OXFORD, Ala. - No. 1-seeded North Florida softball was led by Allison Benning's complete-game performance to take down No. 2-seeded Eastern Kentucky to advance to its third ASUN Championship title game over the last four seasons on Friday afternoon at Choccolocco Park.

In a battle between the top two players in the ASUN Conference, Benning showed to be the superior two-way player spinning a complete game with five strikeouts and only one run allowed. The senior went into the sixth inning with a no-hitter in tact and only allowed four hits through the entirety of the game.

The Ospreys were the first to put a run on the board with Kalyn McCarthy scoring off a fielding error by EKU's infielder. After each defense continued to shine through four, Kirsten Caravaca added another run to UNF's total with an RBI single up the middle to score Lauren Brock.

An RBI single from the Coloniels made it a one-run game in the sixth inning, but a great defensive play by Addyson Bruneman up the middle cut the EKU run short. The Ospreys finished the game strong with three more outs in the seventh to clinch their ticket to the conference title game for a second consecutive season.

UNF 2, EKU 1

Pitchers of Record
Win: Allison Benning (23-5)
Loss: Maddie Rutan (18-9)

Line Scores
EKU | 1 R, 4 H, 1 E, 5 LOB
UNF | 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 6 LOB

Statistical Leaders
UNF
Allison Benning | 3 BB; 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 103 pitches
Kirsten Caravaca | 1-3, RBI
Lauren Brock | 2-3, R
Hadlee Reichert | 1-3, R

EKU
Maddie Rutan | 1-2, RBI, BB; 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches
Jaelin Haynes | 1-2, R, BB
Reese Knox | 1-3
Skyler Billips | 1-3

UP NEXT

North Florida will await either Eastern Kentucky, Stetson or Austin Peay out of the loser's bracket to face off against in the ASUN Championship tournament title game on Saturday, May 10, starting at 2 p.m. ET, in Choccolocco Park.