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Eagles score early, often in win over WLC

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LISLE, Ill. - The Wisconsin Lutheran College softball team dropped the first game of its Northern Athletics Conference doubleheader with Benedictine University by a score of 19-2 in five innings on Friday afternoon at the Village of Lisle-BU Sports Complex.

The Eagles came out swinging from the start, scoring nine runs on eight hits in the first inning. Benedictine followed with six runs in the second inning and three more in the third. The Eagles finished with 17 hits, five of which were for extra bases.

The Warriors ended Benedictine's shutout bid in the fifth inning when junior Laura Konop (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) and senior Jenny Boelk (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran) smacked a pair of RBI doubles. Boelk finished the game 2-for-3, while Konop was 2-for-2 with a run scored.

Eight of BU's 19 runs were unearned as WLC committed six errors in the game.

Brittany Wolski led the Benedictine offense by going 3-for-5 with four RBIs and four runs scored. Kara Walsh was also 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Brittany Adcox (6-1) earned the win for the Eagles (10-4, 1-0 NAC), tossing 4.0 scoreless innings, yielding three hits and striking out four.

Wisconsin Lutheran (3-8, 0-3 NAC) faces the Eagles again in the second game of its conference doubleheader at 2 p.m. on Friday.

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Players Mentioned

Jenny Boelk

#15 Jenny Boelk

INF/P
5' 5"
Senior
Laura Konop

#1 Laura Konop

OF/P
5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jenny Boelk

#15 Jenny Boelk

5' 5"
Senior
INF/P
Laura Konop

#1 Laura Konop

5' 4"
Junior
OF/P