Feb. 25, 2006
Box Score
Pekin, Ill.. - An eight-run third inning powered the University of Northern Iowa softball team to a 12-3 rout of Western Illinois in a run-shortened affair on the second day of competition in the Bradley Invitational Saturday.
UNI used 14 hits to put runs on the board in each of the first four innings, including the eight the Panthers scored in the third frame, and ran away to improve its season record to 2-4-1 after the game was halted in the fifth inning.
Senior shortstop Rachael Rogers (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert) went 3-for-3 at the plate, including her second home run of the season, and drove in three runs while scoring three more to lead UNI's offensive attack. Freshman Stefany Shalla (Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie) also was 3-for-3 with an RBI, while junior Nikki Ferden (Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott) went 3-for-4 with a run scored. Freshman Morgan Paulson (Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge) was 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored, while sophomore Stephanie Aguero (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) also tallied a multi-hit game, driving in two runs with a 2-for-4 performance.
Senior Uju Ibekwe (South Holland, Ill./Thornwood) evened her season record at 1-1 with the pitching win, allowing a single earned run on three hits in four innings of work in the circle.
