JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Senior Tiffany Lower hit a walk-off double as North Florida softball grabbed a 3-2 win in nine innings against Jacksonville in the second game of the doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.

JU won the opening game, 2-1.

GAME 1
Pitchers of Record
WIN | Alyssa Bilodeau (8-15) 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
LOSS | Sydney Matzko (11-11) 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jacksonville scored first in the opening frame when a UNF miscue allowed Makenzie Buss to score from third after reaching on a hit.
• North Florida answered in the second inning with a squeeze bunt from Paige Pfent to bring home Rindy Bryant.
• In the fourth, a solo shot from Serena Quinata gave the Dolphins all the offense they needed to secure the win.
• Bilodeau fanned 10 Ospreys to help Jacksonville snap a 16-game losing streak.

TOP PERFORMERS
UNF
Pfent | RBI
Bryant | 1-3, R

JU
Buss | 2-4, R
Quinata | 1-3, HR, RBI

GAME 2
Pitchers of Record
WIN | Morgan Clausen (3-4) 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K
LOSS | Bilodeau (8-16) 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K

HOW IT HAPPENED

• With the game knotted, Dominica Cocuzza led off with a single to short left. Classmate Tiffany Lower then stepped to the plate to rip a deep double to left center to allow Cocuzza to come around and score the game-winning run.
• North Florida did not waste time to get on the board as Bryant brought home Navia Penrod who reached on a leadoff single. Penrod moved to second on a groundout and stole third.
• Quinata hit her second home run for JU in the series and this time with a runner on to make it a 2-1 game.
• JU held the lead until the bottom of the sixth when Veronika Klimplova hit an RBI double to center field. 
• Morgan Blourne went to work in the first seven innings of play as she gave up just three hits in her first start since April 6.

TOP PERFORMERS
UNF
Cocuzza | 3-5, R
Lower | 2-5, 2B, RBI
Bryant | 2-4, RBI
Makenzie Griffin | 2-4, R

JU 
Quinata | 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Hannah Roberts | 1-3, BB

NOTES

• North Florida got six Jacksonville runners trying to steal second base. The Ospreys got two in the first game and three in the second.
• The Ospreys had plenty of opportunities to score in game two as they left 11 people on base and outhit JU, 13-4.
• Cocuzza's three hits in game two was the first multi-hit game since April 6 against Kennesaw State.
• Blourne earned the starting nod in her first appearance since April 6. She fanned six batters with three walks.
• Clausen also pitched in the first game, surrendering just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida closes non-conference play at UCF on Wednesday before heading to DeLand to close out ASUN play.