RALEIGH, N.C. - The SU women's softball team earned a trip to the Meredith College Tournament championship game on Saturday afternoon with two wins in three games Friday in the round-robin portion of the tournament. 

Shenandoah (2-3) will play host Meredith (5-1-1) for the championship after sandwiching 3-1 and 8-4 wins over Randolph Macon Woman's College and Mary Baldwin, respectively, around a 6-0 loss to Meredith.

The Hornets gave coach Michelle Manning her first win as a college coach in fine fashion as they opened the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Randolph Macon Woman's College. Sophomore Gina Riemenschneider (Winchester, Va./James Wood) gave her coach the first win of her college coaching career by tossing the first no-hitter in program history.

Riemenschneider struck out five and walked three in throwing the gem; she also scored the final run of the game on an Alicia Sanders (Wardensville, W. Va./East Hardy) single in the sixth inning.

The Hornets were held to just four hits in the second game, a 6-0 loss to host Meredith. SU then came back to qualify for the championship by doubling up Mary Baldwin College 8-4.

Shenandoah banged out a season high 13 hits in the win but needed a six-run fifth inning to break open a 2-2 contest. Freshmen Carrie Harris (Front Royal, Va./Warren County) and Melissa Landon (Goldsboro, Md./North Caroline) provided the offense in the frame with a two-run single and a two-run double, respectively.

Riemenschneider improved her record to 2-1 on the season with another complete game victory. She surrendered four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out one.

Complete box scores and plays by play for all three games can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/sb/2004/teamstat.htm

Shenandoah will face Meredith at 12:00 Saturday for the championship.