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DEKALB, Ill — The University of Massachusetts softball team (8-18, 1-6 MAC) fell 3-2 to Northern Illinois (10-9, 4-3 MAC) in the first game of a three contest series on Friday. The trio of Riain Keefe , Tiegan Walsh and Eliana Raposo combined for all three UMass hits, with Brooke Musch adding the two RBI's. The matchup started in a stalemate, with the first baserunner not reaching until the bottom of the second, when Huskies Katy Ramage worked a leadoff walk, before UMass turned a double play on the ensuing at bat. In the top of the third frame, Massachusetts...