Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLERMONT, Fla.--The Western New England University softball team was blanked twice Wednesday at the 2014 National Training Center Dot Richardson Spring Games at Hancock Park, falling to Rowan University, 4-0, and the University of Southern Maine, 2-0. The Golden Bears now stand at 3-5 overall while the Profs improve to 8-4 and the Huskies are 2-6.

Against the Profs, senior tri-captain Maria Francese led WNE with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Pinch-hitter Lauren Zambrano added a double and junior Jocelyn Agnelli and freshman Gabby Lavinio also had a hit apiece.

Leading 1-0 after five innings, Rowan broke open what was a tightly-contested game with three runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Zambrano was the tough-luck loser versus the Huskies, who pushed across a run in both the fifth and seventh frames.

Western New England outhit USM by a 6 to 5 count.

The Golden Bears will conclude NTC action in the Sunshine State on Thursday with a split-doubleheader against Eastern Connecticut State University (9 a.m.) and Bowdoin College (11 a.m.).

(Editor's note: A boxscore is not yet available from the Southern Maine game.)