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Florey’s walk-off home run sends UE to sweep

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With two on and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, sophomore Morgan Florey connected on her fourth home run of the season to give the University of Evansville softball team a 4-1 win over Loyola in Missouri Valley Conference play on Sunday at Cooper Stadium.

Florey's homer gave the Purple Aces (11-12, 3-0 MVC) their first conference sweep since 2012 against Indiana State. In the circle, the Peoria, Ill. native went the distance once again, giving up just one run in seven innings of work. She also struck out 12 batters, marking her fifth game in a row with 10 strikeouts.