An NCAA division three softball regional opened in Decorah on Thursday. Iowa conference teams went one-and-one in the opening round of the NCAA Division 3 Regional Tournament being held in Decorah. The opening game of the tournament Wisconsin Stevens Point defeated Wartburg 8-2 so Wartburg will play an elimination game Friday morning at 10.
Luther in Game 2 of the tournament defeated Gustavus Adolphus two-to-one on a Tami Mangnor bases-loaded single in the bottom half of the eighth inning. The Norse improved to 35-5 overall and moved on in the top side of the bracket into the regional semifinals Friday afternoon.