DEKALB, Ill. -- The Western Michigan softball team split a doubleheader on the road at Northern Illinois on Tuesday, defeating the Huskies 4-3 in the opener and falling 9-7 in the finale.
GAME 1
Jordan Smith picked up where she left off over the weekend against Kent State, as she got the Broncos on the board in the top of the first inning. Smith doubled to center field, scoring Tristen Head and Riley Dittmar to give WMU a 2-0 lead. The Huskies responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the first to cut the lead to 2-1.