Monahwee, Wallace Lift SE to Series-Opening Win

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Kyia Monahwee and Kamarie Wallace connected on back-to-back homers in the top of the seventh inning to lift Southeastern to a 2-1 victory over Henderson State in the series opener in Arkadelphia, Ark., on Saturday afternoon.
 
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 31-5 overall on the year and 21-4 in Great American Conference play with the final two games of the series slated for a noon doubleheader on Sunday.
 
SE picks up its fourth-straight win and its third in-a-row by a one-run margin.
 
Monahwee, Wallace, Peyton Streetman, Jaleigh Durst and Karissa Marshall each collected a hit.
 
In addition to the solo homers by Monahwee and Wallace, Streetman picked up a triple, her first of the season.
 
Amberlyn Walsworth got the start and tossed 5.0 innings, allowing a run on four hits with six strikeouts while taking a no decision.
 
Cheyenne Mahy came on in relief and tossed 2.0 innings, scattering a pair of hits and no runs while facing eight batters and earning her 14^th win of the year.
 
SE threatened first after Streetman's triple but she was thrown out at the plat after a pickoff to keep the game scoreless in the top of the fifth.
 
HSU would crack the scoreboard first with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the sixth to take a 1-0 lead.
 
In the top of the seventh, Monahwee would tie the game with a one-out solo shot which was immediately followed up by Wallace's go-ahead homer which held up to be the game-winner in a 2-1 victory.