2010 niu softball media guide

www.niuhuskies.com 1 2010 NIU Softball

Huskie softballUniversity InformationLocation: .................................................................... DeKalb, Ill.Founded: ............................................................................. 1895Enrollment: ....................................................................... 25,202Nickname:....................................................................... HuskiesColors: .......................................................... Cardinal and BlackPresident: ........................................................... Dr. John PetersAlma Mater: ................................................... John Carroll, 1967Associate V.P./Director of Athletics: ....................... Jeff CompherAlma Mater: ............................................. James Madison, 1980Faculty Athletic Representative: ................................ Jan RintalaAffiliation: ........................................................... NCAA Division IConference: .......................................................... Mid-AmericanHome Facility (Capacity): ..................... Mary M. Bell Field (600)

HistoryFirst Year of Softball: ............................................................1959All-Time Record: ......................................................... 925-763-7Conference Titles:............... 1988, 1989, 1990,1996, 1999, 2000NCAA Regional Appearances:....................................1988, 1996World Series Appearances: ..................................................1988

Softball StaffHead Coach:............................ Lindsay Chouinard (3rd Season)Alma Mater: ........................................................... DePaul, 2003NIU Record/Years: .......................................................... 33-67/2Career Record: ................................................................... SameAssistant Coach:................................ Megan Ciolli (3rd Season)Alma Mater: ................................................... Notre Dame, 2004Assistant Coach:.............................. Amber Patton (1st Season)Alma Mater: ........................................................... DePaul, 2009Softball Office Phone: ........................................... 815-753-2245Athletic Trainer:......................................................... Craig Burke

Team Information2009 Record: ..................................................................... 20-372009 MAC Record: ............................................................ 12-10Letterwinners Returning/Lost:............................................... 11/5Starters Returning/Lost............................................................7/4Pitchers Returning/Lost ...........................................................2/1Newcomers:............................................................................... 6

Media RelationsAssociate A.D./Communications: .......................... Donna TurnerOffice Phone: ........................................................ 815-753-9513Cell Phone: ........................................................... 815-793-5474E-Mail: ...................................................... [email protected] Assistant/Softball Contact: ..................... Joe SumminsOffice Phone: ........................................................ 815-753-9539Cell Phone: ........................................................... 630-965-5213E-Mail: .......................................................... [email protected]: ..................................................... www.niuhuskies.comMailing Address: .................................................Media Relations 209 Convocation Center 1525 West Lincoln Highway Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

Table of Contents

Quick Facts...................................................................................12010 Outlook .............................................................................2-32010 Roster ..................................................................................4

Meet the HuskiesCoaching Staff ...........................................................................6-7Meet the Huskies .....................................................................8-14Support Staff ...............................................................................16NIU Media Relations...................................................................16

Opponent Information/2008 In Review2010 Opponent Quick Facts ..................................................18-22Mary M. Bell Field .......................................................................232009 Stats ..................................................................................242009 MAC In Review .............................................................25-26

Huskie History1988 World Series Team ............................................................28All-Time Record vs. Opponents ..................................................29Year-By-Year Results ............................................................30-38Year-By-Year Leaders/Last Time It Happened ...........................39Individual Records .................................................................40-41Team Records ............................................................................42NCAA/Conference Honors ....................................................43-44NIU/Conference Honors .............................................................45Letterwinners .........................................................................46-47

This is NIUPresident Dr. John Peters...........................................................50Associate V.P./Director of Athletics Jeff Compher ......................51Northern Illinois University .....................................................52-53Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center ...........................................54Huskie Indoor Training Center ....................................................55An Ideal Location ........................................................................56

Media Guide CreditsWritten by Joe Summins.Cover Design: Joe Summins.Editorial assistance: Donna Turner and NIU Softball.Research and statistical assistance: Naveed Baladi and Sam BrunellPhotography: Scott Walstrom, and NIU Media Relations Archives.Printing: In-Print Graphics Chicago, Ill.

The 2010 Northern Illinois Softball Media Guide was designed to aid

media covering the Huskies. Copies are available to the general public for $10 through the Office of Media Relations.

