UTEP softball falls to ACU at UTEP invitational

UTEP closed the UTEP invitational with a doubleheader Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex with Creighton University (3-2, 0-0 Big East Conference) vs. Abilene Christian University (1-4, 0-0 Western Athletic Conference) kicking it off and closing it off with a game against ACU vs. UTEP (4-2, 0-0 Conference USA).

In the first game of the invitational, Creighton faced off against ACU at 9:30 a.m., where Creighton came out on top with a score of 9-1. The first inning was scoreless, but in the third inning sophomore outfielder Cayla Nielson hit a three-run home run to give the Bluejays a lead of 4-0.

To start off the fifth inning, Nielson hit her second home run of the game to…