TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Griffon Softball (27-3, 3-1) split an MIAA doubleheader at Northeastern State (17-16, 6-4) on Saturday.
 
Missouri Western held off the RiverHawks for a 7-4 win in game one of the double-dip and just missed a comeback in game two, 4-3.
 
NOTABLES

• Shelbie Atwell's two-out double in the bottom of the seventh in game two got MWSU within one, but she was stranded at second
• The Griffons had 10 hits in game two, and left six runners stranded
• Sydney Washington hit two home runs on the day, one in each game
• MWSU led game one 6-1 after four innings. Northeastern State scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth to pull within two, before the Griffons added an insurance run in the sixth
• Missouri Western had 12 more hits than Northeastern State in the doubleheader (23-11)

 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Rebekah Mueller was 3-for-5 on the day with a double and a run scored
• Shelby Uhl went 3-for-6 at the plate before exiting in game two with an injury
• Washington was 3-for-7 with the two home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored
• Atwell also went 3-for-7 with four RBIs and a run scored
• Morgan Rathmann scored two runs and went 3-for-8 at the plate with an RBI
• Katie Klosterman was also 3-for-8 with a double

 
UP NEXT
Missouri Western stays in Oklahoma with a Sunday doubleheader at No. 16 Central Oklahoma (21-5, 5-1). UCO split a doubleheader with Northwest Missouri State on Saturday.