Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WINONA, Minn. --- The Minnesota State softball team had its streak come to an end as it fell to Winona State by scores of 2-1 in eight innings in the day's opening game and dropped a 10-2 decision in five innings in the doubleheader finale on Tuesday.

The Mavericks fall to 32-8 overall and 16-2 in NSIC action, while the Warriors improve to 30-6 overall and 13-3 on the circuit.

MSU fell in game one by a score of 2-1 in extra innings.

It took two scoreless innings of softball, before the Mavericks found their way onto the scoreboard. Sophomore Tatum Klein reached on an error before an RBI double off the bat of senior Kelly Wood gave MSU a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning.

Freshman Coley Ries found herself in a bit of a jam in the bottom of the third inning with the bases loaded and two outs. The Mavericks were able to tighten their defense and hold the Warriors scoreless in the bottom of the third.

The Warriors knotted things up at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning by way of a solo home run from Jessica Kullmann.

WSU was able to capture the win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the eighth inning as Ashley Walker scored the game's winning run off the bat of Allyson O'Herron to claim the 2-1 victory.

Ries went 7.2 innings in the circle, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with three walks and four strikeouts. With the loss, the Eagle Lake, Minn., native falls to 15-3 on the season.

In the second game of the day, MSU found itself in a 5-0 hole after two complete innings. The Mavericks were able to score a run in the top of the third inning as senior Anna Cole recorded her fifth home run of the season, cutting the Warrior lead 5-1.

Winona State responded with five runs on five hits in the bottom of the third inning pushing its lead to 10-1 heading into the fourth inning.

In a last ditch effort to extend the game, the Mavericks posted one run in the top of the fifth inning as senior Lindsay Erickson made her way across the dish with the RBI credited to freshman Ashley Thell, but it was not enough as  MSU fell to WSU 10-2 in five innings.

Junior Brittany Lauterbach saw four innings of work surrendering 10 earned runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts and no walks.

Cole and Erickson each posted one run on one hit in three at bats, while Thell was the only Maverick to record multiple hits in the game, finishing with two hits in three at bats.

The Mavericks return to action Friday as they travel to Wayne, Neb., to do battle with the Wayne State Wildcats. Opening pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m.