BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo softball team split their Mid-American Conference opening doubleheader against Northern Illinois Sunday afternoon. The Bulls won the first game 8-4 before dropping the second game 10-4.
In the first game, NIU took the early lead scoring all four of their runs in the first four innings. The Bulls waited until the fifth inning to make some noise but did so in a big way, scoring seven runs on five hits. Alexis Matheney, Jenelle Martinez, Catrell Robertson and Alissa Karjel all recorded an RBI in the inning.