The Lindenwood softball team (35-10) earned a GLVC quarterfinal victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating fifth-seeded Missouri-St. Louis (28-22) by the score of 1-0 from the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill. The win snapped Lindenwood's three-game losing streak, who was most recently ranked in the DII Midwest Regional poll at No. 5.

Due to the first two days being rained out, the GLVC announced that the 2022 event will be a single-elimination tournament. With the win, Lindenwood advances to Sunday's semifinal against the winner of top-seeded Southern Indiana and eighth-seeded Maryville. 

The victory was a milestone for Lions' head coach Erin Brown, who now has recorded 400 career wins as a collegiate bench boss. Lindenwood's 35 victories continues to be an NCAA DII program record, as each subsequent win adds to the 2022 team's legacy.

GAME OVERVIEW
The Lions only needed one run for unanimous All-GLVC First Team pitcher Amanda Weyh, who punched out nine Tritons in the three-hit, complete-game shutout. 

Irelynn West provided the singular tally, doubling home Whitney Wendel in the third inning to make the score 1-0. Overall, Lindenwood recorded six hits as a unit, with Wendel recording a pair of doubles.

Weyh was the true ace the Lions have become accustomed to this spring, allowing just three hits and two walks in the quarterfinal victory. The junior now improves to 22-3 from inside the circle this season.

GAME ONE LEADERS
West (1-for-3, 2B, RBI)
Wendel (2-for3, 2 2B, R)
Weyh (7.0 IP, 9 K, 1-for-2)

UP NEXT
The Lions will now face the winner of top-seeded Southern Indiana and eighth-seeded Maryville on Sunday at 10 a.m. from the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill. The winner of the semifinal contest will then square off for the 2022 GLVC title at 3 p.m.