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WILMINGTON, Del. – Senior outfielder Cailin Cavanaugh (Newark H.S./Newark, Del.) had four hits with two runs and two runs batted in as Goldey-Beacom College (15-12, 5-3) earned a sweep of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader over Nyack College (3-25, 2-12) at the Lightning's Jackson Athletic Complex on Tuesday afternoon.

Playing at home for the first time in two weeks, the Lightning shut out the Warriors by a 5-0 margin before posting an 8-2 victory in the nightcap.

The Lightning took a 3-0 lead in the first game by scoring three runs in the second inning. After sophomore Roni Peters (Leonardtown H.S./Leonardtown, Md.) gave Goldey-Beacom a 2-0 advantage with a double to left center, senior Jordan Waterloo (Thomas Stone H.S./Waldorf, Md.) upped the lead to 3-0 when she singled through the left side to score Peters.

In the fourth inning, senior Shannon O'Hara (LaPlata H.S./LaPlata, Md.) extended the Lightning edge to 4-0 when she hit a single up the middle to score senior Shannon Graves (Glassboro H.S./Glassboro, N.J.).

Cavanaugh added an RBI triple in the fifth inning for a 5-0 advantage.

Led by O'Hara, the Lightning limited Nyack to just two hits in the first game. Now 5-1 on the season, O'Hara posted her first solo shutout of the season while striking out four Nyack hitters.

In the nightcap, the teams traded runs in the third inning before Goldey-Beacom broke the game open by scoring five runs on seven hits in the fourth inning. After Waterloo gave the Lightning a 2-1 advantage with an RBI single to center field, freshman shortstop Samantha Alonzo (Roy C. Ketcham H.S./Wappinger Falls, N.Y.) extended the lead to 5-1 with a three-run triple to center field.

Senior catcher Danie Rice (Kingsway Regional H.S./Mullica Hill, N.J.) hit an RBI single later in the fourth inning to give Goldey-Beacom a 6-1 lead.

Junior pitcher Ashley Antosh (Twin Valley H.S./Honey Brook, Pa.) increased the Lightning's cushion to 7-1 in the sixth inning when she hit a double down the right field line to score Cavanaugh from first base. Freshman Katrina Swank (Caravel Academy/Bear, Del.) added an RBI single up the middle to score Antosh for an 8-1 lead.

The Warriors trimmed the deficit to 8-2 in the top of the seventh inning when freshman Jen Martino (Long Island, N.Y.) drove in a run on a groundout to second base, allowing sophomore Kathleen McClain (New Haven, Conn.) to score.

Peters increased her record to 5-3 on the season by allowing one run on two hits in four innings while striking out three Nyack hitters. Meanwhile, Antosh earned her second save of the season by pitching the final three innings. She recorded four strikeouts while allowing one run on just one hit.

While Cavanaugh led the Lightning offensively, sophomore Michelle Foster (Overbrook H.S./West Berlin, N.J.) contributed three hits and two runs. Alonzo, who entered the doubleheader as the fifth-leading hitter in the CACC, added two hits with three runs batted in.

Freshman Lauren Sweet (San Antonio, Texas) had two hits in the doubleheader along with a run batted in to lead Nyack in a losing effort.

The Lightning will return to action on Thursday afternoon when they travel to Georgian Court for a CACC doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, Nyack will travel to Philadelphia University on Saturday for a CACC doubleheader.

Lightning Strikes: Goldey-Beacom has won four of its last six games after a six-game losing streak … The Lightning were playing their first home games since March 20 against Wilmington … Foster extended her hitting streak to nine straight games with a hit in each game of the doubleheader … She has now hit safely in 18 of her last 21 games … It is her second nine-game hitting streak of the season … She also had a nine-game hit streak from March 7 to March 17 … O'Hara became the first Goldey-Beacom pitcher to throw a solo shutout since Heather Draper shut out Holy Family by a 2-0 margin on April 26, 2011 … With 14 career wins, O'Hara ranks fourth in school history … In addition, the two hits allowed by the Lightning in the first game are the fewest since allowing one hit against Lincoln in the first game of a doubleheader on March 14 … With two hits in the doubleheader, Rice moved past Megan Harper (2005-08) on the Lightning's career hits list and now has 127 career base hits … In addition, Rice was hit by a pitch for the eighth time this season, matching the school record she set as a freshman in 2009 … Graves also recorded the 38th stolen base of her career in the first game, extending her school record … She is also a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts this year … Her 12 stolen bases are tied for the fourth-highest single-season total in school history … Cavanaugh hit her seventh career triple in the first game and is now one triple shy of tying the GBC career record of eight triples, which was set by Holly Kimble from 2003-05 … With her three RBIs on Tuesday, Alonzo is tied for fourth place on the Goldey-Beacom single-season list for runs batted in.