Northern State University (NSU) Athletics

May 6th, 2005

Wolves Split on Day One of NSIC Tournament

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
#6 Northern State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2
#3 MSU Moorhead	1	0	0	2	0	2	X	5	10	0

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
#7 Bemidji State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
#6 Northern State	4	5	0	3	X	12	8	1

St. Paul, Minn. - Northern State softball lost their first game of the NSIC Tournament by a score of 5-1 to MSU Moorhead. The Wolves battled back in the losers bracket with an impressive 12-0 win over Bemidji State. The Wolves take on Wayne State Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m.

The Wolves lost game one as MSU Moorhead scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth and sixth inning to secure the win. The Wolves had two errors that led to two unearned runs and only came up with three hits in the game. The Wolves lone run came in the top of the seventh inning when Natalie Kieff singled in Lisa Koehler. Laura Donley struck out swinging to end the Wolves late rally. Lisa Koehler pitched game one and gave up three earned runs on ten hits.

Game two the Wolves exploded for nine runs in the first two innings. They added three in the fourth to end the game after five innings. Six Bemidji errors led to three unearned runs in the game. Jenna Drey went 2 for 3 in the game with a home run, four RBIs and a run scored.

The Wolves now advances to take on Wayne State Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. in St. Paul. The Wolves are 0-2 against Wayne this season, losing 2-1 and 3-0. Wayne State defeated SW Minnesota State 4-3 in the opening round, then lost to Winona State 7-1. The winner of the Northern game tomorrow will take on the winner of the SW Minnesota vs. MSU Moorhead game. The losers' season will end.

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Northern State University (located in Aberdeen, SD) is an NCAA Division II institution a
nd a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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