Washington Softball's 20-Game Win Streak Ends with 5-2 Loss to St. Mary's

5-2 loss to St. Mary's ends Washington's win streak at 20 games

Published Time: 2026-04-03T04:20:38Z

Huskies Wire

Updated April 2, 2026, 9:53 p.m. PT

The Washington Huskies' winning streak has come to an end after 20 games following a 5-2 loss to St. Mary's on Thursday afternoon in Palo Alto, California.

Coach Heather Tarr's team was finally bested because of a stellar outing from Gaels' pitcher Odhi Vasquez, who tossed a complete game and let up just 2 runs on 3 hits with a walk and a whopping 12 strikeouts as she improved to 13-2 on the season.

Two of those three hits came in the fourth inning when the Huskies plated their only runs of the game behind a solo home run from first baseman Alexis DeBoer and a run-scoring double from left fielder Ava Carroll. That gave Washington a 2-0 lead, but the pitching staff was unable to hold onto it in the late innings.

Arizona transfer Ryan Maddox took to the circle and was charged with her third loss of the season after allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits with a walk and 3 strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. After five scoreless innings, things fell apart for the Huskies in the sixth.

The chaos started on an error from DeBoer, who dropped a throw and allowed the first run of the game to score. At that point, Maddox was lifted for freshman Allie Thomsen, who let up 4 hits and 3 earned runs in the inning, including a run-scoring triple to third baseman Sam Buckley and a two-run home run to first baseman Alex Cutonilli.

The loss, Washington's first since February 22, dropped the Huskies to 30-7 on the season.