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BOSTON – Boosted by a pair of complete-game pitching performances and five extra-base hits, the Boston University softball team rolled to a doubleheader sweep over Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon at home.

Sophomore Alex Heinen hit what proved to be a game-winning three-run homer in the fourth inning of a 4-1 game-one victory and then joined senior Gabi Martinez in tallying three RBIs apiece for the 9-3 come-from-behind game-two win. Freshman Kali Magane recorded a season-high eight strikeouts and was helped by senior Makinna Akers in limiting the Crusaders (5-18, 2-3 PL) to a combined eight hits in 14 innings of work, as the Terriers improved to 10-20 and 2-3 in Patriot League action.

GAME ONE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston University 4, Holy Cross 1
WP: Magane (5-8, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 8 K, 2 BB)
LP: Held (3-6, 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 1 K, 2 BB)
BU Leaders: Heinen (1-2 AB, 3-R HR), Martinez (3-3 AB, 1 RBI, 1R)
HC Leaders: McCarthy (1-3 AB, SOLO HR)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams were scoreless through three innings despite the Terriers leaving a combined seven runners on base compared to the Crusaders' two.
• BU was one out away from stranding two more runners in the fourth, but senior Gabi Martinez went down the left field line for an RBI single to plate senior Rachel Levine from second.
• Sophomore Alex Heinen followed up on the next pitch from Alexandra Held with a tthree-run bomb toward left field for a 4-0 advantage.
• The Crusaders' Mandy McCarthy broke up freshman Kali Magane's shutout bid with a lead-off solo homer in the seventh, but Magane responded with two of her season-high eight strikeouts to prevent a Crusader rally.

GAME TWO RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston University 9, Holy Cross 3
WP: Akers (5-6, 7.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB)
LP: Sloane (1-3, 2.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R/ER)
BU Leaders: Martinez (3-4 AB, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R), Heinen (3-4 AB, 3 RBI), Schanda (3-4 AB, 1 RBI, 3 R), Connolly (2-4 AB, 2 R, 1 SB) 
HC Leaders: McCarthy (1-3 AB, 1 RBI, 1 R), Moss (1-3 AB, 2 RBI)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Highlighted by Taylor Moss' two-RBI single down the left field line, the Crusaders quickly took a lead with three runs off three hits and a BU error, but they would only manage two more hits the rest of the contest against senior Makinna Akers.
• The Terriers came right back in the bottom of the first with three straight doubles from junior Jilee Schanda, senior Gabi Martinez and sophomore Alex Heinen to cut the deficit to one.
• BU tied the game one inning later when Schanda singled up the middle to plate senior Rachel Levine from second.
• Both Schanda and senior Moriah Connolly both swiped a bag and then scored on Martinez's two-RBI double to grab the lead for good.
• The Terriers added another run in the third with the help of an error in the outfield and singles from sophomore Emily Morrow and junior Kaitlin Sahlinger.
• BU put the game away in the sixth with three more runs off four hits, including a two-RBI single from Heinen and sacrifice fly from Morrow.

DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

• Besides snapping an eight-game losing streak, the Terriers claimed a doubleheader sweep for the first time this season since beating both UAB and Quinnipiac on Feb. 18 during the Madeira Beach Invitational.
• With a stolen base in the second inning of game two, Connolly became the first-ever player in Patriot League history to reach 100 swiped bags ... She ranks second all-time at BU behind Jayme Mask ('14), who tallied 89 of her 123 career stolen bases in the America East.
• Magane went the distance for the fifth time this season, while Akers pitched her third complete game this year.
• Martinez batted a near-perfect 6-of-7 with three runs and four RBIs ... She had two doubles for the third time in her career in the second contest against the Crusaders.

NEXT UP

• BU will conclude the weekend series against Holy Cross on Sunday with first pitch set for 12 p.m.
• The Terriers will be seeking their second consecutive sweep over the Crusaders after going a combined 2-4 their first two years as a member of the Patriot League.