Clermont, Florida (Mar. 8, 2016) - Alvernia University (2-2) posted a 1-1 performance in its second day of the Spring Games Tournament,  defeating Worcester Polytechnic Institute 5-4 before dropping game two 10-4 to Cornell College.

In the opener, Alvernia started with a run in the top of the first. With one out, Morgan Psiuk singled through the left side. Psiuk wasn't on the base paths for long, crossing the plate three pitches later on a double to center field by Aly Shilling.

WPI answered in the bottom of the second, taking a 2-1 advantage on a single, triple, and sacrifice fly.

The Engineers did not hold the lead for long as the Crusaders responded right back in the top of the third. Shilling kept her hot bat, singling to left, and Mckenzie Miessau joined her on the base paths on a fielder's choice. After the duo advanced to second and third on a wild pitch, Taylor Thomas cranked a double to left plate the pair and reclaim a 3-2 lead.

Taylor Malinish quickly picked up an RBI of her own, bringing around Thomas on a single down the left field line. Malinish then scored the Crusaders fifth and final run of the game on freshman Emily Carmella's second career hit, a double to left field.

WPI chipped away at the lead in the bottom of the seventh notching two runs with just one out. Fifth year senior Brittanie Wolfe worked out of the jam, forcing a pop up and a ground ball to seal the 5-4 win.

In the nightcap, Cornell College put together seven runs in two innings en route to a 10-4 victory over the Crusaders.

Alvernia notched its first run in the bottom of the first as Psiuk reached and advanced to second on a fielding error by the Rams first baseman. Bernadette Carey then pushed Psiuk over to third, allowing her to score on a throwing error by Cornell's Kendra Christensen.

The Crusaders held the 1-0 margin until Cornell pulled ahead 3-1 in the top of the third. The Rams continued to build on their lead in the fourth, going up 7-1.

Alvernia closed the gap in the bottom of the fourth, plating two runs. Shilling jump started the offense with a leadoff single as Miessau kept things going with a triple to right center to bring around Shilling. Carmella found the same gap two batters later, crossing Miessau to shorten the deficit 7-3.

Cornell stayed aggressive at the plate, collecting three more runs over the fifth and the sixth to take the 10-3 lead.

The Crusaders pushed across a final run in the bottom of the seventh. Carmella and Brianna DePriest opened with back-to-back walks, and freshman Samantha Conte singled to left to load the bases. Carmella collected Alvernia's fourth run on a fielder's choice off the bat of Psiuk, but the Rams would not surrender any additional runs.

Taylor Fouracre and Brittany Brown split the game on the mound for Alvernia as Fouracre chucked four innings while Brown threw three.