ABERDEEN, SD (NSUWolves.com) [FRI] – Northern State killed their ten-game losing streak after taking down the Golden Eagles in both games of today’s doubleheader (3-2 and 9-3).

QUICK DETAILS
Game One Final Score: NSU 3, UMC 2
Game Two Final Score: NSU 9, UMC 3
Records: NSU 10-16 (2-8 NSIC), UMC 9-26 (3-7 NSIC)

GAME ONE: NORTHERN STATE 3, MINNESOTA CROOKSTON 2

• After Minnesota Crookston tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Corina Coppersmith, the go-ahead runner at third, scored on a throwing error to give the Wolves the lead and their first win since March 15.
• In the game, NSU notched three runs, seven hits, two RBIs, two home runs, a double, one error, 21 putouts, five assists and six strikeouts on the mound
• After two scoreless innings, Aune Boben stepped up to the plate with two down in the third and sent one flying over the right-field fence to give Northern State the opening lead
• Mckenzie Wanner followed in Boben’s footsteps two innings later with another solo shot to extend NSU’s narrow lead
• The Golden Eagles fired back quickly in the next half-inning
• With runners on second and third, Emily Kalina sent the ball deep into left-center to bring in two runners and tie the game
• Coppersmith was the final score change of the game, recording a run on an error, which gave the Wolves their ninth win of the season

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Corina Coppersmith: 1-3: 1 run
Aune Boben: 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 homerun
Mckenzie Wanner: 1-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 homerun, 6.0 IP, 6 strikeouts

GAME TWO: NORTHERN STATE 9, MINNESOTA CROOKSTON 3

• NSU’s momentum carried into game two, recording nine runs, six hits, seven RBIs, one double, 21 putouts, seven assists and eight strikeouts on the mound
• After a scoreless first, Northern started out the second with two runners on base before a Dessa Bryant single brought them around the bags for two
• Similar to the second, the Wolves collected two more runs in the third, this time with Madi Jones scoring on a bases-loaded walk and Tevan Bryant scoring after a wild pitch was sent beyond the playing field
• Rayna Frech recorded a triple in the bottom of the third to bring in two runs with one out down
• Boben and the Wolves’ defense clutched up in the field, tallying a strikeout and a popout to keep Frech stranded on third
• Jones would score another run in the fourth to put the Wolves up three
• With Kennedy Boyer at the plate, the outfielder sent a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher to advance Dessa Bryant to second and Hailey Cota to third just in time for freshman shortstop Alicia Jeanson to record a two-run double, sending both teammates in
• After advancing to third on a passed ball, Jeanson made her way home courtesy of Boben, who grounded out to second
• Sydney Anderson chalked the final run of the afternoon on a Cota RBI single to center to jump the Wolves to 9-3 and tally their first doubleheader victory since February

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Alicia Jeanson: 1-5, 1 run 1 RBI, 1 double
Dessa Bryant: 1-2, 1 run, 2 RBIs, 3 putouts
Hailey Cota: 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI,
Aune Boben: 0-4, 1 RBI, 6.0 IP, 8 strikeouts

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ABERDEEN, SD (NSUWolves.com) [SAT] – Northern State split its doubleheader today with the Dragons of Minnesota State Moorhead. Northern won the first game in a 6-5 comeback fashion before losing 8-0 in the second game.

QUICK DETAILS
Game One Final Score: NSU 6, MSUM 5
Game Two Final Score: NSU 0, MSUM 8
Records: NSU 11-17 (3-9 NSIC), MSUM 4-31 (2-10 NSIC)

GAME ONE: NORTHERN STATE 6, MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD 5

• After allowing five runs in just two innings, the Wolves rallied through the next five innings, scoring six and allowing zero to win game one in comeback fashion
• In the win, Northern State notched six runs, 11 hits, six RBIs, one home run, two doubles, 21 putouts, six assists and two strikeouts from the rubber
• After four batters faced at the top of the first, the Dragons got on the board twice in the first after recording back-to-back outs at the top of the inning
• With freshman Riley McKeever on third and Courtney Locke on second, Kayla Roidt sent one into center for an RBI single, bringing McKeever home and advancing Locke to third
• Andrea Garcia followed it up with an RBI single of her own in the following at-bat
• With the bases loaded, Locke sent a shot into left-center which brought in three runs to take a quick 5-0 lead in the second
• The Wolves recorded their first run of the day in the third with Tevan Bryant securing an RBI double, bringing Alicia Jeanson home from second base
• With Shayla Warak on the bases for Tevan Bryant, a Corina Coppersmith single was enough to get Warak home and bring life into the Wolves
• Tevan Bryant would touch the bases again in the fifth, this time on a solo shot to right-center to bring the game within two
• With three outs to score two runs, Coppersmith started the inning on first due to a walk, with Dessa Bryant chalking a single to advance Coppersmith to second
• Kennedy Boyer fought at the plate to load the bases via a walk before Jeanson sent a sacrifice fly into center to bring Coppersmith home
• Aune Boben was responsible for the lead change with a two-RBI double to bring both Dessa Bryant and Boyer home
• After allowing a walk in the bottom of the inning, the Wolves held their ground, securing the six-run comeback and the win

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Tevan Bryant: 2-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs, 1 home run, 1 double
Aune Boben: 2-5, 2 RBIs, 1 double, 3 putouts, 1 assist
Alicia Jeanson: 1-3, 1 hit, 1 RBI

GAME TWO: MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD 8, NORTHERN STATE 0

• In Northern’s 8-0 loss to Minnesota State Moorhead, the Wolves tallied four hits, two doubles, 14 putouts and eight assists
• After taking a 3-0 lead after four, the Dragons chalked five runs on six hits in the fifth to end the game early
• A Sam Macchiaroli double brought Teagan Pranchke home for their first run in the fifth before Macchiaroli scored off a McKeever double
• McKeever scored two at-bats later after Locke advanced her to third and Lexie Wilson hit a sacrifice fly into left field
• Locke scored after a Lisa Garcia hit, with Garcia being the game-ending run after a single from Loie Moore.
• Dessa Bryant, Tevan Bryant and Sydney Anderson all tallied a hit in the loss

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dessa Bryant: 2-2, 1 double, 1 putout, 3 assists
Tevan Bryant: 1-1, 1 double, 1 walk
Sydney Anderson: 1-1, 1 putout

UP NEXT
Northern State will hit the road for a doubleheader on Tuesday against Jamestown (12 p.m. and 2 p.m.) before returning to Aberdeen for doubleheaders against Minnesota Duluth (1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) on Saturday and Bemidji State (12 p.m. and 2 p.m.) on Sunday.