ST. PAUL – Colleen Feldheim (Northfield, Ill./Loyola Academy) delivered the heroics in the nightcap of Tuesday's doubleheader with Crown College (7-15), as the junior dropped a ball into right field, scoring Jennifer Ankrom (New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton) to give the Eagles a thrilling 2-1 extra-inning win at Reynolds Field. UNW (6-16) dropped the opener, 5-4, to split the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC)-opening doubleheader.

Game One
Crown struck first, scratching a run across in the top of the first, but UNW answered with a pair of runs – via a two-run single from Feldheim – in the home half of the frame to give Northwestern a 2-1 lead. 

Crown scored twice more in the second and sixth innings and starter Cearra Dulaney allowed just two more UNW runs to give the Storm the win. The Eagles loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but were unable to muster any offense.

Megan Threlkeld (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville), Ann Lokke (St. Francis, Minn./St. Francis), and Feldheim all notched a pair of hits at the dish, while Kaylee Forcier (Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley Watkins) and Jennifer Ankrom (New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton) recorded RBI singles.

Lauren Silbernick (Osakis, Minn./Osakis) was tagged with the loss, tossing the game's final three innings. Meghan Schroeder (Big Lake, Minn./Spectrum) – who was named the UMAC Pitcher of the Week Tuesday – allowed just one earned run in four innings in the circle.

Game Two
In an extra-inning contest, UNW used a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth to pick up its first conference win of the season.

Colleen Feldheim (Northfield, Ill./Loyola Academy) carried her hot bat from game one into game two, as she provided both RBI for the Eagles. Her base knock in the bottom of the eighth scored Jennifer Ankrom (New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton) to secure the win. Ankrom scored UNW's first run of the game on a Feldheim single in the fourth.

Feldheim finished a perfect 4-for-4 at the dish, while Ankrom added two hits. Lauren Silbernick (Osakis, Minn./Osakis) picked up the win in the circle, hurling four innings in relief of starter Meghan Schroeder (Big Lake, Minn./Spectrum). Silbernick didn't allow a run, while fanning a pair in her relief appearance.

UNW will have a quick turnaround, as the Eagles will welcome the University of Wisconsin-Stout for a doubleheader on Wednesday. First pitch in game one is set for 4:30 p.m.