MONTICELLO, Ark. – Henderson State claimed its first Great American Conference win this season after a 4-2 triumph over Arkansas-Monticello Sunday afternoon. It was HSU's first conference win since Mar. 7, 2020 when Covid-19 shut down the 2020 season.
 
Kaitlyn O'Quinn registered a team-high three hits and one RBI while both Kailey Reese and Monica Monreal saw two hits and one RBI each. Addi Jordan came through with two runs and one hit.
 
Arkansas-Monticello got on the board first in its first at-bat, going up 1-0 after the first frame. Henderson State then responded with its highest scoring inning of its season, piling on three runs in the top of the second. Runs from Jordan, Reese, and Monreal had the Reddies up 3-1 heading into the third.
 
After UAM scored a lone run in the bottom of the second, the game stayed at 3-2 through innings three, four, and five. Henderson gave itself  the bit of breathing room it needed in the top of the sixth with a one-run Reese double, bringing in Jordan for her second run of the game. That lead sustained HSU the rest of the way as the Reddies left Monticello with its first GAC win of the season, 4-2.
 
Leann Beasley got the win, bringing her season record to 2-1 as the freshman pitcher threw four innings for two strikeouts while only giving up two runs. Mallory Brewer played reliever as she pitched three innings and only gave up two hits and three strikeouts.
 
Henderson State (2-10, 1-5) returns to Dee White Field for a double-header edition of the Battle of the Ravine Tuesday, Mar. 9 at 4 p.m. The last matchup, Henderson State defeated Ouachita Baptist nearly two years ago, 1-0.