Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team dropped a pair of contests to Winona State University on Sunday. The Wolves struggled to get things going offensively, notching just three hits in the two games.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 0, WSU 4
Final Score Game 2: NSU 0, WSU 10 (5 inn.)
Records: NSU 11-37 (3-23 NSIC), WSU 35-13 (21-5 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- Winona State tallied two runs in the third and two in the seventh, while 1-hitting the Wolves
- Shelby Novotny recorded Northern's lone hit
- Meghan Anderson suffered the loss, giving up three earned runs on nine hits with eight strikeouts
NORTHERN STATE GAME 1 STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- The Warriors scored early and often with two runs in the first, six in the second, one in the third, and one in the fourth
- Northern recorded two hits in the loss and suffered four errors defensively
- Abigail Rux suffered the loss, giving up six earned runs on 12 hits
- Meghan Anderson entered in relief, throwing 3.0 innings with six strikeouts; the junior broke the Northern State career strikeout record in the game
NORTHERN STATE GAME 2 STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
UP NEXT
Northern State closes out the regular season tomorrow against Upper Iowa, First pitch is set for 11 a.m. against the Peacocks. Monday's contest is deemed the team's mental health awareness game.
