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MINNEAPOLIS - Purdue (17-33, 6-12 B1G) fell 8-0 in five innings to open the series against No. 4 Minnesota (46-3, 16-1 B1G) on Friday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. Sara Groenewegen was dominant, no-hitting the Boilermakers while striking out 12 in the process.
The Boilermakers managed just three base runners in the game as Mallory Baker and Lexi Valone each worked walks while Katie Johnson reached on a dropped third strike.
After Minnesota fired out of the gates scoring four runs in the first inning and three runs in the second, Maddie Damon entered the game and delivered and impressive performance for Purdue. The sophomore brought the Gophers' offense to a halt, throwing back-to-back scoreless innings of work. However with two outs in the fifth, Damon was tagged for a solo homer that drove in Minnesota's eighth run of the ballgame ultimately run ruling the Boilermakers.
Purdue will look to bounce back tomorrow in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. ET with game two following at 4 p.m. or an hour after the conclusion of game one.
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