LINCOLN, NEB. - The Drake University softball team split a doubleheader with Nebraska, Tuesday, winning an eight-inning thriller, 4-2, in the opener and dropping a 5-0 contest in the nightcap.

The Bulldogs ended Nebraska pitcher Robin Mackin's no-hit bid with two outs in the top of the seventh inning when Junior Erin Mollohan (Tinley Park, Ill.) drove a first-pitch offering over the left field fence for a two-run home run. The shot, Mollohan's third of the season, tied the score at two and sent the game into extra innings.

Senior Elena Leon (West Des Moines, Iowa) led off the eighth with a walk and scored on a Lindsey Vande Wall (Prairie City, Iowa) double to put the Bulldogs up one to start the extra frame.  Junior Erin Bly (Frankfort, Ill.) drove in Vande Wall to give Drake a 4-2 advantage heading into the bottom half of the inning.

Junior pitcher Jenna DeLong (Dalton Gardens, Idaho) took it from there, striking out the side in the bottom half of the eighth and final inning to give Drake a 4-2 victory. DeLong pitched all eight innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out 12 and walking four to move her record to a team-best 10-3 overall.

The Bulldog offense managed just two hits off Cornhusker hurler Ashley Hagemann  in a 5-0 loss in the nightcap. Leon opened the game with a single while Mollohan stroked a second-inning double to account for Drake's offensive output during the game.

Junior Brynne Dordel (Chanhassen, Minn.) was saddled with the loss after allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks in four innings of work. Senior Mandy Osborn (Blair, Neb.) tossed the final two innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out two. Dordel's record moved to 9-4 overall.

The doubleheader split put Drake's record at 19-8 overall.  

Drake hosts Missouri Valley Conference foe Wichita State in a Friday doubleheader at Buel Field. First pitch is at 2 p.m.