The University of Minnesota Duluth was unable to defend its home turf Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs dropped a pair of games to St. Cloud State University in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action at Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minn. The Huskies (32-11, 11-4 NSIC) took the opener 6-4 before completing the sweep, winning 13-4 to hand UMD (28-14, 8-6 NSIC) back-to-back losses for the third time.

The two clubs combined for 48 hits in the doubleheader, the most between UMD and an NSIC opponent this season, besting the previous total of 41 by UMD and Winona State University. Of the 48 hits, 16 hits went for extra bases including seven triples in the two games. The Huskies put up 13 runs in the backend of the double header, tying the most runs UMD has given up this season -- Winona State; Mar. 21. The 16 hits were the most allowed by the Bulldogs in a game this spring.

In game one, seven Bulldogs compiled a hit in the contest with senior infielder Nicole Schmitt, sophomore infielder Khendal Johnson, and sophomore outfielder Noelle Krumrie each collecting two hits. Sophomore outfielder Emma Ambroz led the team with two of the club's four RBI. Ambroz had a sacrifice fly RBI after a Johnson triple in the first, and bookend the scoring with a RBI single in the seventh. The Huskies broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth with two runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh to snap UMD's three-game winning streak.

In the contest, Schmitt achieved another milestone to her historic career on the diamond. Needing one hit, the Verona, Wis. native went 2-for-2 and drew a pair of walks to cash in on her 200th collegiate hit of her Bulldog career. 

When it rains, it pours. Trying to avoid the impending weather by moving the UMD-SCSU series up one day, the Bulldogs got caught up in the whirlwind of the Husky offense. SCSU knocked in nine runs in the first four innings before UMD was able to muster enough offense to break the shutout. The Bulldogs responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth but saw Husky pitcher Emma Eickhoff record her 14th straight win of the season to improve to a perfect 14-0. Junior pitcher Allyssa Williams was handed her first loss in the last six starts as it snapped her five-game winning streak which included big wins over then-ranked No. 10 Augustana University and Concordia University, St. Paul.

The Bulldogs put up an identical four runs on 10 hits on the Huskies in game two. Ambroz got the nod in the leadoff spot and awarded the decision with a pair of hits including another RBI tally. Her consistent bat as of late has her on a three-game hitting streak and hits in 10 of her last 12 games. The native of Cottage Grove, Minn., is hitting .360 on the season in 14 spot starts. 

Krumrie also pitched in a pair of hits and knocked in a run. Freshman infielder Taryn Christopher had the only multi-RBI at bat of the day for the Bulldogs. She found the hole in the Bermuda Triangle in center between three fielders to score sophomore infielder Serena Timmer and junior catcher Kendal Jenkins.

UMD will next hit the diamond this weekend on Saturday and Sunday as it ventures on the road to Minnesota State University, Mankato and the University of Sioux Falls.