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2010 outlookThe Northern Illinois University softball team took its first step

toward returning to prominence in the Mid-American Conference last season as the Huskies posted their best conference record since 2003 and made a run in the 2009 MAC Softball Tournament, advancing to the semifinals. This season, the task at hand for the Huskies is to build off the success of last year and take that next step in becoming a power in the league.

“The way the girls played at the end of the year not only showed them what they’re capable of, but showed them how hard work and sticking to the program works and pays off for them,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said. “When they look back on last year, they look at that and it keeps them motivated.”

In order to take that next step, the Huskies will have to replace the production of last year’s five seniors. The class of 2009 accounted for 40 percent of the Huskie offense, driving in 61 of NIU’s 150 runs and totaling 119 of the team’s 305 hits. Aside from their numbers, the seniors also provided a great deal of leadership.

“We graduated some seniors that were big contributors and great leaders for us,” Chouinard said. “They really helped the freshmen and sophomores develop. This year, we’re looking to reap those benefits.”

InfIElDThe area hit hardest by graduation was the NIU infield. The

Huskies lost three of their four starting infielders from a year ago, including All-MAC performers Bailey Ouellette at first base and third baseman Emily Gooding. Despite the losses, Chouinard is confident the Huskies will be able fill the vacancies.

“In the infield, we have so much more depth than in the two years I’ve been here,” she said. “We have some people that have had significant experience [in the infield] to add with the two other middle infielders brought in this year.”

Anchoring the infield for Northern Illinois this season is Andrea Colosimo. Colosimo played predominantly in the outfield last year, but made five starts at first base, including the final three games of

the MAC Tournament where she was named to the conference’s all-tournament team.

“Andi is just a wonderful person and anybody would be happy to have her on their team,” Chouinard said. “She does everything you ask of her. She’s a very diligent worker and understands the vision. She followed wonderfully behind the seniors and wants to lead now. As a junior, that’s exactly what I need her to do.”

Sophomore Krista Matsui is the lone returning full-time starter in the infield for NIU. She made 42 starts at shortstop for NIU last season and has worked hard on her offense this offseason, making the switch from a left-handed to a right-handed batter. Carly Norton started 29 games at catcher and 16 at third base last year, showing her versatility, will vie for playing time at the hot corner in 2010.

Freshman Amanda Sheppard and Adriana Sanchez are two talented newcomers that are expected to contribute immediately. Sheppard is capable of playing anywhere in the infield, while Sanchez provides some pop with her bat. Another freshman, Alex Wulbecker, plays both corner positions adding to the Huskies’ infield depth.

“Adriana is extremely powerful and she loves softball,” Chouinard said. “She loves to play, she loves to hit, and she loves to grind it. Those kinds of players are hard to find; the people that understand the grinding portion of it and love the grind.

“When I saw Amanda I knew immediately I had to have her. She’s athletic in the field. She never has a problem leaving her feet, takes pride in the way she plays and has worked very hard on the offensive side of her game.”

At catcher, senior Michelle Williams and Norton split time behind the plate last season with Williams making 25 starts. Senior Allie Parker, who will be playing her fourth and final season at NIU, also provides a veteran presence behind the dish.

OutfIElDWith Colosimo moving to the infield and the graduation of

centerfielder Jenna Roberts, there are two openings in the outfield Andrea Colosimo was named to the 2009 MAC Softball All-tournament team, going 5-of-10 from the plate with a double and three RBIs.

nIu head coach lindsay Chouinard enters her third season at nIu looking to build on the success of the 2009 season.


2010 outlook

that need to be filled. It is a battle Chouinard anticipates lasting all season long.

“The outfield is going to be a grudge match all year,” she said. “We have a lot of different styles and a lot of people that have worked really hard.”

Zoe Sinner started 35 games in the outfield for Northern Illinois last season and provides experience at the corner outfield slots. Three other returners and a freshman will compete for the other two outfield spots. Sophomores Ashley Cann and Dani Parrish have impressed the coaching staff with their work ethic in the offseason. Parrish started 32 games for the Huskies in 2009, 22 in the outfield and 10 as designated hitter and Cann made three of her eight starts last season in the outfield. Senior Kate Welsh adds experience, while freshman Jennifer Barnett brings a solid offensive game.

PItChIngWhile Chouinard feels the 2010 Huskies are stronger offensively

and deeper defensively, she knows NIU will go only as far as its pitching takes it.

