The Penguins (2-6) capitalized on four Quaker errors and junior Kim Klonowski went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in. Sophomore Kristen Philen drove in a pair of runs while junior Kristina Rendle scored three times and freshman Caroline Krombach went 2-for-4.
The Penguins scored twice in the top of the first - one an unearned run and one on Jordan Ingalls' sacrifice fly.
After Penn tied the game at 2-2 after two innings, back-to-back run scoring singles by senior Autumn Grove and Philen put the Penguins back up by three, 5-2.
The Guins expanded their lead to 7-2 after scoring runs in the top of the fourth and fifth innings, and after a run by Penn in the sixth, YSU plated three more in the seventh.
Freshman Kayla Vallery picked up her first career victory, tossing 3.1 innings of relief and allowing just one earned run.
In the opener, senior Cheryl Cale threw a complete-game four-hitter but walked six batters and was plagued by a two-out, three-run error in the third inning.
Klonowski went 2-for-4 and drove in all three YSU runs while Krombach added two singles and scored once.
The Penguins take on Sacred Heart and Fairfield, Monday, March 8, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
