WHITEWATER, Wis. - The UW-River Falls softball team fell by scores of 5-0 and 9-4 at UW-Whitewater Saturday afternoon.

The Falcons finish the season with a 10-22 overall record.

UW-Whitewater 5, UW-River Falls 0
Maddy Anderson tossed a complete game along with Maggie Wallin, combining for 13 strikeouts. 

UWRF was held to four hits compared to UWW's five runs off seven hits.

Whitewater scored the eventual game-winning run in the first inning with a solo homer. The Warhawks then added runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings while the defense shut out the Falcon bats.

Kelly Aultman led UWRF with two hits.

UW-Whitewater 9, UW-River Falls 4
During game two, the Falcons scored four runs off nine hits and led in the second inning before answers by the Warhawks led the win for the home team.

Trailing 1-0 early, UWRF took a 2-1 lead in the top half of the second after a Hannah Effertz solo homer along with a Warhawk error.

UWRF's lead slipped away quickly, as UWW answered in the bottom of the second with five runs, batting in three runs off of bases on balls. 

An RBI double from Aultman and an RBI single from Abby Pitts in the third cut the UWW lead to 6-4, but the Falcons were held off the board for the rest of the game.

Aultman and Abby Pitts led the Falcons with two hits apiece.

After Lindsey Duggan started in the pitcher's circle, Brooklyn VanGruensven pitched 4.2 innings, allowing two earned runs.
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