DICKINSON, N.D. -- The University of Providence softball program split with Dickinson State in the Frontier Conference Opener Friday afternoon.

In game one the Blue Hawks (13-9) scored the first runs of the contest behind a three-run home run in bottom of the first, but in the top of the second the Argos (9-14) got on the board with a SAC fly from senior Tiffany Fuentes to cut the lead to two.
 
The Blue Hawks answered with three runs in the bottom of the second to extend the lead to five, and despite a few late base runners for the Argos, UP came up short in game one falling to Dickinson State 6-1.

In the second game of the double-header the Argos scored the first run of the game when junior Tehneson Ehnes hit a solo home run to center field to put UP ahead 1-0.

The Argos continued their momentum into the top of the third when junior Erin Bishop hit a grand slam to left field to extend the UP lead to five.

UP did not go away adding another four runs in the top of the fifth behind an RBI triple from junior Kasidy Yeoman and RBI singles from Ehnes, E. Bishop, and junior Ella Galloway to push the Argo lead out to nine.

The Blue Hawks put a pair of runners on in the top of the fifth, but freshman Madison Moultray finished the complete game shutout as UP won the second half of the double-header 9-0.

SCORING SUMMARY: Dickinson State – 6 Providence – 1

• B1 | Blue Hawks hit a three-run home run to right field (0-3)
• T2 | Tiffany Fuentes hit a SAC fly to center to score Erin Bishop from third (1-3)
• B2 | Bases loaded single from Dickinson State pushes two runners across (1-5)
• B2 | SAF fly to center field scores the Blue Hawk runner from third (1-6)

SCORING SUMMARY: Providence – 9 Dickinson State – 0

• T1 | Tehneson Ehnes hit a solo home run to center field (1-0)
• T3 | Erin Bishop hit a grand slam to left field (5-0)
• T5 | Kasidy Yeoman tripled to right to score Aleana Aionaaka (6-0)
• T5 | Tehneson Ehnes singled to center to score Kasidy Yeoman (7-0)
• T5 | Erin Bishop doubled to left to score Tehneson Ehnes (8-0)
• T5 | Ella Galloway singled to center to score Alix Bishop (9-0)

UP NEXT
The Argos will be back in action tomorrow, March 21 for another double-header in Dickinson, N.D. UP will face the Blue Hawks at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.