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Megan Threlkeld
Russ & Kathy Nelson
0
Martin Luther MLC 13-21, 6-9 UMAC
8
Winner Northwestern (Minn.) UNW 15-18, 11-4 UMAC
Martin Luther MLC
13-21, 6-9 UMAC
0
Final
8
Northwestern (Minn.) UNW
15-18, 11-4 UMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Martin Luther MLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
Northwestern (Minn.) UNW 6 2 0 0 X 8 10 1

W: Silbernick, Lauren (7-8) L: Rebecca Pruss (5-7)

1
Martin Luther MLC 13-22, 6-10 UMAC
8
Winner Northwestern (Minn.) UNW 16-18, 12-4 UMAC
Martin Luther MLC
13-22, 6-10 UMAC
1
Final
8
Northwestern (Minn.) UNW
16-18, 12-4 UMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Martin Luther MLC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 4
Northwestern (Minn.) UNW 2 0 2 1 3 0 X 8 14 1

W: Maunu, Moriah (3-2) L: Morgan Palubicki (4-11)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jay Hilbrands

Softball Sweeps Martin Luther on Senior Day

ST. PAUL – The University of Northwestern softball team closed out its Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season slate with a sweep of Martin Luther College (13-22, 6-10 UMAC) on Senior Day Saturday at Reynolds Field. The Eagles – who move to 16-18 overall and 12-4 in league play with the pair of wins – took game one, 8-0, before winning the finale, 8-1.

Game One
Northwestern did its damage in the first two innings, scoring six in the first and adding two more in the second to earn the run-rule victory in five innings.

Megan Threlkeld (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville) became the program's new career leader in doubles, as Threlkeld smacked a pair of two-baggers to surpass Amanda Rogers' (2007-10) mark of 48 doubles in a career. Threlkeld's first double of the day was a RBI knock that scored Mindy Forcier (Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins) in the bottom of the first.

Colleen Feldheim (Northfield, Ill./Loyola Academy) also knocked a double as she finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Fellow senior Ellen Larkin (Excelsior, Minn./Southwest Christian) also posted a multi-hit game, as the catcher went 2-for-2 at the dish.

Lauren Silbernick (Osakis, Minn./Osakis) was again lights out in the circle, as the senior allowed just three hits, while not giving up a run or issuing a walk. The right-hander also fanned two Knight batters.

Game Two
The Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first, as Colleen Feldheim (Northfield, Ill./Loyola Academy) delivered a two-run double. UNW added two more in the third before a three-run fifth put the game out of reach.

Mindy Forcier (Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins) stole the show, as she went 4-for-4 and scored twice. Starting pitcher Moriah Maunu (Glencoe, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake) helped her own cause at the plate, as she laced three hits, including an RBI single in the third. Jennifer Ankrom (New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton) crossed home twice and drilled a pair of hits to contribute to the offensive attack.

Maunu scattered six hits in her complete-game effort, allowing just one run.

The Eagles will close out their regular season with a doubleheader with Hamline University of Monday at Reynolds Field. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. Fans can find more information on the softball program at www.unweagles.com.
 
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