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GAME 1 BOX SCORE
GAME 2 BOX SCORE


Newtown, Pa. - Redshirt senior Danielle McDevitt (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown) entered today's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader with Chestnut Hill College tied with former standout Melissa Zebley (2001-2004) with the most hits in program history with 205 career hits.
 
By the time the third inning rolled around, McDevitt took over sole possession on top the leader board when she reached base with a bunt single for career hit number 206.
 
Holy Family defeated Chestnut Hill 2-0 and 1-0 as the Tigers improved to 22-8 overall and 13-3 in conference play.  Chestnut Hill is now 6-20 overall and 6-12 in CACC action.
 
McDevitt finished the doubleheader 2-for-6 as she now has 207 career hits.
 
Game 1: Holy Family 2, Chestnut Hill 0
 
Senior Rachael Alligood (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) tossed her first career no-hitter in the opener as she improved to 7-2 on the season.  Alligood faced 22 batters with her only blemish being a first inning walk to the lead off hitter, freshman Ashleigh Sharp.
 
Alligood forced ten groundouts and six fly outs on the afternoon to go along with five strikeouts.  She also lowered her earned run average to 2.60 on the year. 
 
It marked the second no-hitter tossed by the Tigers this season.  Freshman Amanda Paredes (Moorpark, Calif./Thousand Oaks) tossed a no-hitter against Southern Connecticut State University on March 8. 
 
Holy Family scored its first run of the game in the second inning.  Senior Erin Corrado (Fair Hill, Md./St. Mark's (Del.)) led the inning off with a walk and later advanced to third base.  With two outs, freshman Brianna Scotto (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) singled to right field scoring Corrado to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
 
McDevitt made history in her second at-bat of the game in the third inning.  With two outs, McDevitt laid down a bunt towards third base as she beat out the throw to surpass Zebley as the team's all-time hits leader. 
 
Holy Family doubled its lead in the fifth inning when senior AnnMarie Dalton (Northampton, Pa./Northampton Area) connected on her second home run of the season; a solo shot to center field.  Dalton's tenth career long ball gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
 
McDevitt finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate as she recorded career hits 206 and 207.
 
Sophomore Courtney Dayter (2-6) received the loss for Chestnut Hill as she went the distance.  In six innings of work Dayter allowed two runs on five hits.  She also issued a pair of walks.
 
Game 2: Holy Family 1, Chestnut Hill 0
 
The Holy Family pitching staff continued to roll in the later game as Paredes (6-1) recorded her second complete shutout of the season.  Paredes limited Chestnut Hill to four hits in seven innings of work as she struck out a season-high eight batters. She lowered her earned run average to 1.99 in 11 appearances (8 starts).
 
Paredes helped her own cause in the sixth inning when she came through with a bases loaded blooper just beyond the shortstop.  The hit scored Borrelli who led the inning off with her 12^th double of the season.
 
Chestnut Hill had two opportunities to score in the game but both times Paredes ended the threat.  In the second inning the first three batters reach base for the Griffins to load the bases.  However, Paredes struck out the next two hitters and forced a pop out to close out the inning.
 
In the fifth inning, sophomore Nicole Carney hit a one-out triple to right field to give the Griffins a runner in scoring position.  Once again Paredes came through striking out the next two hitters to close out the inning. 
 
Paredes and sophomore Kristine Casey (Newark, Del./Caravel) each went 2-for-3 for the Tigers in game two.
 
Sophomore Giana Cavallo went 2-for-3 for the Griffins.  Freshman Briannen Holloway (3-10) received the hard-luck loss as she allowe one run, while scattering seven hits in six innings of work.  Holloway struck out two batters.
 
Holy Family is back in action on Monday, April 14 as the Tigers host first-place and nationally ranked #11 Caldwell College.  The Cougars (26-4) are 12-1 in the CACC and lead the Tigers by two games in the standings. Game one is slated for 3 p.m. at Helen Randle Park.