MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--The Hood College softball team dropped a pair of games on its third day in Myrtle Beach Wednesday, falling to Utica 14-0 and Arcadia 4-2.

In their opener, the Blazers (4-6) fell behind 5-0 after the first inning and could not get on track. Utica added three runs in the third and tacked on six more in the fifth to end the game early due to the eight-run rule.

Andrea Curley, who held the Blazers to just one run on four hits in an 8-1 win Monday, gave up five hits and struck out three to earn the shutout victory. She also helped her own cause at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored.

Blazer senior Lisa Green (0-3) allowed nine hits and six earned runs in 2 2/3 innings of work.

Junior Tamara Maggard went 2-for-3 with a double to lead the Hood offense.

Hood looked to rebound in its second game of the day, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the second.

However, Arcadia rallied for the win with single runs in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

Sophomore Jen Guyer doubled to start the second and scored on a ground out by freshman Mandi Lambert. Fellow freshman Jamie Gardner added a RBI-single later in the inning.

Arcadia cut Hood's lead in half in the bottom of the second and pulled even in the fourth on Jenn Compton's RBI-double.

The Knights then took the lead for good in the fifth on a fielder's choice and closed out the scoring with an unearned run in the sixth.

Kristin Law set the Blazers down in order in the sixth and seventh innings to close out her complete-game win. She allowed five hits and two runs while striking out five.

Gardner (1-1) took the loss for Hood after giving up three earned runs on eight hits in a complete-game effort.

Guyer went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored, while freshman Sara Wastler was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base.

The Blazers close out their Spring Break trip Thursday as they face Oswego State at 9:30 a.m. and Alvernia at 11:30 a.m.