DUBUQUE - The Prairie Hawks collected 15 hits and defeated Dubuque Wahlert, 9-2, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader Tuesday in Dubuque.

Wahlert claimed the nightcap, 6-2.

Malia Gudenkauf slugged a home run for Prairie (4-13, 3-9) in the first game and drove in two runs. Amanda Stecklein went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs. Gabi Carter was 3-for-4 with a double and scored two runs. Brittney Lash, Katie Kuch and Natalie Rumer had two hits.

Kuch pitched a complete game for the Hawks in the opener. She allowed seven hits and collected six strikeouts.

Amanda Stecklein slugged a two-run homer for Prairie's only runs in the second game.

GAME 1

PRAIRIE (9)
Lash, cf, 5 1 2 0, T.Stecklein, 2b, 3 0 0 0, O'Brian, c, 4 1 1 0, Carter, 3b, 4 2 3 1, Kuch, p, 3 3 2 1, Rumer, dp, 4 1 2 1, A.Stecklein, ss, 3 0 3 3, Gudenkauf, 1b, 3 1 1 2, H.Lueck, rf, 4 0 1 0, C.Lueck, lf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 33 9 15 8.

WAHLERT (2)
Moore, p, 4 0 0 0, Schiatt, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Niles, ss, 3 0 1 0, Bahl, c, 3 1 2 0, Tath, 1b, 3 1 1 1, Link, lf, 3 0 2 1, Koppes, rf, 3 0 0 0, Nauman, 3b, 3 0 0 0, McAlliser, cf, 3 0 1 0, Rogers, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 28 2 7 2.

Prairie       300 030 3 - 9 15 1
Wahlert    000 200 0 - 2   7 1

Kuch and O'Brian. Rogers and Bahl. W - Kuch. L - Rogers. 2B - Carter. HR - Gudenkauf.

GAME 2

PRAIRIE (2)
Lash, cf, 3 0 0 0, T.Stecklein, 2b, 3 0 0 0, O'Brian, c, 3 0 0 0, Carter, 3b, 3 0 1 0, Kuch, p, 1 0 0 0, Stevenson, p, 1 0 0 0, Rumer, dp, 3 1 1 0, A.Stecklein, ss, 3 1 1 2, Gudenkauf, 1b, 3 0 0 0, H.Lueck, rf, 2 0 0 0, C.Lueck, lf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 25 2 3 2.

WAHLERT (6)
Moore, dp, 4 0 0 0, Schmidt, 2b, 4 1 1 0, Niles, ss, 4 2 3 0, Bahl, c, 3 1 1 0, Tath, p, 4 1 2 2, Link, lf, 4 1 3 2, Koppes, rf, 4 0 1 0, Nauman, 3b, 3 0 1 0, McAllister, cf, 3 0 0 0, Rogers, 1b, 0 0 0 0. Totals 33 6 12 4.

Prairie       000 000 2 - 2  3 2
Wahlert    100 041 x - 6 12 2

Kuch, Stevenson (3), Carter (5) and O'Brian. Tath and Bahl. W - Tath. L - Kuch. HR - A.Stecklein.