WORCESTER, Mass. – Freshman Ali DuBois tallied a total of 20 strikeouts and seven of her teammates combined for 17 hits to help the Boston University softball claim a doubleheader sweep at Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon.

After scoring the first seven runs in the 9-4 game-one win, the Terriers overcame an early deficit with four runs in the third en route to a 6-3 game-two victory to improve to 25-17 and extend the win streak to seven contests. They now sit atop the Patriot League standings at 7-2, just ahead of the 9-3 Bucknell Bison, and help push BU's lead to 13-4 lead against Holy Cross (8-23, 2-7 PL) in the Turnpike Trophy all-sports competition.

DuBois became the second consecutive freshman pitcher to claim Turnpike Trophy MVP accolades after sophomore Kali Magane earned the honor in 2017 by posting a combined 28 strikeouts in 19.0 innings of work and holding the Crusaders to a .159 batting average.

GAME ONE: BU 9, Holy Cross 4

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first, junior Emily Morrow tripled to right and scored on senior Kaitlin Sahlinger's RBI grounder to give BU the lead for good.
• Senior Brittany Younan started the third with a single, stolen base and run scored on junior Alex Heinen's sac fly.
• Senior Jilee Schanda later had a two-out RBI double, and Morrow followed up with her second triple of the game down the right field line to plate two and extend the lead to 5-0.
• Younan and classmate Emma Wong had back-to-back singles and eventually scored on Heinen's single, as the Terriers took a commanding 7-0 lead in the fourth.
• The Crusaders tried to mount a rally with two runs off a combined three hits against DuBois and Magane in the fourth inning.
• They then had a two-RBI single against Magane with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth to bring the tying run to the plate.
• DuBois returned to the circle and helped the defense turn a double play on an infield grounder before getting a strikeout to end the inning.
• Junior Sam Sydenham helped put the game away with a two-RBI single, as DuBois added three more strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh for the victory.

GAME TWO: BU 6, Holy Cross 3

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Younan started the contest with a walk, stolen base and run scored on Heinen's RBI single to center.
• The Crusaders though also had a lead-off walk and eventually loaded the bases on a single and another walk against DuBois before scoring on a passed ball to tie the game.
• HC then took its first lead of the weekend in the second with a solo homer by Gabby Muniz over the scoreboard behind the left field fence.
• BU though responded with four runs off a costly HC error and four hits, including back-to-back RBI singles from Schanda's and junior Alexa Ponce.
• The Crusaders cut the deficit to 5-3 in the fourth with Muniz's RBI double, but they struck out seven times in the final 3.2 innings for the loss.
• Schanda added the final run in the sixth inning by tripling to left center and scoring on a wild pitch.

DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

• The Terriers have won the last nine meetings against Holy Cross by a combined score of 53-18 and now lead the all-time series, 37-8.
• With the two victories, DuBois has moved into a tie for ninth all-time at BU with 18 wins in a season ... She has now gone the distance 11 times in 25 starts.
• With four combined runs scored today, Younan has moved past BU Hall of Famer Jamie Haas ('05) into No. 5 in the record book with 133 career runs.
• Younan also had three hits to move into a tie for fifth place with her former teammate, Moriah Connolly ('17) at 225 career hits.
• She had four stolen bases against the Crusaders to increase her career total to 55 and needs one more to tie Melissa Dubay ('09) for No. 7 all-time.
• Morrow's two triples in the first contest tied a school record held by multiple Terriers, including Younan who accomplished the feat at CCSU on March 25.
• Sydenham became the ninth Terrier this season to have a multiple-RBI performance following her two-RBI single in the first contest.

NEXT UP: UMASS LOWELL

• The Terriers will remain in the Commonwealth and visit the River Hawks on Tuesday (April 17) for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.
• BU lost last season at home, 4-2, in nine innings after claiming a 5-1 eight-inning victory on the road in 2016.