New Rochelle, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Softball team picked up an impressive

Katie Shea fired a no-hitter in game one and also picked up two hits, inlcuding a double for the Dolphins.

sweep over the College of New Rochelle on Monday, taking game one by a score of 11-0 and the completing the sweep with 16-4 victory in game two. The Dolphins combined for 33 hits over the two games, including six that went for extra bases. Katie Shea (Flushing, N.Y.) worked a 5.0 inning no-hitter in game one for the Mount.

 

Shea continued her strong season in the circle for the Dolphins in game one and improved to 4-0 on the season with the win. She worked 5.0 innings for the shutout and did not allow a hit to the Blue Angels. She struck out five and did not walk a batter. An error in the first inning resulted in New Rochelle's only base runner of the game.

 

The Dolphins put the opener away early, scoring seven runs in the first inning and then adding four insurance runs over their next three at bats. Shea drove in a run in the inning with one of the Mount's four doubles in the game and Karissa Koerner (Bay Shore, N.Y.) drove in two runs in the frame.

 

Nine different Mount Saint Vincent players recorded a hit in game one on Monday, with Koerner continuing to swing a hot bat by going 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI. Victoria Cardillo (Boston, N.Y.) picked up three hits for the Dolphins and added a run and an RBI. Katie Pumerajo (Carmel, N.Y.), Ashley Winn (Queens, N.Y.), Ashley Olmsted (Portland, Maine) and Shea all recorded a pair of hits for the Mount.

 

Game two was tight early as both teams plated a pair of runs in their first at bat. Mount Saint Vincent would then break the game open with eight runs in the second inning to secure the sweep. The Dolphins scored in every inning in game two in support of starter Kelly Donlon (Carmel, N.Y.)

 

Donlon gave the Dolphins their second strong start of the day in the nightcap, working the complete 5.0 inning game and allowing just one earned run, four overall. She fanned a career-high seven Blue Angels and allowed only one hit on the way to her first career win.

 

The offensive remained locked in for the Dolphins and recorded 15 more hits in game two. Olmsted went 3-for-5 in the nightcap with two runs scored and an RBI. Donlon helped her own cause at the plate by going 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBI. She also crossed with a run scored for the Dolphins.

 

The two wins on Monday push Mount Saint Vincent to 10-18 overall on the season. The Dolphins will be back in action again on Friday when they travel to NYU-POLY for a Skyline Conference twinbill.