ELON, N.C. (February 24, 2018) – Howard University Softball team continued its Tar Heel road swing against the Elon Phoenix where they dropped both contests.
HU (2-10) fell 7-2 in game one, then Elon (9-4) shutdown Howard in the nightcap, 3-0.
In game one, Howard was limited to only four hits. Newcomer
Trinity Gibbs registered a multi-hit game, going 2-of-3 with a run scored. Juniors
Jasmine Gibson and
Mackenzi Steele each recorded a RBI in the loss.
Elon took a commanding 7-0 advantage after six, but the Bison refused to go away quietly.
In the seventh, Gibson and Steele drove in Gibbs and sophomore
Kamryn Tillman before falling, 7-2.
In the nightcap, Gibbs and sophomore
Monica Thompson were the lone Bison to produce a hit against Elon's Elise Walton.
Elon scored its three runs in the first, fourth, and fifth innings.
On March 2-4, Howard returns to D.C. for the District Classic, hosted by Georgetown at the Nationals Youth Academy.
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www.HUBison.com.
