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Sioux Falls, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team played 19 innings of softball Friday, splitting their NSIC doubleheader at the University of Sioux Falls. The Wolves secured the 12-inning win in game one, however fell in game two, giving up six runs late in the contest.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 5, USF 4 (12 inn)
Final Score Game 2: NSU 5, USF 8
Records: NSU 17-14 (3-9 NSIC), USF 15-18 (6-6 NSIC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 1

• Northern scored their five runs on 12 hits in game one, notching two runs in the fourth, one in the sixth, and two in the 12^th
• Down 1-0 heading into the top of the fourth, Lexi Chase connected for a single to left scoring Liv Richardson and Avarie Eagle
• The Wolves then extended their lead to 3-1 in the top of the sixth on a line-out by Alexandria Arndt, scoring Eden Ford
• The Cougars chipped away with one run in the sixth and tied the game with a run in the seventh, sending the contest to extra innings
• The two teams were scoreless through the ninth, tenth, and 11^th innings with Northern breaking through in the 12^th
• The Wolves scored two runs on a single by Elly Smith (scoring Ashley Fauske) and throwing error by the USF third baseman (scoring Brooke Wolf)
• Northern then held Sioux Falls to just one run in the bottom of the 12^th, securing their third league victory of 2024
• Five Wolves tallied two hits in the win, led by Liv Richardson with a pair of doubles
• Lexi Chase threw all 12 innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits with eight strikeouts in the win

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Liv Richardson: 2-for-5, 1 run, 2 doubles
• Avarie Eagle: 2-for-4, 1 run
• Elly Smith: 2-for-5, 1 RBI
• Lexi Chase: 2-for-4, 1 stolen base, 12.0 innings pitched, 8 strikeouts, win

 
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 2

• Northern State held two leads in game two, however Sioux Falls rallied with four runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to secure the split
• The Wolves tallied one run in the first, one in the second, and three in the fourth
• Taylor Coleman scored on an infield single by Kyra Knudtson in the first and Ashley Fauske scored on an infield single by Elly Smith in the second
• USF tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first and 2-2 in the bottom of the third, however NSU rallied back in the fourth
• Knudtson tallied her second infield single of the game, scoring Liv Richardson, while Fauske and Coleman came around to score on a single to right by Claire Zbylut in the fourth
• It was all Sioux Falls in the fifth and sixth innings with six runs, while the Wolves left four runners on base
• The Wolves scored their five runs on 16 hits, with five players notching multiple hit games led by Taylor Coleman with four
• Abby Rux suffered the loss, giving up six runs (four earned) on seven hits in 4.0 innings of work

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Taylor Coleman: 4-for-5, 2 runs, 1 double
• Claire Zbylut: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base
• Ashley Fauske: 2-for-4, 2 runs
• Kyra Knudtson: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
• Liv Richardson: 2-for-4, 1 run

 
UP NEXT
The Wolves are back in action tomorrow at 12 p.m. against Wayne State College on the road.