CLERMONT, Fla. – Senior pitcher Kristen Nordby fired a two-hit shutout to help the Minnesota State University Moorhead softball team earn a 5-0 win over St. Thomas Aquinas in nonconference action Saturday in Clermont, Fla. The win gave MSUM a split on the day as the Dragons fell to a strong Grand Valley State team, 6-1 to open the day.

MSUM is now 3-5 on the year. St. Thomas Aquinas is 1-4 while Grand Valley State is 14-2.

Nordby improved to 2-1 on the season with a complete game shutout. She allowed two hits, walking three while striking out six. It is Nordby's first complete-game shutout of the year and second of her career.

Junior first baseman Lauren Meeker was 2-for-2 with two RBI, while junior third baseman Kristina Villalobos was 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI. Sophomore shortstop Sydney Beck was 1-for-2 while senior left fielder Kristy Bruni, junior third baseman Jill Fox and freshman third baseman Morgan Anderson each had hits for the Dragons.

"We did a good job of bouncing back from the first game to win the second," MSUM head coach Kelsey Fehl said. "Kristen threw a great game and we put the ball in play and got some big two-out hits."

The Dragons scored four times in the first and kept that lead throughout. With one out, freshman shortstop Taylor Roddie was hit by a pitch. One out later, Bruni singled to left. Meeker delivered a huge two-out hit for MSUM, ripping a double to score freshman Aunica Novacek (who was pinch running for Roddie) and Bruni, giving MSUM a 2-0 lead.

Villalobos then stepped up and homered to center to score Meeker, pushing the lead to 4-0.

MSUM added an insurance run in the sixth when Anderson, who had singled earlier in the inning, scored on an error.

That was plenty for Nordby, who never allowed a runner to reach third base in the game.

Against Grand Valley, Meeker was 1-for-3 with a homer and an RBI. Junior center fielder Carly Williamson was 1-for-2 while  Fox was 1-for-3.

Senior pitcher Morgan Nybo took the loss, going 3 1/3 innings and allowed four runs (three earned). She allowed three hits and walked four. Redshirt freshman Gabby Williams finished and went 3 2/3 innings, allowed two runs (both unearned) while walking none and striking out none.

The Dragons committed five errors in the game which led to three unearned runs for Grand Valley, which improved to 14-2 and has two wins over foes ranked in the top 25 this season.

MSUM resumes on Sunday in Clermont against Pace (8 a.m. Central time) and Mercy (12 p.m. CT).