Aberdeen, S.D.  – With mirroring game scores, the Northern State University softball team dropped two games to Minnesota State University Mankato on Friday. The Wolves remain 12^th in the NSIC league standings behind Southwest Minnesota State and UMary in tenth and 11^th.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game 1 Final: NSU 2, MSU 3
Game 2 Final: NSU 2, MSU 3
Records: NSU 18-32 (10-18 NSIC), MSU 33-17 (18-10 NSIC)
 
GAME 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rachel Reinke led off the game with a walk and came around to score the following at-bat, on Courtney Sjerven's single to left field; those would be the Wolves only two runs of the contest
• Minnesota State notched one run in both the second and third innings, tying the game at 2-all
• Three scoreless innings ensued before the Mavericks notched a game winning hit in the bottom of the seventh
• Northern tallied two runs on four hits with one error defensively
• Jamie Fisher suffered the loss throwing 6.2 innings and giving up two earned runs  on 11 hits with one strikeout and three walks

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Courtney Sjerven: 1-for-3, 1 run, 2 RBI, home run
• Sara Bendt: 2-for-3

 
GAME 2
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Minnesota State opened game two with one run in each of the first three innings
• Northern however answered back in the top of the fourth with a single up the middle by Kaitlyn King, scoring Julia Sullwold and Emma Terveer
• The Wolves were unable to tie the game up notching two runs on five hits with one error
• Makenzie Merritt suffered the loss giving up three earned runs on eight hits with two strikeouts and two walks

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Kaitlyn King: 2-for-2, 2 RBI
• Sara Bendt: 1-for-3, double

 
UP NEXT
The Wolves will conclude the NSIC regular season on Sunday afternoon at Concordia-St. Paul. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. from St. Paul.