The Purdue Northwest softball team slipped in the final day of the Lewis Dome Invite falling in both games on on Sunday afternoon. The Pride dropped Game 1 against Winona State, 12-3, and then fell in a tough battle against William Jewell, 3-2.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (1-5), Winona State (10-0), William Jewell (4-8)
• Location: Lewis Dome Invite – Rosemont, Illinois
• Attendance: 50

Game 1 – vs. Winona State
The Breakdown

• Junior Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic) led the Pride with a homerun and three RBIs.
• Sophomore Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison) added a hit and a stolen base.
• Senior Myah Stuckey (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville), sophomore Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove), junior Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian), and freshman Jadyn Ramer (Lafayette, Ind./Harrison) each chipped in one hit during the game.
• Sophomore Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) earned the start on the mound for the Pride and pitched the first 2.1 innings allowing six runs.
• Freshman Abbey Bond (Saint John, Ind./Andrean) came in relief pitching the final 1.2 innings allowing six runs and striking out two batters.
• Ashlee Chantos led Winona State with three hits and two RBIs.
• Izzy Howe started in the circle for the Warriors pitching all five innings earning the win with three strikeouts while allowing three runs.
• Truman State got the scoring started with one run in the first inning to grab a 1-0 lead.
• The Warriors came out the third inning and tallied eight runs to grow their lead to 9-0.
• Purdue Northwest got some of the offense going scoring three runs off a Hernandez three-run homer in the fourth inning to cut the deficit to 9-3.
• Winona State notched three more runs in the fifth to make the score 12-3 and the Pride couldn't score more runs to extend the game, falling in the end to the 12-3 scoreline.

Game 2 – vs. William Jewell
The Breakdown

• Dugan led the Pride with two two hits while also recorded two stolen bases.
• Senior Saylem Smith (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) added two hits.
• Fair and DeBoer each notched one hit and one RBI.
• Stuckey and freshman Madison Ecker (Shiloh, Ill./O'Fallon Township) both chipped in one hit Purdue Northwest.
• Junior Hailie Charmat (South Bend, Ind./John Adams) started in the circle for Pride and pitching the first five innings allowing three runs with two strikeouts.
• Freshman Rylan Gick (West Lafayette, Ind./William Henry Harrison) came in relief pitching the final two innings only allowing one with no runs scored and tallying three strikeouts.
• Emma Jane Ogle led William Jewell with two hits and three RBIs including a homerun.
• Avery Reynolds started on the mound for the Cardinals and pitched the first three innings allowing seven hits and two runs.
• Sydney Parra came on in relief for William Jewell and pitched the final three innings with three strikeouts to earn the win.
• The Cardinals scored the first run of the game in the third inning to go up 1-0, but Purdue Northwest tied it up in the third to make it 1-1.
• The Pride grabbed the lead in the fourth off an RBI hit from DeBoer to make the score 2-1.
• William Jewell responded in the fifth inning and retook the lead after a two-run homerun from Ogle to give them a 3-2 advantage.
• Purdue Northwest couldn't tie or take the lead in the final innings and ultimately fell after a hard-fought game, 3-2.

Up Next

• The Pride look to begin home their field when they host Lewis in their opener on Tuesday. February 25. Game 1 is slated for 1:00 PM CT and Game 2 is set for 3:00 PM CT at Dowling Park.