POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State scored nine late runs en route to a 10-2 non-conference victory over Utah Valley University at ISU's Miller Ranch Stadium in Pocatello on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The contest concluded a five-game road stretch for the Wolverines (16-33), as UVU will now return home to welcome Missouri-Kansas City to town for its final home and conference series of the season this weekend.
 
Utah Valley was the first to get on the board in the ballgame as it pushed across a first-inning run to take a 1-0 advantage. Megan Peay started the rally with a one-out single and Jaylen Watson and Taleigh Williams followed with a walk and single, respectively, to load the bases. Erin Romero then brought home Peay by drawing a bases-loaded walk.
 
The Bengals (29-14) then evened the score at 1-1 in the last of the second on a solo home run from Dara Kolar. UVU later regained the lead at 2-1 thanks to an RBI triple to left from Morgan Smith in the top of the fourth. The lead was short-lived, however, as ISU countered with four runs in the bottom of the frame.
 
The Bengals then put the game away in the fifth by scoring five runs on five hits to win by the eight-run rule.
 
Kailey Christensen started for the Wolverines and pitched well in the early stages as she gave up just one hit in 3.1 innings. The junior right-hander was tagged with the loss, however, as she issued four free passes in the fourth inning and five runs in all (three earned) to drop to 1-7 on the year. ISU's Sophie Slagle went the distance in the circle for the Bengals to improve to 14-6 on the year.
 
Smith led the Wolverines at the plate in the contest by going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a run driven home and a run scored. With her fourth-inning triple, the junior speedster tied the Utah Valley program record for career triples with nine.
 
Sarah Hayes paced the Bengal offense on the day by going 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
 
The contest marked the lone meeting on the season between UVU and ISU.
 
This weekend's Western Athletic Conference showdown will pit the sixth-place Wolverines against the fourth-place Kangaroos. The two will play a single game on Friday (April 24) at 2 p.m., as well as a doubleheader on Saturday (April 25) beginning at noon. Three UVU seniors will be honored as part of Senior Day prior to Saturday's first pitch.