Marian University softball (20-18, 12-12 NACC) clinched the No. 6 seed for the NACC Tournament after defeating MSOE 3-2 and 8-0 in five innings.
 

GAME 1

• MSOE was on the board first after scoring a run with two outs in the second inning.
• A bases loaded hit by pitch for the Raiders in the sixth extended that lead to 2-0.
• The Sabres had an opportunity to get on the board in the sixth but stranded the bases loaded with two outs.
• Marian opened the bottom of the seventh with two quick outs before back-to-back singles from freshman Erin Cowe and sophomore Hope Matta kept the inning alive.
• Senior Katelyn Matenaer then came through for the Sabres hitting a walk-off three-run home run.

GAME 2

• The Sabre offense then took over in game two scoring at least one run in every inning.
• Junior Kendall Pliner drove in a pair to start the scoring in the first inning.
• Sophomore Arina Schliepp would bring in a pair of Sabres in the second as part of a three-run inning to put Marian ahead 5-0.
• In the third it was a sacrifice fly from sophomore Abigail Schreiber that gave Mariana 6-0 lead.
• Then in the fourth, Pliner, K. and sophomore Riley Mankowski each drove in a run to secure the mercy-rule win.
• It was the first sweep for Marian over MSOE since the 2016 season.

GAME 1

	Freshman Erin Cowe was 3-for-4 with a run scored.
	Senior Katelyn Matenaer hit a walk-off three run home run for her lone hit of the game.
	Senior Cailie Pliner didn’t factor into the decision but went 5.2 innings allowing only two earned runs.

GAME 2

	Junior Kendall Pliner was 2-for-3 with three runs driven in.
	Freshman McKenna Repovich (5-0) allowed just one hit over 3.0 innings of work.
	Freshman Erin Cowe was 2-for-3 and scored two runs.