flavin and Brenna Quinn. 

• Hailey Hernandez recorded the Pride's only stolen base of the game. 

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO 

Rochester jumped out to an early lead in the opening inning, plating four runs on five hits. RBI hits from Katelyn Wade and Jensen Sminchak helped the Yellowjackets take a quick 4-0 advantage. 

Widener answered in the bottom of the second when Katelyn Tong led off with a single and later came around to score on a throwing error, cutting the deficit to 4-1. 

The Yellowjackets added to their lead in the third inning with three more runs on three hits, including RBI singles from Chloe Fitzgerald, Savanna Hernandez, and Ally Kim, pushing the score to 7-1. 

The Pride responded in the fourth inning. Jocelin Mayorga singled to start the frame before Brenna Quinn followed with a base hit. Widener capitalized on a Rochester error and an RBI fielder's choice from Hayden Sissons to bring home two runs and make it 7-3. 

Rochester extended the lead in the seventh inning, beginning with a solo home run from Marie Kinchington and later adding two more runs to bring the score to 10-3. 

UP NEXT 

The Pride travel to Grantham, Pa., on Saturday, March 14, to take on Messiah University in a doubleheader. Game times are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.