“At the end of the day, it’s going to come down to pitching,” said the former DePaul All-American pitcher. “Anybody who plays our sport knows that.”

Sophomore Morgan Bittner leads the way for the Huskie pitching staff. She was a second team All-MAC honoree and was also named to the MAC’s All-Freshman Team in 2009, after posting a 14-20 record and compiling an ERA of 3.26. She struck out 166 batters, placing her fourth on the school’s all-time list for strikeouts in a season.

“Morgan is coming back in a good place,” Chouinard said. “Aligning a good defense around our pitching where the pitchers know that things are going to get taken care of is going to put their minds at ease. The more we can get them to focus in on what they are doing, the more success we’re going to have.”

In addition to Bittner, the Huskies add newcomers, Monica

Segura and Whitney Owens, to the staff, providing depth to the position they didn’t have last year.

“They’re both primarily pitchers and that’s wonderful,” Chouinard said. “They all do different things.

“Monica had a great fall. She threw really well against DePaul and Eastern Illinois. She’s working towards consistency. Whitney throws different than the other pitchers I have on staff. She brings a different dimension.”

SChEDulEWith all the openings in the line up to fill, Northern Illinois’

preseason schedule is as important this year as it has ever been. The Huskies will be competing in five tournaments this season, opening the season in San Marcos, Texas. Chouinard feels they are an outstanding opportunity for her to evaluate her talent, but also for the players to distinguish themselves.

“That’s what the preseason is about for us,” Chouinard said. “Of course, we would love to win every game in preseason, but really it’s about finding the line up that works best for everybody, that works best defensively and people are in positions in the line up where they are comfortable to perform.

“Everybody’s going to get an opportunity. Everybody’s going to get a shot. It’s the people that step up and grab it and run with it that will be the ones that are going to be relaxed and slide right in when we go to conference.”

In the end, the conference schedule is really what matters to Chouinard and the Huskies

“At the end of the day, conference is a big deal,” she said. “We get one automatic bid from the conference tournament. The girls did a great job last year in conference. We won 12 games. That’s the most we’ve won, as a program, since 2003. Again, it speaks to the fact that they are understanding that it’s mostly about conference.”

If the Huskies can navigate another challenging MAC campaign successfully, they will find themselves not only competing for a MAC championship but a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Morgan Bittner was named to the MAC’s All-freshman team and earned second team All-MAC honors in 2009.

Zoe Sinner, who started 35 games in the outfield for NIU last year, adds experience and leadership for the huskies in 2010.


Numerical no. name Pos. Cl. B/t hometown/Previous School 1 Krista Matsui IF So. R/R Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South 2 Morgan Bittner P So. R/R Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 3 Dani Parrish OF So. L/R Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield 4 Kayla Kramer IF Sr. R/R West Chicago, Ill./Kankakee C.C. 6 Jennifer Barnett C/OF Fr. L/L Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli 7 Amanda Sheppard IF Fr. R/R Oak Forest, Ill./ Oak Forest 9 Monica Segura P/IF Fr. R/R Santa Ana, Calif./Segerstrom Fundamental 10 Kate Welsh IF/OF Sr. L/L Wilmington, Ill./Bishop McNamara 11 Ashley Cann OF So. L/L Glenwood, Ill./Marian Catholic 13 Allie Parker C/OF Sr. R/R Evergreen Park, Ill./Marist 14 Whitney Owens P Fr.-R R/R Pendleton, Ind./Georgia 15 Zoe Sinner OF Jr. R/R Downers Grove, Ill./Lakeland C.C. 21 Andrea Colosimo IF/OF Jr. R/R Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg 22 Adriana Sanchez IF Fr. R/R San Fernando, Calif./Alemany 23 Michelle Williams C/OF Sr. R/R Fresno, Calif./Fresno City College 24 Alex Wulbecker IF Fr. R/R Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates 32 Carly Norton C/IF So. R/R Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest

