NDSU Falls 7-0 to No. 23 Northwestern, Stanford Game Canceled

Saturday, March 2

Stanford, Calif.

4:30 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

9-7

Northwestern

13-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Northwestern	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	10	1
North Dakota State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Photo by: Cat Wofford

NDSU Falls 7-0 to No. 23 Northwestern, Stanford Game Canceled

3/2/2019 8:55:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 23-ranked Northwestern University scored five runs in the first inning and rolled to a 7-0 shutout over North Dakota State at the Stanford Nike Invitational on a rainy Saturday, March 2, at Smith Family Stadium. NDSU's game with Stanford was canceled and will not be rescheduled. The Bison had a four-game winning streak snapped.

North Dakota State (9-7) is scheduled to play host Stanford (13-2) at 1:15 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 3.

Northwestern (13-4) exploded out of the gates with five runs in the first inning. Morgan Newport started things with a run-scoring single through the left side. Jordyn Rudd followed with a two-run double to right center. Rachel Lewis closed the scoring with a two-run home run to left field.

The Wildcats tacked on a run with a Rudd RBI single to right in the fifth and Kenna Wilkey delivered a run-scoring single to extend the lead in the seventh. Rudd went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Nikki Cuchran also had two hits.

KK Leddy (6-5) took the loss for NDSU. Leddy walked five and struck out five. Wilkey (4-1) claimed the win, allowing two hits with 10 strikeouts and three walks.

Zoe Stavrou hit a double and Stephanie Soriano added a single for the Bison.