UNION, N.J. (4/10/21) – The #8 Kean University softball team had their 12 game winning streak snapped as the Cougars were swept by the College of New Jersey on Saturday afternoon.

TCNJ 2, Kean 0
Maddie Carlson and Maria Bonfanti both went 2-for-3 as the Cougars (12-1, 2-1 NJAC) 12 game-winning streak came to an end with a 2-0 loss to the Lions (6-1, 5-0 NJAC) in the opener.

The Cougars were held scoreless, tallied just six hits and left seven runners on base in the loss. TCNJ scored in the first on a sacrifice fly to right field and a solo homerun in the fourth.

Taryn DiGiacomo struck out three batters in the complete game loss. DiGiacomo and Paige Metz each recorded a hit for the Cougars.  

TCNJ 6, Kean 2
DiGiacomo finished 2-for-4, while Autaum Hilyer and Annabella Marino each recorded a hit as the Cougars (12-2, 2-2 NJAC) were held to just two runs and five hits in the nightcap loss to the Lions (7-1, 6-0 NJAC).

After TCNJ notched two runs in the top half of the first, Kean scored their first run of the afternoon when Carlson hit a sacrifice fly to left that scored Metz and the Cougars trailed, 2-1.

After the Lions added another run in the third, Kean cut the TCNJ lead to 3-2 in the fifth when Bonfanti scored on a throwing error.

The Lions added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh with a sacrifice fly and a two-run homer.

Head Coach Margie Acker and the Cougars will return to action tomorrow, Sun. Apr. 11^th, in Glassboro, N.J. against the Profs of Rowan University for a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m.