JERSEY CITY, NJ – Debra Jones (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown) struck out a career-high 12 batters in Game 1 and 18 on the day as the Rider University softball team split a pair of wild, 10-inning games at Saint Peter's on Saturday. With the split, the Broncs move to 6-30 (3-5 MAAC), while the Peacocks are now 5-30 (1-7 MAAC).

The Broncs struck first with a run in the top of the first of Game 1. Kelsey Marigliano (Seaford, NY/Plainledge) led off with a single and scored on Maddy Chain's (Gloucester, NJ/Gloucester City) two-out RBI single. The Peacocks evened the score at 1-1 with an Alina Guevara RBI double with one out in the bottom of the seventh. But following a pair of scoreless frames, the Broncs got some two-out magic in the 10^th. Chain singled, Lani Moreno (Claremont, CA/Claremont) doubled and both base runners scored on a two-run single by Rachael Zeides (Woodbine, NJ/Ocean City). Jones slammed the door shut with a 1-2-3 bottom of the 10^th.

Seven innings wouldn't be enough in Game 2, either. But this time it was the Broncs coming from behind to tie the game in their final at bat. Saint Peter's built a lead with a run in the first and two more in the second. Rider got single runs in the third and fourth innings, first on a Shelby Miller (Roseville, CA/Whitney) RBI single and later as Brianna Parisio (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial), Elyse Cuttic (Easton, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) and Marigliano strung together consecutive one-out singles.

But Saint Peter's got both runs back in the bottom of the fourth and added another in the fifth to build a 6-2 lead. However, Rider scored two runs in both the sixth and seventh to force extra innings. Saint Peter's issued two-out free passes to Marigliano, Kiera Swank (Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) and Grace Stansfield (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter) with a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a walk, respectively, before Miller delivered a two-run single to cut the deficit in half. In the seventh, Moreno and Zeides led off the inning with singles before Parisio moved them up to second and third. Brooklyn Trujillo's  (Henderson, CO/Prairie View) scored Moreno before Marigliano delivered a two-out RBI single to score Zeides and tie the game at 6-6. But following another two scoreless innings, Saint Peter's won it with a pair of doubles in the 10^th.

QUOTES & NOTES
"Today was a rough day for our offense and we struggled to put things together. We fought back a few times but we just didn't have it today. Deb Jones had an outstanding day today and she kept us in both games and I'm beyond proud of her performance." – Rider Head Coach Davon Ortega

- Jones' 12 strikeouts in Game 1 are the most by a Rider pitcher since Rachael Matreale struck out 13 on three occasions in 2012. The 12 strikeouts are also the first double-digit punch-out effort since Matreale's four double-digit efforts in 2012.
- Jones took both decisions, going the full 10 innings in Game 1, while allowing just one earned run on two hits and three walks, while striking out 12. She also pitched the final 2.1 innings of Game 2 and took the loss, allowing one earned run on two hits and a walk. Six of her seven outs in Game 2 came via strikeout.
- Trujillo started Game 2 and went 2.2 innings. She allowed three earned runs on six hits and three walks. She struck out one.
- Cuttic pitched 3.1 innings of relief in Game 2, allowing three earned runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out three.
- Emily Oltman (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) pitched a hitless, scoreless inning of relief, limiting Saint Peter's to one walk.
- The Broncs return to action Sunday, when they travel to Manhattan. First pitch of the doubleheader from Riverdale, NY, is scheduled for noon.    

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Marigliano led the Broncs with five hits, including a double, on the day. She also drove in two and scored twice. She was also credited with her team-leading fourth stolen base of the year.
- Zeides had three hits, drove in two runs and scored another.
- Chain had three hits of her own, driving in one and scoring one.
- Stansfield also had three hits, including a double.
- Moreno and Miller had two hits apiece. Miller had a team-best three RBI's, while Moreno scored once.