BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. --- Ashley Rhyne (Crouse, N.C.) pitched a five-inning no-hitter in game two, and Kellie Beres (Greenville, N.C.) drove in five runs to lead Gardner-Webb to a doubleheader sweep of South Carolina State on Wednesday afternoon at Varsity Field.

Gardner-Webb (10-17) scored seven early runs in game one, including six in the third inning, en route to a 7-1 win before shutting out South Carolina State (4-12), 10-0, behind Rhyne's first no-hitter as a Runnin' Bulldog. The Runnin' Bulldogs tallied 22 hits in the twin-bill, including five extra-base hits, while batting .431 as a team and outscoring South Carolina State, 17-1.

Beres and Samantha Meenaghan (Atlantic Beach, Fla.) paced the Runnin' Bulldogs with four hits each, as Savannah Burns (Vale, N.C.) and Taylar Pridgen (Trinity, N.C.) both added three base knocks. Beres drove in a team-high five runs, while Mahaila Irvin (Canton, N.C.) and Scarlett Harris (Sherrills Ford, N.C.) both recorded a home run and three RBI.

Jessica Childers (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.) got the nod in game one, surrendering one run and striking out three to earn the victory. Rhyne took the ball in game two, tossing five scoreless innings while surrendering no hits, no walks and striking out one to complete her first no-hitter at Gardner-Webb.

Jasmine Greer and Jazmin Robinson each tallied two hits for South Carolina State, as Greer drove in the Bulldogs' lone run of the day.

Vianney Gomez made the start in game one, surrendering six earned runs on 11 hits and striking out three. Robinson and Jareece Sayles combined for eight earned runs on 11 hits in game two, totaling four innings of work.

Game One: Gardner-Webb 7, South Carolina State 1

Gardner-Webb opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, taking a 1-0 lead on a grounder by Gibbons following a leadoff single by Meenaghan. The Runnin' Bulldogs pushed the advantage to 7-0 with six runs in the third, stretching the advantage to 3-0 with a two-run single by Beres, before Irvin plated three with a bomb over the center field wall. Harris capped the frame with a solo shot to right center.

South Carolina State fought back in the fifth, trimming the margin to 7-1 with a run-scoring single by Greer. Childers would hold the Bulldogs off the scoreboard in the final two frames, stranding four South Carolina State runners en route to her sixth win of the season.

Game Two: Gardner-Webb 10, South Carolina State 0

The Runnin' Bulldogs struck early in the bottom of the first, plating three runs on an error and two groundouts to take a 3-0 lead. Gardner-Webb would add four in the second, pushing the advantage to 7-0 on an RBI single by Meenaghan, a two-run double by Beres, and a grounder by Harris.

A three-run third capped the scoring for the Runnin' Bulldogs, widening the gap to 10-0 following a trio of run-scoring singles by Meenaghan, Beres, and Burns. Rhyne would take over from there, retiring 15 of the 17 batters she faced, including the final six following a pair of fourth-inning errors to cap the victory and close out the no-hitter.

Gardner-Webb is back in action on Wednesday, March 19 when the Runnin' Bulldogs travel to Athens, Ga. to take on No. 17 Georgia in non-conference play at 6:00 pm.