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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern players watch from the dugout during a game earlier this season.

Softball: Northwestern ends season with NCAA Tournament losses to Clemson, Kentucky

May 18, 2025

Northwestern stepped onto the field Saturday hoping to flip the script on its postseason shortcomings from a year prior. With a return to the winner’s bracket of the NCAA Tournament Regional — facing...

Graduate student pitcher Lauren Boyd tosses a pitch in a game earlier this season.

Softball: Northwestern rolls past Kentucky in NCAA Tournament opener, moves on to winners bracket

May 16, 2025

When graduate student pitcher Lauren Boyd took the mound for Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament-opening win over Kentucky, it had been nearly two years since she last started a postseason game.  Back...

Sophomore pitcher Renae Cunningham throws a pitch in a game earlier this season. Cunningham pitched in relief in Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament loss to Purdue Wednesday.

Softball: Northwestern falls in upset loss to Purdue, exits early from Big Ten Tournament

May 8, 2025

College softball doesn’t hand out three stars of the game like hockey, but if it did, Purdue assistant coach Heather Gelbard might’ve earned herself a standing ovation Wednesday. And she did it...

Senior catcher Lauren Sciborski rounds the bases after hitting a home run earlier this season. Sciborski started all three games behind the dish at UCLA, filling in for typical-starter sophomore catcher Emma Raye.

Softball: Northwestern shocks No. 8 UCLA, ends regular season with series road win

May 4, 2025

The metaphorical bread basket of collegiate softball has long resided in Southern California. With more Women’s College World Series wins and appearances than any other program in the country, No....

Graduate student pitcher Lauren Boyd tosses a pitch in a game earlier this year. Boyd threw 10 scoreless innings at Rutgers this weekend.

Softball: Northwestern dominates at Rutgers, concedes just 2 runs in weekend sweep

April 20, 2025

Looking to extend its momentum from a midweek run-rule rout of Loyola Chicago, Northwestern traveled to the Big Ten’s easternmost corner for three games at Rutgers. In a weekend in which they only...

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