ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The Washburn Ichabod softball team went 1-1 on the final day of the WSU Dome Classic on Saturday. Washburn will next be in action on March 3 when they will open MIAA play at Lincoln.

Game 1 - Washburn 8, Upper Iowa 4 (9 innings)
The Ichabods rallied for an 8-4 win in nine innings in the opener recording four runs in the ninth for the win. After the Peacocks took a 3-0 lead after two innings, Washburn scored two in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by Lacie Myers and Taylor Zimmerman also scored in the inning. In the sixth, Washburn added a solo run on an RBI single by Erin Keeney tying the game. The Ichabods took a 4-3 lead in the eighth taking advantage of an Upper Iowa error, but UIU scored in the bottom of the eighth tying the score back at 4-4. In the ninth, Washburn scored four times capped by a 2-RBI singles by Cassiey Merriman and Lexie Myers. Samantha Carson shut the door on the Peacocks in the ninth tossing a complete game scattering 10 hits striking out four.

Game 2 - Northern State 7, Washburn 2
The Ichabods were down 7-0 after four innings and could not come back in the loss to Northern State. Cassidy Merriman hit a 2-run homer in the sixth scoring Megan Stegman accounting for Washburn's only runs of the game.