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Story Headlines
- After knocking off Central Oklahoma in an elimination game this morning, the Northwest Missouri State softball team saw their season come to an end with a loss to Missouri Western on Friday afternoon in Overland Park, Kan.
- The Bearcats advanced to the semifinals of the losers bracket in the MIAA Tournament by grinding out a 2-1 victory over the Bronchos.
- Northwest was unable to overcome a four-run fifth inning for the Griffons in game two, ultimately losing 10-3.
- The Bearcats finished the tournament in fourth place and ended the season with a 26-24 record.
- This was the first time the team has won multiple postseason games since 2008.
 

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Round Three Key Statistics (Northwest 2, Central Oklahoma 1)
- Kendle Schieber continued her spectacular season by throwing a complete game three hitter against the Bronchos. The junior gave up just one run, a solo home run, while striking out seven batters. Schieber retired the potent UCO offense in order in three different innings.
- Third baseman Chantel Adams finished 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI.
- Stephanie Mark clubbed her 12th double this season and scored the eventual winning run.
- Freshman shortstop Rebecca Maher reached on a single and scored a run.
- Baylee Scarbrough singled in her first at bat and sent a fly ball to center that was dropped to score the go-ahead run in the fourth inning.

Round Three Key Innings
- After the Bronchos took a 1-0 lead in the second with a solo shot to left center, Northwest grabbed the lead in the fourth when Rebecca Maher sent a single back up the middle. After falling behind 0-2, Stephanie Mark drilled a fastball off the fence in left for a double to move Maher to third. Chantel Adams knocked in Maher with another 0-2 base knock, this time a single past the diving second baseman. Baylee Scarbrough then lifted a fly ball to center field but it was dropped, allowing Mark to cross the plate and giving the Bearcats a 2-1 advantage.
- Kendle Schieber worked around a single in the fourth by striking out the side.
- Morgan Heard doubled with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but Schieber forced the next to batters to pop it up, sealing the victory for Northwest.
 

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Round Four Key Statistics (Northwest 3, Missouri Western 10)
- Sarah Baldwin started her first game of the postseason, giving up three runs on six hits over four innings of work.
- Paige Blythe worked the final two innings for the Bearcats, surrendering one run on two hits and a walk.
- Freshman Rebecca Maher reached on a pair of singles in her first two at bats, scoring each time.
- Sophomore third baseman Chantel Adams clubbed her team-leading 14th double her first time up, finishing 2-for-3 with one RBI.
- Baylee Scarbrough drove in a run in her second plate appearance with a bloop single over the shortstop.

Round Four Key Innings
- The Bearcats scored in the first inning for the 26th time this year after Rebecca Maher singled to left. The shortstop moved to second on Stephanie Mark's fielder's choice and came around to score when Chantel Adams clubbed an opposite-field double to right. Mark attempted to score from first but was thrown out at the plate for the final out of the inning.
- Northwest leveled the score at three in the fourth when Maher led off with a single to left. Mark followed with a single of her own and Adams loaded the bases when she reached on an infield single to the shortstop. Baylee Scarbrough added the fourth straight hit with a blooper to shallow right, scoring Maher. Mark came in to score on a wild pitch two batters later for the final run of the inning.