Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MELBOURNE, Fla. - Senior outfielder Brianna Malvino (Glen Cove, N.Y.) and sophomore infielder Benni Tucci (Norwalk, Conn.) combined for seven hits and eight RBI's to lift the Western Connecticut State University softball team to a pair of wins to wrap up their Florida trip on Friday. The Wolves downed Rutgers-Newark, 10-2, before storming past St. Norbert, 8-4, improving to 5-7 overall. 

The Wolves jumped out to an early 5-0 advantage in the opener against Rutgers-Newark. Malvino ignited the flurry when she ripped a double with the bases loaded, sending three runs across the plate. They continued to pour it on in the fifth and sixth frames. They extended the gap to 8-2 before senior Rachael Ushka (Southbury, Conn.) knocked an RBI triple to the gap. Shortly therafter, Malvino singled her home to round the count out at 10-2.

WestConn didn't stop in Game Two as they erupted to send eight runners across the plate. Tucci roped a single to right field in the fourth, giving the Wolves a 3-1 lead. Saint Norbert kept it close until WestConn notched a trio of runs in the top of the seventh to put the game out of reach. Tucci ripped a single that the shortstop could not handle, sending two runners home and closing the contest out at 8-4.

WestConn returns to action for their home opener on March 28. They host a twin bill with St. Joseph's-Brooklyn beginning at 4 p.m.