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Lady Rams Collect First League Win; Split with Dominican College

Senior infielder Janine Becker (pictured) drove in two runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday afternoon, giving the Philadelphia University softball team its first conference win, a 6-5 victory over visiting Dominican College on Saturday afternoon.  The Chargers battled back for a 6-2 win in the second game of the day as the Lady Rams move to 3-13 overall on the season and 1-3 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).

Head Coach John Kelly's team took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double by sophomore catcher Maggie Desmond, but Dominican tallied once in the top of the second to tie the game.  In the bottom of the second, the Lady Rams took the lead once again, this time on an RBI single by freshman outfielder Jen Richard. 

The Chargers tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the third before scoring twice in the top of the fifth for a 5-3 advantage, setting the stage for Becker's heroics.  The Lady Rams pulled to within one run at 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth when senior outfielder Maureen Keenan registered an RBI double that plated sophomore Kelly Rauco.  After senior right hander Jacque Curtis set the Chargers down in order in the top of the seventh, Becker delivered a bases-loaded double that won the game, scoring Desmond and sophomore Kristin Giamatteo.

In the second contest, the Chargers jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings and never looked back.  Richard and Keenan each collected a pair of hits in a losing effort for the Lady Rams, who return to action on Wednesday, April 2nd with a doubleheader at league-foe Georgian Court University.

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