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 University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Softball: Northwestern takes series over Iowa 2-1, clinching second seed in Big Ten

April 4, 2023

Coming off a 20-run performance against DePaul on March 28, Northwestern returned to Big Ten play last weekend with a series against conference foe Iowa. Facing a doubleheader to close out the series,...

Seven different spring sports all together

Allow me to reintroduce myself: It’s time for Northwestern’s spring sports

April 3, 2023

There’s a lot to look forward to in the spring at Northwestern — warm weather, Dillo Day, turning into a beach school, the list goes on and on. The most important of them all, though? Spring sports! The...

Graduate student pitcher Danielle Williams winds up to throw a pitch.

Softball: Gritty pitching staff lifts Northwestern to a split at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

February 27, 2023

No. 17 Northwestern’s (6-6, 0-0 Big Ten) pitching rotation kept the Wildcats within fighting distance during the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 24 to 26, allowing the team to win two games and...

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Softball: What to Watch For: Northwestern gears up for return to WCWS and Oklahoma City

February 16, 2023

Fresh off its first Women’s College World Series appearance in 15 years, Northwestern is looking to return to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2023. The Wildcats finished 2022 with a sterling 45-13 record,...

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‘Compete and win’: Former Northwestern women’s sports figures discuss the early years of Title IX

October 27, 2022

When former softball coach Sharon Drysdale arrived at Northwestern in 1979, the team had no field. The Wildcats played at a park on Lincoln Street that featured just benches — no dugouts or fences. Eventually,...

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