Alphabeticalno. name Pos. Cl. B/t hometown/Previous School 6 Jennifer Barnett C/OF Fr. L/L Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli 2 Morgan Bittner P So. R/R Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 11 Ashley Cann OF So. L/L Glenwood, Ill./Marian Catholic 21 Andrea Colosimo IF/OF Jr. R/R Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg 4 Kayla Kramer IF Sr. R/R West Chicago, Ill./Kankakee C.C. 1 Krista Matsui IF So. R/R Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South 32 Carly Norton C/IF So. R/R Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest 14 Whitney Owens P Fr.-R R/R Pendleton, Ind./Georgia 13 Allie Parker C/OF Sr. R/R Evergreen Park, Ill./Marist 3 Dani Parrish OF So. L/R Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield 22 Adriana Sanchez IF Fr. R/R San Fernando, Calif./Alemany 9 Monica Segura P/IF Fr. R/R Santa Ana, Calif./Segerstrom Fundamental 7 Amanda Sheppard IF Fr. R/R Oak Forest, Ill./ Oak Forest 15 Zoe Sinner OF Jr. R/R Downers Grove, Ill./Lakeland C.C. 10 Kate Welsh IF/OF Sr. L/L Wilmington, Ill./Bishop McNamara 23 Michelle Williams C/OF Sr. R/R Fresno, Calif./Fresno City College 24 Alex Wulbecker IF Fr. R/R Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates

head Coach: Lindsay Chouinard (DePaul 2003, Third season)Assistant Coach: Megan Ciolli (Notre Dame 2004, Third season)Assistant Coach: Amber Patton (DePaul 2009, First season)

Pronunciation GuideAndrea Colosimo Call-uh-SEEM-ohKrista Matsui Matt-SOO-eeZoe Sinner Zo-eeLindsay Chouinard Shuh-NARDMegan Ciolli See-O-leeAlex Wulbecker Wool-becker

2010 Huskie RosteRThe Huskies...

By Class

Seniors (4) Kayla Kramer, Allison Parker, Kate Welsh, Michelle Williams

Juniors (2) Andrea Colosimo, Zoe Sinner

Sophomores (5) Morgan Bittner, Ashley Cann, Krista Matsui, Carly Norton, Dani Parrish

freshmen (6) Jenn Barnett, Whitney Owens, Adriana Sanchez, Monica Segura, Amanda Sheppard, Alex Wulbecker

By State

Illinois (10) Ashley Cann, Andrea Colosimo, Kayla Kramer, Krista Matsui, Carly Norton, Allison Parker, Amanda Sheppard, Zoe Sinner, Kate Welsh, Alex Wulbecker

California (4) Morgan Bittner, Monica Segura, Adriana Sanchez, Michelle Williams

Indiana (3) Jenn Barnett, Whitney Owens, Dani Parrish

By Batting Hand

left (4) Jenn Barnett, Ashley Cann, Dani Parrish, Kate Welsh

Right (13) Morgan Bittner, Andrea Colosimo, Kayla Kramer, Krista Matsui, Carly Norton, Whitney Owens, Allie Parker, Adriana Sanchez, Monica Segura, Amanda Sheppard, Zoe Sinner, Michelle Williams, Alex Wulbecker

By Throwing Hand

left (3) Jenn Barnett, Ashley Cann, Kate Welsh

Right (14) Morgan Bittner, Andrea Colosimo, Kayla Kramer, Krista Matsui, Carly Norton, Whitney Owens, Allie Parker, Dani Parrish, Adriana Sanchez, Monica Segura, Amanda Sheppard, Zoe Sinner, Michelle Williams, Alex Wulbecker


Building a successful program is a challenge any coach relishes. It is a process that contains many steps. Developing a philosophy, finding the right personnel, getting your players to buy into that philosophy and time to pull it all together are all key components. Northern Illinois’ third-year head coach Lindsay Chouinard spent her first season laying the foundation for the future of Huskie softball and it paid dividends last season.

Last year, Northern Illinois advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 Mid-American Conference Tournament and posted its best conference record since 2003. The Huskies’ success on the field did not go unnoticed as three players earned All-MAC honors in 2009. Seniors Bailey Ouellette and Emily Gooding ended their careers garnering first team honors, while freshman pitcher Morgan Bittner earned second team accolades and a spot on the MAC’s All-Freshman Team.

Bittner flourished under Chouinard’s tutelage in her first season of collegiate softball. She led Huskies in ERA (3.26) and led the league in complete games with 29. She has already made her mark on the NIU record books as her 166 strikeouts rank fourth on the Huskies’ all-time list. Bittner is just one of the outstanding pitchers Chouinard has influenced.

