OXFORD, Ala. - First team All-Ohio Valley Conference infielder Paige Rocha had three hits and four RBIs Thursday but the SIUE Cougars fell to UT Martin 8-5 at the OVC Softball Championships.

The loss sends SIUE to the consolation bracket where it next faces Southern Indiana, which dropped a 2-1 contest to Eastern Illinois in the semifinals of the championship bracket. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

SIUE, which had its seven-game winning streak halted, dropped to 27-25.despite putting together 11 hits in their second game at the OVC Championships.

Rocha's bases-loaded double in the top of sixth tied the game 5-5, but UT Martin rebounded with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. That included back-to-back solo home runs by Kaitlyn Kelley and Kallie Pickens.  Along with Rocha, Sherri Mason had three hits and the other RBI in the contest.

Kelsey Ray took the loss in relief and is 6-11.