SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University softball team finished the 2007 Sea Gull Invitational with a 1-3 record after it dropped a pair of games on Saturday at Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex to Christopher Newport University and King's (Pa.) College.

In game one, the Sea Gulls (6-4) loaded the bases, with no outs, but couldn't plate a runner.

Junior Meaghan Murphy singled to lead off the inning and advanced to second on a Stacey Malarkey single. One batter later senior Nicole Fuqua loaded the bases with a single to left field. Senior catcher Tee Droneburg struck out looking for the first out. Junior Ashley Stern followed and lined into a double play to end the Sea Gull rally and game.

Murphy and Fuqua each finished the game 3-for-4 from the plate while Malarkey had the only multi-hit game for SU. Junior Kirsten Wells (3-2) suffered the loss to the Captains.

The Sea Gulls jumped out early in game two on the Monrachs as they plated a first inning run on a Malarkey RBI double down the left field line. Freshman Kelly Waskewicz scored from third on the double.

King's knotted the game at one in the bottom of the second on a RBI single from Julie Bidwell. The game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when Bidwell slammed a two-run home run off SU pitcher Stacy Davis (2-2) to give the Monrachs a 3-1 lead.

Waskewicz had two hits against the Monrachs while Malarkey, Fuqua and sophomore Meaghan O'Gara each had a hit in the loss.

Tournament champion Lynchburg College went a perfect 4-0 during the two-day tournament.

The Sea Gulls return to action tomorrow (Sunday, March 11) as they host Allegheny College at 11 am at Sea Gull Field in a doubleheader.