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Starkenburg, Blank Lead Hawkeyes Past Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Senior Megan Blank delivered the game-winning home run to lead the University of Iowa softball team to a 2-0 victory over Purdue on Friday evening. The Hawkeyes improve to 15-32 overall and 6-9 in Big Ten action following the win, while the Boilermakers fall to 26-17 on the season and 5-8 in conference action.

"Megan finally made an adjustment and attacked a pitch that was in the middle of the zone and attacked it really well," said head coach Marla Looper. "It was nice to have Sammi on with a walk right before her so it did a little bit more damage.