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North Alabama defeated Humboldt State, 4-1, to win the NCAA Division II national championship on Saturday.

The Lions were stretched to the third game in the series, after losing to Humboldt in Game 1. But on Saturday, UNA was near perfect as the team defeated HSU 10-1 and then came back in Game 3 to continue dominance on the mound and in hitting.

North Alabama played 14 innings of error-free softball, while pitcher Hillary Carpenter allowed just one run in Game 2 and one run in the third. The Lions also scored a total of 14 runs on Saturday.

Coach Ashley Cozart talked after the game of UNA's attitude for the final two games.

"We knew coming into today, we have done this before. We weren't tight. We weren't nervous or anything," she said. "That is what I love about them. They really fought today. They wanted this. I couldn't be more proud of them and what they have done."

She spoke also of her pitcher.

"Hillary Carpenter did an amazing job on the mound. I appreciate what she did for us today," she said.

The win gave North Alabama its first softball national championship in school history.