LAKE CHARLES – 22nd-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball led the entirety of the contest for the third straight game and captured a 5-3 win over McNeese on Wednesday at Cowgirl Diamond.
Louisiana (29-11) struck in the first inning with a Lexie Comeaux RBI single and stretched its lead with a three-spot in the fourth inning.
After McNeese (30-16) drew within a run following a three-run homer in the fifth inning, the Ragin' Cajuns responded in the sixth inning when Alissa Dalton capped off back-to-back two-out hits with a run-scoring single.
Summer Ellyson picked up her 15th win of the season by tossing 6-2/3 innings of scoreless softball.