West Chester Controls Lady Bulldogs from Start to Finish in 6-0 and 9-0 Softball Wins (FULL STORY AND STATS)

West Chester Controls Lady Bulldogs from Start to Finish in 6-0 and 9-0 Softball Wins


WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Bowie State Lady Bulldogs softball dropped its sixth game in a row, falling 6-0 and 9-0 to the Golden Rams of West Chester on Wednesday afternoon. The losses set the Bowie State season mark at 7-27 while West Chester improves its season record to 24-11.

Junior Cassandra Clayborne (Damascus, Md.) continues her steady play, getting Bowie State’s only two hits of the afternoon, both in game one.

West Chester’s Kim Murl (Hamilton, N.J.) laced a two out, two-run homerun to left in the bottom of the 3rd inning to give the Golden Rams a 2-0 in game one. After a walk by Kelly Anderson (Middletown, Del.) and Lauara Altenburger (Featerville, Pa.) single, Jillian Murray stroked a homerun to center that gave the home team a 5-0 advantage.

The Golden Rams increased their game one lead to 6-0 in the bottom of the 5th inning on an Altenburger sacrifice fly, scoring Ali Vavala (Doylestown, Pa.). 

Bowie State managed just two hits in the opening game with those coming off the bat of Clayborne, one of which was a double. Senior Mariela Hernandez (Del Rio, Texas) took the game one loss, allowing 10 hits, struck out five and walked two.

Murray, Altenburger and Megan Kelly (Hatboro, Pa.) paced the Golden Rams with two hits each. Kim Murl (Hamilton, N.J.) went the distance for the Rams, striking out six along the way.

The Golden Rams scored three runs in the bottom of the 3rd of game two and pushed five more runs across the plate in the bottom of the 4th inning, ending the afternoon in the circle for Bowie State freshman pitcher Stefanie Ray (Damascus, Md.). West Chester scored their final run following a wild pitch by Hernandez.

The only base runners for the Lady Bulldogs in game two were Clayborne and senior Kiara Washington (Bowie, Md.) as the reached via the walk.

The Golden Rams top hitters in game two were Kelly, Anderson, Murl and Taylor Ciatto (Douglassville, Pa.) with a pair of hits apiece. Sam Brinskelle (Morganville, N.J.) pitched four scoreless innings for West Chester and picked up her first victory of the year.

The Lady Bulldogs close out their 2014 season at home on Saturday (4/11) hosting CIAA foe Shaw University for Senior Day. First pitch of the doubleheader at Lady Bulldogs’ field is scheduled for 12 pm.

Bowie State vs West Chester (Apr 9, 2014)    GAME 1

Box Score

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at #23 West Chester (Game 1)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)

Bowie State 0 (7-26)

Player   ab       r       h     rbi      bb      so      po       a     lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf  3       0       2       0       0       0       4       0       0
BETHKE,Hailey 2b        3       0       0       0       0       1       2       0       1
RAY,Stefanie ss         3       0       0       0       0       0       0       3       0
LEWIS,Adria c   3       0       0       0       0       0       5       0       1
HERNANDEZ,Mariela p     3       0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0
ATKINS,Erica 3b         2       0       0       0       0       1       0       1       0
LIZARDO,Victoria rf     2       0       0       0       0       1       1       0       0
FLINT,Hayley 1b         2       0       0       0       0       1       4       0       0
WASHINGTON,Kiara lf     2       0       0       0       0       1       2       0       0
Totals  23      0       2       0       0       6       18      4       2
 
West Chester 6 (23-11)

