ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Roosevelt University softball team split a non-conference doubleheader against St. Ambrose University (Iowa) on Friday, March 12, winning the first game 3-1 and losing the second game 8-5 at The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill.

The Lakers scored a single run in the third inning on an Aisley Njissang (SR/Los Altos, Calif.) RBI double and two more in the sixth inning on an error and a Jessica Schneider (FR/Las Vegas, Nev.) sacrifice fly in game one to provide the offense needed for starting pitcher Kate Sisson (SO/Martinsville, Ind.). The sophomore allowed just one run on five hits while striking out eight batters to earn the win and raise her record to 7-1 on the year.

The Fighting Bees ended the Lakers seven-game winning streak in game two of the doubleheader, using a five-run first inning along with a run in the second to take an early 6-0 lead. Roosevelt got two runs in the third on another Njissang RBI double and a Samantha Norman (FR/Shorewood, Ill.) run scoring single. However, St. Ambrose pushed across two more runs in the fourth to take a commanding 8-2 lead. The Lakers kept fighting though, with Njissang driving another run in in the fifth and two more runs scoring in the sixth on back-to-back bases loaded walks to Jessica Schneider and Mia Signore (FR/Tinley Park, Ill.) for the 8-5 final score.

GAME 1 DETAILS

Score: St. Ambrose 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Roosevelt 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 8 0

W: Kate Sisson (7-1) L: Jane Thomas (0-2)

Records: Roosevelt 15-2 // St. Ambrose 1-2

Location: The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex | Rosemont, Ill.

THE NUMBERS

• Kate Sisson went the distance, allowing 1 run on 5 hits to go with 8 strikeouts to raise her record to 7-1 on the year
• Jessica Schneider went 2-for-3 with a RBI & a run scored
• Kassie Kawka (JR/Palos Hills, Ill.) was 2-for-3 with a double & a run scored
• Aisley Njissang went 1-for-3 with a double & a RBI

NEWS & NOTES

• The win pushed the Lakers winning streak to seven in a row
• Kate Sisson now has 67 strikeouts in 42.1 innings pitched this season

GAME 2 DETAILS

Score: St. Ambrose 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 12 1
Roosevelt 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 7 3

W: Erica Ralfs (2-0) L: Samantha Norman (3-1) S: Jane Thomas (1)

Records: Roosevelt 15-3 // St. Ambrose 2-2

Location: The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex | Rosemont, Ill.

THE NUMBERS

• Aisley Njissang went 2-for-4 with a double & 2 runs batted in
• Jessica Schneider was 2-for-3 with 2 doubles, a RBI, & a run scored
• Samantha Norman hit 1-for-3 with a RBI & pitched 3 innings, allowing 6 earned runs on 6 hits
• Hailey Getz (JR/Evergreen Park, Ill.) came on in relief, pitching 4 shutout innings & striking out 4 batters

NEWS & NOTES

• Game two's loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Lakers
• The Lakers have outscored their opponents 103-42 thus far this season
• RU is closing in on the program's record for most wins in a season of 17, which was set in 2014

NEXT UP

The Lakers host Aquinas College (Mich.) on Friday, March 19 in an 11am non-conference doubleheader at The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill.