CEDAR FALLS, IOWA - The Drake University softball team swept a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader with UNI, Saturday; topping the Panthers 5-1 in the opener and 3-1 in game two.

The Bulldogs used a five-run fifth and a four-hit performance from junior Brynne Dordel (Chanhassen, Minn.) to earn a 5-1 opening game victory over the Panthers. Senior Carrie Hatfield (Des Moines, Iowa) knocked UNI pitcher Jen Larsen out of the game with two outs in the fifth with a two-run shot to left field, her first of the season and third of her career.

Elena Leon (West Des Moines, Iowa), Lindsey Vande Wall (Prairie City, Iowa), Torey Craddock (Tucson, Ariz.) and Erin Mollohan (Tinley Park, Ill.) all crossed the plate in the fifth with Hatfield.

Dordel ceded a single run to the Panthers while turning in a complete game, four-hit, seven strikeout effort to move her record to a team-best 12-4 overall.

Pitcher Jenna DeLong (Dalton Gardens, Idaho) matched Dordel's effort, allowing one unearned run on four hits while striking out seven over seven innings to lead Drake to a 3-1 victory in game two.

A Bulldog error in the first inning gave UNI a 1-0 advantage early, but a second-inning, two-run shot by Mollohan erased the deficit and put Drake on top 2-1 after two innings.

Leon padded the lead to 3-1 with a solo shot to right in the third, her ninth of the season and program-best 32nd of her career.

A two-run lead was plenty for DeLong, who faced the minimum in the second, fourth and fifth innings and struck out the side in the fourth. The win moved her record to 12-5 on the season.

The Bulldogs improved to 24-10 overall, 5-3 in the MVC.

Drake and UNI finish their three-game MVC series Sunday at noon.