BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2 SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The University of New Haven softball team completed a four game sweep of Le Moyne College Sunday with another two wins over the Dolphins. The Chargers won the opener 1-0 with an eighth-inning squeeze, while UNH finished the two-date series with a 6-4 win in the nightcap.

UNH improved to 26-8 overall with the sweep, while the Dolphins dropped to 10-15 on the season. With only the first game counting as a Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Divisional game, the Chargers now stand at 8-3 in conference play and the Dolphins now stand at 4-7 in NE-10 Southwest Division play.

Game One
In a true pitching duel, the third game of the series was scoreless through seven innings. Micah Stonesifer (Archer City, Texas/Archer City / Vernon College) did not allow a hit through the first five innings as the Chargers allowed just three base runners. Le Moyne's no-hitter was alive into the top of the fifth inning as UNH managed just three base runners in the first seven innings. The Dolphins loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning off two hits, but Courtney Reed (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell) successfully tagged the Le Moyne runner at home on a fielder's choice to keep the shutout.

As the game went into extra innings, the Chargers capitalized in the top of the eighth. Reed earned a leadoff walk and Brandy Dianno (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) put the game-winning run in scoring position with a bunt single. Meghan Chamoff (Roslyn Heights, N.Y./Herricks) then advanced both with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. After Christina Gelardi (Derby, Conn./Derby) was intentionally walked, Jen Palase (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) laid down a perfect bunt single to squeeze in the game-winning run.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Dolphins Nicole King (Front Royal, Va./Warren County) came in to pitch for the Chargers and earned the save. Le Moyne managed two hits and left two runners on base in the inning. Reed tagged another runner out at the plate on a fielder's choice to keep the Chargers in the lead with one out. King struck out the final batter and recorded her fourth save of the season.

Stonesifer was impressive with seven complete shutout innings in the circle as well. She struck out four and allowed just two hits.

Dianno led the UNH bats going 2-for-3 at the dish. Palase tallied the Chargers only other hit with the go ahead RBI as well.

Game Two
The opening inning of game two was scoreless for both teams. The Chargers drove in one run in the top of the second inning to take the early lead. Gelardi drove in the lone run when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

The Dolphins remained scoreless through the third and the Chargers added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning. Lindsey Couturier (Dighton, Mass./Dighton Rehoboth Regional) hit a three-RBI double to left center to give UNH a 5-0 lead. Keri Tricinelli (Brick, N.J./Monsignor Donovan) added one for the Chargers with a sacrifice fly to right field. In the bottom half of the fourth, the Dolphins were sparked with a leadoff homerun and totaled four runs off four hits and one UNH error in the inning.

The remainder of the game went scoreless, except for New Haven in the top of the sixth. Couturier knocked a single up the middle to score Gelardi and give UNH a two-run advantage.

Le Moyne put four runners on base in the final two innings, but King shutdown the Dolphins and sealed the win for UNH.

Brittany Scott (Buena, N.J./Buena Regional) improved to 8-1 on the season with her four-inning victory. She threw three strikeouts and gave up three earned runs. King earned her second save of the day in the final three innings. She struck out four and allowed two hits.

Offensively, Couturier led New Haven with three hits, four RBI and a run. Gelardi went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs in the win. Tricinelli also went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

New Haven returns to action on Tuesday, April 16 when it hosts Adelphi University in a Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division doubleheader at the UNH Softball Field. Game time is set for 3 p.m.