COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri softball team (21-14) continued its undefeated midweek run with a 4-1 victory over Missouri Valley Conference leader Northern Iowa (17-10) Wednesday afternoon at the Mizzou Softball Stadium.

With the win, Mizzou improved to 6-0 in midweeks (5-0 at home) this season.

Jordan Weber led the Tigers in the circle registering four strikeouts while only allowing two hits over four innings for the win. Weber, a senior from Lee's Summit, Missouri, improved to 6-5 in 2023 (38-21 in her career).

The Tigers took an early 2-0 lead after a two-run homer from Alex Honnold in the bottom of the first. For Honnold, a junior outfielder from West Des Moines, Iowa, the round tripper was her eighth of the campaign (10th in her career).

Jenna Laird led off the game with a single to right to extend her reached base streak to three games ahead of Honnold's blast.

Mizzou increased its advantage by a pair the following frame.

Chantice Phillips compiled her fourth two-bagger of the season before scoring on a Panthers error.

Julia Crenshaw added to the Tigers' lead with a sacrifice fly.

UNI scratched across a run in the sixth on a RBI single from Mya Dodge.

Megan Schumacher and Taylor Pannell both saw action Wednesday, coming on in relief of Weber. Schumacher allowed just a run on three hits with a punchout over two innings.

Pannell earned the save, striking out two in the seventh.

NOTES

• Missouri extended its all-time series advantage over UNI to 28-5.
• Jenna Laird extended her reached base streak to three games with a hit and a run in the contest.
• Alex Honnold belted her team-leading eighth home run of the season (10 in her career). She finished with two RBI, a run, and a walk.
• Alex Honnold posted her seventh multi-RBI game of the season which ties for first with Jenna Laird and Kara Daly.
• Chantice Phillips (fourth of the season) and Riley Frizell (third of the season) each connected on doubles Wednesday. For Phillips, it was her second double in three games.
• Maddie Gallagher earned a walk to push her reached base streak to three games.
• Payton Jackson and Jenna Laird each stole bases increasing the team total to 70 in 2023.
• Taylor Pannell earned her fourth save of the campaign, compiling two strikeouts in the final frame.
• Megan Schumacher made her 12th appearance out of the pen, allowing a run on three hits with a strikeout.

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