Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University softball team opened the final weekend of NSIC play with a pair of victories, including a walk-off win in game one. The Wolves defeated Minnesota Crookston by one run in each of the contests, scoring seven total runs on 17 hits.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 4, UMC 3
Final Score Game 2: NSU 3, UMC 2
Records: NSU 12-35 (6-20 NSIC), UMC 20-32 (8-16 NSIC)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

• The Golden Eagles scored first in the top of the second and Brooke Wolf tied the game in the bottom of the frame on an errant throw
• UMC regained the lead in the fifth with two runs and held NSU scoreless in the fifth and sixth innings
• Aune Boben opened the Wolves seventh inning rally with a 2-out walk and came around to score on a single to right by Madi Jones
• Tevan Bryant stepped to the plate with runners on the corners and belted a deep double to left center, clearing the base paths for the win
• Abby Rux earned the win in the circle, her eighth of the season, throwing a complete game with three runs, two earned, on seven hits and six strikeouts
• Jones led the offense with three hits, while Avarie Eagle tallied two
• Bryant and Emma Owens recorded the two extra base hits for the team, a pair of doubles

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Madi Jones: 3-for-4, 1 RBI
Avarie Eagle: 2-for-3
Tevan Bryant: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 double
Abby Rux: 7.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, win

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

• Northern scored their three runs in game two in the third and fourth innings, while fending off a fifth inning rally by Minnesota Crookston
• Aune Boben broke the Wolves through in the third, scoring on a sacrifice fly by Tevan Bryant to center
• In the fourth, Dessa Bryant scored on a double down the left field line by Brooke Carlson and Carlson scored following an errant throw on Aune Boben’s bunt single
• The Golden Eagles stormed back in the fifth with two runs, Abby Rux entered in relief and forced the ground out to end the rally
• Rux earned the save in the win, her first of the season, throwing the final three innings without a run given up and four strikeouts
• Dessa Bryant started in the circle, throwing the first win of her Northern State career in four innings of work
• Boben led the team with three hits, including a double, followed by Dessa Bryant with two hits, including a double

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dessa Bryant: 4.0 innings pitched, 3 hits, 1 strikeout, win
Abby Rux: 3.0 innings pitched, 2 hits, 4 strikeouts, save
Aune Boben: 3-for-3, 1 double, 1 run
Dessa Bryant: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 double
Brooke Carlson: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI

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Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University softball team capped off their season on Sunday with a split against Bemidji State at home, winning the season finale in walk-off fashion. The Wolves honored their seniors in between and all three contributed to the game winning runs in the bottom of the seventh of game two. NSU scored a combined 12 runs on 13 hits in the doubleheader.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 4, BSU 8
Final Score Game 2: NSU 8, BSU 7
Records: NSU 13-36 (7-21 NSIC), BSU 21-31 (8-20 NSIC)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

• Northern tallied four runs on three hits with two defensive errors in game one, while Bemidji scored eight runs on 12 hits with two defensive errors
• BSU scored one in the first, three in the third, one in the fourth, two in the sixth, and one in the seventh
• Emma Owens kicked off the scoring for NSU in the second with her sixth home run of the season, a long ball to left
• With the Beavers up 5-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth, Avarie Eagle chipped away for NSU, scoring Madi Jones on a single up the middle
• The Wolves threatened in the seventh, down 8-2, loading the bases with no outs
• Brooke Wolf and Emma Owens scored in the inning for NSU, however the Wolves were unable to overcome the 6-run deficit and fell in the contest
• Abby Rux made the final start of her career, suffering the loss
• Eagle, Owens, and Dessa Bryant recorded the three hits for NSU

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Emma Owens: 1-for-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 home run
Avarie Eagle: 1-for-3, 1 RBI

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

• Bemidji State plated one run in the first inning and broke things open in the fourth with six runs, scoring seven runs on nine hits in the contest
• Abby Rux entered in relief in the fourth and threw 3.1 shutout innings for the Wolves, giving up just one hit in the final appearance of her Northern State career; the performance earned the senior her ninth win of the 2025 season
• Northern began chipping away in the fourth with three runs off the bats of Tevan Bryant and Brooke Carson
• Bryant sent one well over the centerfield fence for her sixth home run of the season, scoring Madi Jones who reached on a single to right, and Carlson plated Dessa Bryant on a single
• Tevan Bryant added her third run batted in of the contest in the fifth, scoring Aune Boben on a single to right and the Wolves were within four of the Beavers
• Down 7-3 heading into their final at-bats of the contest, Northern put together one of their biggest rallies and comebacks of the season
• Carlson led off the inning with a walk, followed by a hit-by-pitch to Rux
• Tevan Bryant brought Carlson home on a single to left center and the game winning run stepped to the plate in senior Avarie Eagle
• Eagle closed out her career with the Wolves in dramatic fashion, blasting her fourth home run of the season and 14^th of her career on a walk-off, 3-run, bomb
• Tevan Bryant led the team with three hits and four RBI, followed by Dessa Bryant with two hits; the trio of the Bryant sisters and Eagle made up the team’s three extra base hits in the win

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Tevan Bryant: 3-for-4, 1 run, 4 RBI, 1 home run
Dessa Bryant: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 double
Avarie Eagle: 1-for-4, 1 run, 3 RBI, 1 home run
Abby Rux: 3.1 innings pitched, 1 hit, 1 strikeout, win

The Northern State senior Brooke Carlson, Avarie Eagle, and Abby Rux exhausted their eligibility and played the final games of their careers. NSU finishes the year with a 13-35 record overall in their first season under the direction of head coach Kaley Ness.