Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Monmouth got off to a 2-0 start in the Midwest Conference as senior Liz Hippen became the winningest pitcher in Fighting Scots' program history.
 
Hippen tossed a complete game shutout as Monmouth posted a 10-0 win over rival Knox in the first game of Friday's twinbill for her program-best 40^th career win. Zelinda Taylor then held off the Prairie Fire for a 9-5 win in the nightcap.
 
Laura Dulee's third-inning RBI double brought home Kaelan Bradley with the only run Hippen would need. The Scots added four insurance runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth – two on an Alison Trettin homer. Hippen fanned six and scattered four hits to lower her ERA to 1.20.
 
The Scots scored seven runs in the first two innings of the nightcap to back Zelinda Taylor for her second win of the season. Leading 6-4 in the fourth, the Scots tacked on three more runs, pounding out four hits and taking advantage of a Knox error. Cassidy Abbott led the offense in Game 2 with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate while driving in three runs.
 
The Scots are off until next Friday when they travel to Central before opening a two game home stand the next day.