CARY, N.C. – Greensboro recorded a four-run fifth inning to top McDaniel 8-4 in non-conference softball action on Saturday.

Olivia Kipe (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) led the Green Terror (0-1) in its opener with three hits and two RBIs.

Sarah Tompkins led the Pride (3-2) with a 3-for-4 day, driving in four runs.

Trailing 4-0, Brittainy Rush singled with one out in the fourth before scoring on an Allyson Yeager triple. Thompkins followed with a double to cut the deficit to 4-2.

Kali Puckett led off the fifth with a double before a Madison Crisco single put runners at the corners.

After Crisco swiped second, Rush drew a one-out walk to load the bases.

A walk to Yeager forced in Puckett before Tompkins singled to even the game.

Nichole Wall followed with a two-run single to make it a 6-4 game.

A two-run double by Tompkins in the bottom of the sixth set the final margin.

Stacie Maring (Woodbine, Md./South Carroll) led off the game with a triple to left before Payton Lewis (Valrico, Fla./Durant) drew a walk to put runners at the corners.

A Kipe RBI groundout staked McDaniel to a 1-0 lead.

Kipe and Jamie Weisser (Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley) rapped out back-to-back singles to lead off the third.

After a fielder's choice kept it first and second, a two-out error allowed Weisser to score for a 2-0 lead.

Lewis drew a one-out walk in the fourth before taking second on a passed ball and scoring on a Kipe single.

Singles from Weisser and Lindsey Miller (Gettysburg, Pa./New Oxford) scored Kipe for the 4-0 lead.

Fiona Johnson (Derwood, Md./Magruder) struck out six in her collegiate debut.

The Green Terror is scheduled to play a second game against William Peace on Saturday. Game time is set for approximately 10 p.m.

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