GREENSBORO, N.C. – The offense was rolling late in the opening contest for the Guilford College softball team (5-4-1, 0-0 ODAC) as they would take down Elmira College (1-3, 0-0 E8), 7-6 off a walkoff Nicole Drew (Raleigh, N.C.), but falter defensively in the final clash against the Soaring Eagles, 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at Haworth Field.
 
Abbey Whelan (Gaithersburg, Md.) received the nod in the opening battle for Guilford, struggling early in the fourth, ending her outing at 3.1 innings pitched, surrendering three runs, all earned, off five hits, two walks, and striking out six. Dillon Northen (Kernersville, N.C.) entered in relief for the Quakers and escaped through a late jam in the seventh off defensive miscues, throwing 3.2 innings, giving up three runs, one earned, off six hits, one walk, and striking out one batter for the victory to go to 4-0 on the year.
 
Savannah Persun started in the circle in game one for Elmira, struggling out of the gate in her 4.0 innings pitched, dropping three runs, all earned, off seven hits, one walk, and striking out four in the process. Shelby Dawe would follow suit in the circle for the Soaring Eagles, logging 2.0 innings pitched, surrendering three runs, all earned, off five hits and one walk. Victoria Bonitz would wrap up the opening contest for Elmira, surrendering one earned run, off three hits, and the walkoff bash by the Quakers for the loss to drop to 0-2 on the season.
 
Kaylyn Little (Locust, N.C.) topped the Quaker performers at the dish, recording 3-for-4, with two RBIs, two runs, and a solo home run. Kalissa Williams (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) would match Little in the box score with a homer of her own while slashing 2-for-4, with a run and an RBI. Brooke Goyings (Lake Villa, Ill.) would bash 3-for-4 in the early matinee, with one run and one RBI. Shiloh Gray (Lexington, N.C.) finished out the Quakers' top offensive hitters in the opening clash, batting 3-for-3, with one run, one RBI, and one walk.
 
Jocelyn Jean ranked ahead of the Soaring Eagles offensively, slashing 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Hannah Colwill will match Jean's stat line, batting 2-for-4 with one RBI.
 
Kalissa Williams (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) struggled out of the gate for the Quakers in the circle during the final battle, recording 3.2 innings pitched, surrendering seven runs, three earned, off seven hits, four walks, and striking out three for the loss to drop to 0-1 in her sophomore campaign. Shiloh Gray (Lexington, N.C.) would enter in relief for Guilford and could not propel Guilford back in the game, throwing 3.1 innings pitched, dropping one earned run off five hits, one walk, and striking out five.
 
Hanndah Burdick tossed a complete game, 7.0 innings pitched, surrendering one earned run, off seven hits, two walks, and striking out two batters.
 
Shiloh Gray (Lexington, N.C.) recorded 1-for-3 at the plate with one RBI, sending the lone Quaker-run, Nicole Drew (Raleigh, N.C.), who slashed 1-for-4 with one run scored, and two bags swiped.
 
Jocelyn Jean ranked ahead of the Elmira batters at the dish, recording 3-for-3 with three RBIs and one walk. Sophia Polzella would follow suit for the Soaring Eagles, batting 2-for-4, with two runs scored, and one walk. Hannah Colwill logged 1-for-3 with one run and two walks to close out the victory for Elmira.
 
GAME 1     
Shiloh Gray (Lexington, N.C.) kicked off the scoring in the early afternoon clash with her singles in the first and third to score two. Kaylyn Little (Locust, N.C.) drove in one more in the third off her double into right center. Little would play a key role in Guilford's come-from-behind victory, launching her first home run in her Guilford career into left field.

Kalissa Williams (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) would equal Little at the dish, sending a long two-run home run over the left field wall to extend Guilford's lead in the closing innings. Elmira would match Guilford's showing at the plate off numerous defensive miscues by the Quakers. Nicole Drew (Raleigh, N.C.) would seal the Guilford victory with the bases loaded, sending her walk-off RBI single into center field, resulting in a 7-6 decision in favor of the Quakers.
 
GAME 2
Kristen Cole commenced the scoring in favor of the Soaring Eagles in game two, sending a two-RBI double into right-center. Before long, Jocelyn Jean would add on to that total, tallying another Elmira bash into center field, scoring one at the end of the first.

The bats would light up slightly for Guilford in the third with Shiloh Gray (Lexington, N.C.) reaching on a fielder's choice to score one, being the only run scored for the Quakers with the bases loaded. Kendall Curreri, Teona Cruz, and Jean stormed ahead with each of their knocks in the closing moments of this matchup, putting this game out of reach for Guilford in an 8-1 decision in favor of Elmira.
 
Guilford receives a slight break before turning around for another duo of road contests, clashing against Mary Baldwin University on Saturday, March 14th, with game one getting underway at 1:00 PM, while game two commences at 3:00 PM.
 
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