PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Albertus Magnus College softball team earned a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) divisional doubleheader split with the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University on Monday afternoon. The Falcons battled back to win game two, 7-5, after falling in the opener, 17-5. 

Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.) led the Falcons' offense this afternoon, going 4-for-7 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Karissa Kerrs (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) and Breanna Saldivar (Middletown, Conn.) also had an afternoon as the duo finished with three hits each, while Erin Molkenthin (East Haddam, Conn.), Anna Leone (Shelton, Conn.), and Skylar Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) chimed in with two apiece. 

Arent also earned the win in the circle for the Falcons in game two and improved to 2-2 on the year. Over seven innings of work, Arent allowed five runs on five hits while striking out four batters. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE (G1): Johnson & Wales 17 | Albertus Magnus 5
FINAL SCORE (G2): Albertus Magnus 7 | Johnson & Wales 5
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (10-12, 3-1 GNAC) | Johnson & Wales (14-7, 3-1 GNAC)
BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 1

• The first two innings were controlled by the Wildcats as the hosts scored two runs in the first and three runs in the second to take a 5-0 lead over the Falcons.
• Albertus responded in the top of the third, scoring three runs on two hits and a Wildcat error to trim the deficit to within two, 5-3. 
• With two outs and runners on first and second, Leone cleared the bases as the freshman catcher notched her second home run of the season after connecting on a pitch that sent the ball over the left-field fence.
• JWU countered the Falcons in the bottom half of the third by doubling its lead, 6-3, following a one-run inning.
• Albertus recorded a big fourth inning at the plate, loading the bases behind a pair of singles from Arent and Kerrs and a forced walk by Isabelle Smith (Meriden, Conn.). Following a forced out at home, Saldivar and Janelle Franklin (Middletown, Conn.) kept the Falcons' offense alive with back-to-back hits that allowed Smith and Kerrs to score, bringing the score to 6-5.
• However, JWU scored 11 runs in the bottom of the fourth behind nine hits and a Falcon error to take a commanding 17-5 lead over the visitors. 
• Albertus was unable to ignite a rally in the top of the fifth and fell to the Wildcats in game one, 17-5. 

IN THE CIRCLE
WP: Katie Scheid (W, 8-2)| 4.0 IP | 5 H | 5 R | 2 ER | 1 BB | 2 SO | 1 HR
LP: Erin Dighello (Wallingford, Conn.) (L, 4-3) | 3.0 IP | 12 H | 10 R | 10 ER | 1 BB | 1 SO | 2 HR

AT THE PLATE

• Leone led the Falcons with three RBI when she hit a home run in the third inning.
• Saldivar recorded a team-high two hits to go along with one RBI.
• Four additional Falcons - Leone, Davis, Arent, and Kerrs - registered a hit.
• Franklin tallied the Falcons' final RBI of game one. 

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 2

• JWU kicked things off in game two with the early two-run advantage, 2-0, following back-to-back RBIs from Caroline Amorelli and Hailey Erikson in the bottom of the first.
• Albertus' first lead of the day came in the top of the fourth as the Falcons scored five runs on six hits and a Wildcat error, making the score 5-2. 
• Angelina Ramada (North Branford, Conn.) led off the inning with a single up the middle before finding herself on second on a Leone single through the left side. A double to right center from Davis cleared the bases, but a fly out to right field kept Davis on second for Emilee Bishop (East Haven, Conn.), who forced a walk. 
• Kerrs kept the inning moving with a single to right field, which allowed Davis to score; however, Bishop was called out at third, earning the second out of the inning. Despite two outs, Molkenthin and Saldivar each tallied a hit that allowed a pair of runs to score before the final out was collected on a foul out to third. 
• The Falcons' three-run lead was short-lived, with the Wildcats evening the game at 5-all after scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth behind a RBI groundout and a two-run homer from Meaghan Gurska.
• Albertus' sixth run of game two came in the top of the fifth behind a two-out RBI double from Arent, while the insurance run came in the top of the sixth courtesy of Franklin, who doubled to left field, allowing Molkenthin to score from third. 
• Solid pitching and defensive work from the blue-and-white forced the Wildcats to leave two runners on base over the final three innings of play. 

IN THE CIRCLE
WP: Skylar Arent (W, 2-2) | 7.0 IP | 5 H | 5 R | 4 SO | 1 HR
LP: Sage Borkowski (L, 5-3) | 4.2 IP | 10 H | 6 R | 6 ER | 1 BB | 1 SO 

AT THE PLATE

• Davis finished with a team-high three hits and two RBIs.
• Kerrs and Molkenthin tallied two hits each.
• Saldivar, Franklin, Ramada, Leone, and Arent also recorded a hit in the game two victory 

UP NEXT
The softball team returns to action for a Great Northeast Conference (GNAC) doubleheader on Saturday, April 8, against the Blue Jays of the University of Saint Joseph (CT). Game times are set for 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Shea Softball Complex.