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Kylie Macziewski, St. Cloud State
4
Winner Sioux Falls USF 27-24
0
Minnesota State MSU 46-12
Winner
Sioux Falls USF
27-24
4
Final
0
Minnesota State MSU
46-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sioux Falls USF 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 1
Minnesota State MSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Van Der Zwaag, Kait (9-6) L: Armbruster (10-6) S: Cress, Hanna (2)

2
Sioux Falls USF 27-25
6
Winner Winona State WINONA 40-14
Sioux Falls USF
27-25
2
Final
6
Winona State WINONA
40-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sioux Falls USF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
Winona State WINONA 0 5 0 1 0 0 X 6 9 0

W: L. Pautz (26-5) L: Cress, Hanna (13-15)

Game Recap: Softball | | Nick Moen

USF Softball season concludes on final day of NSIC Tournament

Rochester, MN – The University of Sioux Falls softball team came away in Game 1 of the final day of the NSIC tournament with a 4-0 victory over #14 ranked Minnesota State-Mankato. The Cougars advanced to face Winona State in the game to go to the NSIC Championship game, losing by a score of 6-2, concluding the 2022 season.
 
Head Coach Shannon Pivovar picked up her 7th NSIC Tournament victory, 4th of this season as the Cougars finished with the most wins in a tournament since joining the NSIC.

"I'm not sure of a word that is stronger than proud when I look at this group of amazing women. The lessons they learned this year, the love they showed, the character they deepened, their passion and compassion - there are few teams in the country that could go through the highs and lows that this group did and then come together to battle and claw in the tournament for one another. They never gave up, never felt counted out, and never second guessed themselves. They are champions in every sense of the word. I am simply so proud and I love them so very much.", said Head Coach Shannon Pivovar.
 
Game 1: USF 4, Mankato 0
 
The Cougars picked up an elimination game victory against #14 Minnesota State-Mankato by a score of 4-0 to advance to the semi-final game against Winona State.
 
USF struck first in the top of the 2nd inning when Freshman Reese Holzhueter started off the inning with a double to left field. Kennedy Thomas came up to the plate laying down a sacrifice bunt, followed by an RBI single by Rylie Jones, scoring Holzhueter to take a 1-0 lead for the Cougars.
 
The pitching matchup continued to limit any scoring as the game remained 1-0 USF until the top of the 7th inning. Lexie Swift started things off with a walk, followed by a Kylie Madrid double to bring the runners into scoring position with one out. Freshman Taryn Wagner drew a walk to load the bases and providing some insurance runs was senior Kylan Straight with a three-RBI double, scoring Swift, Madrid, and Wagner to extend the Cougars lead to 4-0. The Mavericks put pressure on in the top half of the final inning as Hanna Cress closed the door, getting the save and helping the Cougars advance to the semi-final game by a score of 4-0.
 
The Cougars finished with five hits on the day with Kylan Straight, Reese Holzhueter, Rylie Jones, Kylie Madrid, and Taryn Wagner each with one hit apiece on the day.
 
From the circle, Kait Van Der Zwaag pitched four innings, picking up the victory surrendering three hits and zero runs, facing 16 Maverick hitters on the day. Hanna Cress picked up the save, pitching three innings, surrendering one hit, and zero runs.
 
Game 2: USF 2, Winona 6
 
USF dropped the 2nd game of the day to Winona State by a score of 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Winona State struck first in the 2nd inning when they brought across five runs on four hits in the bottom half of the inning. The Warriors brought across another run in the bottom of the 4th inning to make it 6-0 on three hits in the inning.
 
The Cougars got on the board in the top of the 5th inning as senior Kylan Straight reached on a single to left field, followed by a Kait Van Der Zwaag home run to make it a 2-6 score for Winona State. The game and season concluded for the USF Softball team, ending the season taking 3rd place in the NSIC tournament as the #9 seed Cougars historic run finished on Saturday afternoon. 
 
The Cougars ended the day with six hits on the day led by Kylan Straight with two, followed by Kait Van Der Zwaag, Kennedy Thomas, Rylie Jones, and Kylie Madrid each with one hit apiece on the day.
 
From the circle, Hanna Cress threw one inning, surrendering three hits, five earned runs, and two walks, taking the loss on the afternoon. Kait Van Der Zwaag threw the final five innings, surrendering six hits and one earned run.
 
NSIC Tournament Recap
 
The Cougars wrapped up the NSIC tournament going 4-2 with wins against Concordia St. Paul, Upper Iowa, SCSU, and #18 MSU-Mankato and dropping their opening game to SMSU and Winona State in the semi-final game on Saturday afternoon. Head Coach Shannon Pivovar picked up her 7th NSIC tournament victory and the Cougars wrapped up the year with a record of 27-25 in the 2022 season.
 
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