BOX SCORE - GAME ONE
BOX SCORE - GAME TWO

STONY BROOK, N.Y.  – In the opening games of America East Conference play, the Stony Brook Seawolves swept a pair of games from the University of Hartford softball team on Saturday afternoon. The Seawolves blanked the Hawks, 4-0, in the opening game and took game two by a 3-1 final. The two teams will conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 12 noon.

Stony Brook moves to 16-6 on the season with a 2-0 mark in league play while the Hawks dip to 4-16 overall, 0-2 in the America East.

Junior Jordan Haines paced the Hawks' offense, which was held to just four hits in each game, finishing 3-for-6 on the afternoon while Amber Andrews, a sophomore, notched the lone extra-base hit on Saturday with a double in game two.

In the opener, Allison Cukrov earned the shutout victory for Stony Brook, allowing just four singles and striking out six in the outing. She went on to earn the save in the nightcap with a scoreless seventh inning.

In game one, Stony Brook notched 12 hits against senior Siera Sheehan and jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the bottom of the second using three singles to plate the runs. The Seawolves added another run in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Shayla Gosia and a lead-off home run in the bottom of the fifth made it a 4-0 game in favor of the home team.

In the nightcap, Hartford grabbed a 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the first when Andrews crossed home plate on a steal by junior Kate Wacyk. Andrews led off the game with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Shannon Simpkins.

Hartford shut down Stony Brook for three innings before Nicole Hagerty drew a two-out walk and Lauren Kamachi gave the Seawolves the lead at 2-1 with a home run. Another home run in the bottom of the sixth provided the 3-1 cushion as Jessica Combs blasted one over the left field fence.