Goldey-Beacom fell to Felician, losing an early lead in game one 7-4 followed by a 12-4 loss in game two in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup.
In game one, the Lightning in the first inning scored two runs after senior Jess Lusk (Victoria, B.C.) doubled to center field.
A triple to right field by junior Jaeda Henriquez (Jersey City, NJ) scored freshman Brooke Conaty (Wilmington, DE) followed by an error on the pitcher, scoring Henriquez in the second inning that lifted the lead to 4-0.
Felician responded in the following inning with a run after back-to-back errors, scoring Mia Martinez. From then on, the Falcons took control of the game tying it after a double to right field by Sarah Harrell scored Martinez.
Lusk was 3-for-3 with two RBIs.
The Falcons controlled game two, jumping to a 5-0 lead capped by CJ Apacible's double to left center that scored Daisha Howard. The Lightning ended their scoring with a bases-loaded walk by sophomore Braydee Whitman (Dagsboro, DE) but to no avail, the Falcons conquered in the 12-4 win.
No time to rest as Goldey-Beacom travels north up to Bronxville, NY to face Concordia (NY) in a doubleheader starting at 2:30PM.
Thoughts from Coach Bill Streets
On what he was most impressed with today: "We did come back from down early in the game, it got close and pitching got tired and just could not put the ball where we wanted. We gave up a lot of runs in the last two innings, so it is frustrating when the pitchers are not stepping up to the plate."
On a loaded-upcoming schedule: "(Tuesday) I hope to have a better outing coming against Concordia. They are a tough team but I think we can bounce back and at least get two. If not two, I'd love to have a split. We are still in the hunt. It is not out of the question that we can get into the (CACC Tournament), we just have to play better as a team."
On one thing he would like to see from this team moving forward: "Well, I want to grow as a team. A lot of times, teams have a tendency to separate themselves. The hardest part about coaching is to try and bring them all together, have them deal with the same thing at the same time. Emotions are very tough sometimes."
