The Winona State Warriors' softball team outscored their opponents 13-2 on Monday en-route to two victories. WSU defeated Truman state 5-1 in the opener and closed out the day with an 8-1 win over University of Missouri-St. Louis.

With the wins the Warriors now move to 8-5 on the year.

In the opener, Alison Nowak got the Warriors off and running with a homerun to left field to give WSU a 1-0 lead after one.

Brianna Luciano hit an RBI double to score Madison Meduna in the second to double the Warriors' lead.

WSU doubled their lead again in the fifth off a Gabby Gedville run off a wild pitch and an Ann Smolenski RBI single.

After Truman got a run back in the top of the sixth, Rylee Stout extended the Warrior lead back to four with her sixth homer of the year.

Jordyn Kleman (4-3) was in All-American form on the mound, allowing just three hits while striking out 13 over seven innings of work.

Alison Nowak went 1-for-2 in the game with two walks, a run scored and an RBI.

The second game saw another great pitching performance. Liz Pautz (4-2) allowed just two hits and struck out 11 to lead the Warriors to the 8-1 victory.

The Warriors managed to plate three runs in the first, thanks to two bases loaded walks from the UMSL pitcher. Ann Smolenski hit an RBI single to score the other run.

Winona State extended their lead to 4-0 in the third off a Marissa Mullen blast to center field.

Leading 4-1 heading into the sixth, the Warriors left nothing to chance. Alexis Kelsey hit an RBI single to score Brianna Luciano to make it 5-1. Next up to bat was Libby Neveau, who hit a three run homer to center field to give the Warriors a seven run advantage.

The Warriors forced the Tritons into some tough pitching situations, as they were walked a season high nine times in the tilt.

The Warriors have another doubleheader tomorrow as they take on Indiana (PA) at 1:45 p.m. and #24 Southern Indiana at 4 p.m.