SUNDAY'S SCORES
Nicholls 4,
SIUE 3 (Youngsville, La.)
NICHOLLS 4, SIUE 3
YOUNGSVILLE, La. - Nicholls scored twice in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday and upended SIUE softball 4-3 in the final game of the Mardia Gras Mambo.
SIUE now holds a 2-8 record overall. Nicholls improved to 6-3.
The Cougars went into extra innings tied 2-2 and took the lead in the top of the eighth. Abby Harvell delivered a ground-rule double down the right field line, which brought home Ashley Duran from third base.
Nicholls countered with a game-ending two-run home run by Erin Krause.
Avery Arwood took the loss for the Cougars and is 0-1 after throwing the final two innings. Molly Yoo grabbed the win after throwing the final four innings for Nicholls.
SIUE outhit Nicholls 9-6, including Haley Strain's first career home run in the second inning.