MACOMB, Ill. - North Dakota State and Western Illinois split another Summit League softball doubleheader Sunday, March 28, at McKee Stadium with NDSU winning the first game 15-9 and Western Illinois taking the second game 11-3 in six innings.

Leadoff hitter Madyson Camacho was 3-for-5 with a stolen base and three runs scored in the opener for NDSU (7-17, 2-2 Summit). Avery Wysong went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBIs, Montana DeCamp drove in three runs, and Cameryn Maykut hit her first collegiate home run to spark a six-run fifth inning that put the Bison ahead for good.

Western Illinois (11-15, 2-2 Summit) erased a 4-0 deficit with four runs in the first, tied the game 5-5 in the third, and answered a four-run Bison fourth inning with four runs in the bottom half to tie the game 9-9. The Leathernecks started the fifth with back-to-back walks before NDSU's Lainey Lyle retired the final nine batters in order for her second win of the year. Lyle struck out seven in four innings of work.

NDSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second game when Camacho, Skylar Padgett and Stephanie Soriano started the game with three straight singles. Western Illinois responded with four runs in the first, Bella Alvarez hit a grand slam in Western's five-run second inning for a 9-2 lead, and the Leathernecks ended the game early with back-to-back solo homers in the sixth from Kellie Marchesci and Savannah Rodriguez.

Western Illinois starter Abby Carlin scattered nine hits over six innings with six strikeouts and one walk for the victory. NDSU starter Paige Vargas took the loss with seven runs on six hits with three walks and one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. Soriano went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBIs for the Bison, and Emilee Buringa went 2-for-3 at the plate.

North Dakota State is scheduled to play at Kansas City in a four-game series Friday, April 2, and Saturday, April 3, with doubleheaders scheduled for noon both days. The Roos lost their first four Summit League games at home against South Dakota State this weekend.