DePaul Earns First Win of the Season over South Dakota

Saturday, February 8

Cedar Falls, Iowa

10:15 a.m. CT

DePaul University

1-1

South Dakota

2-2

DePaul

South Dakota

DePaul Earns First Win of the Season over South Dakota

2/8/2020 2:13:00 PM | SOFTBALL

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CHICAGO - DePaul softball came out ready to play on Saturday morning, winning the first of two games against South Dakota, 7-4, at the Doc Halverson UNI-Dome Classic in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Blue Demons put up a four-run first inning courtesy of Angela Scalzitti and Erin Andris singling at the top of the order and followed by Jessica Cothern and Gabby O'RIley both doubling.

DePaul's starting pitcher Krista Dalgarn earned her first win of the season, and held the Coyotes scoreless for the first two innings, allowing just one run in the third.

South Dakota would look to tie the game in the fourth inning but a two-run bomb from Andris put DePaul up with a 6-1 advantage. The Coyotes trimmed the deficit by three and the game went into the fifth inning at 7-4.

The score would remain unchanged through the seventh inning as the Blue Demons look to play their second game of the day against the Drake Bulldogs.

SCOUTING DRAKE (43-16, 14-7 MVC | RPI 24 | Picked 1st in MVC)

Six starters return for the Bulldogs, including senior Mandi Roemmich who led the team with a .380 batting average.
The Bulldogs lost Kennedy Frank who led the team in RBI's and Taryn Pena who led her squad with 8 home runs.
Nicole Newman returns for her sixth year after throwing 221.2 innings, earning a 29-7 record while posting a 1.07 ERA.
The reigning back-to-back MVC regular season and tournament champion Drake was tabbed to finish first in The Valley this season, earning four first place votes.
The Bulldogs are coming off two consecutive years qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE BULLDOGS

This is the first matchup between DePaul and Drake since a 3-1 victory in 2008. The Blue Demons hold a 7-2 advantage over the Bulldogs with a five-game winning streak.

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