BOONE, N.C. – Heather Robb homered for the second straight day and Cory Mattson and Erica Navarette kept Appalachian State off the board until the seventh inning as UNCG took a 7-2 win Sunday at Swassink/Lloyd Family Stadium on Sunday to claim the Southern Conference weekend series.

UNCG (8-14, 2-1 SoCon) was nursing a 3-0 lead late before blowing the game open in the fifth inning. Katelyn Bedwell and Toni MacReynolds hit back-to-back two-out singles to set the stage for Robb, who took the ball out to right field for her second home run in as many days. She had a grand slam in UNCG's 9-4 win in game two of Saturday's doubleheader.

The Spartans put three runs on the board in the second inning to take an early lead it would not relinquish. A MacReynolds walk, a Tatiana Alcala double and a Dominique Madruga walk loaded the bases with two outs, and Ashley Reetz drew another walk to knock in UNCG's first run of the day. Alex Emeterio followed with a two-run single to center to make it 3-0.

Singles by Kiah Ruffin and Eileen Horsmon put a pair of runners on in the seventh as UNCG looked for insurance, and a MacReynolds groundout brought in Ruffin to make it 7-0.

The Mountaineers (10-9, 1-2 SoCon) got on the board in the bottom half of the frame to spoil the shutout. After Meghan Smith's one-out single, Allie Cashion hit a two-run homer to left center to make it 7-2.

Mattson improved to 5-7 on the year, pitching four innings of shutout ball. She allowed five hits and three walks and struck out three. Navarette worked three innings, allowing two runs on five hits and striking out two to pick up her first career save.

Caitlin Wainright (4-4) took the loss, allowing seven runs on nine hits and three walks. She struck out five.

Robb was 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead the Spartans at the plate, while Smith, Dani Heichen and Sarah Warnock had two hits each to pace the Mountaineers.

UNCG hosts Virginia Tech for a nonconference doubleheader at the UNCG Softball Stadium on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

AGATE
UNCG 7, Appalachian State 2 (Mar 11, 2012 at Boone, N.C.)
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UNCG................ 030 030 1 -  7  9  0      (8-14, 2-1 SoCon)
Appalachian State... 000 000 2 -  2 10  0      (10-8, 1-2 SoCon)
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Pitchers: UNCG - Cory Mattson; Erica Navarette(5) and Toni MacReynolds. Appalachian State -
Caitlin Wainright and Michelle Lighton.
Win-Cory Mattson(5-7)  Save-Erica Navarette(1)  Loss-Caitlin Wainright(4-4)  T-1:47  A-112
HR UNCG - Heather Robb (3).
HR ASU - Allie Cashion (7).
Weather: Sunny, Wind: Calm, 57 degrees
Mattson faced 1 batter in the 5th.

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