Murdered UMD Student Honored By Softball Team

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A college athlete believed to be killed by her boyfriend was honored Saturday at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Mandy Matula disappeared in May 2013.

Police say her ex-boyfriend shot and killed her, before killing himself at the police station.

Matula was a pitcher and outfielder for the UMD softball team before she graduated in 2011.

Her teammates honored her love for the game by retiring her softball jersey, No. 14, at halftime of Saturday's football game.

Matua's coach said Mandy would have been proud of Saturday's ceremony.

"Whether she was working or helping someone, she always made things fun," her coach said. "Even if you were having a hard time, she was always there trying to make your life a lot better."

Every player on the Bulldog's softball team wore her No. 14 on the back of their jerseys.