Player   ab       r       h     rbi      bb      so      po       a     lob
Norris ss       3       0       1       0       0       0       0       3       0
   McSpadden ss         1       0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0
Kelly cf        3       1       2       0       0       1       0       0       0
   Walasavage cf        1       0       1       0       0       0       0       0       0
Schuck 2b       3       0       0       0       0       1       1       2       1
   Rios 2b      0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0       0
Murl p  4       1       1       1       0       0       0       3       3
Anderson rf     1       1       0       0       1       0       0       0       0
   Vavala ph/rf         1       1       1       0       0       0       1       0       0
Altenburger 3b  2       1       2       1       0       0       0       3       0
   Bollinger 3b         0       0       0       0       0       0       0       1       0
Murray 1b       3       1       2       3       0       0       13      0       0
   Gray pr      0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
Whitman dh      2       0       0       0       0       2       0       0       0
   Derstine ph/dh       1       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       1
Conaway lf      3       0       0       0       0       0       1       0       2
Ciatto c        0       0       0       0       0       0       5       1       0
Totals  28      6       10      5       2       5       21      13      7
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Bowie State......... 000 000 0 -  0  2  2
West Chester........ 005 010 X -  6 10  0
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E - ATKINS,E. 2. LOB - BOWIE STATE 2; Golden Rams 7. 2B - CLAYBORNE,C.; Norris. HR - Murl(3); Murray(3). SF - Altenburger. SB - Kelly 2; Walasavage; Gray.
Bowie State     ip      h       r       er      bb      so      wp      bk      hbp     ibb     ab      bf      fo      go
HERNANDEZ,Mariela L,4-13         6.0    10      6       5       2       5       0       0       0       0       28      31      9       4
 
West Chester    ip      h       r       er      bb      so      wp      bk      hbp     ibb     ab      bf      fo      go
Murl W,7-3       7.0    2       0       0       0       6       0       0       0       0       23      23      3       12
Win - Murl (7-3). Loss - HERNANDEZ,M. (4-13). Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 2:30 pm Time: 1:23 Attendance: 40
Weather: SUNNY, 61 DEGREES



Play-by-Play

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at #23 West Chester (Game 1)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)

Bowie State starters: 35/cf CLAYBORNE,C.; 7/2b BETHKE,H.; 6/ss RAY,S.; 1/c LEWIS,A.; 44/p HERNANDEZ,M.; 73/3b ATKINS,E.; 17/rf LIZARDO,V.; 5/1b FLINT,H.; 13/lf WASHINGTON,K;

West Chester starters: 1/ss Norris; 4/cf Kelly; 17/2b Schuck; 13/p Murl; 5/rf Anderson; 10/3b Altenburger; 21/1b Murray; 2/dh Whitman; 7/lf Conaway; 9/c Ciatto;

Bowie State 1st - CLAYBORNE,C. doubled to right center. BETHKE,H. struck out looking. RAY,S. flied out to lf. LEWIS,A. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 1st - Norris flied out to lf. Kelly singled to right field. Kelly stole second. Schuck struck out swinging. Murl popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 2nd - HERNANDEZ,M. grounded out to 3b. ATKINS,E. grounded out to 2b. LIZARDO,V. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 2nd - Anderson flied out to cf. Altenburger singled down the rf line. Murray singled to center field, advanced to second; Altenburger advanced to third. Whitman struck out looking. Conaway fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 3rd - FLINT,H. grounded out to 3b. WASHINGTON,K struck out looking. CLAYBORNE,C. singled to shortstop. BETHKE,H. out at first 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 3rd - Norris grounded out to ss. Kelly singled to pitcher. Kelly stole second. Schuck flied out to rf; Kelly advanced to third. Murl homered to left field, RBI; Kelly scored. Anderson walked. Altenburger singled to third base; Anderson advanced to second. Murray homered to center field, 3 RBI; Altenburger scored; Anderson scored. Whitman struck out swinging. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Bowie State 4th - RAY,S. grounded out to 2b. LEWIS,A. grounded out to p. HERNANDEZ,M. struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 4th - Conaway flied out to cf to right center. Norris doubled to left center. Kelly struck out swinging. Schuck popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 5th - ATKINS,E. struck out swinging. LIZARDO,V. grounded out to p. FLINT,H. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 5th - Murl grounded out to ss. Vavala pinch hit for Anderson. Vavala singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third. Altenburger flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Vavala scored, unearned. Murray reached on an error by 3b. Gray pinch ran for Murray. Derstine pinch hit for Whitman. Gray stole second. Derstine grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 6th - Walasavage to cf for Kelly. Rios to 2b for Schuck. Vavala to rf. Bollinger to 3b for Altenburger. Murray to 1b for Gray. Derstine to dh. WASHINGTON,K grounded out to ss. CLAYBORNE,C. flied out to rf. BETHKE,H. grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 6th - Conaway flied out to cf. McSpadden to ss for Norris. McSpadden struck out looking. Walasavage singled to left center. Walasavage stole second. Rios walked. Murl grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 7th - Norris to ss for McSpadden. RAY,S. grounded out to 3b. LEWIS,A. grounded out to ss. HERNANDEZ,M. fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.



