Box Score (Game #1)
Box Score (Game #2)

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. – No. 10 Montclair State (32-4, 14-2 NJAC) swept a doubleheader from visiting William Paterson (22-12, 9-7 NJAC), 3-0 and 10-3, in New Jersey Athletic Conference action at the MSU Softball Stadium April 24.

Junior righthander Carolyn McCrea posted her ninth shutout of the season in the opener as she allowed six singles, struck out nine and walked only one in raising her record to 23-3 on the season. Junior righthander Diana Schraer (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) took the loss to fall to 16-4. Schraer gave up three runs and seven hits, striking out four and walking three.

McCrea and Schraer matched zeroes through the first three innings. After McCrea set down the Pioneers in the top of the fourth, the Red Hawks broke the scoreless tie with two runs in the bottom half of the frame. Megan Tantum singled to right field to lead off the inning and Kelly Nance sacrificed pinch-runner Ashley Lustenberger to second. Kelly Karp drew a walk and took second following the free pass. Schraer would strikeout the next hitter, but Megan Durkin singled to center field to drive in both runners for a 2-0 MSU lead.

MSU would add another run in the sixth as Karp singled with one out. Following a strikeout, Karp swiped second and scored as Durkin punched a single to right field for her third RBI of the game.

Brandi Kavaliauskas (Sicklerville, N.J./Highland Regional) was 2-for-4 for the Pioneers.

In the second game, Montclair jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings. Jennifer Jimenez had an RBI single in the first and added a run-scoring double the following inning. William Paterson would tie the game with a run in the third on a RBI double by Jessica Reibis (Jackson, N.J./Jackson) and two in the fourth as April Sardinas-Wyssling (West Windsor, N.J./WW-Plainsboro South) and Tina Londino (Gloucester City, N.J./Gloucester City) each collected RBIs.

Montclair would regain the lead in the fifth as Nance collected an infield single to score one run, and extended the lead to 5-3 in the sixth as Tantum singled home a run. The Red Hawks then busted the game wide open in the seventh with five runs, four coming off the bat of Jimenez, who connected on her 10th home run of the season.

McCrea picked up her second victory of the day as she went the final 3.a innings to up her record to 24-3, the most wins by an MSU pitcher since Crystal Sweeney in 2004. Amy Sievert (Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge) took the loss.

Londino was 2-for-3 and Reibis was 2-for-4 with a RBI for WPU.