Moon Township, Pa. – The Penguins scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 4-4 stalemate and lifted the Youngstown State softball team to a 7-4 win over Robert Morris on Friday afternoon at the North Athletic Complex.

Sophomore Ayla Ray reached on an error and two runs scored, and junior Selah Moyer added a run-scoring single that plated Ray with the third run of the inning for the Penguins, who improve to 18-12 overall and 6-1 in the Horizon League and extend their lead over the Colonials (16-9, 4-3 Horizon League) to two games.

Junior Lydia Wilkerson, who went 2-for-4, led off the top of the 10th with a single up the middle and Tai Turner doubled to right-center field moving pinch-runner Tatum Werley to third. Following a strikeout, Ray's ground ball to the right side of the infield was muffed by the second baseman and Werley and Turner scored. Moyer drove in Ray in the next at-bat.

Freshman Kennedy Kimball, who tied a career high with 12 strikeouts, retired the side in order in the bottom of half of the frame to earn her fifth conference win and improve to 5-0 in league action.

Youngstown State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on Bella Meyer's one-out double to center field that plated Bree Kohler.

Robert Morris knotted the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run by Aglaia Rudd.

A run-scoring single up the middle by Wilkerson and a sacrifice fly from Turner broke the tie and gave the Penguins a 3-1 lead.

The Penguins extended their advantage to 4-1 on Emma Gilkerson's sacrifice fly that scored Leila Staszak, who led off the inning with a single down the left-field line.

Robert Morris' Courtney Poulich two-out three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning knotted the game at 4-4.

Youngstown State and Robert Morris conclude the series with a doubleheader, Saturday, April 4. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at the North Athletic Complex.