HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – The IUPUI softball team fell in game one of a three-game series at Northern Kentucky, 4-3. The Jags were ahead of the Norse 5-3 in the seventh inning of game two when it was postponed due to darkness.
 
Game one was a back-and-forth battle with the Norse coming out on top, 4-3. IUPUI took the lead first in the second inning when Jordan Jenkins singled to right center to score Victoria Sivert.
 
NKU tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning with Maddie Lacer scoring on a wild pitch. The Jags retook the lead with two runs in the top of the fifth inning, 3-1. Kennedy Cowan hit a deep sacrifice fly to score Kendal Calvert and Jaida Speth.
 
The Norse chipped away at the lead in the bottom half of the fifth frame with one run on a sac fly then tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth inning with an RBI single from Megan Kincer. NKU took the lead with an RBI double from Ella LeMonier, 4-3.
 
Madison Bryant gave up four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched. Rachael Gregory, Jenkins and Speth each recorded two hits while Calvert added a double.
 
IUPUI and Northern Kentucky will continue game two tomorrow, April 12 at 2:00 PM with the finale scheduled for 3:00 PM.