Blue Demons Drop Extra-Inning Contest to Villanova

Saturday, March 7

Chicago, Ill.

12 p.m.

DePaul University

9-14, 0

Villanova

4-18, 0

Villanova

DePaul

Blue Demons Drop Extra-Inning Contest to Villanova

3/7/2026 3:07:00 PM | SOFTBALL

Box Score

DePaul outhit Wildcats in eight-inning decision

CHICAGO – DePaul softball dropped a 7-6 extra-inning decision to Villanova on Saturday afternoon at Cacciatore Stadium.

The Blue Demons recorded 14 hits in a balanced offensive effort, with several players tallying multiple hits. Jolie Adams went 3-for-3 with an RBI for her fifth multi-hit game of the season, while Morgan Rogers went 3-for-4 with an RBI, extending her hit and doubles streaks to six games. Hannah Messer added two hits and a run driven in, and Chelsea Parker and Addy Poe each recorded an RBI.

Messer got the nod in the circle today and went 4.0 innings before Kelly Greene came in to relieve the next 3.0. Greene turned in another strong relief appearance, striking out four-consecutive batters and retiring eight straight. Messer came back in to relieve Greene, putting in another 1.0 inning of work in the eighth inning.

How It Happened
Villanova (4–18, 2–0 BIG EAST) pushed two runs across in the top of the first to take an early advantage. In the bottom of the frame, Alexis Houge got the Blue Demons on base with a leadoff walk, and Parker plated the run with a base hit up the middle to cut the deficit to 2–1. A base hit from Adams and a pinch-hit walk from Kailie Westphal loaded the bases for DePaul with two outs. Messer registered an RBI single to even the score 2–2, but a play at the plate ended the inning.

DePaul (9–14, 0–2 BIG EAST) took a 3–2 lead in the second off a Rogers RBI base hit. The Wildcats answered back with a solo shot to center in the top of the third, tying the game at 3–3

Lydia Ettema, Adams, and Emersyn Coulter hit three consecutive singles to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the third. A pinch-hit fielder's choice from Brooke Cwick plated a run to retake the lead 4–3 before Poe delivered a pinch-hit RBI base hit to extend the lead 5–3.

Both teams went down quietly in the fourth before the Wildcats opened the fifth with their second home run of the afternoon to make it 5–4. Greene came in to relieve Messer with no outs before striking out three in a row to leave the tying run stranded on third to bring DePaul back to the plate.

Greene followed up her performance on the mound with a base hit in the bottom of the fifth, but DePaul could not get her across to score, ending the fifth inning at 5–4.

Houge and Rogers got the Blue Demon bats going again in the sixth with back-to-back base hits, and a walk from Parker loaded the bases. Adams hit an RBI single to tack on another run for the Blue Demons to make it a 6–4 ballgame.

Villanova answered with a two-out rally in the seventh, plating two runs with a double and a triple, making it a tie game at 6–6. The Blue Demons were unable to respond, sending the game to extra innings.

The Wildcats led off the eighth inning with a solo home run to give them a 7–6 edge. DePaul was unable to answer in the bottom half, sealing the series win for Villanova.

Up Next
The Blue Demons conclude their series with the Wildcats at 12 p.m. CT tomorrow, March 8. Admission at Cacciatore Stadium is free for all fans.

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