Live: Watch Gophers softball play for the NCAA region title at 2 p.m.

May 22, 2016 at 3:02PM
Sara Groenewegen is Minnesota's ace pitcher and a leadng hitter.
Sara Groenewegen is Minnesota's ace pitcher and a leadng hitter. (Brian Wicker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The University of Minnesota defeated North Dakota State 7-5 Saturday night to move into the championshp round of the NCAA softball regional in Seattle.

The Gophers will play host Washington, which beat them 5-2 on Saturday, at 2 p.m. If Minnesota wins, another game will follow for the title.

The winner will advance to a two-of-three game NCAA Super Regional next weekend.

Updates are also available on the team's Twitter feed here.

The full NCAA tournament bracket is here.

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