WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (32-16, 9-10) falls 8-7 to Northwestern (25-19, 12-7) despite record-breaking performances in the series-opener.
The Boilers open up the series by adding four new additions to the top of the program record books.
In the second, Haley Painter delivered her ninth home run of the year to break the 19-year-old team single-season home run record with the Boilers’ 45th of the season.
The Boilers delivered their 27th double-play of the year in the third, breaking the Purdue single-season double play record.
Anna Moore broke the single-season RBI record on a sac-fly in the sixth, bringing Moriah Polar in for her 55th of the season. This was another 19-year-old record held by Katie Mitchell from the 2007 season.
With seven runs scored, Purdue also broke the single-season runs-scored program record with 309 total runs this year.
BOILER BITS
Offensive Highlights
- Haley Painter: 2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR
- Anna Moore: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Pitching Breakdown
- Brianna Fontenot: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 K, 11 BF
- Julia Gossett: (L, 12-9) 4.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 K, 21 BF
In the series-opener, the Boilers led the Wildcats for six innings, but a seventh inning three-run home run from Emma Raye ultimately took down Purdue.
A five-run second inning started to break the game open for Purdue, but Northwestern fought back with a run in every inning except the fifth.
Moore had an RBI in both the first and sixth innings. The sixth inning sac-fly that brought in Moriah Polar was the record-breaker for the freshman as Moore continues to climb to the top of the Purdue record books.
The senior, Painter, homered for the ninth time this year to build the Boilermaker lead in the second. This was Painter’s third home run of the week after her two home run effort on Tuesday night.
In the circle, Brianna Fontenot got things started for the Boilers before Julia Gossett entered in the third.
The Wildcats hit three homers off of Gossett which ultimately led to the defeat.
Purdue will take on Northwestern in game two of the series beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday for senior day.
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