Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Houston, TX - Toledo nearly recorded its first win of the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational on Saturday. In their first of two games, the Rockets fell to Iowa St. 4-2. Senior P Marla Gooding (1-1) suffered her first loss of the season (7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K). Toledo then dropped its second matchup against Houston 8-0. With the defeats, UT drops to 1-6 on the season.

In Toledo's first game, sophomore INF Samantha Showalter went 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBIs. Junior INF Brittany George and senior OF Sammy Emery also went 1-for-2 in the contest.

The Rockets struck first as Showalter hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. Showalter scored freshman INF Megan Choate who had reached first on a walk.

In the top of the seventh, the Cyclones finally made their comeback. After an RBI single by Cappaert, McFarland drilled a three-run homer to center to plate two additional Cyclones.

In the second game of the day, senior OF Jessica Lemiuex led the Rockets going 2-for-2 on the night. Junior OF Celeste Fidge (1-for-2) notched the only other Toledo hit of the contest.

Houston got on the board first with a two-run homer and an RBI single at the bottom of the first inning.

After the Cougars scored two runners off of an RBI double in the bottom of the second inning, freshman P Danni Ryan came in the game to replace freshman starter Heather Webb (1.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 2 K).

Toledo returns to the field tomorrow for its last game of the tournament. The Rockets face off against Texas for the second time at 11:30 a.m. CT.