The No. 1 ranked OLLU softball team completed its season sweep over the University of the Southwest (USW) 11-0 and 6-1 on April 13 to extend its winning streak to 39 games, the longest of any team (NCAA D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) in the nation.
The Saints took five innings to claim the first game, 11-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Cassandra Valdez, who secured her 18th win. Alana Benitez also homered and Kayla Dreese tripled for the Saints.
In the second game, Ana Hernandez allowed three hits and one run to secure her 17th win.
The Saints move to 43-1 overall and 20-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference. USW drops to 12-20 overall and 3-17 in conference.
In between games, the team honored Natalie Rodriguez on Seniors’ Day.