GAINESVILLE, Fla. ? The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers saw their 2009 season come to an end Saturday afternoon as they dropped a 9-0 decision to Lehigh (Pa.) University in an elimination round game at the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA Championships.

FAMU (30-32) managed just one hit ? a first-inning single by Rhianna Green ? against Lehigh’s Mountain Hawks (37-17-1), which advances to face Texas A&M in an elimination final Saturday evening.

Lehigh led 1-0 after the first inning, but broke the game open in the third, scoring seven runs on three hits, aided by two FAMU errors, to extend their lead to 8-0.

The Mountain Hawks added a final run in the fourth to close out the game.

Junior Amanda Reyes (22-20) worked into the third, striking out one and walking three, allowing eight runs on four hits. Melissa Oliphant came on to work the final one and two-third innings, allowing one run on two hits.

It was a tough end to a season which witnessed the Lady Rattlers win 23 of their final 32 games after a 7-23 start, to capture their ninth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference crown and their third title in the last five years.