Syracuse, N.Y. - Freshman first baseman Leah Ford (Pulaski, N.Y./Pulaski) drove a three-run homer to left center in game one and freshman shortstop Barb Shea (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) registered three hits and scored twice in game two to lead the Le Moyne College softball team to a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader sweep over UMass Lowell on Sunday afternoon at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex. The Dolphins posted a 3-0 victory in game one and topped the River Hawks 12-4 in five innings in the nightcap.

Shea and sophomore catcher Kim Baker (Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley) walked around a strikeout in the fourth inning. On a 2-2 pitch with two outs, Ford drilled the ball over the fence in left center for her third home run of the season.

Senior righty Jennifer Farrelly (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) struck out eight batters, while limiting the River Hawks to just three hits, in her team-best 14th complete game of the season. With her seventh shutout of the campaign, Farrelly extended her scoreless innings streak to 14.

In the nightcap, the Dolphins blew the game open with eight runs on six hits and four errors in the first inning. Junior second baseman Kelly Schweikert (Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport) gave Le Moyne a 2-0 lead with a double to left field to drive in classmates Bailey Phillips (Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Arcadia) and Danielle VanGorder (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal), who reached on a single and an error, respectively. As Farrelly reached on a fielding error, Schweikert came around to score on a throwing error. The Dolphins then loaded the bases on back-to-back singles by freshman right fielder Kelcie Cashel (Lacona, N.Y./Sandy Creek) and Shea. Senior third baseman Caitlin O'Neill (Pittsford, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) pushed the lead to 5-0 with a single up the middle to knock in Farrelly and Cashel. Consecutive walks to Baker and Ford forced in Shea for the inning's sixth run. Le Moyne capped the scoring in the inning as Phillips reached on a fielder's choice to drive in O'Neill and Farrelly singled through the left side to plate Ford.

Le Moyne extended its lead to 10-0 with a pair of runs on three hits in the second inning. Shea led off the frame with a solo blast to center field for her third homer of the year. The Dolphins then loaded the bases on walks to O'Neill and pinch-hitter Katelyn Fowler (Sandy Creek, N.Y./Sandy Creek) and a single by Phillips. Following an out, Schweikert recorded an infield single to plate pinch-runner Kate Waltman (Alplaus, N.Y./Niskayuna).

The River Hawks broke through in the top of the fifth inning with four runs on six hits. Stacey Lajoie got her team on the scoreboard with a single through the left side to drive in Hannah May, who led off the inning with a bunt single. Following a single by Elyssa Boris, Lindsi Panarelli drilled an 0-1 pitch to straightaway center to pull UMass Lowell to within 10-4.

The Dolphins closed out the contest with two runs on two hits in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman designated player Morgan Edmondson (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) singled down the right field line to open the frame and moved to second on a wild pitch. Cashel followed with a double to right center to replace Edmondson on the basepaths. After a fly out, O'Neill and Baker walked to load the bases. Fowler then drew a walk to force in Cashel with the game's final run.

Freshman Brenna Klein (Huntington Beach, Calif./Ocean View) picked up her first career victory by tossing the final three and two-thirds innings. Sophomore Jenna Vanacore (Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity) retired four of the five batters she faced before being replaced by Klein. Phillips joined Shea with three hits in the game, while Schweikert and Cashel posted two hits each.

Prior to the doubleheader, the Dolphins' two seniors, Farrelly and O'Neill, were honored for their contributions to the program over the last four years.

Le Moyne (29-9, NE-10 17-3), which continues to hold a three-game lead for first place in the conference standings, closes out a three-day homestand on Monday with a doubleheader against Bentley University. First pitch has been moved up to 12:00 p.m. from the previously scheduled time of 3:00 p.m.