Northwestern

43-10 (19-4 Big Ten Conference)

Date Loc Opponent Results Notes
Fri, Feb 11 vs Connecticut 8 - 0 Northern Lights Southern Nights, Leesburg, FL
Fri, Feb 11 at Virginia Tech 3 - 2 Northern Lights Southern Nights, Leesburg, FL
Sat, Feb 12 at Akron 11 - 2 Northern Lights Southern Nights, Leesburg, FL
Sat, Feb 12 vs Liberty 8 - 2
Sun, Feb 13 vs Eastern Kentucky 4 - 0 Northern Lights Southern Nights, Leesburg, FL
Fri, Feb 18 at Texas Tech 9 - 6 St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, FL
Fri, Feb 18 vs UCLA 6 - 4 St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, FL
Sat, Feb 19 at Clemson 7 - 0 St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, FL
Sun, Feb 20 at Oklahoma State 4 - 3 St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, FL
Fri, Feb 25 at Oregon 1 - 0 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Cathedral City, CA
Fri, Feb 25 vs San Diego State 7 - 6 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Cathedral City, CA
Sat, Feb 26 vs Washington 1 - 0 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Cathedral City, CA
Sat, Feb 26 vs Cal State Fullerton 9 - 8 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Cathedral City, CA
Sun, Feb 27 at Texas Tech 4 - 2 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Cathedral City, CA
Fri, Mar 4 vs Northern Kentucky 8 - 0 Coach B Classic, Carbondale, IL
Sat, Mar 5 at Murray State 7 - 0 Coach B Classic, Carbondale, IL
Sat, Mar 5 at Southern Illinois 1 - 0 Coach B Classic, Carbondale, IL
Sun, Mar 6 vs Ball State 10 - 4 Coach B Classic, Carbondale, IL
Sun, Mar 6 at Northern Kentucky 7 - 2 Coach B Classic, Carbondale, IL
Fri, Mar 18 vs Ball State   Canceled
Fri, Mar 18 at Missouri   Canceled
Sat, Mar 19 at Ball State 13 - 5 Mizzou Classic, Columbia, MO
Sat, Mar 19 at Missouri 9 - 6
Sun, Mar 20 vs Ball State 5 - 2
Sun, Mar 20 at Stanford 4 - 0 Mizzou Classic, Columbia, MO
Tue, Mar 22 vs Loyola-Chicago   Postponed
Fri, Mar 25 vs Michigan State 3 - 0
Fri, Mar 25 vs Michigan State 8 - 6
Sun, Mar 27 vs Michigan State 9 - 1
Fri, Apr 1 vs Michigan 4 - 3
Sun, Apr 3 vs Michigan 6 - 4
Sun, Apr 3 vs Michigan 8 - 3
Tue, Apr 5 at Notre Dame 3 - 2
Fri, Apr 8 at Ohio State 12 - 3
Sun, Apr 10 at Ohio State 9 - 8
Sun, Apr 10 at Ohio State 7 - 1
Fri, Apr 15 vs Purdue 14 - 2
Sat, Apr 16 vs Purdue 10 - 1
Sun, Apr 17 vs Purdue 10 - 2
Wed, Apr 20 at Illinois 3 - 0
Wed, Apr 20 at Illinois 8 - 0
Fri, Apr 22 at Indiana 8 - 1
Sat, Apr 23 at Indiana 13 - 8
Sun, Apr 24 at Indiana 11 - 3
Tue, Apr 26 vs Illinois-Chicago 21 - 2
Fri, Apr 29 vs Iowa 9 - 5
Sat, Apr 30 vs Iowa 4 - 0
Sun, May 1 vs Iowa 9 - 0
Tue, May 3 at DePaul   Canceled
Fri, May 6 at Minnesota 8 - 0
Sat, May 7 at Minnesota 8 - 0
Sun, May 8 at Minnesota 3 - 1
Thu, May 12 vs Wisconsin 5 - 2 Big Ten Tournament Game 7, East Lansing, MI
Fri, May 13 vs Michigan 2 - 1 Big Ten Tournament Game 10, East Lansing, MI
Fri, May 20 vs Oakland 9 - 2 Evanston Regional - Game 2
Sat, May 21 at McNeese 17 - 3 Evanston Regional - Game 3
Sun, May 22 vs McNeese 10 - 2 Evanston Regional - Game 6
Fri, May 27 at Arizona State   Tempe Super Regional - Game 1
Sat, May 28 vs Arizona State   Tempe Super Regional - Game 2
Sun, May 29 at Arizona State   Tempe Super Regional - Game 3 (if necessary)

By The Numbers

Record
Overall43-10
Home15-2
Away11-4
Neutral17-4
Conference19-4
Non-Conf24-6
Postseason-
RankingsRankValue
RPI120.6592
Non-Conf RPI15
SOS37
Non-Conf SOS27
vs. RPI TeamsRPI
1-257-5
26-5011-3
51-1006-2
101-20017-0
201+2-0

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