MELBOURNE, Fla. - The #21 ranked Nova Southeastern softball team opened up their SSC series against the Florida Tech Panthers with a 4-2 victory on Friday evening at the Nancy Bottge Field. Tori Copeland led the way for NSU, earning two hits and two RBIs.

Score: Nova Southeastern 4 (: G. Wallace, 6-2) | Florida Tech 2 (: A. Hendrian, 4-5)                
Records: Nova Southeastern (12-6, 4-3 SSC) | Florida Tech (7-10, 3-4 SSC)              
Location: Melbourne, Fla. | Nancy Bottge Field         
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TOP 1st - The Sharks came out with an RBI single to center field from Brenna Lokeinsky and two RBIs from Copeland, putting the Sharks up 3-0.

TOP 4th- Abbey Moore hit a double to right center to bring Copeland home, giving NSU a 4-0 lead. 
 
BOT 4th- Malayna Nelson batted in two Panthers to cut the lead in half for the Sharks, 4-2. 

Impressive pitching by Gracelyn Wallace would ultimately lead the Sharks to the 4-2 series opening victory.




Tori Copeland - Two RBIs



NSU will close out the SSC series against the Panthers tomorrow, in a doubleheader at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.