BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2 WORCESTER, Mass. - The University of New Haven softball team split a doubleheader at Assumption College Saturday afternoon in its regular season finale. The Chargers dropped game one 9-7, but rebounded with a 9-4 victory in the series finale. 

The Chargers conclude the 2013 regular season with a 34-12 overall record and a 15-6 mark in the Northeast-10 Southwest Division. The Greyhounds finish the regular season with a 15-27-1 overall record and an 8-13 divisional record.

Game One
The Chargers fell behind 1-0 in the bottom of the first with one hit off one run by the Greyhounds. The Chargers answered with a Christina Gelardi (Derby, Conn./Derby) single to center field in the top of the second. Brandy Dianno (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) rounded the bases to even the score at 1-1.

The Chargers took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third off a Brittany Scott (Buena, N.J./Buena Regional) RBI-single to left center. Brooke Fisher (Erial, N.J./Camden Catholic) then hit a three-RBI home run to right center to give the Chargers a 5-1 lead in the third.

New Haven improved its lead to 6-1 in the top of the fourth when Gelardi scored her second of the afternoon off a throwing error by the right fielder. Assumption then started its comeback, scoring five runs off three hits in the bottom of the fourth and three runs off two hits and one New Haven error in the top of the sixth.

Now trailing 9-6, the Chargers scored more run in the top of the seventh off a Francisco RBI double down the left field line. A fly out with two runners on base ended the inning and the Greyhounds pulled off the come-from-behind victory.

Gelardi went 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Francisco went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Micah Stonesifer (Archer City, Texas/Archer City / Vernon College), who entered the game in relief, suffered the loss for New Haven and dropped to 15-6 on the season. Brittany Scott (Buena, N.J./Buena Regional) opened the game in the first four innings and allowed five hits, while Stonesifer went the final two innings and allowed two hits.

Game Two
Assumption scored the first run of game two in the bottom of the first inning, after the Chargers were retired in order in the top of the inning. The Greyhounds plated one run off one hit, but left the bases loaded in the first.

Scott then evened the score for UNH and Assumption with a RBI bunt-single in the top of the second. The Chargers tallied three hits and left two runners on base in the second. New Haven went on to retire the side in the second and the game remained knotted at 1-1.

The Chargers exploded with six runs off six hits in the top of the third to take a 7-1 lead. Lindsey Couturier (Dighton, Mass./Dighton Rehoboth Regional) hit a two-RBI double to right center to give UNH its first lead. Keri Tricinelli (Brick, N.J./Monsignor Donovan), Francisco, Scott and Fisher all added RBI hits in the innings to help open a six run lead.

Assumption added one run in the bottom of the third, but the New Haven added two more in the top of the fourth. Jess Spivey (Holland, Pa./Council Rock) drove in both runs with a two-out, two-RBI single through the left side to give the Chargers a 9-2 lead. The Greyhounds' final runs of the afternoon came in the bottom of the fourth. Assumption strung together two hits and cut the New Haven lead back to five, 9-4.

Both teams finished out the game playing good defense, but the Greyhounds managed to load the bases in the fifth and put two runners on base in the sixth. The Chargers got out of both situations and held on claim the season series against the Greyhounds.

Francisco went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs, while Spivey also went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Couturier added two hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Scott drove in two runs off two hits and Tricinelli tallied two hits, two runs and one RBI.

Freshman Nicole King (Front Royal, Va./Warren County) pitched the complete game for New Haven and earned her 11th win of the season. She fanned five batters and allowed four runs.

The Chargers, who already clinched at least the third seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Championship tournament, will need a Southern Connecticut State to drop its final divisional game at American International tomorrow afternoon to slide into the No. 2 seed in the southwest division playoff bracket.

Stay posted to NewHavenChargers.com for complete NE-10 Championship coverage, including the announcement of the complete bracket late Sunday evening.