CLERMONT, Fla. — Abby Lambert and Mollie Bartles had RBI hits to cap a three-run third inning to turn around a 2-1 deficit as the University of New England posted a 5-3 victory over Hamilton College in softball action Sunday afternoon at Hancock Park as part of the Dot Richardson Spring Games.

The victory capped off a 2-2 opening weekend for the Nor’easters, who are scheduled to play six more games during their Florida trip.

Earlier Sunday, Washington & Jefferson College plated four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 5-2 lead on the way to a 6-4 triumph over UNE.

In Saturday’s season opener, Lambert surrendered one earned run over 5 2/3 innings and drove in three runs from the batter’s box to help lead UNE to a 6-2 win over Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Later Saturday, the Nor’easters nearly knocked off No. 1 Tufts, but Cassie Ruscz singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh and Allyson Fournier shut down the side in the bottom of the frame to give the Jumbos an 8-7 victory.

Fournier retired the last five from UNE (four strikeouts), as she entered the game with one out and runners at the corners in the sixth after the Nor’easters plated three runs to tie things up. The three-time first team All-America selection posted a six-inning, 15-strikeout no hitter in Tufts’ season opener earlier in the day.

The Jumbos, who were out-hit 11-10 in the contest, received three-hit performances and a combined six runs from Christina Raso and Michelle Cooprider. Ruscz had a pair of hits, including a third-inning home run two batters after Raso went deep to slide Tufts into a 5-4 lead. Gracie Marshall also had two RBI.

For UNE, Sydney Helmbrecht went 3-for-4 and Amanda Vallante had a two-RBI single in the last half of the second to give the Nor’easters a 4-3 edge.