The Stevenson softball team swept Penn State Harrisburg in a doubleheader, winning the first game 8-1 and the second game 8-3. They totaled 16 runs in the two games while holding the Lions to just a few runs. The wins have given the team confidence going into their upcoming conference games, which are most important for postseason play. Key players who contributed included pitchers Brianna Pichalski, Molly Hoy, and Lillian Weith, as well as hitters Naomi Fields and Kristen Mueller. The team hopes to continue their momentum into their next games against Alvernia, Albright, and Franklin & Marshall on the road.

1. SPORTSThe Villager I April 7 ,2t14
Stevenson softball sweeps Penn State Harrisburg in doubleheader
by MarioAmaya
L'illagr stoff uliter
'l'}rc Srcrr:nson sofiball tcam is ol
ar imprcssirr tlrrce g;rmc rr'inning strtak.
'l hc Nlrrstarrgs srrq:t itnn St:itr: llauris-
burg on N,lirrclr ll3, winning girnlc onc
B-l and garrc t{) 8-:1. 'I'lrc tr:arrr totak:d
l6 runs iu rlrcir cloublclrrilder rvlrilc thc,v
hr:ld thc l,ions at tirrrr.
(.r,rrch.Jt,tr Ltr: sriLl, I'lr, rvins t'rtr
Penn Slatc arc sctting rrs up rvith couli-
clcncc goiug into a ur:tkctcl $,lrrc rc(:
hatc lirur conlcrcncc gaLrcs. Our confcr-
c:ncc gamcs llrc lltc cnes wt rralrt tc, fo-
crrs orr.'l-hcy'rc thc nrost iurpo*ant fbr
rcrrli:rcltt' plll*:me ut goiltl iilb cncl o1'
sr:ason. "
I lrr llttrarrl4s holrr r, tt:, tltr'ir nr,,-
mcntunr to <nntirrr:c tlrcir rvinning strcali
ihis rvt'ck.
Llt rcldr."(,, ttirrg ll'. sr|eeP rq:ritrst
Porl Sratt: llarrisbrrrg rras gootl fbr rrs bc-
causc it lvas llrr lirst rrrrc rrl tlte 1tar. lt irl-
loltxl our qids to lrit thr ball a litilc rnorc.
qCt iUlrc Irorl r, Ps at tlt, l)l,rL. C.ririIU
lhat ultfi<lcrcc goils inkr thc lu,o irrnlr-r-
t rrtr t.loulrle haclcrs."
Lrr u'rs rluick tn nrcntiorr kcy playr'rs
rr,ho hr:lcl tlrc tc;rm clolvn both oflcrsivr:lv
and clclcusirchl
Slrr:: said. "ie hari a lot o1'rliflixrrt
piliplc ligure lDlo tile Nrn. ()ur llrt(hrng
unit r:onn-ibutcd: .junior Brianir l'ichal-
ski. sopliomorcs lvl,l1-v l{o1n arrd l,ilrrit
i:ith. nll diri a grcat.iolr. 'ic lrad a li:u,
honrt nrns -- llcshrnln Naonri l:ir:ltls hit
hcl lirst lrotuc rurl on Sulr(la): and soph-
oDrori] Kristcr j'lucllcr hit trrt) r)rr:r thc
1t:rrce. Shc stiirtcr:l lht garnc ori Srlrcll,v
rlith il lirstpitch hornc run. so thal s(t lhc
toru: for thc rrst of'tlrc dar,."
Slrc zrl<k:cl, "Kccping this bqrst so-
irrq is rr:rt'iulportilrt btr:ausc this rrcck-
cnd rvc'rt travcling aqain ior both ganrcs.
'l'h;rt can gcr monotorrous. r:s;>r:ciiillv sincr:
rve lrarrc plalrxl a lot ol'arvu tzur;cs. t:
hart Lr:rd l lot ol'Immps in thc rotrd iuirl
tlr:ctl t lot of' ath,ersitr'l so having- 1lris dou-
bk:lrcaclcr srr,cr:p uavc us a positirt ft:cling
going irto tltc rtr:xt tlrrct road garrrcs."
Olrr s;:ring brr:ak. Stcrrrrson tray-
clctl to Cllcrrrxrnt. I"lorida lbr scvr:ral
gamcs.'l'hc tcam cnclxl rr'irh a 5-3 rc-
urtl. A Irighpoint ir l'krri<l.r {as thc }i(-
innirg sluet'cst against li) anr:isr:zLn Uollr:ge .
'l'hc lustnncs won 22-{J.
Whilc ttrc lustangs suo:ss is thc
rt:sull of tr:;trnrrxt. sr:phonrrlrc third
bascrnan Krislcn l'lrclir:r lcatls thc tc;Lrrr
with l2 Il.llls arrrl a l>attinc;r'cragr, ,rl
.1175. Ilr:r L:llirrls arr: uarich*1 bv soplro
mtrr: pitclicr rlollv llovt. rvhrisc lO l{Hls
aril.379 batlins avrragc rrc arnong t|r:
Ica nl's nrost inrprr:ssirt.
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Senior outfielder Briana Dieter {#23} bats against Hood College on March
22, splitting the doubleheader, losing the {irst game 6-5 and winning the
second 7-6,
''h hopc rhc monrrtuu rvc gairccl (lr:llcsc. Alcariia [-]nivr:rsity ald I r:ltlron
Irt'[s us ir our rrpt ornirrq lLrrr-uatrro ()n- Vallr,v Clollcgc on tlrc road .'l'hc tcanr rvill
lirctrtc uitmcs. ,nl crur{itlclcc that uc Lcnrrrr lrortt' ttn ;1:ril 10 t'ncing Grrtn,s-
eainccl rr,ill st'rvr rrs r"r:ll as wt: cxrntirnrc bur-- Ooll:gr: at tinbcrg-l inl Statliurn.
ort rvith our scuon." silicl ltc. thc luut's hontc lickl in ( )rringr lills.
