LINCOLN, Neb. – The North Dakota softball team began its weekend in the Cornhusker State with a showdown against the Northern Colorado Bears, the first time the two teams have met since the 2018 Big Sky Tournament. The Bears outlasted the Fighting Hawks after UND had the winning run at the plate in the bottom of the seventh.

All four runs for the Bears came in the top of the third, while in the bottom of the seventh Johanna Rodriguez led off with a single, then later Taya Hopfauf hit a two out single which moved pinch runner Hailey Bethune to second base. Hannah Thompson followed with a single up the middle to load the bases and Angie Dumlao singled up the middle to bring Bethune in from third. With the bases still loaded, UND could not get any more runs across.

Both starters went the full seven innings as Isabelle DiNapoli got the win for UNC while Camryn Lasota took the loss for NoDak.

Tomorrow the Fighting Hawks will be in action against hosts Nebraska at 5:30 p.m. 

Postgame Notes 

·        Mariah Peters got the first hit of the game in the bottom of the second, she has now hit safely in four of the last six games.

·        Lasota threw her fourth complete game of the season, and managed to pitch out of jams with runners on second and third in the second inning and first and second in the sixth.

·        Dumlao picked up two hits, her fourth multi-hit game of the season.

·        Bethune scored the first run of her career.

How It Happened 

T3- UNC 4, UND 0

B7- UND 4, UND 1

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