ATLANTA, GA – Lani Moreno (Claremont, CA/Claremont) had a pair of hits and Rachael Zeides (Woodbine, NJ/Ocean City) drove in two runs, but the Rider University softball team was swept by Georgia State, 9-0 and 7-3, Saturday afternoon. With the losses, the Broncs fall to 0-8, while the Panthers are now 5-13.

In Game 1, the Panthers scored four runs in the both the first and second innings and added another tally in the third to take a 9-0 lead. The support was more than enough for GSU starting pitcher Sophie Mooney, who limited the Broncs to an Elyse Cuttic (Easton, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) single, a Melanie Wilkinson (Richboro, PA/Council Rock South) walk and a pair of batters reaching via errors en route to the five-inning complete game shutout.

In Game 2, the Panthers jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a pair of home runs, an RBI single and a run-scoring groundout. GSU tacked on single runs on the fourth and fifth innings to extend the lead to 7-0. Rider struck for three runs in the top of the seventh, as Caitlyn Danovich (Simi Valley, CA/Agoura) led off with a double, moved to third on a Chaela Crowder (Simi Valley, CA/Simi Valley) single and scored along with pinch runner Alyssa Ansara (Waterville, OH/Anthony Wayne) on a Rachael Zeides single. Cuttic would add a sacrifice fly to score Zeides, but the Panthers closed out the 7-3 victory.
  
Quotes & Notes
"Today was a very disappointing outing for us. We just couldn't put anything together and couldn't pull ourselves out of a hole when we were faced with adversity. We need to come back tomorrow with a different mindset and learn from today." – Rider Head Coach Davon Ortega

- Brooklyn Trujillo-Quintana (Henderson, CO/Prairie View) took the Game 1 loss, getting just one out before being relieved by Debra Jones (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown). Jones pitched 3.2 innings of relief, allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits and a walk, while striking out one.
- Jackie Cal (Castle Rock, CO/Regis Jesuit) made her first-career start in the circle and took the Game 2 loss. After working a 1-2-3 first inning, she allowed three earned runs on a walk and back-to-back home runs in the second before exiting.
- Cuttic pitched the remainder of Game 2, allowing four runs, three earned, on seven hits and three walks, striking out two in 5.0 innings pitched.  
- The Broncs wrap up Interstate 75 Challenge action tomorrow, when they play a single game at Georgia Tech. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ACCNX.     
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Moreno led the Broncs with two hits, while six others had one hit each.
- Zeides drove in two, while Cuttic also had an RBI.
- Danovich, Zeides and Ansara each scored one run.
- Danovich had the Broncs' lone extra-base hit, a double.