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Softball Edged By EIU 3-2 In Home Opener

PEORIA, Ill. -- Sophomore Erika Hansen (Fillmore, Calif./Moorpark) drove in a run in the seventh with a double to pull Bradley within a run, but the Braves left the bases loaded as Bradley fell 3-2 to in-state foe Eastern Illinois Monday afternoon at Laura Bradley Park.

Bradley got off to a good start, jumping out to a 1-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the first. Junior Kelly Kapp (Freeburg, Ill./Gibault Catholic), who notched her team-best 14th multi-hit game of the year, led with a single and stole second before later scoring on a RBI single by senior Alyson Clemente (Murrieta, Calif.