MONTCLAIR, N.J. – William Paterson softball (1-3) registered an 8-0 game one win, but dropped the second, 3-1, to earn a split with Montclair State (1-1) during a non-conference doubleheader March 20.

GAME ONE
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• WP crossed home plate four times in the top of the third, beginning with Caitlyn Massaro's (Madison, N.J./Madison) run-scoring single up the middle. Carly McDaniel's (Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton) hit-by-pitch plated Jillian Bigos (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South), and a sac fly to left by Lauren Naveo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) scored Michaela Raguseo (Woodland Park, N.J./Passaic Valley). A Montclair State fielding error allowed the fourth run of the inning to score.
• The Pioneers increase their advantage to 6-0 in the fourth on a two-RBI double to right center from McDaniel.
• After Naveo led off the fifth with a double, Caitlin Monahan (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler) smacked a home run to left center to conclude the scoring

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Archibold went 3-for-4 at the dish with a run scored and stole base.
• McDaniel tallied three RBI, and Monahan's two-run homer was the second of her career.
• Massaro evened her record at 1-1 after tossing a complete-game five-hit shutout.  

 
GAME TWO
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• William Paterson received an RBI double from McDaniel during its first at-bat to take a quick 1-0 lead, but Montclair State responded with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the same frame to level the score.
• The Red Hawks used a walk and two singles to push across two runs in the home half of the fifth.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• McDaniel batted 1-for-3 with an RBI
• Bigos finished 1-for-2 with a walk and scored a run.
• Right-handed pitcher Gianna Mulato (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock Twp. ) scattered five hits and two walks, allowing one earned run in her first collegiate start.
• Samantha Martin (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) dropped her record to 0-2 after surrendering two runs on two hits with one walk, striking out four in 2.0 innings of relief.

 
UP NEXT:

• WP concludes its non-conference schedule with a doubleheader at The College of New Jersey Tuesday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m.

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