Little Falls, NJ (3/25/08) – Senior righthander CAROLYN MCCREA (Wharton, NJ / Jefferson) tossed a five-inning perfect game in the while junior shortstop JENNIFER JIMENEZ (Linden, NJ / Linden) became the all-time home run leader at Montclair State as the No. 17 Red Hawks swept a doubleheader from John Jay College with a pair of identical 8-0 victories at the MSU Softball Stadium on Thursday.

Sophomore second baseman MEGAN DURKIN (West Orange, NJ / West Orange) went a combined 4-for-5 and finished with three RBI in the twinbill for the Red Hawks, who moved to 10-2 on the season. Montclair has won three straight.

Freshman centerfielder Alyce Miraglia (Lindenwood, NY/Stella Maris) was 2-for-3 in the second game for John Jay, which fell to 3-3 on the season.

McCrea hurled just the sixth perfect game in MSU history and her second against the Bloodhounds in as many years as she fanned 13 in improving to 5-2. She fanned the side in each of the first four innings and added one more in the fifth as she posted her third double-digit strikeout game in seven starts this season.

The Red Hawks struck quickly with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. JACKIE FERRANTI (Bergenfield, NJ / Bergenfield) led off with a double and went to third on a balk before coming home on a ground out by Jimenez. KELLY KARP (Edison, NJ / Edison) added a two-run single as MSU led 3-0. The advantage grew to five runs in the second as Ferranti scored on an error and Durkin added an RBI triple.

In the fourth, Jimenez led off with a solo home run to centerfield, her second of the season and the 31st of her career (in 104 career games). Jimenez surpassed the record of Kari McDonnell, who belted 30 from 2002-2005. AMANDA LIVSEY (Congers, NY / Congers) brought home the final two runs for MSU with a single.

In the nightcap, Karp and sophomore ELIA PERSICO (Marlton, NJ / Cherokee) combined on a two-hit shutout with Karp striking out seven and walking one through the first five innings before Persico struck out the side in the final inning.

Montclair took a 2-0 lead in the second as Durkin walked and scored as Karp helped her own cause with a run-scoring triple. WHITNEY DRIVER (Montville, NJ / Morristown-Beard) added an RBI single and Montclair extended the lead to three runs with an RBI single by KACIE NEUROUTER (Wayne, NJ / Wayne Valley). Neurouter lofted a sacrifice fly and Durkin smacked a two-run double as MSU led 6-0 after five innings. MAUREEN SHOCKLEY (Magnolia, NJ / Triton) provided the final runs in the sixth with a two-run single.

Shockley, Karp and LESLIE GONZALEZ (North Bergen, NJ / North Bergen) each had two hits for Montclair State.

The Red Hawks return to action on Thursday, March 27 with a road contest at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA at 3:00 pm.