sioux falls, s.d. - the golden bear softball team rebounded with a 3-1 win over southwest minnesota state late this afternoon and are now taking on winona state in a 6:30 pm game in sioux falls, s.d. The game is do-or-die in a double elimination tournament format. View live stats at www.goaugie.com!

the only run given up by freshman ashley kluever was a first inning home run. The righty survived a complete game and gave up only four hits to take the win. The golden bears tied the game with an unearned run in the bottom of the first and then took the lead in the third. tiff rodd drove in calli brennan with a double to center field for the go-ahead run. Later in the game, katie anderson took advantage of another mustang fielding error to advance bases before scoring on a jamie lindboe sacrifice fly.

hits were a rare commodity for both teams in the game. The golden bears came ahead with a 5-4 lead in hits. nikki scherr had her second two-hit game of the tournament and is now 4-for-5 at the plate. Cu is 32-14 on the season, while southwest minnesota state is tossed out of the tournament and falls to 18-25 on the season. The golden bears play winona state tonight at 6:30 pm.