Minnesota Scene: Gophers rout Binghamton in softball

Natalie DenHartog and Emily Hansen hit three-run homers for the Gophers softball team in an 11-2, five-inning victory over Binghamton at the Auburn Tournament. The Gophers (12-7) won four of five games in the tournament.

The Gophers built a 6-1 lead through two innings, boosted by DenHartog's home run and a two-run double by Sydney Strelow. DenHartog's 19 RBI are tied for the team lead with MaKenna Partain.

Senior Carlie Brandt, in her first start of the season, allowed one run in three innings for the victory.

North Carolina State overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Gophers 11-7 in baseball at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The Wolfpack (11-0) trailed 7-3 after four innings before scoring three runs in the fifth and three in the eighth. They added two runs in the ninth.

Easton Bertrand hit a three-run home run for the Gophers (5-6).

Sydney Brodt's goal 14 seconds into the second period was the first of three Minnesota Duluth goals in the period on the way to a 4-1 victory over Bemidji State and series victory in the women's WCHA playoffs on Sunday in Duluth.

The fourth-seeded Bulldogs will play No. 1 seed Wisconsin at 2 p.m. Saturday, and the second-seeded Gophers will face No. 3 Ohio State at 5, with the winners meeting in Sunday's championship game.

After Brodt's goal made it 2-0 for UMD, Mannon McMahon scored 1:13 later, and Kylie Hanley's goal at 13:51 made it 4-0 and resulted in Kerigan Dowhy replacing Lauren Bench in the BSU goal.

Reese Hunt scored for Bemidji State, which finished 16-18-3.

The Whitecaps closed out their regular season with a 3-1 victory over Connecticut at Tria Rink.