GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College softball team earned its third Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of the week Thursday afternoon by taking a pair of games from visiting Thiel at College Field. Grove City earned a 5-0 win in Game One, then secured a 7-1 triumph in Game Two. The Wolverines have won seven straight games, which is the longest win streak for the program in 11 years. 

Junior pitcher Kaitlyn Constantino (Clarion, Pa./Clarion) fired a two-hit shutout in Game One in earning her conference-leading eighth win of the season. Constantino (8-3) struck out five and walked one while recording her third shutout of the season.

In Game Two, senior Janessa Dawson (Zanesville, Ohio/Tri-Valley) took a shutout into the seventh inning and allowed one unearned run in her complete game victory. Dawson also had five strikeouts and a walk in her victory.

Grove City (14-8, 8-2 PAC) took the lead in the opener by scoring single runs in each of the first two innings. Sophomore DP Brooke Brodie (Mogadore, Ohio/Mogadore) opened the scoring by doubling in sophomore second baseman Maci Linhart (Columbiana, Ohio/Columbiana). In the second inning, sophomore third baseman Rachel Zona (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) blasted a leadoff home run to left, giving Grove City a 2-0 lead. 

Grove City sewed up the win with a three-run outburst in the bottom of the sixth inning. Senior Michaela Ban (Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong) singled in Zona, who opened the inning with a single. Junior pinch hitter Erin Mulholland (Malvern, Pa./Delaware County Christian) scored freshman center fielder Noel Anthony (Clarion, Pa./Clarion) with a sacrifice fly while Dawson's groundout later scored senior shortstop Lexi Buck (Akron, Ohio/Lake Center Christian).

Brodie helped lead Grove City's 11-hit attack by going 3 for 3. Zona went 2 for 3 and Dawson finished 2 for 4. 

Grove City also jumped out to 1-0 lead in the nightcap as Linhart reached on a bunt single, advanced on an error and then scored when junior catcher Lauren Harris (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) roped a single to center. 

Junior left fielder Lauren McNeil, Ban and Buck opened the second inning with consecutive singles. Anthony cleared the bases with a three-run double to left, giving the Wolverines a 4-0 lead.

In the fourth, Anthony led off with a triple and scored on a Dawson double. Dawson scored Grove City's final run on Linhart's sacrifice fly. 

Ban doubled and singled while Anthony finished 2 for 2 as Grove City again posted 11 hits. All nine offensive starters had at least one hit for Grove City. 

Zona is now 9 for her last 14, including four extra-base hits. Dawson leads the conference with 40 hits.

Grove City opened the week with a sweep Monday afternoon at Franciscan. The Wolverines then won twice Tuesday night at Chatham.

The seven-game win streak is Grove City's longest since a nine-game run March 20-29, 2012. 

The Wolverines host Westminster in conference play next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.