Bowie State vs West Chester (Apr 9, 2014)     GAME 2

Box Score

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at West Chester (Game 2)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)

Bowie State 0 (7-27)

Player   ab       r       h     rbi      bb      so      po       a     lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf  1       0       0       0       2       0       1       0       1
BETHKE,Hailey ss/rf     2       0       0       0       0       1       1       5       0
RAY,Stefanie p/ss       2       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       2
LEWIS,Adria c   2       0       0       0       0       0       2       0       1
HERNANDEZ,Mariela rf/p  2       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
ATKINS,Erica 3b         2       0       0       0       0       0       0       2       0
LUNA,Miranda 2b         2       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
FLINT,Hayley 1b         2       0       0       0       0       0       7       0       0
WASHINGTON,Kiara lf     0       0       0       0       2       0       1       0       0
Totals  15      0       0       0       4       1       12      7       4
 
West Chester 9 (24-11)

Player   ab       r       h     rbi      bb      so      po       a     lob
Norris ss       3       0       0       1       0       0       1       1       0
   Derstine ss  0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
Kelly cf        3       2       2       1       0       0       1       0       0
Schuck 2b       1       1       0       0       2       0       1       4       0
   Mohan pr     0       1       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
Murl dh         3       2       2       3       0       0       0       0       0
Anderson rf/1b  3       1       2       1       0       0       4       1       2
Murray 1b       2       0       0       0       0       0       7       0       0
   Gray ph/rf   1       0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0
Altenburger 3b  2       0       0       0       0       0       0       2       1
   Bollinger ph/3b      0       0       0       0       1       0       0       1       0
Ciatto c        3       1       2       0       0       0       1       2       1
Conaway lf      2       1       1       0       0       0       0       0       1
   Vavala lf    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
Brinskelle p    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
   McSpadden p  0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
Totals  23      9       9       6       3       1       15      11      5
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Bowie State......... 000 00 -  0  0  2
West Chester........ 003 6X -  9  9  0
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E - BETHKE,H. 2. LOB - BOWIE STATE 4; Golden Rams 5. 2B - Anderson; Conaway. HR - Murl(4). SB - Kelly; Mohan; Murl; Anderson.
Bowie State     ip      h       r       er      bb      so      wp      bk      hbp     ibb     ab      bf      fo      go
RAY,Stefanie L,1-8       3.1    8       8       5       2       0       1       0       0       0       20      22      2       8
HERNANDEZ,Mariela        0.2    1       1       0       1       1       1       0       0       0       3       4       1       0
 
West Chester    ip      h       r       er      bb      so      wp      bk      hbp     ibb     ab      bf      fo      go
Brinskelle W,1-0         4.0    0       0       0       3       1       0       0       0       0       12      15      3       8
McSpadden        1.0    0       0       0       1       0       0       0       0       0       3       4       0       3
Win - Brinskelle (1-0). Loss - RAY,S. (1-8). Save - None. WP - RAY,S.; HERNANDEZ,M..
Umpires - HP: Bernadette Murphy 2B: Danny Wolff
Start: 4:15 pm Time: 1:20 Attendance: 40
Weather: SUNNY AND BREEZY 60'S



Play-by-Play

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at West Chester (Game 2)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)

Bowie State starters: 35/cf CLAYBORNE,C.; 7/ss BETHKE,H.; 6/p RAY,S.; 1/c LEWIS,A.; 44/rf HERNANDEZ,M.; 73/3b ATKINS,E.; 10/2b LUNA,M.; 5/1b FLINT,H.; 13/lf WASHINGTON,K;

West Chester starters: 1/ss Norris; 4/cf Kelly; 17/2b Schuck; 13/dh Murl; 5/rf Anderson; 21/1b Murray; 10/3b Altenburger; 9/c Ciatto; 7/lf Conaway; 26/p Brinskelle;

