ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Roosevelt University softball team celebrated Senior Day at The Parkway Bank Sports Complex on Saturday, May 1, honoring 10 women who have positively impacted the program over the course of their tenures prior to the Lakers' final home games of 2021 against Indiana Tech.
Roosevelt honored 2021 seniors Aisley Njissang (SR/Los Altos, Calif.), Amber Green (SR/Palos Park, Ill.), Karissa Williams (SR/Elgin, Ill.), Jasmine Lopez (JR/Pingree Grove, Ill.), Kayla Jones (SR/Chicago, Ill.) and Emily Berni (JR/Menifee, Calif.). The Lakers also recognized 2020 seniors Brinn Arwood, Caitlyn Santiago and Camryn Higgs, along with graduate assistant and former Olivet Nazarene standout Makenna Emerson, as part of the ceremony with their Senior Days cancelled last year due to the impacts of COVID-19.
As for the non-conference games, the Lakers rallied back from a deficit as large as three runs, scoring seven times within the third and fourth innings, to take the opener from the Warriors by a final of 7-4. That victory extended the Lakers' winning streak to seven games, matching a program-best string of wins set earlier this season.
Roosevelt rallied once again on Jasmine Lopez's fifth-inning RBI single in game two while Samantha Norman (FR/Shorewood, Ill.) was strong in the circle with eight innings of tremendous complete-game work, and the Lakers almost completed a second rally in the eighth inning, but the Lakers' seven-game winning streak was halted as Indiana Tech edged Roosevelt in extras, 2-1.
GAME 1 DETAILS
Score: Indiana Tech 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Roosevelt 0 0 3 4 0 0 X 7 9 3
W: Sisson L: Shonka S: Getz
Records: Roosevelt 35-12 // Indiana Tech 15-26
Location: The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex | Rosemont, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
- Destini Nolan (FR/Midlothian, Ill.) went 3-for-3 with two RBI
- Jessica Schneider (FR/Las Vegas, Nev.) went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI
- Kassie Kawka (JR/Palos Hills, Ill.) reached based three times, including once via a triple
- Kate Sisson (SO/Martinsville, Ind.) struck out seven in four innings
- Hailey Getz (JR/Evergreen Park, Ill.) pitched the final three innings in shutout mode, fanning three
NEWS & NOTES
- The Lakers rallied back from a 3-0 deficit and answered a 4-3 Indiana Tech lead with a decisive four-run fourth inning
- Schneider drove in two on a double and scored the tying run during the Lakers' three-run third
- Nolan drove in the tying and go-ahead runs on a two-run single in the fateful fourth
- The Warriors loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, but Getz escaped unscatched
- Roosevelt extended its winning streak to seven games, the Lakers' second seven-game win streak of 2021
- Nolan has eight hits in her last 10 at-bats after game one
- Sisson improved to 15-5 on the year
- Getz got her third save of the season
GAME 2 DETAILS
Score: Indiana Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Roosevelt 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
W: Alvey L: Norman
Records: Roosevelt 35-13 // Indiana Tech 16-26
Location: The Stadium at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex | Rosemont, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
NEWS & NOTES
- Roosevelt put the winning run on second in the bottom of the seventh after Schneider led off with a double, but the Lakers came away empty
- The Lakers did the same in the eighth after Aisley Njissang's leadoff double, and Ashlyn Kitter (SO/Grayslake, Ill.)'s sacrifice bunt put the tying run in the form of Camryn Williams (JR/Oregon City, Ore.) at third with one out
- The Warriors' Ashley Alvey induced a foulout and a game-ending strikeout to strand the tying run at third
- Norman induced a critical lineout that turned into an inning-ending double play with a runner on third in the top of the fifth
- Norman pitched her third complete game and her longest career outing
- The tough-luck loss was Norman's first since March 12, as she moved to 8-2 on the season
NEXT UP
More information on Roosevelt's remaining schedule and the upcoming Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Tournament can be found here at RooseveltLakers.com.
