TOPEKA, Kan. – The Northwest Missouri State softball squad secured its fifth win of the ESU Classic with a 4-2 victory over Quincy.
 
The 'Cats went 5-1 during the ESU Classic and improved their overall record to 6-4.
 
With Northwest down 1-0 in the bottom of the third, the 'Cats got the bases loaded. On a wild pitch, Avery Anderson was able to score and tie the game at 1-1.
 
Quincy was able to retake the lead in the top of the fifth after scoring one run, but Northwest had a quick answer as Lillie Filger scored off a Skylar Pieper hit down the right field line in the bottom of the inning.
 
During the following at bat with the score tied up at 2-2, Aubrey Griffith recorded a double to left center that scored Skylar Pieper and Omara Love to give Northwest its first lead of the contest at 4-2.
 
In the sixth, Quincy went three up, three down with Jadyn Streigle recording a strikeout in the inning.
 
Streigle allowed one hit in the seventh while also tallying another strikeout.
 
The Bearcats took a 4-2 victory over Quincy to earn their third straight win.
 
Jadyn Streigle got the win going all seven innings allowing two runs, seven hits, and tallying seven strikeouts.