Behrend Softball Set to Battle Carnegie Mellon in Home Opener

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will host Carnegie Mellon today for their home opener at the Behrend Fields. The non-conference doubleheader begins at 3:30 p.m.

Schedule of Events/Coverage
Penn State Behrend vs Carnegie Mellon 3:30 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend vs Carnegie Mellon, 5:30 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)

Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are currently 4-2 overall with a 1-1 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) record
* Behrend is coming off a split with Pitt-Greensburg on March 27
* The Lions won game one 12-7 and lost game two 8-5
* Lauren Olevnik (Waverly Township, PA/Abington Heights) finished the day with seven hits and two RBIs
* Olevnik is ranked second in the AMCC with a .563 batting average
* The Lions have the top-three spots in RBIs in the AMCC lead by Mackenzie McIntire (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) with 11
* Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) and Kylee Bundy (DuBois, PA/Dubois) each have seven RBIs on the season
* Freshman Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) has an AMCC-leading four stolen bases

Carnegie Mellon News & Notes
* The Tartans are 5-4-1 overall in the first 10 games
* On Tuesday, Carnegie Mellon defeated Mt. Aloysius 7-0 in game one and then tied 7-7 in the nightcap due to darkness
* Junior Megan Holquist hit her first career home run in a game one vs. the Mounties
* Scotty McGee pitched her second straight shutout with a career-high 15 strikeouts in the game-one win
* McGee was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Pitcher of the Week last week
* Tessa Bruneau and Megan Hu are tied for first on the team with 13 hits each

Series History
* The Tartans and Lions are meeting for the second time this season
* CMU and Behrend split back on March 26
* The Tartans took game won 5-0 and the Lions got a 7-6 victory in game two
* CMU leads the overall series 3-2