Rosemont, Ill. – The No. 25 Saint Xavier University softball team (1-1/0-0 CCAC) lost game one, 2-1, in their season opener vs. Madonna University (Mich.) in the morning but bounced back to defeat Concordia University Ann Arbor (Mich.) in the night cap by a score of 9-1 in the Roosevelt University (Ill.) Dome Tournament at the Ballpark in Rosemont in Rosemont, Ill. Sophomore designated player Lindsay Morgan (Huntley, Ill./Keiser/Huntley) made a splash in her SXU by going 4-for-5 on the day with two runs scored, an RBI, a double and a walk. Senior infielder Morgan Haefling (Gilberts, Ill./Hampshire) also played well, collecting two hits in six at-bats with three runs scored and an RBI.

Senior outfielder Lyda Robinson (Seneca, Ill./Seneca) reached a major career milestone when she led off game two against the Cardinals with a base hit. It was the 200^th of her collegiate career and she becomes just the 15^th player in program history to tally 200 or more career hits since the team's first season in 1980.

Game One:

• Saint Xavier lost in a pitcher's duel as neither starter allowed a run until the 7^th inning. Sophomore pitcher Julianne Claas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Hamilton) took the loss after going the distance with seven hits allowed in 7.0 innings, two runs, five walks and five strikeouts.
• The Crusaders took the lead in the top of the 7^th with a two-out, two run home run
• Freshman infielder Kaitlyn Wright (Chicago, Ill./Marist) played well in her collegiate debut, going 1-for-3 at the plate with a stolen base.
• Morgan, who went 2-for-3 in the game, scored on an RBI base hit by freshman pinch-hitter Taylor Becker (Alsip, Ill./Shepard) after she worked a lengthy at-bat with two outs in the bottom of the 7^th.

Game Two:

• Junior pitcher Laila Summers (Joliet, Ill./Providence Catholic) earned the win with a complete game allowing just five hits, one run (unearned) and recording five strikeouts.
• Senior outfielder Sarah Bowen (Hampshire, Ill./Hampshire) was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run.
• Senior catcher Maggie Bailey (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) also was 2-for-4 with a double.
• Haefling went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, an RBI and was hit-by-pitch.
• Morgan had two hits in two at-bats with an RBI, a run and a walk.
• The Cougars gave Summers early run support by scoring three times in the top of the 1^st. Haefling drove in a run on an infield single. An error allowed Bowen to score, and Morgan laced an RBI single.
• In the top of the 4^th, freshman outfielder Haley Matlock (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport), making her collegiate debut, reached on an error that allowed two runs to score. She came around to score on an RBI single up the middle by Bowen.
• CUAA scored its lone run in the bottom of the 4^th on an RBI single, after an error earlier in the inning.
• Wright lined an RBI single through the hole on the left side of the infield in the top of the 5^th and Haefling scored on a passes ball to put the Cougars up 8-1.
• Sophomore pinch-hitter Kyla Kissee (Monee, Ill./Crete-Monee) capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 7^th.

No. 25 Saint Xavier (1-1/0-0 CCAC) plays two more games at the Ballpark in Rosemont on Saturday, February 4, when they take on Aquinas College (Mich.) at 1:30, followed by a matchup with Cleary University (Mich.) at 3:45 pm.