Behrend Softball Falls to Northwestern, Wheaton

CLERMONT, Fla. - The Penn State Behrend softball team dropped a 2-1 decision to Northwestern in game one and fell 3-0 to Wheaton (Ill.) in the nightcap over Spring Break in Clermont, Florida on Tuesday.

Game One: Northwestern (Minn.) 2, Penn State Behrend 1 
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-3), Northwestern (Minn.) (4-4) 

Noteworthy: 

* Northwestern scored the eventual game-winning run in the bottom of the fourth inning  
* Jayden Iverson hit a single home run to put the Eagles ahead for good 
* Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) tallied her second home run of the season for the lone run 
* Behrend tallied three hits on the day, getting a double from Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) and a single from Emi Curcio (Perryopolis, PA/Frazier)  
* Briggs Carlson pitched for Northwestern, earning the win  
* Carlson smacked a triple on her first at bat to lead off the first inning and scored the first run for the Eagles 
* Kayla Lindberg (Austinburg, OH/Geneva) was the starting pitcher and suffered the loss for the Lions 
 
Game Two: Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Penn State Behrend 0 
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-4), Wheaton (Ill.) (4-2) 
 
Noteworthy: 

* The Thunder scored a run in the second and two more in the sixth for the shut-out victory 
* Wheaton held the Lions to one hit 
* Jones tallied the lone hit for Behrend in the sixth inning  
* Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) suffered her first loss in the circle 
* Schmidt fanned five batters and gave up three runs on six hits  
 
Next Up: 
 
* The Lions return to action tomorrow against Dominican and Capital, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Clermont, Florida.