(Wayne, Neb.) – The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Softball traveled to Wayne, Neb. on Saturday, April 23 to play the Wildcats. The Golden Eagles fell 7-0 in game one after giving up four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. The team responded with a six hit, two homerun performance in game two but came up just short losing 5-4.

Katie Bowar (1B, 5-4, Sr, Moorhead, Minn.) and Kayla Bowar (SS, 5-4, Sr, Moorhead, Minn.) led the Golden Eagles with a .333 batting average in the two games. Kelli Burns (OF, 5-6, Fr, Montrose, Minn.) hit her first career homerun while Rachel Schoenborn (2B, 5-4, Fr, Anchorage, Alaska) hit her second career homerun. Steph Thomas (P, 5-9, Sr, St. Albert, Alberta) threw an outstanding five innings in game one. She gave up two earned runs and just three hits. In game two, Stacey Marcum (P, 5-7, So, Merrill, Wis.) pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four earned runs.

UMC has a busy week as they host MSU Moorhead on Monday, Bemidji State on Tuesday, travel to Northern State on Thursday, host Concordia- St. Paul and St. Cloud State on Saturday and Sunday and travel to Mary on Monday to close out the NSIC regular season.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).


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