March 21, 2026

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Dakota State (S.D.) earned their first Frontier Conference softball victory Saturday afternoon on a warm, sunny Sanford Sports Complex with Mayville State (N.D.).  The Trojans earned a 7-4 game one victory before the Comets closed the day with a 6-2 win in the second game.  MSU earned a 3-1 series victory over DSU.

Dakota State is 7-15 overall record and 1-3 record in the Frontier Conference contests.  Mayville State is 9-13 overall record and 3-1 record in the league.
Game 1: Dakota State (S.D.) 7, Mayville State (N.D.) 4 – FINAL

Mayville State struck first in the opening inning on an RBI single by Lindsey Tulla, but Dakota State answered immediately to tie the game 1-
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Dakota State took its first lead in the second inning on an RBI fielder's choice by Brenley Goebel. After Mayville State regained a 3-2 advantage in the third, the Trojans responded with the game's biggest swing—Alexia Hayden's three-run home run—to jump ahead 5-3.

The Comets pulled within one run in the fifth inning, but Dakota State added insurance runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Alexis Resseguie delivered an RBI single, and Emmalynn Rabe capped the scoring with a solo home run in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-4.

Bricker shut down Mayville State over the final two innings to preserve the victory.

Individual Leaders

Dakota State:

• Emmalynn Rabe: 3-for-4, home run, RBI, 2 runs
• Alexia Hayden: 2-for-4, home run, 3 RBIs
• Gabrielle Ortega-Alves: 2-for-4, run
• Hannah McFarland: 2-for-4, run
• Quincy Hartley: 2-for-3, double, run
• Alexis Resseguie: pinch-hit RBI single

Mayville State:

• Ella Janzen: 2-for-4, 2 runs
• Lindsey Tulla: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
• Nevaeh Stinson: 1-for-3, run

Pitching

Dakota State:

• Maycee Bricker (W, 3-5): 7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R (3 ER), 4 SO

Mayville State:

• Lacey Mathiowetz (L, 6-6): 2.0 IP, 5 ER
• Lillian Phelps: 4.0 IP, 2 ER

Team Stats

Category	Dakota State	Mayville State
Runs	7	4
Hits	15	8
Errors	2	0
Extra-Base Hits	3	0
Home Runs	2	0

Dakota State's balanced attack saw seven different players record hits, while the pitching staff limited Mayville State to just eight hits. Game 2: Mayville State (N.D.) 6, Dakota State (S.D.) 2 - FINAL 

After two scoreless innings, Mayville State broke through in the third with two runs, highlighted by an RBI single from Madison Terres.

Dakota State answered in the bottom half of the inning when Hannah McFarland delivered a two-RBI double to tie the game at 2-2.

However, Mayville State regained control in the middle innings. A sacrifice fly in the fourth made it 3-2, and Madison Terres' two-run home run in the fifth extended the lead to 5-2.

The Comets added an insurance run in the seventh, while Dakota State was unable to generate further offense despite multiple baserunners late in the game.

Individual Leaders

Dakota State:

• Hannah McFarland: 3-for-3, 2 RBIs, double
• Emmalynn Rabe: 3-for-4, 2 doubles, run
• Julia Maldonado: 1-for-3

Mayville State:

• Madison Terres: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs
• Antarez Sierra: 2-for-3, 2 runs
• Ryanne Bass: 1-for-1, RBI, run

Pitching

Dakota State:

• Grace Kitterman (L, 3-5): 4.2 IP, 5 ER
• Makenna McGee: 2.1 IP, 1 ER

Mayville State:

• Baileigh Momberg (W, 3-4): 7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 4 BB

Team Stats

Category	Dakota State	Mayville State
Runs	2	6
Hits	8	10
Errors	0	0
Walks	4	4
Extra-Base Hits	3	2

Up Next

Dakota State heads north as they play a pair of exhibition games against NCAA Division I North Dakota Wednesday evening at 5 p.m.  The doubleheader takes place at Albrecht Field in Grand Forks, N.D.

DSU then returns to Frontier Conference action next Friday and Saturday as they visit Valley City State (N.D.).