TEANECK, N.J. – Saint Francis University softball pitcher Rachel Marsden threw a no-hitter in Saint Francis 14-0 five-inning game two victory over FDU after Grace Vesco threw a one-hitter in a 3-0 game one win.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Marsden (14-5) threw a no-hitter in five innings and allowed one walk with six strikeouts. She went 5-for-7 at the plate with one run scored.
» Vesco (14-6) allowed one hit in seven innings with one walk and a season-high 12 strikeouts.
» Savannah Nash went 5-for-8 with four runs scored, one home run and four RBIs.
» Ashley Wruble went 2-for-5 with one run scored, one double and one RBI.
» Lexi Hernandez and Olivia Ulam each recorded two hits and three RBIs, while Hernandez added one home run.
 
TURNING POINTS OF GAME ONE
» Saint Francis recorded the only three hits of the game through six scoreless innings with Vesco and FDU pitcher Brooklyn Shroyer in a pitchers' duel.
» The Red Flash broke through on a two-out three-run Nash home run in the top of the seventh.
» Vesco carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning before a one-out single broke the hitless streak. With Vesco able to produce two outs on the infield, Saint Francis earned its shutout victory.
 
TURNING POINTS OF GAME TWO
» The Red Flash scored early and often in game two of the doubleheader and started the scoring with a Hernandez RBI double and Sydney Baker RBI single in the second inning for a 2-0 lead.
» Saint Francis broke the game open in the third inning with an eight-run effort. Ulam began the scoring with an RBI triple, followed by a Nash RBI single. Hernandez followed the next at-bat with a two-run home run that opened a 6-0 lead.
» After Saint Francis loaded the bases, Aliya Garroway recorded a pinch-hit RBI single, followed by a Wruble bases-loaded walk for an 8-0 lead.
» Ulam capped off the third inning scoring with a two-run single that opened a 10-0 lead.
» A scoreless fourth inning was followed by a four-run Red Flash fifth inning. Hannah Bendle drove in the first run with a pinch-hit RBI single and Baker hit an RBI groundout for a 12-0 lead.
» Annabelle Farmer hit an RBI double to left center that drove home Bendle and Ashley Orischak hit a sacrifice fly to cap the scoring and open a 14-0 lead.
» Marsden took a perfect game into the fifth before she allowed a two-out walk. The next batters grounded into a fielder's choice to seal the run-rule victory and Marsden no-hitter.
 
FLASH NUGGETS
» Marsden recorded her second-career no-hitter and her first since she no-hit Merrimack on April 2, 2021. It was Saint Francis' first no-hitter of the season.
» Vesco's 12 strikeouts were a season-high that broke her previous mark of 10 set on April 6 against Central Connecticut. She recorded her fourth one-hitter of the season and 10th of her career.
» Hernandez now has at least one home run in four straight conference series. She has four home runs and 13 RBIs in her last nine games.
» Saint Francis had a season-high 18 hits during game two. It led to Saint Francis' eighth run-rule victory in 17 conference games.  

UP NEXT
Saint Francis and FDU conclude the series on Sunday, April 21 at 12 p.m.