After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Penguins (3-7) used a five-run third inning sparked by two-run doubles by both junior Kim Klonowski and sophomore Kristen Philen to take a 5-1 lead.
In the top of the seventh, junior Kristina Rendle led off the frame with a triple to left field and scored on a single by sophomore Jordan Ingalls, who went 3-for-4. The Guins added two unearned runs later in the inning to finish the scoring.
Klonowski went 2-for-3 with two doubles while Philen added a single to go along with her double in the third.
Against Sacred Heart, the Penguins trailed 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth but rallied with a four-run frame to take a 4-3 edge. Rendle single to left-center field, moved to second when Klonowski reached on an error and scored on Vicky Rumph's single to right-center field to bring the Guins within two runs, 3-1. Senior Autumn Grove belted her third home run of the season - a three-run shot - to put the Guins up, 4-3.
Sacred Heart Liz Tsipouras answered with a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to steal the victory from the Guins.
The Guins return to action Wednesday, March 10, when they take on Saint Louis and South Dakota at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.
