Box Score

GULFPORT, Miss.-The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats claimed a 3-0 shutout win over Prairie View A&M on Tuesday to open SWAC Softball Tournament play in spectacular fashion.

Shania Owens contributed two RBI while fellow teammate Kendall Macauley drove in the other B-CU run. Alyssa Lopez pitched 6.2 innings allowing only five hits and no runs to get the win for Bethune-Cookman.

Halyne Gonzalez picked up the last out for the Wildcats in the bottom of the seventh inning. Prairie View A&M’s Brielle Moreno was credited with the loss.

The Wildcats advance to face Jackson State tomorrow at 6:00 pm CST.

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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