Bowie State 1st - CLAYBORNE,C. walked. BETHKE,H. reached on a fielder's choice; CLAYBORNE,C. out at second 3b to ss. RAY,S. flied out to rf to right center. LEWIS,A. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 1st - Norris grounded out to 3b. Kelly singled to first base. Kelly stole second. Kelly advanced to third on a wild pitch. Schuck walked. Murl grounded out to c unassisted; Schuck advanced to second. Anderson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 2nd - HERNANDEZ,M. grounded out to ss. ATKINS,E. grounded out to 2b. LUNA,M. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 2nd - Murray grounded out to ss. Altenburger flied out to cf. Ciatto singled to left center. Conaway flied out to lf to left center. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 3rd - FLINT,H. grounded out to c. WASHINGTON,K walked. CLAYBORNE,C. walked; WASHINGTON,K advanced to second. BETHKE,H. struck out swinging. RAY,S. out at first rf to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

West Chester 3rd - Norris grounded out to ss. Kelly singled to third base. Kelly advanced to second. Schuck walked. Murl singled, RBI; Schuck advanced to second; Kelly scored. Mohan pinch ran for Schuck. Murl stole second; Mohan stole third. Anderson singled to left field, advanced to second, RBI; Murl scored; Mohan scored. Murray grounded out to ss; Anderson advanced to third. Altenburger grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 4th - Schuck to 2b for Mohan. LEWIS,A. flied out to cf. HERNANDEZ,M. grounded out to 2b. ATKINS,E. lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 4th - Ciatto singled through the right side. Conaway doubled to left center; Ciatto advanced to third. Norris grounded out to ss, RBI; Conaway advanced to third; Ciatto scored. Kelly reached on an error by ss, RBI, advanced to second; Conaway scored. Schuck reached on a throwing error by ss; Kelly scored, unearned. Murl homered, 2 RBI, unearned; Schuck scored, unearned. BETHKE,H. to rf. RAY,S. to ss. HERNANDEZ,M. to p. Anderson doubled to center field. Gray pinch hit for Murray. Anderson stole third. Gray struck out swinging. Bollinger pinch hit for Altenburger. Bollinger walked; Anderson scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Ciatto fouled out to rf. 6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 5th - Derstine to ss for Norris. Anderson to 1b. Gray to rf. Vavala to lf for Conaway. McSpadden to p for Brinskelle. Bollinger to 3b. LUNA,M. grounded out to 3b. FLINT,H. grounded out to c. WASHINGTON,K walked. CLAYBORNE,C. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

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Shepherd Rams Deliver Doubleheader Setback to Bowie State Lady Bulldogs

BOWIE, Md. – Bowie State softball suffered a non-conference doubleheader home loss to Shepherd by scores of 5-1 and 12-0 on Tuesday afternoon. Junior Cassandra Clayborne (Damascus, Md.) led the Lady Bulldogs with three hits over two games and senior Adria Lewis (Cumberland, Md.) added a pair of hits.

The Rams were led by Savannah Snyder (Elkton, Md.) with five hits and four RBI in seven at bats. Kass Taylor (Huntington, Md.) and Elisa Orlandi (Owings, Md.) recorded four hits apiece of the two-game sweep while Jess Mason (Martinsburg, W.Va.) added a pair of hits on the afternoon. Shepherd cleared the Lady Bulldogs’ fence three times with Snyder, Taylor and Rubie Tefeteller (Camp Hill, Pa.) pounding those.

Shepherd got the board first in game one following a Snyder double to left that scored Mason to give the Rams a 1-0 lead.

Bowie State’s Lewis singled to right center in the bottom of the 1^st inning to push Clayborne across the dish to tie the game at 1-all.

In the top of the 3^rd inning, Shepherd’s Mason led off with a fly out to right. Taylor stepped up and stroked a double to center and Snyder followed with a two-run blast to left field that gave the Rams a 3-1 advantage.

Alexandra Witt (Harpers Ferry, W.Va.) began the Shepherd 5^th inning with a double into left center and later advance to third on a wild pitch. Taylor hit a sacrifice to left, scoring Witt.

The Rams pushed their final run of game one across the dish in the top of the 7^th inning after another Taylor double that scored Jennifer Schofield (Forest Hill, Md.).

Game two began with a scoreless 1^st inning by both teams. Shepherd (14-18) drilled Bowie State freshman pitcher Stefanie Ray (Damascus, Md.) for four runs on six hits in the top of the 2^nd inning to take a 4-0 advantage.

With two outs in the top of the 4^th inning, Mason reached on a single to left and then stole second. Taylor followed up with a two-run shot to left that pushed the Rams lead to 6-0.

