CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Drake University softball team dropped a close 1-0 matchup against Southern Illinois on Saturday afternoon. The Missouri Valley Conference series between the two teams was adjusted due to Saturday's forecast with a single game played today and a doubleheader now on Sunday starting at 11 a.m.
The sole run came for SIU in the fourth inning on a run batted in from Maddy Vermejan which scored Merri Ann Patterson.
Drake (16-15, 0-4 MVC) tallied two hits which came from sophomore Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.) and senior Kaitlyn Finneran (Morrison, Ill.