WATERBURY, CT – The College of Saint Rose rallied from a pair of one-run deficits by pushing across two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh en route to a 5-3 victory in the opener of a non-conference doubleheader at Post University this afternoon. The host Eagles then built a 4-1 lead through five innings to earn a split with an 8-2 victory in the finale.

Junior third baseman Jessica Butterbrodt went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run and freshman center fielder Amber Loussedes also finished 2-for-4 to lead the Saint Rose 10-hit attack in game one.

Butterbrodt got things going in the sixth for the Golden Knights. She stroked a leadoff double to left and then freshman first baseman Valerie Nelson reached on an infield single to put runners at the corners. Two batters later, Butterbrodt came across with the tying run courtesy of a Post (4-9) error. Sophomore left fielder Steph Luce followed with a base hit to center that drove home Nelson with the winning run. The Golden Knights (4-7) then took advantage of three walks and a hit batter to add another run in the seventh.

In the nightcap, Butterbrodt wound up with 2-for-3 with an RBI base hit in the first and Loussedes finished 1-for-3 to extend her hit streak to 10 games. Junior left fielder Courtney Galuski accounted for the other Saint Rose run with a two-out, RBI single in the seventh.

Meanwhile, Post sophomore right-hander Johanna Rice allowed two runs on five hits and fanned four over the distance to chalk up her second win of the young season. Rice retired nine straight at one point in the middle innings.

Looking ahead, the Golden Knights have a week off before opening the Northeast-10 Conference portion of their 2011 slate with a noon doubleheader at New Haven next Saturday. The Eagles on the other hand are back on the diamond tomorrow with a scheduled 1:00 pm twin-bill versus Bridgeport.

Box Score - Game 1; Box Score - Game 2