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Hawks top No. 20 Nebraska

—Photo courtesy of University of Iowa Athletics Fort Dodge graduate Jalen Adams pitches for Iowa on Sunday against Nebraska. The Hawkeyes upset the 20th-ranked Huskers.

IOWA CITY — Fort Dodge graduate Jalen Adams pitched her 11th complete game of the season, as the University of Iowa softball team upset No. 20 Nebraska on Sunday.

Adams (16-5 overall) led the Hawkeyes to a 5-2 win over the Huskers. She fanned seven batters, walking two.

Three different Hawkeyes registered a hit, with sophomore Jena Young leading the way, going 3-for-3. Freshman Taia Tretton had a hit with two RBI.

Fellow Dodger graduate Tory Bennett, had a hit and scored a run in the three-game set.

This was Iowa’s second Top-25 win of the season, after beating No. 5 UCLA earlier.

The Hawkeyes lost the opener 14-1 and 12-0 to the Cornhuskers in the first two meetings.

Iowa (22-14, 4-6 Big Ten) hosts Illinois State on Tuesday.

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