Stephanie Leimbach

FINDLAY, Ohio - Krystal Lewallen tossed her third no-hitter of the season Thursday as the unbeaten Northern Kentucky University softball team posted a 3-0 win over Findlay in the first game of a doubleheader.

Lewallen (18-0) finished with five strikeouts for NKU, which later completed the sweep with a 4-0 win in the nightcap. The Norse improved to 34-0 with the non-conference sweep, and NKU is now within six victories of tying the longest winning streak in NCAA Division II history.

The longest win streak in NCAA Division II history is 40, which was set in 1995 by Kennesaw State. NKU’s current 34-game streak is the sixth best in Division II history.

Stephanie Leimbach went 3-for-4 and scored twice in the second game to lead the Norse to the 4-0 win. Sarah King provided the key hit with a two-run single in the first inning, and that was all the support senior pitcher Emily Breitholle would need.

Breitholle scattered three hits and struck out nine batters to improve to 12-0 this season. Ricki Rothbauer and Angie Lindeman each scored runs for the Norse.

NKU will play at Bellarmine at noon Saturday. The Norse are ranked No. 2 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll.

NKU is also ranked No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region poll.