HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. - The Immaculata University softball team split its doubleheader with Centenary College on Friday, April 18. The Mighty Macs won the first game, 6-5, but could not pull off the sweep, as they fell to the Lady Cyclones, 5-4, in the nightcap.

After game one began with three scoreless innings, Immaculata (4-16, 4-12) got on the board in the top of the fourth inning off of a homerun by Carol Mastrosante to lead things off.

Mastrosante hit her second straight homer in the fifth inning as the Mighty Macs exploded for five runs to take a 6-0 lead.  Melinda Monastra singled and then stole both second and third, before Jackie Mullineaux doubled to score Monastra. Melissa Fetter singled to score JenaRae Carabasi, who pitch ran for Mullineaux, and Mastrosante's homer brought Fetter across. Valerie Rutt-Guerriere and Sara Holleran both doubled, as Holleran got the RBI.

Centenary (8-17, 3-11) picked up some ground, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth but remained behind going into the bottom half of the seventh.  The Lady Cyclones rallied for three runs, but is was not enough, as Immaculata took game one, 6-5. 

Rutt-Guerriere picked up the win, while Sarah Olsen pitched five innings for Centenary and took the loss.

In game two, the Lady Cyclones took an early lead scoring three runs in the first innings, but the Mighty Macs got one back in the second to cut Centenary's advantage to two. Centenary answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth and another in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 5-1.  

Immaculata crept back in the game during the final two innings with one run in the sixth and two more runs in the top of the seventh, but left runners at second and third.

Fetter took the loss in game two, while only allowing two earned runs, and Kristin Durborow picked up the win while striking out seven.  

The Mighty Macs are back in action on Saturday, April 19, hosting Misericordia. Game time is 1 p.m.