KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Gallaudet University softball team dropped a 14-7 game to the hands of University of New England here Wednesday at the Fortune Road Athletic Complex.
 
Gallaudet (4-6) scored four runs in the bottom of the third thanks to a three-run double by sophomore Elaine Swecker (San Diego, Calif.) and an RBI single by Danyeal Davis (Newport News, Va.) that brought home Swecker. The four-run frame cut the Nor'easters lead down to one, 5-4.
 
New England (2-4) responded with three runs in the fourth and four in the fifth as the Nor'easters built a 12-5 advantage.
 
GU added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth to get to within five runs, 12-7, but that was as close as the Bison got.
 
New England added a run in the sixth and seventh innings as the Nor'easters scored at least one run in every inning of the seven-inning game.
 
Davis, Swecker and freshman Christina Elsbury (Uniontown, Ohio) led the Bison with two hits each. Swecker led the Bison with three RBI and two runs scored.
 
Swecker (0-3) got the start and took the loss in the circle for the buff and blue.
 
New England starting pitcher Kara MacDonald (1-1) picked up the win. The Nor'easters smashed two home runs and tallied seven extra-base hits in the victory.
 
This game was originally scheduled for Monday, March 13, but rain and lightning that afternoon pushed the game to Wednesday morning.
 
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Gallaudet will wrap up its Spring Break Trip with two non-conference games tomorrow (Thursday, March 16) against Plymouth State University (2-6) at 11:30 a.m. followed by a 4:30 p.m. contest with New England College (2-4).