SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Curry College Softball team split a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) doubleheader at Western New England, winning the opener 4-0 before falling in the nightcap 9-1 in five innings.

The Golden Bears now stand 13-15 overall and 9-7 in the CCC, while the Colonels move to 21-13 and 11-5.

In the opener, Taylor Ahearn (14-6) tossed a six-hit shutout over WNE, including five strikeouts.

Paige Smigiel had a pair of RBI for the visitors. Megan Flaherty had a pair of hits and Kelly Duggan also had two for Curry, which had seven to WNE's six. Marissa Bruno scored on a wild pitch in the fourth inning, as Curry added two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh.

In the decisive fifth inning of the nightcap, WNE scored five times on two hits, two errors and a pair of walks. Katie Eckert had a two-run single to center to highlight the frame.

Curry scored its only run on a passed ball in the fourth inning. Flaherty went 2-for-3 for the Colonels.

Western New England doubled up Curry in hits, 10-5. Samantha Mulhern chipped in two hits, two runs scored and a RBI for the Golden Bears.

Heidi Grieger picked up the win (4-6) after allowing an unearned run, a walk and scattering five hits. She also had four strikeouts.