Senior right hander Jacque Curtis (pictured) tossed a complete-game, extra-inning gem for the Philadelphia University softball team on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Rams earned a split with regionally-ranked Caldwell College on the road.  Head Coach John Kelly's team prevailed 2-1 in the opener in eight innings before falling by a 7-4 margin in the second contest of the day.

In the first game, Curtis allowed just five hits and one run in eight innings of work, earning her team-high fifth win of the season.  The host Cougars jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run double with two outs.  The Lady Rams tied the contest at 1-1 in the top of the third inning when senior outfielder Maureen Keenan scored on a two-out single off the bat of sophomore catcher Maggie Desmond.  After four scoreless innings sent the contest to extra frames, Curtis knocked home the eventual game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with an RBI single to right that plated Keenan.  In the bottom of the eighth, Curtis shut the door on the Cougars, retiring the hosts in order for the victory.

In the second game of the day, Philadelphia University tallied the first run of the contest in the first inning on Desmond's RBI double which allowed freshman outfielder Jen Richard to score from first.  However, the Cougars scored three times off freshman Randi Wozniak in the bottom of the first and never looked back, eventually building a 7-1 lead.  Kelly's team was able to mount a rally in the top of the seventh, scoring three runs highlighted by a solo homerun off the bat of sophomore Kristin Giamatteo and a two-run single by Keenan.

Now 8-18 overall and 4-8 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), the Lady Rams will be back in action on Sunday, April 13th, traveling to city rival Holy Family University for a conference doubleheader.