Shepherd erupted for six runs on six hits in the top of the 7^th inning to extend the Rams lead to a really comfortable 12-0.

Bowie State (7-25) travel to West Chester (Pa.) University for its final set of non-conference games on Wednesday (4/9). The Lady Bulldogs conclude the 2014 season at home on Saturday (4/11) hosting the Lady Bears of Shaw University on Senior Day.

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Bowie State Women’s Tennis Sails Past Fayetteville State 9-0

RICHMOND, Va. – Bowie State University women’s tennis earned their third sweep of the season after defeating Fayetteville State University 9-0 at Battery Park. The win improves the Lady Bulldogs record to 5-6 overall and 5-6 in conference play.

Sophomore Amber Peters (Lanham, Md.) defeated Fayetteville State’s Samantha Ledbetter 6-4 and 6-2 at No. 1 Singles. Bowie State senior Iyabode Sodipo (Baltimore, Md.) claimed victory at No. 2 Singles beating Selena Cox 6-1 and 7-5. Lady Bulldogs’ sophomore Antonique Johnson (Laurel, Md.) cruised to a 6-1 and 6-2 win over FSU’s Vanaysha Graham at No. 3 Singles.

The No. 4 and 5 Singles results were identical scores of 6-0 and 6-1 with BSU’s Channae Manning (Lanham, Md.) and Briana Burke (Boston, Mass.) earning the win respectively.

Bowie State sophomore Rahwa Habtemariam (Lanham, Md.) won her No. 6 Single match defeating Fayetteville State’s Farrah Richardson 6-3 and 6-1.

In doubles play, the Lady Bulldogs captured an 8-4 victory at No. 1 featured BSU’s Peters and Johnson against Ledbetter and Cox. The Bowie State combo of Sodipo and Manning won their No. 2 Doubles match by a score of 8-6 and the Burke/Habtemariam duo sailed to an 8-2 victory at No. 3 Doubles.

The Lady Bulldogs return to the court on Wednesday (4/9) hosting the Lady Panthers of Virginia Union at 1 pm.

BOWIE STATE LADY BULLDOGS TENNIS 2014
Fayetteville St. vs Bowie State (Apr 6, 2014)

Bowie State 9, Fayetteville St. 0
Apr 6, 2014 at Richmond, VA 

Singles competition

1. PETERS,Amber (BSU-W) def. LEDBETTER,Samantha (FSU) 6-4, 6-2

2. SODIPO,Iyabode (BSU-W) def. COX,Selena (FSU) 6-1, 7-5

3. JOHNSON,Antonique (BSU-W) def. GRAHAM,Vanaysha (FSU) 6-1, 6-2

4. MANNING,Channae (BSU-W) def. WORRIAX,Laura (FSU) 6-0, 6-1

5. BURKE, Brianna (BSU-W) def. FOSTER,Taheiya (FSU) 6-0, 6-1

6. HABTEMARIAM,Rahwa (BSU-W) def. RICHARDSON,Farrah (FSU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. PETERS,Amber/JOHNSON,Antonique (BSU-W) def. LEDBETTER,Samantha/COX,Selena (FSU) 8-4

2. SODIPO,Iyabode/MANNING,Channae (BSU-W) def. WORRIAX,Laura/FOSTER,Taheiya (FSU) 8-6

3. BURKE, Brianna/HABTEMARIAM,Rahwa (BSU-W) def. GRAHAM,Vanaysha/RICHARDSON,Farrah (FSU) 8-2

Match Notes

Bowie State 5-6

D.C. Divas Come Up Short in Season Opener, 36-32

Boston, MA – In one of the best rivalries in women’s football, the Boston Militia have had a decided edge lately over the D.C. Divas.

On Saturday night, the Militia maintained their upper hand in the series…but barely.

The Boston Militia (1-0) intercepted a pass by Divas quarterback Allyson Hamlin with 57 seconds remaining in the game to preserve a 36-32 victory. The D.C. Divas (0-1) lost their ninth straight game to the Militia, but almost all of their losses have been close, exciting, competitive contests.

This one could hardly have been closer.

Boston seemed to be easily in control of the game at the start. The Militia got on the board first with a long 48-yard touchdown run. After a muffed return on the following kickoff, the Divas quickly fumbled the ball to give Boston possession with great field position and a 6-0 lead.

