JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball (18-8, 2-0) showed off its stellar pitching to start its first conference series of the season, as Allison Benning and Halle Arends both recorded complete-game wins against Austin Peay (14-12, 0-2) on Saturday afternoon at UNF Softball Complex.

The Ospreys scored early in the first during the opening game and shut down the Governors for seven innings to secure the first win. Shannon Glover caught fire for the second game to spark the offense with three hits and two RBIs, including the game-winning RBI single in the seventh to take the series.

GAME 1 | UNF 1, APSU 0

Logan Jackson drove in a run for the Ospreys in the first inning and that's all they needed, as Benning threw seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in the 1-0 ASUN-opening victory.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Allison Benning (11-4)
Loss: Samantha Miener (3-4)

Line Scores
APSU | 0 R, 3 H, 1 E, 5 LOB
UNF | 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 4 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Madisyn Federico | 1-2
Abi Annett | 1-2
Logan Jackson | RBI
Allison Benning | 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 97 pitches; BB

APSU
Morgan Zuege | 1-3
Kylie Campbell | 1-3
Kiley Hinton | 1-3
Samantha Miener | 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 103 pitches

GAME 2 | UNF 3, APSU 2

After the Governors evened the score at two in the fourth, Glover stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh and gave the Ospreys its second walk-off win in three games.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Halle Arends (5-3)
Loss: Jordan Benefiel (8-7)

Line Scores
APSU | 2 R, 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB
UNF | 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 6 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Shannon Glover | 3-4, 2 RBI, R
Allison Benning | 1-3, RBI
Halle Arends | 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 104 pitches

APSU
Mea Clark | 1-3, RBI
Macee Roberts | 2-3, R
Jordan Benefiel | 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 83 pitches

UP NEXT

The Ospreys return for its conference-opening series finale against Austin Peay on Sunday, Mar. 17, with first pitch set for 12 p.m., at UNF Softball Complex.