SWARTHMORE, Pa. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | In the first-ever non-conference meeting between New Jersey City University and Swarthmore College, NJCU led 6-1 after two innings before the Garnet rallied for two runs in the sixth and three in the bottom of the seventh, rallying for a 9-8 victory on April 27 at Clothier Field. Swarthmore won the opening game, 4-1.
 
Swarthmore, members of the Centennial Conference, improve to 15-21 with the two decisions. NJCU fell to 10-22 (lost six).
 
In the opener, NJCU led 1-0 before the Garnet scored four times in the second inning. NJCU had four hits in the game—two by junior left fielder Julie Squeo (Carlstadt, NJ/Becton Regional) (Carlstadt, N.J./Becton Regional) who batted 2-for-2 with a run scored. She was a combined 4-for-5 in the doubleheader.

In game two, senior Brianna Rosario (Roselle, NJ/Abraham Clark) (Roselle, N.J./Abraham Clark) was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs. Senior first baseman/right-handed pitcher Brittany Paulikas (Fords, NJ/JFK-Iselin) (Ford, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) hit a two-run homer while sophomore catcher/third baseman Hannah Gavin (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown) (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Squeo batted 2-for-3 in the loss.