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Northwestern

35-13 ( 20-3 Big Ten)

Date Loc Opponent Results Win Prob Notes
Fri, Feb 9 at Boise State 4 - 3
Win Prob.
Tempe, Ariz.
Fri, Feb 9 at Arizona State 2 - 0
Win Prob.
Tempe, AZ, Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
Sat, Feb 10 vs Weber State 3 - 2
Win Prob.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Sat, Feb 10 at St. Thomas 11 - 1
Win Prob.
Tempe, Ariz. / Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
Sun, Feb 11 vs Weber State 8 - 0
Win Prob.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Fri, Feb 16 at LSU 13 - 12
Win Prob.
Clearwater, Fla. (Eddie C. Moore Complex)
Sat, Feb 17 at Georgia Tech 19 - 6
Win Prob.
Clearwater, Fla. (Eddie C. Moore Complex)
Sat, Feb 17 vs Oklahoma State   Canceled
Sun, Feb 18 vs UCF   Canceled
Sun, Feb 18 vs Texas   CANCELED
Fri, Feb 23 at UCLA 1 - 0
Win Prob.
Mary Nutter - Cathedral City, CA
Sat, Feb 24 vs San Diego 9 - 8
Win Prob.
Mary Nutter - Cathedral City, CA
Sat, Feb 24 vs Loyola Marymount 2 - 0
Win Prob.
Mary Nutter - Cathedral City, CA
Sun, Feb 25 at Oregon State 4 - 0
Win Prob.
Mary Nutter - Cathedral City, CA
Fri, Mar 1 at Auburn   CANCELED
Sat, Mar 2 at North Texas 7 - 0
Win Prob.
Auburn, Ala.
Sat, Mar 2 at Auburn 1 - 0
Win Prob.
Auburn, Ala.
Sun, Mar 3 vs North Texas 9 - 3
Win Prob.
Auburn, Ala.
Fri, Mar 15 at NC State 1 - 0
Win Prob.
Columbia, S.C.
Sat, Mar 16 at Boston University 2 - 0
Win Prob.
Columbia, S.C.
Sun, Mar 17 vs Minnesota 5 - 2
Win Prob.
Columbia, S.C.
Sun, Mar 17 at South Carolina 4 - 3
Win Prob.
Columbia, S.C.
Tue, Mar 19 vs DePaul 3 - 1
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Wed, Mar 20 vs Illinois-Chicago 7 - 1
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sat, Mar 23 vs Michigan State 5 - 1
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sun, Mar 24 vs Michigan State 11 - 3
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sun, Mar 24 vs Michigan State 4 - 0
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Tue, Mar 26 vs Loyola-Chicago 7 - 3
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Fri, Mar 29 at Ohio State 10 - 0
Win Prob.
Columbus, Ohio, Buckeye Field
Sat, Mar 30 at Ohio State 9 - 7
Win Prob.
Columbus, Ohio, Buckeye Field
Sun, Mar 31 at Ohio State 6 - 0
Win Prob.
Columbus, Ohio, Buckeye Field
Fri, Apr 5 vs Michigan 9 - 1
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sat, Apr 6 vs Michigan 8 - 5
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sat, Apr 6 vs Michigan 5 - 4
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Tue, Apr 9 at Illinois 8 - 0
Win Prob.
Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
Fri, Apr 12 vs Maryland 5 - 4
Win Prob.
Evanston, IL, Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sat, Apr 13 vs Maryland 12 - 1
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sun, Apr 14 vs Maryland 2 - 1
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Tue, Apr 16 vs Illinois 4 - 1
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Fri, Apr 19 at Purdue 9 - 0
Win Prob.
West Lafayette, Ind., Bittinger Stadium
Sat, Apr 20 at Purdue 2 - 1
Win Prob.
West Lafayette, Ind., Bittinger Stadium
Sun, Apr 21 at Purdue 7 - 3
Win Prob.
West Lafayette, Ind., Bittinger Stadium
Fri, Apr 26 at Nebraska 6 - 5
Win Prob.
Lincoln, Neb.
Sat, Apr 27 at Nebraska 8 - 1
Win Prob.
Lincoln, Neb.
Sun, Apr 28 at Nebraska   NO CONTEST
Fri, May 3 vs Indiana 6 - 3
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sat, May 4 vs Indiana 8 - 3
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Sun, May 5 vs Indiana 4 - 2
Win Prob.
Evanston, Ill., Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Thu, May 9 vs Indiana 4 - 3
Win Prob.
Big 10 Tournament - Game 5 (Iowa City, IA)
Fri, May 17 vs Saint Francis (PA) 7 - 2
Win Prob.
Austin Regional - Game 2 (Austin, TX)
Sat, May 18 at Texas 14 - 2
Win Prob.
Austin Regional - Game 3 (Austin, TX)
Sat, May 18 at Saint Francis (PA) 5 - 1
Win Prob.
Austin Regional - Game 5 (Austin, TX)
Sun, May 19 vs Texas 7 - 0
Win Prob.
Austin Regional - Championship (Austin, TX)

By The Numbers

Record
Overall35-13
Home15-2
Away9-4
Neutral11-7
Conference20-3
Non-Conf15-10
Postseason-
RankingsRankValue
RPI280.6118
Non-Conf RPI36
SOS47
Non-Conf SOS41
vs. RPI TeamsRPI
1-251-5
26-508-2
51-10011-6
101-20012-0
201+3-0

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