Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team travels to the Minot Dome this weekend for a four non-conference contests. The Wolves will face the University of Mary and Montana State Billings at 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and Minnesota Crookston and Minot State at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES

• The Wolves enter the weekend after kicking off the 2020 campaign with a 4-game sweep of Black Hills State
• NSU defeated BHSU with scores of 5-3, 11-1 (5 inn.), 3-0, and 9-1 (5 inn.)
• Northern is hitting .346 on the year, with 36 hits, seven doubles, three homeruns, 28 runs scored, and 23 RBI
• Rachel Reinke and Jen Martin lead the team with 13 hits apiece, followed by Anne Jonas and Kennady Thompson with 11 each
• Jonas is hitting a team high .545, while Thompson leads the Wolves with a .909 slugging percentage
• The pitching staff posts a 0.88 ERA through 24.0 innings pitched
• Dystine Priebe and Meghan Anderson each have two wins in their freshman campaigns
• Priebe holds a 0.81 ERA, while Anderson leads the staff with 15 strikeouts and a .192 opponent batting average

 
ABOUT THE MARAUDERS

• UMary enters the weekend with a 2-3 record overall, recording wins over Simon Fraser and Oklahoma Baptist
• The Marauders are hitting .270 this season, notching 41 hits, five doubles, three homeruns, 24 runs scored, and 22 RBI
• Mikaela Pelesauma leads the team hitting .389 with seven hits
• The Mary pitching staff has a 3.71 ERA through 34.0 innings pitched with a .273 opponent batting average
• Brooke Harder and Madison Jahner each have one win in the circle this season, as Jahner leads the staff with five strikeouts
• The Marauders are led by head coach Steph Roan in her first season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Marauders swept the Wolves in NSIC action a season ago
• Rachel Reinke led the team in the series going 2-for-6 with a double
• Northern is 22-42 all-time versus UMary

 
ABOUT THE YELLOW JACKETS

• Montana State Billings heads to Minot with a 5-6 record overall and a current 3-game loss streak
• The Yellow Jackets are hitting .286 on the year, with 79 hits, 15 doubles, 12 homeruns, 54 runs scored, and 46 RBI
• Morgan Quimby leads the team with ten hits, while Payton Reynolds and Marin Penney are hitting a team leading .450
• The Billings pitching staff posts a 5.76 ERA through 70.1 innings pitched with a .299 opponent batting average
• Julia Qualteri and Alyssa Etheridge lead the staff with two wins, while Etheridge notching a team high 16 strikeouts
• MSU-B is led by head coach Lisa McKinney in her first season back with the program; she previously led the team from 2011-15

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern is 0-2 versus Montana State Billings, with the two teams last facing off in 2004

 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES

• Minnesota Crookston enters the weekend 4-4 overall with wins over Bemidji State, Black Hills State, William Jewel, and Viterbo
• The Golden Eagles are hitting .292 this season, with 68 hits, eight doubles, three triples, six homeruns, 45 runs scored, and 41 RBI
• Malia Pula leads the team with 18 hits and a .563 batting average
• The UMC pitching staff posts a 3.37 ERA through 54.0 innings pitched with a .312 opponent batting average
• Paige Pitlick leads the team with a 2-2 record, 29 strikeouts, and a 1.77 ERA
• UMC is led by Northern State alum Travis Owen in his second season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves split with the Golden Eagles in 2019, falling 4-3 in game one and winning 3-0 in game two
• Jen Martin and Madison Rutter each went 2-for-3 in the victory, with Rutter notching a double
• Northern is 35-7-1 all-time versus Minnesota Crookston

 
ABOUT THE BEAVERS

• Minot State is 4-4 overall this season with wins over Oklahoma Baptist, Sonoma State, Bemidji State, and Minnesota Crookston
• The Beavers are hitting .332 this season, with 79 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, seven homeruns, 53 runs scored, and 38 RBI
• Lauryn DeGuzman leads the offense with 14 hits and a .519 batting average
• The Minot pitching staff posts a 5.92 ERA through 52.0 innings pitched with a .330 opponent batting average
• Zoya Robbins leads the team with a 3-2 record overall and 17 strikeouts
• The Beavers are led by head coach Nat Wagner in his first season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern went 3-1 versus Minot State in 2019
• The two team split in non-conference action, while the Wolves tallied a sweep in NSIC play with scores of 7-6 and 9-5
• NSU combined for 16 runs and 31 hits in the two wins
• The Wolves are 16-7 all-time against the Beavers