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Cougars Get Key Split On Senior Day

Worcester, Mass. - Wheaton sophomore Lesley Warn twirled a complete game one-hitter leading the visiting Lyons to a 2-1 win over Clark in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference softball action on Sunday at O'Brien Field.

The Cougars then banged out 11 hits en route to a game two 10-2 win to send their record to 23-11 and 9-6 in conference play, while Wheaton wraps up the regular season with a 20-15 ledger, 8-7 in league play.

Warn gave up an RBI single to Darcey Kurashige-Elliott (Berkeley, Calif.) with two outs in the fifth but went untouched at any other time in the contest, recording three strikeouts and walking four to pick up her 15th win of the season.

Junior hurler Sarah Carter (Worcester, Mass.) took the tough-luck loss for Clark, despite tossing her 11th complete game of the season. She yielded four hits but two went for extra bases and led directly to the two Wheaton runs.

In the top of the third, Amanda Poplaski doubled to center and then came around to score on Katy Salka's blast high over the centerfield fence.

The Lyons other two runs came on singles by Kristen Hunt and Nicole DeRosa.

In game two, Clark jumped out early, getting four runs in the bottom of the second, chasing Warn who started the nightcap as well. The inning was highlighted by Maureen Coakley (Worcester, Mass.), who drove in two runs with a double to center.

Wheaton answered back in the top of the third with a walk and a pair of sacrifices and an RBI single, closing the gap to 4-1.

Clark got a run in the fourth, when, with Melissa Traft (Milton, Mass.) on second with one out, Chelsea Proulx (Franklin, N.H.) sent a fly ball to deep right that was caught for the inning's second out.

The Lyon defense, however, thought it was the final out of the inning and began walking off the field. Traft, meanwhile, wisely moved from second to third and then scored before the Lyons realized what was going on.

Mel Melkonian (Worcester, Mass.) used her speed to get another run for Clark in the fifth. She hit a slow roller to short and beat the ball for an infield single. She then stole second and moved to third on a Traft sacrifice. She scored on a Kurashige-Elliott groundout, making the score 6-1.

After Wheaton scored a single run in the top of the sixth on a Rachel Merrick single, Clark put the game with an offensive explosion in the bottom of the frame.

A walk and four straight hits, including RBI singles by Megan Lennon (Dudley, Mass.), Joanna Clark (Windham, Maine), Kate Tutela (Dalton, Mass.) and a two-run triple by Lauren Blake (Oakland, Maine), ended the game in the bottom of the sixth.

Freshman Nicole Meuse (Hudson, Mass.) picked up the win for Clark to improve to 10-3, while Warn slips to 16-11 for the Lyons.

Blake went 2-for-4 with three RBI in game two and Coakley added a pair of doubles and two RBI in her game two start.

Both teams will take part in the 2010 NEWMAC Tournament on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. against teams to be determined.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Blake

#7 Lauren Blake

2B
5' 3"
Senior
Sarah Carter

#6 Sarah Carter

P
5' 5"
Junior
Joanna Clark

#16 Joanna Clark

1B
5' 8"
Senior
Maureen Coakley

#13 Maureen Coakley

OF
5' 4"
Sophomore
Darcey Kurashige-Elliott

#9 Darcey Kurashige-Elliott

OF
5' 5"
Senior
Mel Melkonian

#11 Mel Melkonian

3B
5' 8"
Freshman
Nicole Meuse

#14 Nicole Meuse

P
5' 4"
Freshman
Chelsea Proulx

#3 Chelsea Proulx

SS
5' 6"
Senior
Melissa Traft

#18 Melissa Traft

P/IF
5' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Blake

#7 Lauren Blake

5' 3"
Senior
2B
Sarah Carter

#6 Sarah Carter

5' 5"
Junior
P
Joanna Clark

#16 Joanna Clark

5' 8"
Senior
1B
Maureen Coakley

#13 Maureen Coakley

5' 4"
Sophomore
OF
Darcey Kurashige-Elliott

#9 Darcey Kurashige-Elliott

5' 5"
Senior
OF
Mel Melkonian

#11 Mel Melkonian

5' 8"
Freshman
3B
Nicole Meuse

#14 Nicole Meuse

5' 4"
Freshman
P
Chelsea Proulx

#3 Chelsea Proulx

5' 6"
Senior
SS
Melissa Traft

#18 Melissa Traft

5' 4"
Senior
P/IF