CROWN POINT, Ind. – The Roosevelt University softball team split its two CCAC Conference Tournament games on Friday, May 7, losing to second-seeded and 14^th ranked Saint Xavier University by the score of 12-0 and then defeating sixth-seeded Calumet College of St. Joseph by the score of 4-0 at the Crown Point Sports Complex to keep its season alive.

In the day's first game against Saint Xavier, the Cougars clawed a run across the plate in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Then in the fourth inning, two Laker errors with two outs enabled the Cougars to add four more runs push their lead to 5-0 and Saint Xavier blew the game wide open with seven runs in the sixth to give the Lakers their first loss in the double-elimination tournament.

Kate Sisson (SO/Martinsville, Ind.) put in a dominating performance in RU's second game of the day against Calumet College of St. Joseph, throwing a three-hit, shutout to help extend the Lakers season. The Lakers were also held off the scoreboard for the first five innings, but the Laker offense came alive with four runs in the sixth inning. Kelly Farmer (JR/Evergreen Park, Ill.) led off the inning with a double and scored on a Destini Nolan (FR/Midlothian, Ill.) triple. Aisley Njissang (SR/Los Altos, Calif.) came through with a base hit to bring in Nolan, and Anaisa Lozada (SO/Bensenville, Ill.) also singled to give RU two players on base. A Crimson Wave throwing error allowed both Laker baserunners to score for the 4-0 final score.

GAME 1 DETAILS

Score: St. Xavier 0 1 0 4 0 7 12 13 0
Roosevelt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

Records: Roosevelt 36-13 // St. Xavier 31-2

W: Allison Golic (19-2) L: Hailey Getz (JR/Evergreen Park, Ill.) (10-6)

Location: Crown Point Sports Complex | Crown Point, Ind.

THE NUMBERS

• Mia Signore (FR/Tinley Park, Ill.), Kelly Farmer, & Aisley Njissang each accounted for RU's 3 hits
• Hailey Getz pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing just 1 earned run on 9 hits to go with 4 strikeouts & a walk to suffer the loss

GAME 2 DETAILS

Score: Calumet St. Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
Roosevelt 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 4 10 1

Records: Roosevelt 37-13 // Calumet St. Joseph 19-33

W: Kate Sisson (17-5) L: Sarah Kessler (5-10)

Location: Crown Point Sports Complex | Crown Point, Ind.

THE NUMBERS

• Kate Sisson raised her record to 17-5, pitching a 3-hit, shutout with 5 strikeouts & 2 walks
• Destini Nolan was 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI, & run scored
• Aisley Njissang went 2-for-3 with a RBI
• Kelly Farmer was 1-for-3 with a double & a run scored
• Anaisa Lozada went 1-for-3 with a run scored

NEWS & NOTES

• Calumet St. Joseph loaded the bases with no outs in the 7^th inning, but Sisson got out of the jam with a double play and ground out to end the game
• The Lakers are one of four teams still alive in the tournament with #1 Olivet Nazarene, #2 St. Xavier, & #5 St. Francis also still competing for the championship
• Click here to view the official CCAC Conference Tournament website

NEXT UP

The Lakers square off against fifth-seeded University of St. Francis on Saturday, May 8 at 12pm at the Crown Point Sports Complex in Crown Point, Ind. The winner of the contest advances to take on the loser of the Olivet Nazarene/St. Xavier game in the semi-finals at 2pm on Saturday, while the loser of the game will have its season come to an end.