Northern Iowa

(Missouri Valley)

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Date	Loc	Opponent	Results	Win Prob	Notes
Fri, Feb 7	vs	North Dakota			Cedar Falls, Iowa, UNI-Dome
Fri, Feb 7	vs	Omaha			Cedar Falls, Iowa, UNI-Dome
Sat, Feb 8	vs	Loyola-Chicago			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sat, Feb 8	vs	North Dakota			Cedar Falls, Iowa, UNI-Dome
Sun, Feb 9	vs	Omaha			Cedar Falls, Iowa, UNI-Dome
Wed, Feb 19	at	Eastern Kentucky			Richmond, Ky., Gertrude Hood Field
Fri, Feb 21	vs	Morehead State			Greenville, S.C., Pepsi Stadium
Sat, Feb 22	at	Holy Cross			Greenville, S.C., Pepsi Stadium
Sat, Feb 22	vs	Austin Peay			Greenville, S.C., Pepsi Stadium
Sun, Feb 23	vs	Austin Peay			Greenville, S.C., Pepsi Stadium
Sun, Feb 23	at	Furman			Greenville, S.C., Pepsi Stadium
Tue, Feb 25	at	Northern Iowa			Spartanburg, S.C., Hope Field
Fri, Feb 28	vs	Ohio			Nashville, Tenn., Draper Diamond
Fri, Feb 28	at	Lipscomb			Nashville, Tenn., Draper Diamond
Sat, Mar 1	vs	Ohio			Nashville, Tenn., Draper Diamond
Sat, Mar 1	at	Lipscomb			Nashville, Tenn., Draper Diamond
Sun, Mar 2	at	Middle Tennessee			Murfreesboro, Tenn., Blue Raider Softball Field
Sun, Mar 2	at	Ball State			Murfreesboro, Tenn., Blue Raider Softball Field
Fri, Mar 7	at	Nebraska			Lincoln, Neb., Bowlin Stadium
Sat, Mar 8	vs	Northern Colorado			Lincoln, Neb., Bowlin Stadium
Sat, Mar 8	at	South Dakota State			Lincoln, Neb., Bowlin Stadium
Sun, Mar 9	at	South Dakota State			Lincoln, Neb., Bowlin Stadium
Sun, Mar 9	at	Nebraska			Lincoln, Neb.
Sun, Mar 9	at	Nebraska
Fri, Mar 14	at	Evansville			Evansville, Ind., Tri-State Orthopadeics Field at James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium
Sat, Mar 15	at	Evansville			Evansville, Ind., Tri-State Orthopadeics Field at James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium
Sun, Mar 16	at	Evansville			Evansville, Ind., Tri-State Orthopadeics Field at James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium
Fri, Mar 21	at	Illinois-Chicago			Chicago, Ill., Flames Field
Sat, Mar 22	at	Illinois-Chicago			Chicago, Ill., Flames Field
Sun, Mar 23	at	Illinois-Chicago			Chicago, Ill., Flames Field
Tue, Mar 25	at	Illinois			Urbana-Champaign, Ill., Elchelberger Field
Fri, Mar 28	vs	Bradley			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sat, Mar 29	vs	Bradley			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sun, Mar 30	vs	Bradley			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Tue, Apr 1	vs	Drake			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Fri, Apr 4	at	Missouri State			Springfield, Mo., Killian Stadium
Sat, Apr 5	at	Missouri State			Springfield, Mo., Killian Stadium
Sun, Apr 6	at	Missouri State			Springfield, Mo., Killian Stadium
Tue, Apr 8	at	Drake			Des Moines, Iowa, Buel Field
Fri, Apr 11	vs	Murray State			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sat, Apr 12	vs	Murray State			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sun, Apr 13	vs	Murray State			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Tue, Apr 15	vs	Drake			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Fri, Apr 18	vs	Southern Illinois			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sat, Apr 19	vs	Southern Illinois			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sun, Apr 20	vs	Southern Illinois			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Tue, Apr 22	vs	Iowa State			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Fri, Apr 25	at	Illinois State			Normal, Ill., Marian Kneer Softball Stadium
Sat, Apr 26	at	Illinois State			Normal, Ill., Marian Kneer Softball Stadium
Sun, Apr 27	at	Illinois State			Normal, Ill., Marian Kneer Softball Stadium
Wed, Apr 30	at	Iowa			Iowa City, Iowa, Bob Pearl Softball Field
Fri, May 2	vs	Valparaiso			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sat, May 3	vs	Valparaiso			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
Sun, May 4	vs	Valparaiso			Cedar Falls, Iowa, Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex

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RPI data will be posted starting March 17.

Team News

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Daily Dozen: Thursday, February 29

1. Perfect Penta on the Plains. Starting in the circle in a Thursday night clash against Georgia State, Maddie Penta was good. So good, you might say she was perfect. The All-American threw just the third perfect game in Auburn program history, tossing six immaculate frames en route to an 8-0 victory. Facing eighteen hitters in total, Penta struck out thirteen of them, including a stretch […]

Stat Roundup: Weekend 3 Top Performers

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Daily Dozen: Friday, February 23

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2023 Fall Report: Northern Iowa

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Around the Nation: BYU’s Violet Zavodnik offers preview of Big 12 coming attractions

BYU’s Violet Zavodnik showed against Iowa State why the Big 12 won’t lose all its star hitters when OU and Texas leave. Also in Around the Nation, UCF’s Gianna Mancha wins a battle of aces and Northern Iowa has it figured out.