CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Bradley jumped out to a 5-0 lead and held an 8-5 advantage after three runs in the top of the seventh, but a pair of two-run homers in the bottom of the seventh helped Northern Iowa rally for a 9-8 walk-off victory over the Braves Saturday afternoon at Robinson-Dresser Field.
 
After getting shutout in both games of Friday's doubleheader, Bradley wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the series finale.  Senior Kelly Kapp had the first of 15 hits on the day for the Braves (19-23 overall, 5-10 MVC) with an infield single to leadoff the game.  Fellow senior Caitlyn McCarron added a one-out single and Kapp scored the first run of the afternoon on a RBI single by Elizabeth Leonard as Bradley grabbed the early 1-0 lead.
 
A four-run second gave the Braves a 5-0 lead.  With a runner at first and two outs, Kapp collected her second hit of the contest and sophomore Gabby Stoner came all the way around to score from first thanks in part to two UNI errors on the play.  Kapp scored again on a Maria Schroeder single and freshman Allison Apke drove in Schroeder with a two-out single to right.  McCarron scored from third when Leonard reached on an error to push the Bradley lead to 5-0.
 
Northern Iowa (23-15 overall, 11-4 MVC) snapped a streak of 14 consecutive scoreless innings for Bradley starter Julie Kestas with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second off the bat of Bailey Lange to cut Bradley's advantage to 5-2. 
 
Bradley, which left the bases loaded in the top of the second, stranded another pair in the third after loading the bases and left seven runners on in the first three frames. 
 
Brittney Roby led off the UNI third with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch.  Roby later scored from third on a RBI single by Macey Wolfe as the Panthers trimmed the Bradley lead to 5-3. 
 
Brittney Krodinger tied the game at 5-5 with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth and the teams went into the seventh knotted at 5-5.
 
Leonard opened the top of the seventh with a single to center and freshman Kealia Wysocki followed with a single of her own for her third hit of the game.  With one out and the bases loaded, sophomore Stephanie Campos reached on the fourth UNI error of the game.  All three base runners scored on the error as Bradley went back in front 8-5. 
 
In the bottom of the seventh, Tianna Drahn had an infield single to chase Bradley reliever Emma Jackson from the contest as Kestas re-entered the contest.  Krodinger slugged her second homer of the game with a two-run shot to make it a one-run game at 8-7.  Roby had a single after senior Jaelen Hull took over in the circle for the Braves and Wolfe gave Northern Iowa the walk-off victory with a two-run homer as the Panthers rallied for the 9-8 victory.
 
Kapp and Wysocki each went 3-for-4 to highlight a 15-hit day for the Braves.  Kapp's MVC-leading 67 hits this spring rank as the sixth-best season total in school history, one better than her season total from 2016.  In addition, she now has 222 career hits as she moved into 14^th in MVC history.  Kapp needs three more hits to move into 12^th in Valley history.
 
Bradley closes out a five-game road swing Wednesday with a 5 p.m. doubleheader at I-74 rival Illinois State.