Duluth, MN (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University softball team held a lead in each contest of their Friday doubleheader with Minnesota Duluth, however fell twice to the Bulldogs. The Wolves notched three runs on seven hits in game one and one run on four hits in game two.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 3, UMD 6
Final Score Game 2: NSU 1, UMD 9
Records: NSU 10-33 (4-18 NSIC), UMD 33-15 (13-7 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead through the first four innings of action and the Wolves stormed back in the fifth
- Kennedy Boyer kicked off the fifth inning rally with a walk, followed by a single down the left field line by Aune Boben
- Boyer scored on a double to right center by Eden Ford and Boben scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Madi Jones
- Tevan Bryant plated Ford on a single to left for the Wolves final run of the inning and ultimately the contest
- Duluth captured the lead again in the fifth with two runs and added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth
- Boben led the offense going 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Bryant went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a walk
- Abby Rux started for NSU, suffering the loss in six innings of action; the senior gave up six earned runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts and two walks
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Aune Boben: 3-for-4, 1 run
Tevan Bryant: 2-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 walk
Eden Ford: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 run
Madi Jones: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- Aune Boben kicked off game two for the Wolves with a lead-off long ball to left in the first; it was the true freshman’s seventh home run of the season
- The Bulldogs rallied in the bottom of the frame scoring five runs and adding two in the second, one in the third, and one in the fourth
- Madi Jones led the offense in game two with two hits, while Avarie Eagle notched the final base hit of the contest for NSU
- Boben started in the circle, suffering the loss with the five earned runs in the first inning
- Dessa Bryant entered in relief, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits with two strikeouts and three walks
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Aune Boben: 1-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 home run
Madi Jones: 2-for-3
Avarie Eagle: 1-for-2
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St. Cloud, MN (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University softball team fell twice to St. Cloud State in NSIC action on Sunday afternoon on the road. After a shutout loss in the game one, the Wolves held a lead twice in game two.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 0, SCSU 9 (6 inn.)
Final Score Game 2: NSU 4, SCSU 6
Records: NSU 10-35 (4-20 NSIC), SCSU 37-14 (16-7 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- Northern tallied three hits in the game one loss, as St. Cloud scored two runs in the third, four in the fourth, one in the fifth, and two in the sixth
- Aune Boben, Eden Ford, and Madi Jones each recorded a single in the game
- Abby Rux suffered the loss for the Wolves, giving up seven earned runs on 13 hits with three strikeouts
- Dessa Bryant entered in relief, giving up the final two runs of the contest in the circle
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Aune Boben: 1-for-3
Eden Ford: 1-for-3
Madi Jones: 1-for-3
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- The Wolves scored four runs on eight hits in game two with two runs in the first, one in the third, and one in the sixth
- The Huskies tallied six runs on nine hits, scoring one in the second, two in the third, and three in the sixth
- Aune Boben and Eden Ford scored for the Wolves in the first on a sacrifice fly by Avarie Eagle and single by Emma Owens
- St. Cloud State cut the lead to one in the second, however Tevan Bryant grabbed that run back in the third with a home run to right
- The Huskies tied the game in the bottom of the third with a home run of their own
- Brooke Wolf regained the lead for NSU in the sixth on a double to left center by Owens, however SCSU responded in the bottom of the frame with the tying and eventual game winning runs
- Boben led the offense with three hits, including a double, while Owens added two hits, one of which was a double
- Dessa Bryant started the contest for NSU, throwing 3-complete with three runs given up on fifth hits
- Abby Rux entered in relief and suffered the loss, giving up three runs on four hits with five strikeouts in the final three innings of action
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Aune Boben: 3-for-4, 1 double, 1 run
Emma Owens: 2-for-3, 1 double, 2 RBI
Avarie Eagle: 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 RBI
Tevan Bryant: 1-for-3, 1 home run, 1 run, 1 RBI
UP NEXT
The Wolves will close out the 2025 season next Saturday and Sunday from Koehler Hall of Fame Field. Northern will host Minnesota Crookston at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Bemidji State at 12 and 2 p.m. on Sunday.