GLASSBORO, N.J. - Cortney Romyns hurled the second shut out of the afternoon for Western Connecticut State University as they defeated Hunter College, 4-0 in the NCAA Division III Softball Championships at Rowan University on Saturday afternoon. The Colonials will take on Mount Union College, who dropped a 5-0 decision to Denison University earlier on Saturday, in the Mother's Day opener at 9 a.m. It will be WestConn's third straight elimination game.

Romyns allowed four hits and struck out three and walked two and improves to 7-3 on the season.

Stacey DiMaggio put the Colonials up 1-0 with an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning. Romyns, who led off the inning with a walk, stole second base and came around to score on the gapper.

WestConn (31-14) put a three spot on the board in the third inning. Kristen Lugovich led off the frame with a walk and moved around to third on a double by Loren Angiolillo. Senior catcher Brittany Finkeldey laid down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to score Lugovich. Finkeldey stole second base and joined Angiolillo at the plate following a two-RBI double by freshman right fielder Amy Hartman.

Five different players had a hit for the winners. Lugovich did not record and official at bat with three walks but scored two of the team's four runs.

Romyns arm and solid defense did the rest for the Colonials.

Allyshia West pitched well in the loss. She struck out 11 but was hampered with six free passes. She finishes her final collegiate season with a 14-13 record.

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GLASSBORO, N.J. - Shelby Slie struck out eight and allowed six hits and the WestConn softball team stayed alive in the NCAA Division III Softball Championships with a 7-0 victory over host Rowan University on Saturday morning.  The Colonials will take on Hunter College, 6-4 winners over Kean earlier on Saturday, in the second elimination game at 2:30 pm.

Slie improves to 17-7 on the season and will likely pitch again in Saturday's nightcap.

WestConn (30-14) scattered nine hits and took advantage of three Profs errors as only two of its seven runs were earned.

Kristen Lugovich powered the Colonials offense going 2-for-4 with three runs batted in. Becca Andruskiwec and Meg Brunell each went 2-for-3 and scored two runs.

The Colonials raced out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when lead off hitter Cortney Romyns walked, stole second then came around to score on a throwing error by Rowan.  Senior third baseman Stacey DiMaggio doubled home Lugovich.

One inning later, Lugovich had a bunt single that drove Andruskiwec, who led off the inning with a single to center field, in from third base.  Brunell later scored on a double steal and the Colonials never looked back.

WestConn added three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Amy Hartman led off the frame with a single and later came around to score on a throwing error by Rowan cather Stephanie Taraschi Lugovich belted a two-out single through the box to plate Brunell and Andruskiwec with the game's final runs.

Heidi Smith and Taraschi led the Profs offense with two hits each.  They finish their season at 31-11.