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Photos courtesy of Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn Athletic Communications

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Interdivisional play wrapped up last weekend for Ivy League softball, and now the Ancient Eight will take battle inside each team's respective division as squads look to secure a spot in the Ivy League Softball Championship Series.

Three teams went 4-0 in Ivy play last weekend. Dartmouth (14-13, 7-1 Ivy) and Harvard (14-15. 5-3 Ivy) each hold a six-game winning streak after having perfect weekends, with the Big Green holding a two game lead in the North Division over the Crimson. In the South, Columbia (8-16, 5-3 Ivy) did not drop a game over the weekend, propelling the Lions into first place, a game ahead of Penn (13-13, 4-4 Ivy).

Divisional play is set to begin this weekend, with Dartmouth visiting Yale (5-12, 2-4 Ivy) and Harvard heading to Brown (8-12, 3-5 Ivy) in the North, while Columbia travels to Princeton (10-17, 2-4 Ivy) and Penn visits Cornell (8-14, 2-6 Ivy) in the South. 

PLAYER AND CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Dartmouth senior Kristen Rumley continued her terrific 2015 campaign last weekend, helping Dartmouth to a 4-0 conference home stand. In the circle Rumley allowed just one earned run in 16.2 innings, while striking out 18 and walking just two on her way to a 2-0 record on the week. Rumley also picked up a multi-inning save in the weekend finale against Cornell. At the plate the senior slugged 1.231 and hit .615, while driving in seven runs, clubbing two home runs and hitting two doubles.

Rumley’s Statistics for the Week
3 GP, 2 GS, 2 CG, 2-0, 1 Sv., 16.2 IP, 18 K, 2 BB, 0.42 ERA
.615 Avg., 3 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.231 Slg., 0 K  

CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Harvard senior Laura Ricciardone was integral in the Crimson going 6-0 last week, including Ivy League sweeps over Cornell and Princeton. A workhorse in the circle, she accumulated 19.1 innings of work, highlighted by complete-game victories over the Big Red and Tigers. She finished the week a perfect 4-0, allowing just 16 hits, giving up only three walks and not allowing an earned run. In a relief appearance Friday against Cornell, she contributed a home run late in the game to give herself an insurance run.

Ricciardone’s Statistics for the Week
4 GP, 3 GS, 2 CG, 4-0, 19.1 IP, 14 K, 0.00 ERA  

ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Penn rookie Jurie Joyner continues to swing a hot bat for the Quakers. The rookie hit .476 with 10 RBI and two home runs last week. Joyner is hitting .520 this season against conference opponents and had a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 22 to April 3.   

Joyner’s Statistics for the Week
.476 Avg., 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 1 BB, .810 Slg.

HONOR ROLL
Alexis Borden, Penn (Sr., P – Yorba Linda, Calif.)
4 GP, 1-2, 2 CG, 19.2 IP, 19 K, 2.49 ERA 

Hannah Brennan, Yale (Sr., 3B – Anacortes, Wash.)
5 GP, .563 Avg., 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI 

Francesca Casalino, Yale (Fr., P/INF – Dix Hills, N.Y.)
4 GP, 1-2, 2 CG, 21.0 IP, 18 K, 4 BB, 2.67 ERA 

Madison Gott, Columbia (Fr., 2B/SS – Weston, Fla.)
5 GP, .412 Avg., 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI 

Katherine Lantz, Harvard (Sr., 2B – Parkland, Fla.)
6 GP, .438 Avg., 2 R, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 2 BB 

Karlie Mellot, Cornell (Fr., IF – Sterling, Ill.)
6 GP, .364 Avg., 7 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB 

Megan Murray, Cornell (Fr., IF – Alfred, N.Y.)
7 GP, .476 Avg., 6 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 3 BB 

Grayson Metzger, Brown (Fr., UT – Severna Park, Md.)
4 GP, .375 Avg., 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB  

Maddie Orcutt, Cornell (Fr., P – Lexington, Mass.)
5 GP, 2-3, 2 CG, 18.1 IP, 15 K, 2.29 ERA 

Katie Orona, Brown (Fr., P – Pueblo, Colo.)
2 GS, 1-1, 1 CG, 13.1 IP, 14 K, 2.63 ERA  

Rachel Rendina, Princeton (Sr., IF/OF – Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)
5 GP, .389 Avg., 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB  

Alexis Sargent, Penn (So., P/UT – Alexandria, Va.)
5 GP, .357 Avg., 1 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB 

Tonia Wu, Columbia (So., P/OF – Carlsbad, Calif.)
3 GS, 2-1, 2 CG, 16.2 IP, 9 K, 2 BB, 17 H, 1.68 ERA

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 8
Yale at Hartford, 3 pm [DH]
Fairleigh Dickinson at Columbia, 3 pm [DH]
Brown at Bryant, 4 pm
Villanova at Penn, 4 pm [ILDN]
Princeton at Rutgers, 4 pm  

Thursday, April 9
Massachusetts at Harvard, 4 pm  

Saturday, April 11
*Dartmouth at Yale, 12:30 pm [DH] [ILDN]
*Harvard at Brown, 12:30 pm [DH]
*Columbia at Princeton, 12:30 pm [DH] [ILDN]
*Penn at Cornell, 12:30 pm [DH] 

Sunday, April 12
*Dartmouth at Yale, 12:30 pm [DH] [ILDN]
*Harvard at Brown, 12:30 pm [DH]
*Columbia at Princeton, 12:30 pm [DH] [ILDN]
*Penn at Cornell, 12:30 pm [DH]  

KEY
*-Conference contest; DH-Double Header; ILDN-Streamed on The Ivy League Digital Network