ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst University women's softball team surprised Seton Hill Friday afternoon by taking a doubleheader from the Griffins by scores of 2-0 and 9-7.  The Lakers improved to 15-25 overall and to 9-16 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West. It was the team's second twinbill sweep in the last week. Seton Hill, among the top teams in the PSAC, dropped to 29-10-1 and 21-8-1 respectively.

In the opener, senior Annie Truelove (6-14) tossed a one-hitter and junior Kayla Larson hit her second homerun of the season as the Lakers snapped the Griffins' 14-game winning streak. Truelove allowed a one-out single in the first inning before retiring the final 20 Seton Hill batters. She fanned two, both in the second inning.

Larson's round-tripper came with two down and the bases empty in the second. Junior Taylor Jezuit singled home freshman Cassandra Egelston, one inning later, to complete the scoring.

Truelove's gem was the fourth shutout by a Mercyhurst pitcher this season and the first since freshman Heather Nye threw a two-hitter at Pitt-Johnstown in a 1-0 victory April 9. The Griffins entered play hitting .351 as a team with 114 extra-base hits. Seton Hill had been blanked only once this season, 2-0 to Gannon earlier this month.

Truelove totaled 15 ground ball outs, including a diving stop by third baseman, junior Shannon Minihane, and allowed only two outfield fly balls.

Seton Hill senior Christine Henderson (11-3) allowed only four hits in defeat. She set down the final eleven hitters she faced, struck out five, and walked only one.

In the nightcap, the Griffins committed costly errors in the first and fourth innings that allowed the Lakers to score five unearned runs and open a 6-1 lead.

Mercyhurst jumped ahead in the first with three runs, all unearned, against starting pitcher Amanda Huff. Junior Courtney Brothers plated one with a sacrifice fly while the last two scored on a single by Jezuit. The Griffins narrowed the gap to 3-1 in the visitor's third when sophomore Carlee Wickstrom homered against Mercyhurst senior Alexandra Puckly. The Lakers got the run back in the bottom of the inning when sophomore Rachel DiBartolomeo hit a two-out solo homer, her fifth on the year.

The lead grew to 6-1 in the fourth when Mercyhurst capitalized on an infield error to score twice. Jezuit laced a double to score both Egleston and sophomore Alissa Petrosoniak.

The Griffins fought back to within 6-4 with Wickstrom's second solo homer in the Seton Hill fifth and a two-run shot from Lauren Sauerwein in the sixth.  But Petrosoniak hit what proved-to-be an important three run homerun, her third, in the Lakers' sixth, against reliever Kaitlyn Kutchman, before the Griffins rallied for three in the seventh against freshman reliever Heather Nye. With the tying run at the plate, however, Nye induced a strikeout and an infield grounder to end the game.

Puckly earned the win in game two, pitching six innings and allowing four runs. Her record improved to 6-7 on the season, while Nye recorded her third save. Huff got the loss, dropping her to 9-6.

The Lakers will host Pitt-Johnstown tomorrow on Senior Day. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1pm.