FULTON, Mo. – William Woods University Softball captured their 17^th and 18^th win of the season Monday afternoon as they shutout Harris-Stowe 10-1 and 12-0. The Owls are now sitting at .500 in the American Midwest Conference.
 
Pitcher Alexis Hassler captured her first victory of the season as she only gave up three hits on the day.
 
Game One
The Owls got off to an excellent start early in the contest. Three hitters in, they posted their first run of the game when Lindy Wilson scored on an Emma Walker triple down deep right field. Ari Arnold and Walker were also able to reach home plate and give WWU a 3-0 lead.
 
Harris-Stowe was unable to respond in the bottom of the first.
 
William Woods continued to put runs on the board in the top of the second inning. Midway through the inning, Arnold recorded her second run of the contest when Walker singled down left field. Walker would also record her second run later in the inning when Alli Massey singled down left center field. The run was enough to give the Owls a 5-0 advantage.
                        
The Hornets continued to struggle in the bottom of the second and remained behind five runs.
 
WWU kept the bats swinging in the top of third. Amanda Bouchey was able to give the Owls their sixth run of the game when she reached home courtesy of a Wilson single down left field. Moments later, Devyn Burton was able to record the seventh William Woods run when she reached home on a Arnold single down right center field. Ahead 7-0, Darcie Depping and Wilson were able to stretch their lead to 9-0 when they made it home on a Walker double down deep center field.
 
After three straight innings of recording runs, William Woods finally slowed down in the top of the fourth. They did not record a run but they remained ahead 9-0.
 
In the top of the fifth inning, Depping was the only Owls to cross home plate. She was able to give WWU a 10-0 lead thanks to an Arnold single down center field.
 
Finally, after going scroless in the earlier innings, Sophia Chamblerland was able to put Harris-Stowe on the board when she reached home plate on a Kyra Greer single to second base.
 
The Chamberland run was the only point the Hornets could score in the contest. William Woods went on to win their 17^th game 10-1.
 
Game Two
Much like the first game, William Woods started off hot, late in the top of the first-inning, Depping and Massey were able to post the first two runs for the Owls thanks to a Bouchey single down right field. Moments later, Emily Robinett scored the third run for WWU and gave them a 3-0 lead.
 
The Hornets continued to struggle in the second game.
 
Both teams remained scoreless until the top of the fourth-inning when Celeste Sermeno and Walker both scored on a Robinett single down left field. The two runs pushed the William Woods lead to 5-0.
 
With a 5-0 lead, WWU decided to turn up the heat in the top of the fifth-inning. Early in the inning Bri Devellano was able to post the sixth run for the Owls on a Kaitlyn Jennings single down deep right field.
 
Later in the inning, Jennings along with Sermeno were both able to reach home plate and push the WWU lead to 8-0. Seconds after the two runs, Depping recorded the ninth run for the Owls on a Massey single down center field.
 
Walker and Robinett scored the final two runs for William Woods and put them up 12-0.
 
The Hornets attempted to respond but could not make anything happen. The Owls went on to win the contest 12-0.