MADISON, Wis. – In its home opener at Goodman, the Wisconsin softball team split a double header against Indiana. Claiming game one, 7-3, to extend their win streak to nine, the Badgers fell in game two of the double header, 7-4.

Game One
Indiana took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, scoring its first run off a Badger error before scoring a pair of runs on a double.

UW cut into the Indiana lead in the bottom of the first frame as Peyton Bannon scored on a fielder's choice. 

After a scoreless second frame, the Badgers tied the game in the bottom of the third. Brooke Kuffel launched her third home run of the season to make it a 3-2 game. Bannon then launched a triple and later scored on a Fiona Girardot single to tie up the game.

UW took its first lead of the day in the fifth inning thanks to a two-run jack by Girardot, her second home run of the season. 

After IU scored in the top of the sixth, Bannon launched a double that scored a pair of Badgers to extend the lead to 7-4.

The Hoosiers added one in the top of the seventh but it wasn't enough as the Badgers earned their ninth-straight win. 

Game Two
UW jumped out to an early lead in the second game as Kayla Konwent hit a solo shot before Molly Schlosser scored on an IU error to give the Badgers a 2-0 lead.

However, Indiana scored four in the top of the third and three in the fifth to grab a 7-2 advantage.

The Badgers were able to tack on a run in the bottom of the fifth as Kuffel was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Schlosser. 

UW loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth again to cut the IU lead to three, but ultimately fell to IU. 

Straight from the field:
Head Coach Yvette Healy:
"I think they have a very good offense and Maddie (Schwartz) was just doing a great job containing. They put up a lot of hits, a lot of runs, but Maddie was just so composed on the mound. I think she threw a really mature game for us which was fun. Even going into the second game she gave us everything she had. They were a little more aggressive than we were so I think when you face great teams in Big Ten you have to keep making adjustments and now we have a chance to go for the series win."

Senior outfielder Ally Miklesh
On having fans back in the stands:
"It was so exciting, refreshing honestly. There was a different type of energy in the stands today, it definitely brought a little glow to my heart."

On the offensive success iin game one:
"Maddie pitched phenomenally in the first game and the fact that she pitched ten innings is insane. We just need the energy on both offense and defense and we have it.  We definitely have a better game in us."

Up Next:
UW and Indiana will now wrap up their series on Sunday at noon after Saturday's series finale was postponed due to weather.