ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - St. Catherine traveled to St. Joesph on Wednesday afternoon to play game two against the College of Saint Benedict Bennies after playing the first game of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) on March 31. St. Kate's topped the Bennies 8-2 to extend their win streak to six and overall record to 16-7 and 6-1 in the MIAC. The Wildcats lone conference loss this season was to Saint Benedict in a 13-4 game. 

The Wildcats trailed the Bennies as they got out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The two runs in the first inning would go on to be the only runs Saint Benedict would score in the game. 

St. Kate's scored their first run in the top of the second inning when sophomore Alyssa Wicks crossed the plate for the Wildcats. Rookie Lindsay Burr and Trish Sherman tallied the Wildcats second and third runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead after first-year Kaitlyn Backman got on base with an error in the outfield, advancing to second. 

In the top of the fifth inning, St. Kate's took the two run lead with a single from Wicks to drive in first-year Alex Ehde. 

It was in the top of the seventh inning though that St. Kate's solidified the conference win. Senior Jenna George hit a double in the top of the inning to bring in Ehde for the 5-2 lead with zero outs. 

Pinch hitting for fellow rookie Burr, catcher Olivia Beaulieu hit a two-run double bringing in Wicks and first-year Ziegler, who was pinch running for George. 

The final at-bat for St. Kate's was junior catcher Autumn Mortenson brought in Burr for the final score of 8-2. 

Sophomore starting pitcher Kathryn Proper collected her tenth overall and fifth MIAC win of the season, which ranks her in the No. 1 spot for wins against conference opponents. Proper allowed five hits, two runs and struck out four. 

Ehde's impressive debut season continued in the conference game going 3 for 4 with 2 runs. Wicks was 2 for 3 with 2 runs and an RBI, while Beaulieu was 1 for 1 with 2 RBI. 

St. Kate's is schedule to play at Macalester College on Thursday, April 11 for a MIAC doubleheader. The Wildcats are scheduled to return to St. Kate's Field on Sunday, April 14 hosting MIAC foe, Gustavus Adolphus College for Parent Appreciation Day an.d Strikeout Cancer Day.