Yet D.C. showed that 2014 would be a new season at that point. Safi Mojidi forced a Militia fumble which Desiree Abrams recovered for the Divas. The Divas defense forced a stop that seemed all too elusive in three games against the Militia last season, particularly in an 81-54 shootout loss in their last regular season meeting in Boston.

Then Kenyetta Grigsby got the Divas offense working. Grigsby, who missed most of that 81-54 defeat last season with an injury, was in excellent form early in this game, rushing 14 yards for the first D.C. touchdown of the year. Grigsby’s dash tied the game at 6-6 after one quarter of play.

Next, the Divas turned to their passing offense. The D.C. defense got the ball back for the offense, and Allyson Hamlin threw her first touchdown pass of the season to Kentrina Wilson, who made a spectacular catch and run over the goal line to give the visitors a 12-6 advantage.

Boston responded by going to their marquee player. On third and goal from the five-yard line, Militia quarterback Allison Cahill tossed a swing pass to Whitney Zelee, who took it five yards to the end zone. Zelee then rushed for the two-point conversion, and Boston led, 14-12.

It took the Divas about ten seconds to regain the lead. D’Ajah Scott ran the ensuing kickoff back through the entire Militia defense and into the end zone for a D.C. score. The Divas continued to flounder on their conversion attempts, coming up empty for a third time, but they still claimed an 18-14 lead.

In three meetings last season, Boston’s offensive game plan seldom shifted away from the running of Zelee, and it seldom had to. But with the Divas defense now doing a respectable job at times of slowing down Zelee, Boston was actually forced to turn to the air and throw the ball. The results weren’t pretty. Cahill was intercepted by D.C. defensive back Callie Brownson, who gave the Divas great field position in Boston territory.

With the Divas in possession of the ball and a four-point lead, Jenne Massie made a tremendous run inside the Boston red zone for a first down. But Massie’s run was negated by a penalty, which erased the first down and instead brought up third and 13. The Divas turned the ball over on downs, and Zelee, as she often does, made the Divas pay. Zelee scored her second touchdown of the game on a long run to put Boston ahead after a successful conversion, 22-18.

It was a disastrous end to the first half for D.C. The Divas advanced the ball to midfield on their next possession and faced a fourth and one with two minutes to go in the half. The Divas opted to throw a pass, which fell incomplete. Zelee stepped into the spotlight again, taking the ball to the house to extend Boston’s lead to 28-18 with 1:33 remaining before halftime.

The D.C. offense wasn’t done shooting itself in the foot. It turned the ball over on downs again with thirty seconds left in the half, and Boston drove down to the D.C. five-yard line in time for one last play. The Militia handed the ball to Zelee, but the D.C. defense stood tall and stopped her short of the goal line to keep the halftime deficit at ten, 28-18.

The Divas gave up consecutive touchdowns to end the first half and needed a goal line stand to keep it from getting worse. But any notion that the Divas might fold facing a ten-point deficit was completely dispelled as the third quarter began. D.C. once again took advantage of the Boston special teams by running back another kickoff for a touchdown. This time, the Divas finally converted the two-point play after the score, and just like that, D.C. had cut the Militia lead to 28-26.

The D.C. defense forced two consecutive punts from the Militia, and on their second punt, the Divas offense made them pay. Again it was Kentrina Wilson who made the big catch, snaring her second touchdown pass of the day to hand the Divas a 32-28 lead after three quarters.

Whitney Zelee would once again prove to be a Divas killer, scoring her fourth touchdown of the contest on a long run with10:28 left in the game. That would turn out to be the decisive score, as it staked the Militia to a 36-32 lead.

The usually explosive Divas offense had three opportunities to score and regain control of the game, but the Militia defense forced three turnovers on downs to seal a narrow victory for Boston. On the final D.C. possession, Hamlin threw an interception deep in Boston territory with under a minute to play as the Militia escaped with a win.

The Militia improved their home winning streak to 23 games, having not lost at home since being defeated by the Divas in the 2009 Eastern Conference championship game. The Divas, meanwhile, proved that they have enough to play Boston to the wire but are still searching for that elusive win over their bitter rivals.

The Divas next take the field for their home opener on April 19, when they will face the reigning national champion Chicago Force.