PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania softball team hosted the Lehigh Mountain Hawks Wednesday, falling 6-0 to the Mountain Hawks. The loss for Penn drops them to 9-11 on the year while the win for Lehigh elevates them to 15-11.
 
Quaker Notemeal
* Jade Montgomery stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-3 once more.
 
* Pitcher Sienna Acosta made her collegiate debut, pitching one inning and striking out one.
 
*  In her first start of the season, Ella Utschig delivered Penn's lone extra base hit.
 
How It Happened
A cold day at Penn Park seemingly arrived to styme was has been a red hot Quaker team. In the top of the first inning, pitcher Ainsley Pemberton got into a bit of a jam when she found herself with the bases loaded and one out. A sacrifice fly from Megan Lodge brought across the first run of the game and the only run needed in this one. Pemberton would limit the damage to one and escape the jam following the sac fly.

In the top of the third, Abby Tabaka brought in a run with an RBI double before an error would bring one more across before the third out could be tallied. The Mountain Hawks would also being three in during their half of the sixth inning to give the game its 6-0 score.

The Quakers would find success throughout the innings, producing seven hits on the day. Delivering multi-base hits and advancing the runners further would prove to be the issue in this one for the Red and Blue.
 
Up Next
The Quakers open Ivy League play when they take on the Dartmouth Big Green, starting with a Saturday doubleheader at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m.