EMMITSBURG, Md. – Robert Morris defeated Mount St. Mary's 7-3 in Northeast Conference (NEC) softball action on Thursday. The game was a makeup from a Mar. 29 doubleheader after the second contest was postponed due to heavy rain.

Kristin Fusco (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) paced the Mount (12-28, 7-7 NEC) with two hits and two RBIs. Lisa Curreri (Clinton, N.J./North Hunterdon) and Jenna Zimmerman (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) each added two hits in the loss.

Brooke Panepinto fueled the Colonials (22-16, 9-3 NEC) with three hits, two RBIs and a run scored while Allie Patton had three hits, a run scored and an RBI in the winning effort.

Robert Morris jumped out to the advantage and never looked back to complete the sweep and earn its fourth-straight win against the Mountaineers.

The Colonials jumped on the scoreboard in the first when Panepinto plated a run on a triple and then scored on Susan Perich's single to left field for a 2-0 advantage.

Kayla Crooks added to the Robert Morris lead when she smacked her first home run of the year to left field for a 3-0 edge. Allie Patton then knocked in a run in the fourth on a triple to deep center.

Mount St. Mary's got on the scoreboard in the sixth thanks to some help from its guests. Nicole Reeder (Glen Burnie, Md./Archbishop Carroll) doubled to left field and Fusco reached on an infield single with one out. After Robert Morris got the second out, Zimmerman hit the ball to the second baseman, but she made a throwing error trying to get Fusco out at second and Reeder came around to score to trim the deficit to 4-1.

The Colonials then added three runs in the seventh thanks to RBIs by Lauren Nisivoccia, Panepinto and Perich to grab a 7-1 advantage.

The Mount came back in the seventh to score two runs, but could get no closer. With one out, Amanda Burk (Bristow, Va./Stonewall Jackson) started the rally by singling through the right side before Courtney Zingle (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) singled to center field. The middle infielder for Robert Morris helped the Mountaineers again on the next play, but this time it was the shortstop having the throwing error trying to get Zingle at second base while Beth Everist (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) reached on a fielder's choice on the play. With two outs, Fusco singled to center field to plate Burk and Zingle to make the score 7-3. Alexa Bryson ended the game when she got a lineout to third base. Bryson allowed three unearned runs on 10 hits with nine strikeouts in a complete-game victory.

Burk walked in the third inning to tie the program record for career walks with 55 bases on balls. The senior now holds nine career program records.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Saturday at Quinnipiac. First pitch is 1 p.m.