The Shippensburg University softball team split a pair of neutral-site games Saturday at the Snowbird Softball Freeze Out, falling to No. 17 St. Anselm, 1-0, but rallying to defeat Southern Connecticut State, 8-0 in five innings, in action from the Donkle Complex in Myrtle Beach.
 
Shippensburg (3-1) and No. 17 Saint Anselm (3-0) combined for just three extra-base hits in briskly-paced affair. Both of Saint Anselm's extra-base hits were back-to-back doubles to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning, which proved to be the difference in the game. SU had runners on third base in the third and sixth innings but could not plate them.
 
The second half of the twinbill against Southern Connecticut featured six Raider doubles and a two-run home run by sophomore Hannah Marsteller. The game was 1-0 through two innings before a four-run third and a three-run fourth helped Shippensburg achieve a run-rule victory.
 
Marsteller also had an RBI-double against the Owls, while sophomore Grace Palmieri had two hits, including a two-run double.
 
Sophomore Morgan DeFeo was 5-for-7 overall on the day with two runs scored. DeFeo was 3-for-3 against Southern Connecticut. Marsteller finished the day 4-for-6 with the home run, two doubles and three RBIs.
 
Sophomore Tressa Kagarise threw a complete game against Saint Anselm, allowing a run on five hits in six innings. She walked just two and struck out five. Junior Courtney Coy threw five shutout innings against Southern Connecticut, scattering four hits while striking out three without a walk.
 
Shippensburg finished the weekend with Sunday games against Le Moyne and Southern Connecticut.