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Clermont, Fl. (March 11,2014) - The Crusaders completed a two-game sweep in their second day at the National Training Center. Alvernia University (3-1) topped Farmingdale State (2-2) in the early game 9-0 before taking an extra inning 3-2 win over The College of New Jersey (0-5).

In the opener, freshman Amanda Turner (New Hyde Park, N.Y/New Hyde Park Memorial) knocked a solo homerun to start the second inning and post Alvernia's first run of the game. Senior Samantha Penk(Lincroft, N.J/Middletown South) added two RBIs of her own later that inning, hitting a single to right to plate teammates Rachel Fritz (Kenhorst, Pa. / Governor Mifflin), who reached on a walk, and Katie Manowski (Grasonville, Md. / Kent Island), who reached on a base hit.

The Crusaders added their fourth run of the game in the third inning when junior Brianna Kuhn (Elizabethtown, Pa. / Elizabethtown) drew a bases loaded walk.

Alvernia continued its offense in the fifth inning, tacking on three more runs after consecutive hits by Fritz, Kuhn, and Manowski.

Farmingdale scored its two runs of the game in the top of the seventh innings.

Sophomore pitcher Katy Lutz (Lebanon, Pa. / Cedar Crest High School) earned the game-one complete game win from the Crusaders, her first of the season.

In the second game of the day, Brittanie Wolfe (Pine Grove, Pa./Pine Grove Area) went ten full innings to post her second win of the season.

After two scoreless innings, Alvernia jumped ahead in the third as senior Amanda Galanti (Red Bank, N.J./Marine Acad. Of Sci/Tech) put down a one-out bunt on a suicide squeeze to plate Manowski. TCNJ did not respond until the sixth, where they scored one run on an RBI single. The Lions attempted to score on a follow up single to left field, however the Crusaders executed a flawless relay as first baseman Shannon Grim (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown) received the throw from Fritz and was able to nail the runner coming home.

Galanti picked up her second RBI of the game in the eighth inning, plating Manowski on a ball to right field. However, the Lions answered with a run of their own on a sacrifice fly to center.

The Crusaders struck again in the tenth as Kuhn  ripped a double to center field to score junior Felicia McKenna (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown) from second. Alvernia closed out the bottom half of the inning without allowing a hit.

Alvernia takes the field again tomorrow, facing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at 9am and Rhode Island College at 11am.