Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Clermont, FL (3/19/15)- The Utica College softball team dropped both games on its fourth day at the DOT Richardson Spring Games.  UC lost the opening game of the day, 9-4, to The College of New Jersey, before falling to nationally ranked No. 17 North Central College 12-1 in game two. 
 
Utica 4, TCNJ 9- Game One Final
Senior transfer Stephanie Siriano (Sauquoit, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) went 2-for-3 at the plate in the first game to pace the Pioneers.  She now leads the squad with ten hits, including a team-best four extra base hits.  Cassie Smith (Delmar, NY/Bethlehem Central) was 1-for-3 with two RBI, and Kassidy Ogren (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) also had one hit and one RBI.
 
Sabrina Stransky (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) and Abby Monroe (Watertown, NY/General Brown) combined for four strikeouts in the loss.
 
Utica 1, #17 North Central College (IL) 12- Game Two Final
The Cardinals proved to be too much for Utica as NCC cruised to its season-opening victory.  Three players mustered hits on the day for Utica, led by freshman Alaina Wickwire (Towanda, PA/Towanda) and Kimberly Beattie (Levitton, NY/Division Ave), who were each 1-for-2.  Cassie Smith (Delmar, NY/Bethlehem Central) was 1-for-3 in game two.  Freshman Samantha Whitehouse (Greenwich, NY/Greenwich) plated the Pioneers' only run.
 
Abby Monroe (Watertown, NY/General Brown) and Brittany Meka (Averill Park, NY/Averill Park) combined for nine strikeouts in the circle for UC.   
 
The Pioneers look to rebound on Friday as they take on Worcester State University (1 p.m.) and top-ranked Tufts University (3 p.m.). 


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