'l'hc 'lustangs rvill takc on Alv:rnizr
Women's lacrosse players earn
C'wealth conference honors
Goalie Leanne Bittner (top) and senior attacker Leah Warner (#21 bottom)
recieved Commonwealth Conference honors in March.
bptulia Tucleer
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Lkut'r c ontn Lct tn rl, il i kt r
Sttt:ts0tt s rvrtnrcn_s lacrossr-- tc:rnt
coltilur:tl tlrcir scason leirh a sarirls oi'
r.it torics, lrtrh zrr honrc itncl rtrr tht: rrtacl.
()u Nlarclr l&13. tlrc ,lustarrgs
pliw,rtl a scrics of garnes in Olcrnront,
I lilri,l;. ln q,rIrc (,Ic. .crri,)r (irl)r.lir)s
lrah arrcr arxl Ilarissa N{ciklcjohr
..rrtr cl :r ,r,rrrlrir',,1 t,rrrl .l llr P,,irrr..
l,,r,lirrt rlrc Il,r.trrrgs t,, r l1-lt) rvirlr, r
Nazarcth.
'l.hc tt arn took ot Ohio i:slevan on
Nlarch I 1, rdrcl: l{cikl:jolrrr ancl trrncr
postctl a cornbined total r-rf righr goals
ard slvr)rt assists..|unior c;illtain hathrrrr
NIcr rick rirlcd li:rur coals to lcatl thr: N{us-
ta[qs t0 ar] 1 ti-li victoryL
On Nlartlr 13, thc Nlust;rrgs strpt
tlrcir Iilorida scrics bv b<:ating I)ir:liirson
I l-8. l)ulirg this sarrir', .junior go;rlir:
Lcannt Bilancr carnct{ r carccr-lrigh 13
savcs, ard scrior raprrirr [ancly t'larstol
ti, tl lt' t r:i,ti r r lritlr,,l'li,,rr q,,ril..
N{arstol Ii:Il that thc tcarrr's su<l:ss
lvls tlrc resLrlt of a lot ol clr:clicltion ;rntl
tlrc alrilitv ro fir:rs or rrrruilg lrack afrr:r
a torrgh loss.
"llr:Ibru lcar-ing {i;r' l:'lorida, rvc lost
a S".zlrllc to H;u,crf'ortl (iollcgra garnc n
slrtrrli:l l:avc rrol. I tr<:licvc lorins that
garnc rcall,v spalkcd soncthirrc in rltr
tcanr tlrat lccl lo tbt succcss in Ii'lorida.
'c rvcrcrr't ltapp,v rvith rvhcLr: rrn trrt:
arxl wc kncrv lt rtct:dcrl to tlrarrgcr," stid
lvlarston.
,'Vicr rcturniug ircm l:'loricl;r, thr:
trltrsttrrss rr,rrtirrurrl t,, r,rrr,rirr rir.t,,ri-
ous. ln tlrcir o-amc at Vittentrcrg, j;rrncr
postcd ciglrt uoals antl tuo rrssisrs, rrlriic
sophouorc (iarii Ilafiirrcl ciirrrccl a carq:r-
hiell cight drarl contrcls aud grabbccl rrrtr
gruuncl bdls.'l'hcsc cllbrrs k'cl thc tcaur to
a l6- 12 t in.
Or Nlarch ?9, tlrr: Nlustarrgs donri-
rrirr,.',1 rt lrrrrrrr: lrqrirst,llrrigirr n'irrrrirrr
2lJ-5. During this rrrarch. rhr: N,lustangs
scorccl l6 goals in thc lirst hri)1. )erding
l]rr u.iiy t{) thcir tilih-sf;riuht lrin.
ith scvcral tutllrencc gaolcs ztp-
proachirrg, lread coar:h l(atlry l{ailcv saicl
tlt;tr rltr' relm is fiu rr.irr(,'rr irrrPrr,rirt irr
ordrr to 1>rcparc firr llrest: rnalr:lxs tnr]
possiirly u,il thc confclcncc,
Sl,' s,rid. (-)rrrgo.rl riql)r ri' r(lrrlj{rl
-just orrt: pcrccnt trcttcr cvc$ day {Ir: itr,:
vtrv {ircusctl or gctting bcltcr ic krorv
r'r lrc rrl)t 'lrcrr' 1 Irer'd tu br t0 rrirr
th('collcrcnfil. so lrct rcry Iircuscd on
improving ourschrs rrith cvcru practicc."
'l'irc arviurls coutinlrc to accurrulalc
lirr tlrc ilustanqs. Binncr rqrs narrrccl
Com monuralth ( itn{lrcl<rc lJetr:rrdr:r of
tlrt t:ek lirr Nlarch I 7. arxl rirrrrcr rvas
rurnrecl (lunrnx:ulvt,:Llth (lolitrtntr: Play-
r:r oi'thr: tr:l< fol thc ttck of ,tarrh 24.
'I'hc nt:xt hurrc gamc fiir thc ,lus-
tans;s lvill Ir orr April 9 at .l p.rrr.. rvhcrr
thf t(dnr rill plrrl :rrq,rirrsr H,r,tl (,ollcq,'.