STANFORD -- Senior Daniela Snow led the BYU women's softball team to a 6-1 win on Thursday against Princeton in Stanford Calif. The Cougars are now 16-11.

Snow hit a two-run shot over the left field wall to spark an offensive rally that gained momentum through the remainder of the game. Snow leads the team with a .392 batting average and 26 RBI. The homer is her tenth on the season.

Sophomore Christie Zinanti recorded the win, when she gave up one run off of five hits in 5.1 innings. The win improves her record to 6-6.

Zinanti maintained control of the game as it stayed in a deadlock until the top of the fourth inning when Snow's two RBI bomb, followed by a solo shot from Senior Emi Snow-Willing put the Cougars up 3-0.

BYU scored two more runs in the top of the fifth inning when Princeton pitcher Jamie Lettire walked in one run and another scored off of a wild pitch. With the Cougars' 5-0 lead the Tigers would try to come back in the bottom half of the inning.

Zinanti struck out the lead off batter but a single followed by a stolen base put a runner in scoring position. Another single brought in the Princeton base runner, and another single put runners at the corners. Zinanti held the Tigers their lone run when she claimed the last out of the inning.

In the top of the sixth two walks and a single loaded the bases and then relief pitcher Kristen Schaus walked in another BYU run.

Christina Gwyn-Trice came in to relieve Zinanti during the fifth inning, and closed the game giving the Cougars the 6-1 win.

The game opened play at the 2008 Stanford Invitational II, where BYU is slated to play four games in three days time. It marks the final regular-season tournament for the Cougars this season.

BYU plays on Friday at 12 p.m. against East Carolina, and again on Saturday at 4 p.m. when they play a double header against No. 5 Stanford, followed by Wisconsin. BYU and Wisconsin met earlier in the season, where The Cougars defeated the Badgers 3-1.

