SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Extending its win streak to five games, the Boston University softball team claimed a second doubleheader sweep with wins over Bowling Green and UConn by a combined score of 13-3 at the Upstate Classic on Saturday afternoon.

In the first matchup, the Terriers (6-3) took the lead for good against the Falcons (0-3) on freshman Nicole Amodio's third-inning solo homer and sealed the win with the help of sophomore Ali DuBois' (4-0) career-tying 13 strikeouts. BU then defeated UConn (3-4), 9-3, on 11 hits, as freshmen Julia Handfield (1-1) and Emily Gant (SV 1) limited the Huskies to just six hits. Amodio and freshman Aliyah Huerta-Leipner led the offense by combining for seven hits, seven runs scored and five RBIs.

GAME ONE: BU 4, Bowling Green 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons had their best opportunity to get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first, as they hit a pair of two-out singles and drew a walk to load the bases.
• DuBois got a strikeout strikeout looking on a full count to end the threat.
• The Terriers hit a single in each of the first two innings before Amodio led off the third with a solo shot to right center.
• BU loaded the bases as well with two outs but hit a grounder to short to strand three runners.
• Senior Analisa Ruff led off the sixth with an infield single, took second on a wild pitch and advanced to third on sophomore Marina Sylvestri's sac bunt.
• Both Amodio and sophomore Maya Kipfmiller joined Ruff on base with a hit-by-pitch and walk respectively before Huerta-Leipner delivered a one-out two-RBI double to right.
• Senior Emily Morrow hit an infield grounder to plate Kipfmiller from third for the final run of the game.
• Bowling Green struck out four times in the last two innings for the shutout loss. 

GAME TWO: BU 9, UConn 3

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Following two scoreless innings, the Terriers took the lead for good with two runs off three hits.
• Sophomore Jen Horita singled to left, took second on Huerta-Leipner's single through the right side and scored on Morrow's RBI single to right center.
• Senior Alex Heinen hit the first of two sac flies to right to plate Huerta-Leipner.
• BU added four runs off five hits and an error in the fourth, starting with Sylvestri's single and Gant's double to right center.
• Amodio then laid down a bunt single to plate Sylvestri and Gant with the help of a throwing error.
• Huerta-Leipner and Heinen added RBI singles to extend the lead to 6-0.
• After Handfield retired the first nine Huskies, UConn managed a run off three hits in the bottom of the fourth.
• The Huskies remained on the attack in the fifth, loading the bases on a walk and two infield singles with one out, leading to Gant entering the contest.
• UCon managed an RBI single and a sac fly before striking out to strand two on base and face a 6-3 deficit.
• BU put the game away in the sixth with three more runs off two hits and two UConn errors with Heinen and senior Madi Killebrew recording one RBI apiece.
• Gant retired the final six Huskies to claim the save.

DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

• With her three RBIs against UConn, Heinen moved into sole possession of second place in the BU record book at 125 career RBIs with BU Hall of Famer April Setterlund ('11) owning the record at 140. 
• DuBois earned her 12th career shutout and is now tied-for-seventh all-time at BU, seven behind BU Hall of Famer Shannon Downey ('93).
• The Terriers beat UConn in two games at the Upstate Classic by a combined score of 16-6 and Bowling Green by a score of 13-3.
• DuBois ended the weekend with a 3-0 mark, 1.11 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 19.0 innings.
• BU's defense committed just two errors this past weekend after totaling 10 last weekend at Coastal Carolina's tournament.

NEXT UP: Wooo Pig Classc

• After taking next weekend off, BU will head southwest toward Arkansas for the Wooo Pig Classic on March 1-3.
• The Terriers will face Northwestern State, Nebraska-Omaha, Nevada and the Razorbacks twice during the three-day tournament.