Box Score ANGOLA, Ind. -- Sixth-ranked Trine (Ind.) hit three home runs and advanced in the NCAA Division III Softball Regional after defeating Washington & Jefferson 7-1 Friday afternoon in the Presidents' first-ever national tournament game. 

The Thunder (38-3) advance to play Muskingum tomorrow, while the Presidents (25-11) will face DePauw in an elimination game at 1:30 pm. 

Trine pitcher Bree Fuller improved to 22-1 this season after limiting W&J to four hits.  She struck out 12 in the complete game. 

Carly Searles led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run for a 1-0 lead and the Thunder took advantage of two Presidents' errors in the second to grab a 3-0 advantage. 

Kelsey Cunningham doubled to lead off the fourth inning for the Presidents' first-ever NCAA hit, but was left stranded. 

Jamie Lydick's solo homer in the fourth made it a 4-0 game and Searles followed with a two-run shot.  Another W&J error resulted in a 7-0 deficit after four innings. 

The game was halted for 45 minutes in the top of the fifth due to lightning.  Following the delay, W&J scored its lone run after Madison Rotto, Jen Bahm and Breanna Gleason led off the fifth with singles.  After a strikeout, Kelsey Cunningham reached on a fielder's choice bringing home Rotto. However, Fuller struck out three in the final two innings to preserve the victory. 

Krista McCartney suffered the loss for the Presidents, allowing five earned runs on eight hits in four innings.  Emily Watson tossed the final two innings (2 K, 1BB) and did not allow a base hit.