Live stats for all three games are available at www.byucougars.com, and live video is available for the Stanford game.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                                BYU vs Princeton
              Mar 20, 2008 at Stanford, CA (Smith Family Stadium)
BYU 6 (16-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin ss..  2  1  1  1   2  0  1  0   0
DAVIS, Caschjen lf.......  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
VANCE, Amanda 2b.........  3  1  1  1   1  1  1  4   0
SNOW, Daniela 1b.........  4  1  1  2   0  1  8  1   1
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  4  0  2  0   0  0  1  2   1
WILLING, Emi c...........  4  1  1  1   0  2  9  0   1
HOPKINS, Stephanie rf....  2  1  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
NIX, Whitney dp..........  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   1
GONZALES, Monica cf......  2  1  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 TRICE, Christina p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 26  6  7  5   6  5 21  9   6
Princeton 1 (3-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Moreno cf................  3  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Dalmut 1b................  2  0  1  0   2  1  7  0   0
Welch ss.................  4  0  1  1   0  2  0  1   2
Quist rf.................  4  0  1  0   0  1  3  0   2
Lettire p................  2  0  0  0   1  1  1  1   2
Weidrick 3b..............  3  0  1  0   0  1  1  2   0
Abbott 2b................  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Miller lf................  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   2
Scott, B. c..............  3  0  0  0   0  2  5  1   1
 Schaus p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 26  1  5  1   4  9 21  5   9
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 321 0 -  6  7  1
Princeton........... 000 010 0 -  1  5  1
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E - DELAHOUSSAYE; Scott, B.. LOB - BYU 6; Princeton 9. 2B - QUIOCHO;
Weidrick. HR - SNOW; WILLING. SH - DAVIS; Moreno. SB - QUIOCHO; Moreno;
Scott, B..
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie...  5.1  5  1  1  3  5 20 24
TRICE, Christina....  1.2  0  0  0  1  4  6  7
Princeton              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Lettire.............  5.0  5  5  5  3  2 19 23
Schaus..............  2.0  2  1  1  3  3  7 10
Win - ZINANTI (6-6).  Loss - Lettire (1-2).  Save - None.
WP - TRICE; Lettire; Schaus. PB - Scott, B..
Umpires - HP: Michael Bartling  1B: Randy Goudy  3B: Jim Bertuzzi
Start: 11 am   Time: 1:54   Attendance: 53
Game: PRIN1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                        BYU vs Princeton - Play-by-Play
              Mar 20, 2008 at Stanford, CA (Smith Family Stadium)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 321 0 -  6  7  1
Princeton........... 000 010 0 -  1  5  1
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BYU starters: 4/ss DELAHOUSSAYE; 9/lf DAVIS; 6/2b VANCE; 22/1b SNOW; 33/3b
QUIOCHO; 18/c WILLING; 5/rf HOPKINS; 1/dp NIX; 24/cf GONZALES; 14/p ZINANTI;
Princeton starters: 7/cf Moreno; 20/1b Dalmut; 4/ss Welch; 16/rf Quist; 22/p
Lettire; 8/3b Weidrick; 19/2b Abbott; 5/lf Miller; 9/c Scott, B.;
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE walked. DAVIS fouled out to c. VANCE grounded out
to 3b; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second. SNOW grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Princeton 1st - Moreno grounded out to 3b. Dalmut singled through the
right side. Welch struck out swinging. Quist grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - QUIOCHO doubled to center field. QUIOCHO advanced to third on
a passed ball. WILLING struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. HOPKINS
fouled out to 1b. NIX struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Princeton 2nd - Lettire struck out swinging. Weidrick lined out to 3b.
Abbott grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - GONZALES lined out to p. DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to cf. DAVIS
lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Princeton 3rd - Miller walked. Scott, B. reached on a fielder's choice;
Miller out at second 2b to ss. Scott, B. stole second. Moreno out at first 1b
to 2b, SAC, bunt; Scott, B. advanced to third. Dalmut walked. Welch flied out
to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - VANCE walked. SNOW homered to left field, 2 RBI; VANCE scored.
QUIOCHO flied out to rf. WILLING homered to left field, RBI. HOPKINS flied out
to rf. NIX popped up to 2b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Princeton 4th - Quist grounded out to 1b unassisted. Lettire walked.
Weidrick doubled to left center; Lettire advanced to third. Abbott grounded out
to 3b. Miller grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - GONZALES walked. DELAHOUSSAYE singled to left field; GONZALES
advanced to second. DAVIS grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced
to second; GONZALES advanced to third. VANCE singled through the left side,
advanced to second on the throw, RBI; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third; GONZALES
scored. SNOW fouled out to 1b. VANCE advanced to third on a wild pitch;
DELAHOUSSAYE scored on a wild pitch. QUIOCHO grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Princeton 5th - Scott, B. struck out looking. Moreno singled. Dalmut
struck out swinging; Moreno stole second. Welch singled through the right side,
RBI; Moreno scored. Quist singled up the middle; Welch advanced to third.
Lettire grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - Lettire to dp. Schaus to p. WILLING popped up to p. HOPKINS
walked. HOPKINS advanced to second on a wild pitch. NIX walked. GONZALES
singled; NIX advanced to second; HOPKINS advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE
walked, RBI; GONZALES advanced to second; NIX advanced to third; HOPKINS
scored. DAVIS flied out to rf; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second; GONZALES
advanced to third; NIX out at third 3b unassisted, runner left early. 1 run,
1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Princeton 6th - Weidrick struck out looking. TRICE to p for ZINANTI.
Abbott reached on an error by ss. Abbott advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Miller struck out swinging. Scott, B. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - VANCE struck out swinging. SNOW struck out looking. QUIOCHO
singled through the left side. QUIOCHO stole second, advanced to third on an
error by c. WILLING struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Princeton 7th - Moreno grounded out to p. Dalmut walked. Welch struck
out swinging. Quist struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

PROVO -- After playing a grueling 24 games on the road, the BYU women's softball team (13-11) opens its home season on March 17, against South Dakota State at 3 p.m.

The Cougars will play another home game against Utah State at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, before heading to the Stanford invitational to face Princeton, Eastern Carolina, Stanford and Wisconsin.

The first home contest of 2008 will mark the first time BYU and SDSU have played each other. The Jackrabbbits are 6-15 on the season and arrive in Provo after going 2-1 against Southern Utah. BYU defeated Southern Utah, 4-1, during its season opener.

In the all-time series against Utah State, the Cougars lead the Aggies 24-2. The two teams faced one another last season and BYU took the victory, 5-1.

The Cougars are 7-2 during the program's home opening games. Last year BYU defeated Idaho State, 3-1, during the home opener.