LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University softball swept its first Northeast Conference series of the season against Le Moyne after an 8-0 victories in six innings.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Grace Vesco (7-6) went 6.0 innings and allowed no runs on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts.
» Olivia Ulam went 2-for-3 with one run scored and two RBIs.
» Lauren Aubry went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI.
» Ashley Orischak and Kaylie Walters each recorded two hits, while Ashley Wruble added two RBIs.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
» Ulam gave Saint Francis a lead in the first behind an RBI double and Lexi Hernandez followed two batters later with an RBI single and opened a 2-0 lead.
» After three scoreless innings followed, Saint Francis tacked on three more runs behind a Walters RBI groundout, Wruble RBI single and Ulam RBI double to open a 5-0 lead.
» Aubry then drove home Aliya Garroway in the sixth for a 6-0 lead, followed by Madelyn Wilson scoring on a wild pitch. Aubry then scored on a Wruble groundout to walk the game off and clinch Saint Francis' run-rule victory.
 
FLASH NUGGETS
» Saint Francis opened conference play with a series sweep for the fourth consecutive season. Sunday's victory also marked Saint Francis' fifth by run rule this season.
» Ulam finished the series 7-for-11 (.636) with four runs scored, two doubles and four RBIs. She raised her NEC-leading doubles total to 11 and is now tied with teammate Savannah Nash for the conference lead with 20 RBIs.
» Orischak earned her third multi-hit game of the year, while Aubry earned her second.  

UP NEXT
Saint Francis heads to Bucknell for a non-conference midweek doubleheader on March 20 starting at 3 p.m.