St. Paul, Minn. – With a sweep over Concordia-St. Paul, the Northern State University softball team recorded their 22^nd and 23^rd wins of the season. Northern improves to 23-16 overall and 10-6 in Northern Sun Conference games.
 
Game One
 
Northern scored all eight of their runs in the top of the second inning led off by back-to-back Rachel Albright and Michaela Liebl homeruns. Eryn Yancy also homered in the inning, scoring Lauren Kunz and Kelsey Gale who had reached base by virtue of a walk and fielder's choice.
 
Macey Engel and Rachel Albright led the team with two hits apiece in the 8-0 victory. Albright tallied four RBI, while Eryn Yancy notched three.
 
Kami Smesmo nabbed her 15^th win of the season in a five inning, two hit, shut-out over the Golden Bears. Smesmo tallied one strikeout and gave up one walk.
 
Game Two
 
The Golden Bear offense proved to be more of a threat for the Wolves in game two, as they connected for seven hits and four earned runs off NSU starter Missy Elkins. The Northern offense however fought back after going down 4-6 in the bottom of the second.
 
NSU started the game with three earned runs in the first from the one-through-five hitters in the lineup. Kelsey Gale led-off the game for the Wolves with a walk. Kalie Maiden and Eryn Yancy then hit back-to-back singles to the right side. Brittney Lash opened up the scoring for the Wolves with a double down the right field line scoring Maiden and Yancy.
 
Northern scored in five of the seven innings of play, with three in the first, third, and the seventh. With the Golden Bears on their heels, the Wolves secured the victory in the top of the seventh. Lauren Kunz singled to the third basemen with one out in the inning. Kunz then came around to score, off a Kelsey Gale blast to left. Kalie Maiden and Eryn Yancy combined for the Wolves final run of the game, as Maiden singled and Yancy doubled to center.
 
Missy Elkins threw her seventh win of the season in 4.1 innings pitched. The sophomore struck-out one and gave up seven hits. Kami Smesmo earned the save in 2.2 innings pitched. The senior held Concordia scoreless with only three hits.