Pictured Above: Jessica Carlucci (photo by: Jim Hogue)

Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College softball team dropped a pair of games to Monmouth University Tuesday afternoon on Grymes Hill as the Seahawks were edged 7-4 in game one before falling 11-2 in five innings in the nightcap.
 
With the two losses, the Seahawks fall to 14-22 on the season while Monmouth improves to 21-13 overall.
 
Game One Recap: Monmouth 7 Wagner 4
 
Wagner struck first, recording one run in the first inning. Freshman right fielder Lauren Serrato (Litchfield Park, AZ/Verrado) doubled to right-center then advanced to third on a Monmouth error by the pitcher. She then scored on a catchers' obstruction call to make it 1-0.
 
Monmouth responded in the third inning, posting four runs off on a Chloe Howerth two-run single, Rachel Shotzbarger solo home run and an Ashalynn Umiamaka RBI double.
 
After the Hawks tacked on another two runs in the top of the sixth, Wagner mounted a rally in the bottom half. Sophomore pitcher Morgan Brown (Buckeye, AZ/Verrado) laced a double to right field to score third baseman Aerika High (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and the designated player, McKaleigh Goodale (Bradenton, FL/Lakewood Ranch). High reached on a fielder's choice while Goodale was walked earlier in the inning.
 
Now leading 6-3, the Hawks increased their lead with another run in the top of the seventh.
 
 
As a team, the Seahawks put up seven hits. Serrato and freshman shortstop Erica Krumbine (Freehold, NJ/Saint John Vianney) were both 2-for-3. High, Goodale and Brown collected one apiece.
 
Wagner made an attempt to come back as freshman catcher Jessica Carlucci (Manalapan, NJ/Saint John Vianney) reached on a fielder's choice and scored Serrato, who had walked to lead off the inning. That was all the Seahawks could muster however, as Monmouth held on the 7-4 win.
Game Two Recap: Monmouth 11 Wagner 2
 
Monmouth got on the board first, pushing six runs home with the big blow coming on a three-run homer by Jill Freese with one out in the top of the first inning.
 
A dropped third strike allowed Goodale to reach first base in the bottom of the first with two outs. Carlucci put the Seahawks on the board by powering a two-run home run over the left-center fence, cutting the deficit to 6-2.
 
The visiting Hawks extended their lead however, tacking on three runs in the third, followed by another two in the fifth to close out the game 11-2.
 
Wagner collected three hits in the contest. Carlucci was 1-for-2 with two RBI while junior centerfielder Brianna Tredway (Downgintown, PA/Downingtown West) and freshman second baseman Karen Prihoda (Hamilton Square, NJ/The Lawrenceville School) each singled.
 
The Seahawks return tomorrow for another non-conference doubleheader at home when they host the Iona Gaels. Game one is slated to started at 2:30 p.m.