CONWAY, SC – Elyse Cuttic (Easton, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) went the distance in the circle, but the Rider University softball team fell to the University of Connecticut, 3-0, to close out play in the Battle at the Beach, hosted by Coastal Carolina, Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 0-5, while the Huskies are now 5-4.

Toni Nino (Adelanto, CA/Silverado) had a triple and Amanda Jordan (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) added a double among Rider's four hits on the day. Maddy Chain (Gloucester, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) and Kiera Swank (Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) also added base hits.

The Huskies got a pair of singles to open the game and pushed the first run across on a pair of groundouts in the top of the first. They'd tack on two insurance runs in the top of the seventh, with the runs scoring on a sacrifice fly and a wild pitch.

QUOTES & NOTES
"Elyse was absolutely masterful today but unfortunately our offense came up short. We showed a lot of progress and were very competitive this weekend. Now it's back to work on the little things we need to do to get better before our next few games." – Rider Head Coach Davon Ortega

- Cuttic took the loss, allowing three earned runs on five hits and a walk in 7.0 innings pitched. She struck out four.
- Chain and Nino have now hit safely in each of their last four games, while Swank has a hit in all three of her games played this season.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Chain led the Broncs with six hits and seven RBI's on the weekend, already eclipsing her RBI total from 2017 (4).  
- Nino scored a team-high four runs at The Battle at the Beach.
- Swank drove in four in just six at bats and had four hits and three runs scored.