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Cooney Dominates in 8-1 Win

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Cooney Dominates in 8-1 Win

ORLANDO, Fla. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay (10-8) softball team split a pair of games in Rebel Spring play on Friday with an 8-1 win over Bucknell before falling 4-2 to Colgate in extra innings, snapping its seven-game winning streak.

Game 1 - Green Bay 8, Bucknell 1

Senior Katie Cooney (East Moline, Ill.) was the winning pitcher and went 3-for-4 from behind the plate, hitting six RBIs including a grand slam in the seventh inning following a two-run homer in the third. Classmate Kendra Woepse (Manitowoc, Wis.) added a home run in the third inning, helping Green Bay in its largest margin of victory this season.

Game 2 - Green Bay 2, Colgate 4 (8 INN)

Sophomore Paige Newtols (Green Bay, Wis.) led the Phoenix from behind the plate going 2-for-4 while Ashley Nannemann (Burlington, Wis.) pitched seven innings in the Green Bay loss. The Phoenix stranded 10 runners on base and committed three errors.

Green Bay will wrap up play in the Rebel Spring Games facing Rider Saturday at 9 a.m. followed by Army at 11 a.m. The Phoenix will begin Horizon League play Saturday, April 2 with a double-header at Cleveland State.

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