Kara Lorenz

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Kelly Dianis hit a pair of home runs to lead Lewis to a 10-1 win over Northern Kentucky University in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament on Friday.

Dianis went 3-for-3 and drove in five runs as Lewis improved to 37-11. The third-seeded Flyers jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings and added four more runs in the third to take a 10-1 advantage.

NKU’s only run came on a third-inning homer by Kara Lorenz. Rachele Vogelpohl went 2-for-2 for the sixth-seeded Norse, who finished with four hits.

NKU starter Amanda Smith surrendered six runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings to drop to 19-10.

NKU is now 35-18 overall and will face Wisconsin-Parkside in an elimination game at 2 p.m. (CDT). The Norse are the defending GLVC Tournament champion.

The NKU/Wisconsin-Parkside winner will advance to another loser’s bracket game at 6 p.m.

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