Wayne, Neb. – After falling in game one, the Northern State University softball team bounced back on Saturday afternoon. The Wolves defeated Wayne State in the nightcap, notching their 22^nd win of the season.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game 1 Final Score: NSU 4, WSC 6
Game 2 Final Score: NSU 10, WSC 3
Records: NSU 22-12 (13-7 NSIC), WSC 5-27 (2-18 NSIC)
 
Game 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wayne State scored first with a big second inning, notching five runs
• The Wolves added one in the third on a homerun to left by Rachel Reinke and plated three in the fourth
• Scoring for Northern is the fourth was Elly Smith, Shelby Novotny, and Emma Terveer
• The Wildcats also added one run in the third on a homerun to left
• Meghan Anderson suffered her eighth loss of the season, giving up six earned runs in 2.1 innings of work
• Andrea Cherney and Elyse Cuttic entered in relief, throwing a combined 3.2 scoreless innings
• NSU tallied four runs on eight hits, leaving nine runners on base in the game
   

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Ashley Fauske: 2-for-3, 1 RBI
• Shelby Novotny: 2-for-3, 1 run, stolen base
• Rachel Reinke: 1-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, homerun

 
Game 2
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wolves tallied ten runs on 14 hits in game two, giving up two errors on defense
• Makenzie Merritt kicked off the scoring in the second, belting her eight homerun of the season with left center
• Merritt scored again in the third on a triple by Chanel Siebenthal; which also plated Kennady Thompson
• Northern added three more runs in the fourth from Emily Charchuk, Merritt, and Jessi Hernandez
• Wayne State answered back with three runs of their own in the top of the fifth, however the Wolves were not done
• Shelby Novotny scored Merritt on a single to center and Claire Zyblut scored Katie Palmer on an RBI groundout in the sixth
• Ashley Fauske tallied the team's final run of the game in the seventh on an error by the Wildcat shortstop
• Elyse Cuttic earned the win, throwing 6.0 complete innings with nine hits, three runs (one earned), and two strikeouts
• Meghan Anderson entered in relief, tossing a scoreless seventh inning

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Shelby Novotny: 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases
• Makenzie Merritt: 2-for-3, 4 runs, 2 RBI, homerun
• Elyse Cuttic: 6.0 innings pitched, 9 hits, 1 earned run, 2 strikeouts

 
UP NEXT
The Wolves will face top-ranked Augustana tomorrow at 12 and 2 p.m. in Sioux Falls. Live links will be posted on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.