As DePaul’s pitching coach from 2004-07, Chouinard produced two NCAA All-America pitchers in 2007 in Tracie Adix and Becca Heteniak. Her expertise helped the Blue Demon pitching staff finish in the top 50 in team ERA every year of her tenure. Her 2007 pitching staff recorded an earned run average of 1.32 to rank sixth in the nation. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association honored the coaching staff as the Mideast Coaching Staff of the Year in 2005 and 2007 after leading DePaul to the Women’s College World Series in both seasons. In 2007, the Blue Demons went 47-13 and finished fifth in the country, the second-best finish in school history.

As a student-athlete at DePaul, Chouinard was a four-year starting pitcher for one of the top teams in the nation. A two-year team captain, she led the Blue Demons to four Conference USA championships, four NCAA regional tournaments and a Women’s College World Series appearance in 2000. The Blue Demons finished among the nation’s top 20 from 2000-2003 with Chouinard on the mound, ranking seventh, 19th, 11th and ninth. In 2003, the Blue Demon pitching staff had the third lowest ERA (0.83) in the nation and in 2002, Chouinard ranked second individually in ERA with a 0.47 mark.

Chouinard, a native of Fresno, Calif., was honored nationally as a three-time NCAA All-American, two-time NCAA Regional MVP and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American for her efforts on the field and in the classroom. She was a finalist for the National Player of the Year honor in 2003. In Conference USA, Chouinard was a four-time first-team all-conference honoree, Player of the Year in 2003 and Pitcher of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Chouinard holds 10 of the 13 DePaul pitching records, including career marks for wins with 108 and strikeouts with 858.

After Chouinard finished her collegiate career, she was the

second overall pick by the Texas Thunder in the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League (NPFSL) 2003 draft. After helping the Thunder win the regular season championship in her first year, Chouinard signed with the Chicago Bandits in 2005 where she was named to the league’s all-star team after notching a 9-1 record for the regular season champions.

Chouinard graduated from DePaul in 2003 with a degree in finance and completed her MBA at DePaul with a finance concentration in May 2007.

The Chouinard File

Coaching Experiencehead Coach, northern Illinois universitySeason W-l Pct. Conf. Pct. highlights2008 13-30 .302 7-13 .3502009 20-37 .351 12-10 .545 MAC Tourn. Semifinalisttotals 33-67 .330 19-23 .452

Assistant Coach, DePaul universitySeason W-l Pct. Conf. Pct. highlights2005 45-21 .621 19-5 .791 Women’s College World Series2006 33-22 .600 13-9 .591 NCAA Tournament2007 47-13 .783 20-0 1.000 Women’s College World Seriestotals 155-87-1 .640 65-23 .739

Playing Experience2004-2005 Chicago Bandits, Pitcher2003-2004 Texas Thunder, Pitcher2000-2003 DePaul, Pitcher

CoaCHing staff

Lindsay Chouinard led the Huskies to the semifinals of the 2009 MAC Softball tournament and the school’s best conference mark since the 2003 season.

LindsayChouinardHead Coach3rd Season

DePaul, 2003


CoaCHing staff

During her three-year tenure at Northern Illinois University, Megan Ciolli has blossomed as a coach. She has helped develop NIU’s young talent, while also refining the skills of the Huskie veterans. NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard is impressed by her knowledge of the game and her ability to pass that knowledge onto the players.

“Megan knows the swing in and out,” Chouinard said. “She is a great instructor. Over the past couple of years, she has done a great job of transitioning from being specifically an instructor to more of a coach.”

Chouinard credits Ciolli with the development of former NIU outfielders Jenna Roberts, who tied the NIU single season record for stolen bases in 2009, and Katie Colby, who hit her first career home runs last season. Ciolli has also had an impact on current Huskie outfielders Dani Parrish and Zoe Sinner and 2009 MAC All-Tournament team honoree Andrea Colosimo.

Ciolli came to NIU after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Loyola University (Chicago) from 2005-2007. Ciolli trained multiple All-Region players during her tenure with the Ramblers while helping transform Loyola from a middle-of-the-road conference finish in 2005 and 2006 to regular-season champions of the Horizon League in 2007. At the culmination of the 2007 season, the Rambler coaching staff was voted the Horizon League Coaching Staff of the Year.

