Indiana Drops Friday Game at No. 20 Northwestern

Friday, May 3

Evanston, Ill.

5:00 PM

Indiana University

36-16, 0

#20 Northwestern

32-9, 0

Indiana

Northwestern

Indiana Drops Friday Game at No. 20 Northwestern

5/3/2024 9:13:00 PM | Softball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

EVANSTON, Ill. ––– After leading through the first five innings, Indiana fell to No. 20 Northwestern, 6-3, on Friday night.

With the loss, the Hoosiers' season record now stands at 36-16 overall with an 11-10 Big Ten mark.

INDIANA 3, NO. 20 NORTHWESTERN 6

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana drew three walks in the top of the first inning but could not score.
• The Hoosiers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when senior Aaliyah Andrews scored on a groundout double play.
• They extended the lead in the fourth to 3-0. Junior Brianna Copeland singled to right field to score freshman Alex Cooper. In the next at bat, senior Brooke Benson scored on a Northwestern error.
• Northwestern scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth when Raye hit a left center to make it 3-1.
• The Wildcats continued their run in the fifth and sixth innings. Cady singled up the middle in the fifth and scored Nader to bring the score to 3-2.
• In the bottom of the sixth inning, an RBI double from Lindsey and a three-run home run from Nader made it a 6-3 game.

NOTABLES
• Benson was 2-for-3 with a double.
• Copeland's five strikeouts brings her season total to 148.
• Minnick and Copeland each had an RBI.

UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action tomorrow for game two of the series at No. 20 Northwestern with a 2 p.m. (ET)/1 p.m. (CT) first pitch.