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Huddle
5
Winner Princeton PRIN 11-16, 8-5 Ivy
2
Penn PENN 17-12, 7-3 Ivy
Winner
Princeton PRIN
11-16, 8-5 Ivy
5
Final
2
Penn PENN
17-12, 7-3 Ivy
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Princeton PRIN 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 7 0
Penn PENN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 1

W: Reynolds, Allie (7-8) L: Brann, Jennifer (5-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball's Late Rally Falls Short, Lose 5-2 to Princeton in Series Opener

PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania softball team (17-12, 8-5 Ivy) attempted a late rally in the seventh inning in the series opener against Princeton, but came up just short, falling 5-2. The Quakers will play games two and three on Saturday. 

Notes

- The Quakers have yet to lose a game two during an Ivy League series this season. 

- Penn's two runs marks the first time in eight games that it has scored few than five. 

- The last three Princeton runs came with two outs on the board. 

- Jessica England reached base for the 20th consecutive game which marks a new career-high for the senior. 

- Corrie Phillips' home run was the first of her career. 

How it Happened

Jennifer Brann started out hot in the circle the series opener for the Quakers. The junior struck out two in the first inning and added another pair of strikeouts to end the second, bringing her total in the game to four. 

Princeton opened up the scoring in the second. On a windy and rainy day at Penn Park, Kaitlyn Waslawski hit a two-run home run over the left center wall as Penn went down, 2-0 early. The Tigers added a third run in the third, but this time the Quakers answered. Back-to-back singles from Kayla Ketring and Sam Pederson put runners on first and second and then a Jessica England walk loaded the bases. Sarah Cwiertnia brought in Ketring to give the Red and Blue their first run of the day. 

A two-out single in the fifth from Princeton put the Quakers deficit back to three at 4-1. The Tigers made it 5-1 in the seventh with another two-out single to take their largest lead of the afternoon. 

A lead-off home run from Corrie Phillips brought Penn back within three as she went deep to center field for the first time in her career. Hits from Kayla Ketring and Pederson put the tying run at the plate in the game's final frame. However, the Quakers flied-out in back-to-back at-bats to end the game as they fell in the series opener. 

What's Next

The Quakers will play the Tigers in games two and three of the series beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. 

 
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