LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kylie Norwood's three-run home run in the fifth inning lifted Tulsa to a 5-3 victory over North Dakota State in college softball Sunday, March 21, at the Kansas Jayhawk Invitational.

North Dakota State came back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits before going up 3-2 in the top of the fifth when Sam Koehn's single scored Skylar Padgett after a leadoff double.

Koehn finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Nicole Licea was 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored for NDSU.

Bison starter Mac Schulz pitched four-plus innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts in the loss.

North Dakota State (5-15) is scheduled to open up Summit League play with a pair of doubleheaders at Western Illinois on Saturday, March 27, and Sunday, March 28.