Lions Continue Win Streak with Sweep of Hilbert Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team swept Hilbert on Saturday in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader.

Scores
Penn State Behrend 7, Hilbert 1
Penn State Behrend 11, Hilbert 3 (5 innings) 

Key Moments
* The Lions continued their winning streak to improve to 18-4 on the season and 10-2 in conference play
* Behrend has now won 13 straight games
* The Lions have not fallen to Hilbert since the 2013 season
* Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Jonhsonburg) went 6-for-7 on the day 

Game 1
* In game one, Behrend took down the Hawks, 7-1
* Jones went 3-for-4 with one double and a stolen base
* Jones tallied her fifth win on the mound to improve to a undefeated 5-0. She registered seven strikeouts
* Kylee Bundy (DuBois, Pa/DuBois) had two hits with a triple and two RBIs
* After three innings, the game was tied 1-1 but the Lions scored five straight in the following innings

Game 2
* Behrend won the second game of the series against the Hilbert Hawks, 11-3
* The Lions held Hilbert scoreless until the top of the fifth inning
* Behrend had a big fourth inning, scoring eight runs on seven hits
* Jones went 3-for-3 including a double, a triple, an RBI, and a stolen base
* Marissa Torretti (DuBois, PA/DuBois), Lauren Olevnik (Waverly Township, PA/Abington Heights), and Bundy each had two hits and two RBIs
* Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) improved to 6-1 on the mound, striking out seven batters

Up Next
* Penn State Behrend travel to Medaille on Tuesday for an AMCC doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.