University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, April 23
Greeley, Colo.
12:00 PM
University of Northern Colorado
18-26, 0
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Weber State
32-10, 0
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Weber State
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Northern Colo.
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Photo by: Jam David
Golden strikes out 8, Bears unable to keep pace with Wildcats
4/23/2022 2:39:00 PM | Softball
GREELEY, Colo. – Freshman flame thrower Meghan Golden dished out another eight strikeouts but two big innings from Weber State gave the Wildcats its second win of the weekend, 10-1.
Despite surrendering a two-out walk and single in the opening frame, Golden buckled down to end the first on a strikeout looking, giving the Bears a chance to take the lead at the plate.
UNC had batters reach safely in each of the first three innings, including graduate Riley Plogger who logged a 3-3 day at the dish with Northern Colorado's only RBI.
The Blue and Gold couldn't quite find that timely hit, however, as Weber State would go on to capitalize in the second and fifth innings.
Four runs came across for Weber State in the second but only three of them were charged to Golden as WSU jumped on a pair of UNC errors.
The visitors broke open the game in the fifth, sending six runners across the plate and forcing the Bears to come up with at least three runs to extend the affair.
Head coach Ben Garcia's crew weren't going down without a fight, though. Hannah Knox led off the bottom half of the fifth with a single and three batters later, Plogger brought her home with her third hit of the afternoon.
UNC's rally would be cut short, however, giving Weber State the 10-1 victory.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado heads out on the road to Missoula for another important Big Sky matchup with Montana. The three-game set begins on Friday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m. MT.
To stay up to date on all things UNC softball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Despite surrendering a two-out walk and single in the opening frame, Golden buckled down to end the first on a strikeout looking, giving the Bears a chance to take the lead at the plate.
UNC had batters reach safely in each of the first three innings, including graduate Riley Plogger who logged a 3-3 day at the dish with Northern Colorado's only RBI.
The Blue and Gold couldn't quite find that timely hit, however, as Weber State would go on to capitalize in the second and fifth innings.
Four runs came across for Weber State in the second but only three of them were charged to Golden as WSU jumped on a pair of UNC errors.
The visitors broke open the game in the fifth, sending six runners across the plate and forcing the Bears to come up with at least three runs to extend the affair.
Head coach Ben Garcia's crew weren't going down without a fight, though. Hannah Knox led off the bottom half of the fifth with a single and three batters later, Plogger brought her home with her third hit of the afternoon.
UNC's rally would be cut short, however, giving Weber State the 10-1 victory.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado heads out on the road to Missoula for another important Big Sky matchup with Montana. The three-game set begins on Friday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m. MT.
To stay up to date on all things UNC softball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: HENDERSON, Arissa (12-1)
L: Golden, Meghan (12-9)
Batting:
2B: HOE, Faith 1 ; CHONG, Mika 1 ; WHITING, KC 1 ; DONAHOO, Makayla 2
RBI: HOE, Faith 2 ; McCUISTION, McKell 2 ; WHITING, KC 1 ; DONAHOO, Makayla 2
Base Running:
RUNS: HOE, Faith 1 ; CHONG, Mika 1 ; MEMOLI, Gianna 1 ; McCUISTION, McKell 1 ; CAMARERO, Chloe 1 ; WHITING, KC 2 ; DONAHOO, Makayla 2 ; RUSHTON, Mia 1
SB: CHONG, Mika 1
Batting:
RBI: Plogger, Riley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Simonsgaard, Katie 1
SB: Simonsgaard, Katie 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
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H
3
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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