MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin softball lost to No. 25 Nebraska, 6-4, Sunday afternoon at Goodman Softball Complex.
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UW held an early 2-1 lead through three innings after loading the bases and getting a run via a Molly Schlosser walk and another from a Peyton Bannon sacrifice-fly to right field.
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Nebraska erased the deficit with a three-run home run in the fourth inning and added another to give them a 5-2 lead.
The Huskers added an insurance run in the sixth.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, the Badgers began a rally that saw five batters get on base and two runs scored for Wisconsin.
The late rally was stopped as the Cornhuskers tagged second base on a ground ball up the middle and took game three.
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Defensively, the team had several highlights, including a testy fly ball catch by Fiona Girardot on the first base line.
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Tessa Magnanimo got the start for the Badgers and pitched 4.0 innings, allowing four runs on six hits.Â
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Batting Cleanup
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Fiona Girardot and
Ally Miklesh scored a pair of runs each for UW
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Lauren Foster got on base three times.Â
- Wisconsin earned a fourth straight series win over Nebraska
- Badgers are 7-2 at Goodman Softball Complex this season
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Straight from the diamond
Head Coach Yvette Healy
On the overall series
"We're so proud of our team. So much fight the whole weekend and to take two yesterday was just really exciting."
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On the seventh inning two-out comeback attempt
"They've got the fight. We told them going into the seventh when you're chasing four runs, 'Can you bring the tying run to the plate?' and we brought the winning run and the fans were really into it. I think it shows that we're never out of it."
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On the Goodman atmosphere
"Goodman has been so much fun this year. It's been packed every game we've played. I think we're looking forward to getting back here and closing out the regular season."
Next Up: The Badgers head to Penn State for a three-game series with the Nittany Lions. The first game is set for Friday at 5 p.m. CT
