BALTIMORE, MD – Kelsey Marigliano (Seaford, NY/Plainledge) collected four hits and scored three runs, but the Rider University softball team was swept at Morgan State, 3-2 and 4-2, Wednesday afternoon. With the losses, the Broncs fall to 7-43, while the Bears are now finish their season at 22-24.

The Broncs led Game 1, 2-0, heading to the bottom of the sixth. Marigliano got the Broncs on the board in the top of the first by doubling, moving to third on a groundout and scoring on a wild pitch. Rider tacked on another run in the sixth, as Rachael Zeides (Woodbine, NJ/Ocean City) doubled, moved to third on a Maddy Chain (Glocester, NJ/Gloucester City) infield single and scored on Kiera Swank's (Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) sacrifice fly. But the Bears would score three in the bottom of the inning on three hits and an error to earn the win.

Both teams scored a run in the first inning of Game 2 before the Bears took the lead for good with three in the second. Another Marigliano double set the table for the Broncs to manufacture a run in the first. A groundout pushed her to third before she scored on an error. A single, a groundout, an error and a passed ball evened the score for the Bears in the bottom of the first before a pair of walks to lead off the second both came around to score, along with one more run in the bottom of the second. The only scoring the rest of the way came on Lani Moreno's (Claremont, CA/Claremont) double to score Marigliano in the seventh.  

QUOTES & NOTES
"We just couldn't string anything together today to go for a win. We hope to finish strong this weekend." – Rider Head Coach Davon Ortega

- Debra Jones (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown) started Game 1 in the circle. She took the loss, allowing three runs, two earned, five hits and a walk over 5.1 innings pitched. She struck out two.  
- Emily Oltman (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) got the final two outs in relief in Game 1, retiring the two batters she faced.
- Elyse Cuttic (Easton, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) started Game 2 and took the loss. She allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits and three walks in three innings pitched. She struck out one.
- Brooklyn Trujillo (Henderson, CO/Prairie View) pitched three innings of relief in Game 2. She limited the Bears to just two hits and didn't allow a run. She struck out two.  
- The Broncs return to action Saturday, when they play host to Iona. First pitch is scheduled for noon.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Marigliano went 4-for-8 with a pair of doubles and three of Rider's four runs.
- Gabby Bram (Jackson, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) also had three hits in six at bats, while Moreno went 3-for-8 with two doubles and an RBI.
- Chain also hit .500 on the day, going 2-for-4.
- Swank, Grace Stansfield (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter) and Zeides also had one hit apiece. Zeides was the only Bronc besides Marigliano to score. Stansfield also reached twice by walk, while Swank walked once.