FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Saint Francis University softball dropped its final game of the series at Sacred Heart 5-0.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Rachel Marsden (7-11) went a complete game and allowed five runs on six hits with five walks and three strikeouts.
» Five different Red Flash players recorded one hit in the game and they were all singles.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
» Marsden and Sacred Heart pitcher Sam Kowalski were in a pitcher's duel and allowed five hits combined in the first three innings.
» The Pioneers broke through for the first run in the fourth inning with an RBI single and took a 1-0 lead. Sacred Heart extended its lead to 2-0 with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning.
» Sacred Heart added three more runs in the sixth inning off an RBI double, RBI groundout and run scored on a wild pitch to open a 5-0 lead. With Saint Francis unable to respond, Sacred Heart clinched its victory.

FLASH NUGGETS
» Marsden has 394 strikeouts in her career after her three strikeouts in game three.
» Brianna Sawyers and Madelyn Wilson each have a current five-game hitting streak. Wilson previously set the longest by a Red Flash player this season with 10 between March 15 and April 3.

UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns home for a doubleheader against former Northeast Conference opponent Robert Morris on Tuesday, April 18 at 1 p.m.