GAME INFORMATION
Final Score: NC State 8, Loyola 0 (5 inn.)
Records: NCSU (11-9); Loyola (13-6)
Location: Dail Stadium -- Raleigh, N.C.
Pitchers of Record:W: Courtney Mirabella (7-4); L: Ashley Rogers (5-1)
Stats: Box Score | Season Stats

In Short...
Host NC State scored two in the first, two in the second and three in the third and, despite getting runners on base, Loyola struggled to get them home in an 8-0 setback this afternoon at the NC State DoubleTree RDC Challenge.

How It Happened
+ Loyola stranded a runner on second in the top of the first and NC State struck first in the bottom half, plating two runs on a Maggie Hawkins single
+ The Ramblers left two more on base in the second and the Wolfpack scored two more to make it a 4-0 game after two full innings
+ Two more runners were stranded in the third before NC State broke the game open with three runs in the bottom half
+ It was still 7-0 in the bottom of the fifth when NC State's Tyler Ross hit a two-out, RBI-single to bring home the game-ending run

Inside The Box Score
+ Brooke Wyderski went 0-for-3, ending her hitting streak at a career-long 23 games
+ Katy LaCivita, Alyssa Mannucci and Erica Nagel accounted for Loyola's three hits, with Nagel also adding a stolen base
+ Loyola came into the game hitting a sterling .408 with runners in scoring position this season but went 0-for-5 today

Next Up
Loyola returns to action tomorrow morning with a 9 a.m. game against Delaware State.