COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College softball team swept a doubleheader from Allen University on Saturday at Tiger Field.
 
Benedict won the first game 8-0 and then won the second game 12-1 to improve to 6-17 overall and 4-7 in the SIAC.
 
Olivia Townsend hit a two-run homer in the first game, while also picking up the pitching win.
 
In the second game, Savanna Marshall held Allen to three hits. Townsend continued to lead the team at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI double. T'yannah Lake drove in a pair of runs on a single. Jamaiyah Howard went 2-for-2 and scored a pair of runs.
 
Benedict and Allen will conclude their three-game conference series with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tiger Field.