Reinke
1
Northern State NSU 22-19
4
Winner Southwest Minnesota SMSU 28-18
Northern State NSU
22-19
1
Final
4
Southwest Minnesota SMSU
28-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern State NSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 2
Southwest Minnesota SMSU 1 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 6 0

W: Bloemendaal, Shelby (9-7) L: Anderson, Meghan (10-12)

5
Winner Northern State NSU 23-19
0
Concordia-St. Paul CSP 23-21
Winner
Northern State NSU
23-19
5
Final
0
Concordia-St. Paul CSP
23-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern State NSU 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 10 0
Concordia-St. Paul CSP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Anderson, Meghan (11-12) L: Kaestner, K. (12-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Northern Advances to Day Two with Victory over Concordia-St. Paul

Rochester, Minn. – The Northern State University softball team went 1-1 on the first day of the NSIC Tournament, falling to Southwest Minnesota State in game one and defeating Concordia-St. Paul in game two. The Wolves advance to the second day of competition, looking to work their way through the elimination side of the bracket. The match-up with the Golden Bears was the first of the season between the two teams. 
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game 1 Final Score: NSU 1, SMSU 4
Game 2 Final Score: NSU 5, CSP 0
Records: NSU 23-19, SMSU 28-18, CSP 23-21
 
Game 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Southwest took an early lead in game one, notching a pair of runs in the first and second, while adding two more in the bottom of the sixth
  • Northern tallied their one run of the contest in the seventh, on a single by Elly Smith which scored Emily Charchuk
  • The Wolves out-hit the Mustangs in the game, notching eight two hits, however suffered two errors defensively
  • Meghan Anderson suffered the loss for NSU, giving up four runs (one earned) on six hits with nine strikeouts
     
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS  
Game 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Wolves scored first in the top of the second on a homerun by sophomore Shelby Novotny
  • Northern added another three runs in the fourth and one in the seventh, sealing the shutout victory
  • Rachel Reinke single to center in the fourth, scoring Elly Smith and Emily Charchuk, followed by an Ashley Fauske single, scoring Emma Terveer
  • Elyse Cuttic notched a single of her own in the top of the seventh, with Reinke scoring on a throwing error by the Golden Bear shortstop
  • NSU tallied ten total hits in the contest and played perfect defense
  • Meghan Anderson bounced back, notching her 11th victory of the season in 5.2 shutout innings of work
  • Cuttic threw the final 1.1 of relief with three strikeouts
 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS  
UP NEXT
Northern State will face the University of Sioux Falls on Friday morning. First pitch is set for 10 a.m. in Rochester. The Cougars are 22-23 on the year, notching a win over Minot State and loss to Augustana earlier today. The Wolves went 1-1 versus the Cougars in league action in 2021. Live links are posted on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.

 
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