AURORA, IL - The Benedictine University softball team dropped two close, well-pitched contests at Aurora to split the four-game series with each team recording a home sweep.

FINAL SCORES
Aurora 2, Benedictine 0 - Gm 1
Aurora 2, Benedictine 1 - Gm 2

THE DETAILS
• Aurora scored a single run in the bottom of the first and added an insurance run with a homer in the fifth
• Benedictine had runners on base in five innings, including first and second with no outs in the sixth
• Benedictine saw early opportunities in the second game but scored their only run of the day in the third when Taylor Skraba hit her seventh homer of the season
• Aurora was able to tie the game in the fourth and take the lead on a homer with two outs in the fifth
• Benedictine stranded the tying run at third in the seventh
• Benedictine left nine on the bases in the second game including five in scoring position

STAT LEADERS
• Asia Robinette posted a pair of hits in the opener
• Alexandra Loizon took the hard luck loss, allowing just two runs in six innings
• Skraba logged two hits in the second game as Benedictine finished with five in each contest
• Megan Fast went the distance

UP NEXT
Benedictine (11-10, 2-2 NACC) hosts Dominican on Saturday