Saint Louis, Mo. – Omaha starter Sydney Hampton scattered two hits over seven innings of work, but a solo home run and a pair of errors proved costly in the final game of the Billiken Spring Tournament.  Southeast Missouri State plated three runs, two unearned, to take a 3-1 decision.

Emma Dargy went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Mavericks.  Natalie Mostek went 1-for-3 with a double.  Hailey Bartz and Lexi Burkhardt each had singles for Omaha.

Starter Sydney Hampton (1-9) pitched a complete game for Omaha, allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks with a strikeout.

Dargy led off the third inning with a solo homer to left center field as the Mavericks jumped in front 1-0.

Southeast Missouri State did its damage in the bottom of the fourth.  Mykaela Arellanes led off the inning with a solo home run to right center.  A walk, single and a pair of Omaha errors led to two more runs as the Redhawks went in front 3-1.

The Mavericks put a runner on third base in the seventh inning, but SEMO reliever Rachel Rooks worked out of trouble and secured the win.

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Omaha heads to Lawrence, Kan. to take on the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m.  Links to live stats will be available on OMavs.com.