KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Shepherd University (21-18-1, 17-10-1 PSAC East) dropped a pair of games to #19 Kutztown (34-13, 18-10 PSAC East) in PSAC East softball doubleheader action at Kutztown on Tuesday. The Rams dropped a 2-0 decision in game one and suffered a 7-2 setback in the nightcap.
 
Kutztown took a 1-0 lead in the first inning in game one as Emily Henn doubled and later scored on a single by Alexa Stevens.
 
The Golden Bears added a run in the third as Naya Darnowski singled and scored on a triple by Henn.
 
Henn went 2-for-3 to pace the Golden Bears.
 
Natalee Harvey (7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K, 2 BB) (4-4) gained the win for Kutztown. Sophomore pitcher Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 1 BB) took the loss (15-2).
               
The Golden Bears took a 2-0 lead in the first in the nightcap as Henn reached on a fielder's choice and Stevens followed with a single. Henn later scored on a wild pitch and Stevens scored a single by Samantha Paetow.
 
Kutztown added a pair of runs in the third on a solo homer by Darnowski and an RBI-single by Morgan Slomkowski.
 
Shepherd cut the lead to 4-2 in the fourth as senior shortstop Lexi Clatterbuck (Front Royal, Va./Skyline) reached on a walk, and sophomore first baseman Brenna Collis (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville) followed with a two-run blast for her fifth round-tripper of the season.
 
The Golden Bears took advantage of one hit, an error, and a pair of walks to score three runs in the sixth to complete the scoring.
 
Stevens went 3-for-4 to lead Kutztown.

Haley Gravish (7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB) (22-6) earned the win. Freshman pitcher Sam Colaw (Petersburg, W.Va./Petersburg) (2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 0 BB) (4-11) took the loss.
               
The Rams return to action on Friday when they travel to West Chester for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.