Baltimore, Md. (March 17, 2015) – The Mount St. Mary's softball team picked up a split in Tuesday's road doubleheader at UMBC. The Mountaineers dropped game one by a 4-2 final score before picking up the split with a 3-1 victory in game two.

Sophomore pitcher Sam Lichtner (Morgantown, Pa.) hurled a complete game gem in game two, yielding one run on four hits for the win. At the plate, freshman Morgan Alisauckas (Pottsville, Pa.) hit her team-leading fourth home run of the season and knocked in three runs on the day.

GAME ONE: UMBC 4 – Mount St. Mary's 2

After falling behind 1-0 in the bottom of the second, the Mount manufactured two runs in the third to take the lead.

Shea McFarland's (Huntingtown, Pa.) leadoff double was followed by a bunt from Maria Santiago (Buena, N.J.) that resulted in a UMBC error, allowing McFarland to score the first run. Megan Baker (Waynesboro, Pa.) advanced Santiago to third on a sacrifice bunt before Alisuackas delivered an RBI single.

The Retrievers leveled the score at 2-2 with Kelly Lane's RBI single in the fourth inning. UMBC then put the game away with a pair of runs in the fifth with two hits and one Mount error for the 4-2 win.

Freshman pitcher Marian Ruf (Mesa, Ariz.) gave up three earned runs on seven hits to take the loss for the Mount with Jessica Holt earning the win for UMBC with seven hits and zero earned runs.

GAME TWO: Mount St. Mary's 3 – UMBC 1

Lichtner scattered four hits and did not allow a run beyond the second inning in the complete game victory in game two. The sophomore fanned four batters and walked just three in her first win this season.

UMBC took a 1-0 lead into the fourth when the Mount tied things up at 1-1. Rachel Teti (Mt. Airy, Md.) knocked in the run with a sacrifice fly to score Baker, who led off the frame with a double down the left field line.

Alisauckas provided the rest of the offense in the top of the sixth. After Baker picked up a two-out single, Alisauckas knocked a home run over the left field fence to give the Mount the 3-1 lead. Lichtner took care of the rest, not allowing a hit the rest of the way.

Next up, the Mount hosts Siena, Cornell and Albany for a three-day tournament at Our Lady of the Meadows Field on March 20-22.