BYU Retains One Game Lead in MWC

Cougars and Rebels split double-header.

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April 23, 2005

PROVO, Utah - BYU softball retained a one game lead in the Mountain West Conference standings after splitting Saturday's double-header against UNLV at Gail Miller Field in Provo.

The Cougars were shut out by the Rebels 0-5 in game one while managing just three hits against standout pitcher, Jacque Kerrigan. It was the third time all season that BYU has been held scoreless. The loss breaks BYU's nine game winning streak with the last loss coming at the hands of UNLV back on April 9 in Las Vegas.

Game two proved to be on the side of the blue and white as BYU scored two runs in the first inning. With the Cougars holding to a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning, Debbie Dodds took her first pitch of her at-bat and went yard for a two-run home run, her sixth of the season and giving BYU a 4-1 advantage. That was all the Cougars needed. Daniella Urincho pitched the entire game going to 10-2 on the season.

BYU (35-10) hits the road next week with stops against Utah State April 26, New Mexico April 28, and Colorado State April 30.