MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Gallaudet University dropped a pair of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) softball games on the road Saturday as the College of Saint Elizabeth won 10-2 in six innings and 5-4 in seven innings.

Gallaudet (13-21, 5-11 NEAC) started off strong, scoring two runs in the first inning but was unable to keep it up as St. Elizabeth (7-17, 3-11 NEAC) answered with three runs, ultimately scoring in four of the six innings. GU was limited to just two runs off of five hits in the first game. Sophomores Chelsea Lee (South Brunswick, N.J.) and Emily Forsberg (Riverside, Calif.) were the lone Bison to record a RBI in the game, while Lee and sophomore Anna Lynch (Falls Church, Va.) scored the two runs. Senior Caitlin Stevens (Glen Allen, Va.) blasted a triple in the sixth inning. Junior pitcher Montana Murphy (Simi Valley, Calif.) suffered the loss as she allowed 10 runs (seven earned) on nine hits, walked five and struck out six.

The Bison were able to keep the second game much more competitive through the entire game but fell by short one run, 5-4, given up late in the fifth inning. Lee led the Bison offense in the second game, scoring two runs and hit a double. Freshman Mariah Potter (Pinellas Park, Fla.) also had a strong performance, earning two RBI. Senior Rachel Sweigart (Big Rock, Ill.) and junior Elena Ciccarelli (Whitesboro, N.Y.) were the other two Bison to score a run.

Sweigart (7-10) took the loss in the circle as she allowed five runs on nine hits, walked one and had one strikeout in six innings.

GU's playoff hopes took a hit but the Bison still have hope as it closes out the regular season this week on the road against two conference foes. The Bison will travel to Penn St.-Abington (12-4, 10-2 NEAC) on Thursday, April 24, for a doubleheader at 3 p.m.