MILWAUKEE, Wis. -The Alverno softball team hosted its home Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener this afternoon with a league doubleheader against the Concordia Chicago Cougar. The Cougars picked up the sweep by the scores of 14-1 and 7-4.
 
Alverno had a pair of hits in the opener on base knocks by Giselle Moreno and Dominique Tetrault.
 
Maggie Wilmot got the start in the opener only allowing nine hits, eight runs and two walks as she tossed 2 innings. Jocilyn Janeway retired two batters to close out the contest allowing nine hits, six runs and one walk.
 
Nevaeh Cruz pitched the whole second game of the afternoon only allowing eight hits, seven runs, one walk and two strikeouts in the 31 batters faced. The visiting Concordia Chicago Cougars got on the board first with a homerun to take a 1-0 lead. Alverno answered in the bottom of the third inning adding three runs to take a 3-1 lead. Both teams would remain scoreless in the fourth inning. CUC added three additional runs in the fifth and seventh innings to take a 7-4 victory. Alverno added its final run in the seventh inning when Samantha Schrader singled to left field to score Jaylynne Ramsey.

Alverno (3-17, 1-13 NACC) will host the Edgewood College Eagles on Monday afternoon at the Alverno Softball Field. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. in Milwaukee.