Wingate, N.C.----A year after no-hitting the Queens University Royals, junior right-hander Aubrey Reep took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of game two Wednesday afternoon, finishing with a two-hit shutout to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory in game two of a South Atlantic Conference softball doubleheader. Queens took the opener 3-2. Wingate moves to 29-15 overall and 8-8 in the SAC, while the Royals go to 20-10 overall and 8-6 in league play.

GAME ONE | Queens 3 Wingate 2

- Wingate out-hit Queens 5-4
- The 'Dogs had three extra-base hits compared to two from the Royals; Queens had the lone homer
- Queens pitching struck out four and walked five; Wingate struck out 11 and walked six
- Wingate left seven on base; Queens stranded five
- The Royals stole two bases and were caught twice

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sammi Jo Loney was two-for-three with a double and two RBI
- Mary Claire Coyne added two hits including a double, scoring a run
- Aubrey Reep added a double and run scored
- Rachel Weidner struck out 11 in seven innings of work, allowing just four hits

FIRST INNING

- Gerlea Patton drew a leadoff walk, then moved to second on a sacrifice
- She scored on Sydney Ditto's RBI single to give Queens a 1-0 lead

FIFTH INNING

- Hunt drew a leadoff walk, then moved to second on a sacrifice
- Kelly Winter came up with two outs and a runner on second and connected on a two-run shot to left to make it 3-0

SIXTH INNING

- Coyne led off the frame with a single, while Reep followed with a double
- Loney got Wingate within a run with a two-run double to right center, making it 3-2

WRAPUP

- Courtney Pearson got the win, moving to 13-3
- She allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings, striking out four and walking five
- Weidner took the loss, falling to 14-7
- She allowed three runs on four hits in seven innings, striking out 11 and walking six

GAME TWO | Wingate 3 Queens 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-hit Queens 7-2
- WU had all four extra-base hits and both homers
- The Bulldogs left nine on base; the Royals stranded five
- Wingate pitching struck out 14 and walked three; Queens had two strikeouts and four walks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reep struck out 14 while tossing a three-hit shutout
- Emma Swenson was two-for-four with a homer
- Mary Claire Coyne added a homer and two runs scored
- Gracyn Polk also drove in a run

THIRD INNING

- Swenson led off the frame with her eighth homer of the season to give Wingate a 1-0 lead
- Two batters later Coyne connected on her eighth blast of the year to put the 'Dogs on top by two

FIFTH INNING

- Coyne was hit by a pitch, then moved to second on Reep's single
- Polk drew a bases-loaded walk to plate Coyne and make it 3-0

WRAPUP

- Reep moves to 14-5 on the year
- She struck out 14 while walking three and allowing just two seventh-inning singles
- The SAC leader in strikeouts has now had 10 or more strikeouts five times this year
- Shannon McGuire took the loss, falling to 6-5
- She allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings, striking out two and walking four

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Carson-Newman at 1 p.m. on Senior Day