BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. --- Senior Ashley Rhyne (Crouse, N.C.) pitched a gem in game two of a doubleheader against USC Upstate, surrendering one run and scattering six hits, as the Spartans took both games of a tightly-contested twin-bill at Varsity Field on Wednesday afternoon.

USC Upstate (10-0) won the first game, 6-0, before edging Gardner-Webb (1-7) in a 1-0 pitcher's duel in the night cap. The Spartans collected 14 hits in the doubleheader, including a trio of extra-base hits.

Samantha Meenaghan (Atlantic Beach, Fla.) paced the Runnin' Bulldogs with two hits, both in game one, while Savannah Burns (Vale, N.C.) added a base knock of her own.

Jessica Childers (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.) took the ball the opener, surrendering three earned runs on eight hits. Rhyne tossed a gem in game two, allowing one run on six hits while stranding 10 Spartans on base. Childers and Rhyne combined to hold USC Upstate's offense to seven runs in the doubleheader - a unit which averaged nearly eight runs per game through the first eight games of the season.

Shellie Robinson led the way for USC Upstate with four hits in eight at-bats, driving in two runs while also scoring three. Maddison Keiffer and Erin Schattle each drove in two runs for the Spartans as well.

USC Upstate's pitching staff held the Runnin' Bulldogs to three hits on the day, led by a no-hitter from Anna Miller in game two. Miller allowed just one walk in seven innings of work while striking out 14. Hannah Alexander got the nod in game one, scattering three hits and one walk across seven innings, while striking out nine.

Game One: USC Upstate 6, Gardner-Webb 0

The Spartans opened the scoring in the top of the second, plating two runs on a two-run single by Schattle to take an early 2-0 lead. Upstate would add three in the next inning, pushing the advantage to 5-0 following a two-run single by Kieffer with two outs.

Robinson tallied the final run of the contest in the fifth, hitting a first-pitch solo home run to left.

Game Two: USC Upstate 1, Gardner-Webb 0

Miller and Rhyne proved to be the story of game two, engaging in a tight pitcher's duel throughout the contest while combining to allow just six hits, one run and six walks.

The Spartans scored the lone run of the game in the fourth inning, when Cheyenne Griffin scored Robinson from second on an infield single to first, giving USC Upstate a 1-0 lead and runners on first and second with no outs.

After Kieffer walked to load the bases with no outs, Rhyne stepped up and recorded three straight force outs at home, working her way out of the jam with three tremendous at-bats to hold USC Upstate to just one run in the inning.

Miller was equal to the task for the Spartans, surrendering a second-inning walk to Megan Gibbons (Benson, N.C.) before retiring the next 16 batters she faced en route to her first no-hitter of the season.

Gardner-Webb returns to the diamond on Friday at the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C., where the Runnin' Bulldogs will take on Georgetown at 10:00 am, followed by host South Carolina at 3:00 pm.