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


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: Swann: A Women’s College World Series run, a top-ten NCAA ranking and the return of the power lineup

February 16, 2023

With the seats for the selection show filled, the Wildcats gave it their all in hopes of clinching a ticket to last June’s Big Dance. Sure enough, the Wildcats secured their spot for a trip to the Women’s...

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Northwestern’s athletic stars to watch in 2022-23

August 12, 2022

Northwestern athletics is coming off one of its most prolific years in recent history.  Softball reached the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2007. Lacrosse played in its third-consecutive...

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Softball: No. 9 Northwestern’s WCWS run ends at the hands of No. 5 UCLA

June 5, 2022

Softball Like any story, Northwestern’s 2022 season had to end at some point. The Wildcats’ (45-13, 19-4 Big Ten) postseason run finally reached its denouement Friday, with NU falling to No....

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Softball: No. 9 Northwestern can’t find answers in WCWS loss to No. 1 Oklahoma

June 3, 2022

Softball Northwestern’s appearance in the Women’s College World Series, its first since 2007, marked an opportunity for the Wildcats to prove this year’s squad was as good, if not better than...

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