ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Coe softball team lost to Saint Scholastica, 5-4, in the season opener at the RCTC Dome in Rochester (Minn.) on Saturday.

Linn-Mar grad Maddy Ryan drove in two runs for the Kohawks. Paige Wieland scored twice. The Kohawks took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the third, but Saint Scholastica scored twice in the top of the fifth and held on for the victory.

Coe defeated Saint Benedict, 6-2, in its second game late Saturday night. Wieland went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to lead a 16-hit attack.

Sara Czachowski also had three hits for the Kohawks. Maliah Fligg, Bella Berthel, Madi Miller and Mallory McArtor had two hits.

Game 1

Saint Scholastica    003 020 0 - 5 13 1
Coe                  103 000 0 - 4 7 0

Schley and Warren. Fligg, Fritz (4) and Zahner. W - Schley (1-0). L - Fritz (0-1).

Game 2

Coe               100 113 0 - 6 16 0
Saint Benedict    000 002 0 - 2 6 0

Weeces, Fritz (7) and Berthel. DeVlaeminck, Haddick (7) and Pfaff. W - Weeces (1-0). L - DeVlaeminck.