GAME 1 BOX SCORE     GAME 2 BOX SCORE

MANCHESTER, N.H. - A walkoff two-run home run by freshman Elena Anderson (Salem, WI) in the bottom of the eighth inning allowed Southern New Hampshire University to salvage a split of a Northeast-10 softball doubleheader with Stonehill College with a 3-1 win in the nightcap Sunday afternoon.  The Skyhawks recorded a 3-2, 10-inning victory in the opener.  Southern New Hampshire is now 16-21 and 12-14 in the NE-10, while Stonehill is 23-19 and 15-13 in league play.

Tied 1-1 going into the bottom of the eighth, Ashley Guertin (Manchester, NH) led off the frame for the Penmen with a single through the left side.  Stonehill replaced pitcher Katie Mottau with Danielle Mason.  The next batter, Casey Stoodley (Salem, NH) bunted Guertin over before Anderson belted a ball to straightaway center that cleared the fence to give the hosts the victory.

Stonehill had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when Meghan Sheehy hit a two-out solo home run.  The Penmen tied the game in the bottom of the sixth when they scraped together a run.  Andrea Clausi (Kingston, NY) worked a leadoff walk, then when Stoodley reached on a bunt single with one out, Clausi would advance to third on a throwing error.  Anderson would then lift a sacrifice fly to left to score Clausi.

Anderson finished 3-3 with three RBI, while Karissa Bettencourt (Norton, MA) had a pair of hits.  Ashley Bernstein (Stoughton, MA) allowed just four hits to earn the win while striking out four.

In the opener, Stonehill scored twice in the top of the 10th to take a 3-1 lead.  The Penmen would get a run back in the bottom of the inning when Laurie Boland (Worcester, MA) scored when Michelle Maranto (East Hampstead, NH) reached on an error.  Southern New Hampshire would strand two runners to end the game.

SNHU nearly won the game in the bottom of the ninth.  Valerie Martins (Somerset, MA) led off the inning with a double to the gap in left-center.  After the next two batters grounded out, Boland hit a rope to the gap in left-center, but was robbed on a game-saving diving catch by Stonehill center fielder Kate Brides.

Stonehill took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Jaime Ippolito led off the inning with a double and later scored on a single by Gina Vivona.  The Penmen tied the game in the bottom of the sixth when Bernstein belted a solo home run, which was also her 100th career hit.

Martins had three hits in the opener while Clausi had two hits.  Karissa Bettencourt (Norton, MA) also registered her 100th career hit in the opener with a fifth inning single to right.  Mary Bradford (Big Bear, CA) took the loss for SNHU, allowing seven hits in 10 innings of work while fanning six.

SNHU closes out the regular season Tuesday when it travels to Assumption College for a 3:00 doubleheader.