Sioux Falls, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team faced off against the No. 1 team in the country, Augustana University on Sunday afternoon. The Wolves fell in game one, but battled and held with the Vikings in the game two loss.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game 1 Final Score: NSU 1, AU 9
Game 2 Final Score: NSU 5, AU 6
Records: NSU 22-14 (13-9 NSIC), AU 32-4 (20-2 NSIC)
Game 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rachel Reinke scored Emma Terveer on a double to right center in the top of the third, grabbing the Wolves first and only run of the contest
- Augustana answered back in the bottom of the frame, notching nine runs on eight hits
- Elyse Cuttic suffered the loss, giving up eight runs in 2.1 innings of work
- Andrea Cherney entered in relief, throwing 1.2 innings with one hit, one earned run, and two strikeouts
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Game 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern held a 3-0 lead through their first three innings offensively
- Shelby Novotny tallied a homerun to right center in the second, scoring Chanel Siebenthal, and Natalie Gabbert plated Rachel Reinke on a sacrifice fly to right in the third
- Augustana cut into the Northern State lead in the bottom of the third, notching two runs on a homerun of their own
- The Wolves were not done, grabbing two more runs in the following frame on a 2-run homerun to right center by Emily Charchuk
- The Vikings tied the game in the bottom of the fourth, took a 1-run lead in the bottom of the fifth, and held the Wolves scoreless in their final two offensive innings
- NSU scored their five runs on five hits, giving up one error defensively
- Meghan Anderson suffered the game two loss, her ninth of the season, giving up four earned runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
UP NEXT
Northern closes out their 2021 home slate next Saturday and Sunday in the final games from Moccasin Creek Complex. Doubleheaders are set for 12 p.m. each day, with the Wolves facing Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday and Minnesota State on Sunday. Live links will be posted on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.