HICKORY, N.C. -- Sydney Pon hit safely in both games, totaling three hits, and Jordyn Stefani had a pair of doubles in the nightcap, but Belmont Abbey dropped both games of a doubleheader at 23rd-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne, 10-2 and 10-0.

With the result, the Crusaders fall to 3-5 overall, while the Bears improve to 12-1.

THE OPENER

• The Abbey registered five hits, including a double and home run by Pon.
• Bailey Presley, Trinity Wall and Mackenzie Sprinkle each had singles.
• After falling behind 10-0, Pon homered down the left field line in the fifth inning.
• Alannah Browne struck out two, but walked four and allowed eight hits in 3.1 innings. She falls to 1-3 with the loss. 

THE NIGHTCAP

• Belmont Abbey registered three hits, a first-inning single by Pon and doubles in the second and fifth by Stefani.
• Adeline Cox faced seven batters in the first inning, with each of them scoring. It was her first decision of the year.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey continues its road swing with a Saturday doubleheader at Mars Hill.
• First pitch against the Mountain Lions is at 1 p.m.