BURLINGTON, N.C. - The Shenandoah University softball team saw its reign as USA South Conference champions end Saturday with a 6-4 loss to Greensboro College in the loser's bracket semi-finals of the 2012 USA South Conference Tournament.
The Pride (20-18) advance into an elimination game against Ferrum, who eliminated Methodist with a 4-3 victory Saturday afternoon.
Shenandoah (22-16) now has a 13-day break before completing its season with a non-league doubleheader against York (Pa.).
GC scored four runs in the first off of senior Brooke Over (12-12) to take a lead it would not relinquish, although SU had the tying run on base third, fifth and sixth innings.
Greensboro scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the fifth on a Brittany Teer sacrifice fly. Teer plated Kelsey Burkett, who reached on an infield single.
After falling behind 4-0, SU cut the deficit in half with two runs in the third on an RBI triple by Denise Mitchell followed by an RBI single from Brittany Guepe.
Guepe, who finished 3 for 4, also had an RBI single in the sixth.
Over allowed six runs (three earned) on eight hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings.
She also struck out two.
Mitchell backed up Guepe with a 2 for 4 performance.
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