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Reading, Pa. (May 9, 2013) - Junior Amanda Galanti (Red Bank. NJ/Marine Acad. Sci./Tech) and freshman Aly Shilling (Blue Bell, Pa./Christopher Dock) both went 2-for-2 as top-seeded Alvernia (35-9) defeated eighth-seeded Marywood (18-16) by a score of 7-0 Thursday afternoon in ECAC first round action.  Senior pitcher Deanna Dungee (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) went the distance for the complete-game shutout, allowing just five hits through seven innings.

The Crusaders jumped ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a fielder's choice RBI from Danielle Kitchen (Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley) that scored Samantha Penk (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) who was hit by a pitch then stole second.  Another run came across on a sacrifice fly from Shannon Grim (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown).

Alvernia added two more in the bottom of the third for the 4-0 lead.  Penk walked to start the inning and Galanti followed with a single up the middle.  A sacrifice bunt from Kitchen advanced both runners, and both came around to score on a single from Grim.

Penk widened the gap with a two-RBI single in the fourth, and Katie Manowski (Grasonville, Md./Kent Island) scored Alvernia's final run on a shallow sacrifice fly from Galanti.

With Thursday's win, Alvernia advances in the ECAC South Championships and will continue play in a four-team double elimination tournament at Alvernia beginning at 10am on Saturday. 

2013 ECAC Championships
First Round – Wednesday, May 8
No. 8 Marywood 0 at No. 1 Alvernia 7
No. 7 Catholic 3 at No. 2 Frostburg State 9
No. 6 Stevenson 5 at No. 3 McDaniel 2
No. 5 Alfred 6 at No. 4 Centenary 1

Double Elimination (Day 1) – Saturday, May 11 at Alvernia
Game 1 - 10am: Alvernia vs. Alfred
Game 2 - 12pm: Frostburg State vs. Stevenson
Game 3 - 2pm: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 4 - 4pm: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Double Elimination (Day 2) – Sunday, May 12 at Alvernia
Game 5 - 10am: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser
Game 6 - 12pm: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 7 - 2pm (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser