TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Brittney Krodinger lead off each game with a home run as Northern Iowa opened Missouri Valley Conference play with a doubleheader sweep of Indiana State Saturday.
Krodinger hit three home runs on the day, as she went 4-for-8 with four runs and six RBIs.
Krodinger's first home run helped UNI stake starting pitcher Emma Olejniczak to a 2-0 lead and she made it hold up. Olejniczak worked six innings, before Brooke Craig struck out two as part of a clean seventh to pick up her first save.
The Panthers (11-9 overall, 2-0 MVC) broke the opener open when Krodinger connected on a three-run shot in the top of the sixth.