Huskers Edge Eagles, 5-2

Atlanta, Ga. --- Nebraska topped Boston College on Saturday morning, 5-2, in its first of two games as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Huskers improved to 5-2 on the season, while Boston College dropped to 2-5. 

Lindsey Walljasper (2-2) started and pitched 6.0 innings. She gave up one run on five hits and also had eight strikeouts, just one shy of her career high. Olivia Ferrell pitched 1.0 inning of relief. She gave up two hits and recorded three strikeouts. 

On offense, Nebraska had just five hits, but drew five walks to get some extra baserunners. Bree Boruff went 2-for-3 with a run and recorded her first career triple. Keana "KP" Pola also had a good game at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one walk, one run and a career-best three RBIs. Lexey Kneib and Cam Ybarra also each had one hit against the Eagles. 

CC Cook pitched (0-1) 6.0 innings, giving up four earned runs off five hits. She also added five strikeouts. 

Boston College took a quick 1-0 lead in the first off two hits. Nebraska responded scoring two runs in the bottom of the inning. Ybarra singled and Peyton Glatter drew a walk to put a pair of runners on. A groundout moved both runners over and Pola singled to plate a pair. 

The Huskers added another run in the second. Boruff hit a two-out triple and scored on a wild pitch. 

In the third, NU took advantage of a BC error and scored one unearned run. Glatter drew a walk to put a runner on. Huscroft reached on an error and on the play, Glatter reached third. Another fielder's choice scored the run. 

In the fifth, Pola drew a walk and reached second on a wild pitch. Kneib singled to extend the lead to 5-1. 

The Eagles scored one run off two hits in the top of the seventh but it wouldn't be enough for the comeback. 

The Huskers play their second game of the day against Georgia Tech at approximately 12:10 CT. A live radio stream will be available on Huskers.com. 

Game Notes:
- Cam Ybarra went 1-for-3 with a run extending her hit streak to seven games.
- Keana "KP" Pola went 1-for-2 with one run, one walk and a career-best three RBIs.