Box Score

DULUTH, Minn. – The Northwestern softball season came to an abrupt end on Saturday afternoon as the Eagles lost to fourth seeded Northland College 11-2 in an elimination game at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Postseason Tournament. UNW ends its 2014 campaign with a 16-23 record.

Northwestern was in trouble right off the bat as Northland hit three home runs in its first opportunity in the first inning. Carolyn Malecha' three-run bomb, the LumberJills third of that frame, really hurt the Eagles and pitcher Lauren Silbernick (Osakis, Minn./Osakis), who didn't make it out of the first inning.

Northland added a run in both the second and third innings before capping the game off with a three-run fifth inning.

Northwestern's two runs came in the third and fifth frames. Kelsey Stoltman (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View) earned an RBI with a single that scored Colleen Feldheim (Northfield, Ill./Loyola Academy) in the third, while Megan Threlkeld (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville)'s double to center scored Ellen Larkin (Excelsior, Minn./Southwest Christian) in the fifth.

Kaia Larson (Ramsey, Minn./Meadow Creek) came in to relieve Silbernick and worked the rest of the game, facing 24 batters.

The young UNW squad now has a complete year under its belt, but the Eagles will have to say goodbye to graduating seniors Stoltman and Erin Kleinjan (Avon, Minn./Holdingford), two thirds off head coach Alicia du'Monceaux's starting outfield. The Eagles do have a positive to look forward to in that a brand new, artificial turf field will await them when next year's fall ball begins at Reynolds Field.

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