PEMBROKE, N.C. -- Ferrum College was swept by UNC Pembroke in a Conference Carolinas softball doubleheader this afternoon at Willoughby Field. The Panthers fell 10-0 in the opener, then dropped the nightcap 4-2.

RECORDS
UNC Pembroke 22-8, 9-1 CC
Ferrum 8-16, 1-9 CC

GAME ONE
UNC Pembroke took control early, scoring two runs in the first inning and adding five more in the third. Makayla Etling provided the big blow with a two-run homer in the third, followed by a triple and a series of timely hits that extended the lead to 10-0 by the end of the fourth inning. Ferrum was held to just one hit in the game, with Kelsey Marshall recording the lone single.

KEY STATS
UNC Pembroke: Etling 3-3 HR, triple, 3 RBI; SP Summer Bullard (W, 12-4) 5 inn, 1 hit, 0 runs, 5 K
Ferrum: SP Emily Wood (L, 3-4) 2 inn, 5 hits, 3 ER, 2 K

GAME TWO
In the nightcap, UNC Pembroke scored two runs in the third inning for the early lead. Kaitlyn King doubled to set up a run-scoring single from Alex Serbio, and Kaitlynn Hunt added an RBI single to make it 2-0. Ferrum responded in the fifth, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Samantha Smith and Zoey Snead led off with back-to-back singles, and after a pinch-hit single by Carly Constantino, Sadie Smith brought in the first run with a sacrifice fly. Abby Bradberry followed with an RBI single, scoring Snead to bring Ferrum within a run. UNC Pembroke answered in the bottom half of the inning with an insurance run when Emma Wrenn walked, stole second, and scored on a groundout by Chloe Locklear.

KEY STATS
UNC Pembroke: Kaitlyn King 2-3, RBI; SP Halona Sampson (W, 8-3) 4.1 inn, 4 hits, 2 ER, 1 K 
Ferrum: Abby Bradberry 2-4, RBI; SP Chloe Constantino (L, 3-6) 6 inn, 9 hits, 4 ER, 1 K

UP NEXT
Ferrum wll be back in action Thursday, March 19, at home against Frostburg State University. The non-conference doubleheader is set for a 1:00 p.m. start at VVK Field.