PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers softball's five-game win streak came to an end as Nebraska took a 13-5 victory in six innings to even the series on a windy Saturday afternoon out at the RU Softball Complex.

The loss dropped the Scarlet Knights to 26-17 overall and 8-5 in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers upped their record to 24-16 overall and 7-3 in league action.

Nebraska took an early 3-0 lead in the first and extended out to an 11-1 advantage heading into the bottom of the fifth. Rutgers avoided the run-rule in the fifth with four runs including a three-run home run from Morgan Smith marking the senior Scarlet Knights' sixth-straight game with a dinger and 19th overall of the season to continue to lead the Big Ten and rank third nationally.

The Cornhuskers, however, notched a two-run triple in the sixth and limited RU to one hit in their final at-bat for the win and tie the series at 1-1.

Nebraska 13, Rutgers 5 - 6 innings

• Morgan Smith hit home run number 19 of the season with a three-run shot. She continues to lead the Big Ten and sits in third nationally in the category behind Karli Spaid with 25 and Jenna Golembiewski with 24 both of Miami (OH). It also marked Smith's eighth game this season with three or more RBIs in a contest as she upped her total to 62 to sit right behind Jenna Golembiewski of Miami (OH)'s nation-leading 63.
• Smith fell to 8-9 in the circle going four innings with five strikeouts.
• Leilani Chavez and Kayla Bock were both 2-for-3 with a run score. Bock also added a run batted in on RU's first run of the game.

• Nebraska took a 3-0 lead in their first appearance at the plate. The bases were loaded for Emmerson Cope to record an RBI after getting hit by a pitch and Caitlyn Neal followed with a two-run single to center.
• Kayla Bock put RU on the scoreboard with a run in the bottom of the second. Leilani Chavez doubled to center and came home as Bock ripped the ball thru the right side.
• The Cornhuskers answered with a run of their own for a 4-1 edge in the third as a bases-loaded wild pitch plated Alina Felix.
• Nebraska exploded for five runs in the fourth extending its advantage to 9-1. Ava Bredwell led off taking her first pitch over the fence in left. The Cornhuskers continued with a walk and reached an error leading Samantha Bland to send home a run on a single thru the left side. Cope loaded the bases with a single to right while Caitlynn Neal followed with a two-RBI single down the right field line. Bella Bacon wrapped up the inning's scoring with a sac fly.
• The Cornhuskers added two more in the fifth for an 11-1 edge. With runners on second and third, Katelyn Caneda singled to left center to bring them home.
• Nebraska was two outs away from invoking the run rule when an RBI single by LA Matthews followed by a three-run blast from Morgan Smith reduced RU's deficit to 11-5 and continued play.
• The visitors, however, posted a pair of runs in their next at-bat leading to the eventual win in six. Two Cornhuskers were aboard for Bredwell to reach the warning track with a deep fly ball resulting in a triple and two RBIs.

• The Rutgers-Nebraska series concludes on Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. at the RU Softball Complex.
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