A standout collegiate player for Notre Dame, Ciolli was twice honored as team captain and was named third-team Louisville Slugger All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. In 2004, Ciolli was selected as the BIG EAST Player of the Year. In her senior season, she led the team in batting average (.386), slugging percentage (.500), on-base percentage (.424) and runs scored (40). She broke the school record for stolen bases in a single season with 32. Ciolli’s offensive efforts helped the 2005 Irish to a record of 45-13 overall, while their BIG EAST mark of 16-2 won the conference regular season title. Notre Dame earned its fourth straight bid to the NCAA Tournament.

While playing centerfield for the Fighting Irish, Ciolli’s consistent offensive output landed her on many pages of the Irish record book. She became the sixth Notre Dame softball player to earn multiple All-America honors in a four-year career and is the all-time leader in hits (284) and stolen bases (76).

Following her career at Notre Dame, Ciolli was drafted with the first pick in the second round by the NPFSL Chicago Bandits where she teamed with Chouinard to win back-to-back regular season championships in 2005 and 2006. As centerfielder for the Bandits in 2005, Ciolli had a perfect fielding percentage while starting every game.

In May 2005, Ciolli received her bachelor’s degree in managerial consulting from the University of Notre Dame. In May 2007, she received her master’s of business administration in healthcare administration from Loyola.

NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard added one of DePaul’s most decorated student-athletes, when she hired Amber Patton to the Northern Illinois coaching staff this past off-season.

“There is no doubt in my mind that Amber is going to be a wonderful asset, mentor and coach here at NIU,” Chouinard said. “Her softball career is a direct reflection of her drive and work ethic. Amber understands what it takes to be successful at our level of play both offensively and defensively, and that makes her an excellent teacher of the game.”

A two-time Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American, Patton completed her senior season with the Blue Demons in 2009 with a school-record .497 batting average which topped the BIG EAST Conference and was second in the nation. A four-year letterwinner at third base, she holds DePaul’s career records in assists (556) and sacrifice hits (58) and the single-season marks in hits (87), batting average, games started (69), games played (69) and at bats (216). Patton earned all-BIG EAST honors all four years, as a first team selection in 2008 and 2009 after being named to the second team in 2006 and 2007.

In addition to her collegiate career, Patton has competed on the professional and international levels. The native of Forsyth, Ill. played for the Chicago Bandits this past summer and competed for USA Softball in the Japan Cup, becoming the only DePaul softball player to compete for USA Softball. The Amateur Softball Association named Patton an alternate to the 2010 USA Softball Women’s National Team in January 2010.

Patton also excelled in the classroom. She was a Lowe’s Senior Class first team All-American, a second team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American, a two-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection and was named to DePaul’s Dean’s List and to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in all eligible quarters. She graduated from DePaul in November 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing with a concentration in sales.

MeganCiolliAssistant Coach3rd Season

Notre Dame, 2004

AmberPattonAssistant Coach1st Season

DePaul, 2009


Meet tHe HuskiesKaylaKramerInfielderSeniorBats/Throws: R/RWest Chicago, Ill.Kankakee C.C.

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2009: Started 26 of 40 games played … Made 18 starts at designated hitter, four at third base, two at shortstop and two in the outfield … Served as a pinch runner in 11 contests … Team leader in triples with two and ranked third on the team in both batting average (.262) and RBI (17) and fourth in runs scored (15) … Produced five multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … Drove in three runs on 2-of-5 batting in NIU’s 6-3 victory over St. Mary’s (Calif.) (3/12/09) … Went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in the Huskies’ 9-4 victory over Bowling Green in the MAC Softball Tournament … Hit two home runs, with first career round tripper coming in a 5-3 victory over Valparaiso (3/25/09).

Junior College: Hit .363 with 57 hits in 157 at bats and belted 10 home runs at Kankakee Community College in 2008 … Earned all-region honors her sophomore season at KCC … Turned in a .948 fielding percentage at shortstop with 50 putouts and 95 assists ... During her freshman year at Kankakee, hit .333 with four home runs and 37 RBI in 107 at bats.

high School: Earned two varsity letters in softball at West Chicago High School … Earned All-DuPage Valley Conference honors at shortstop her senior year … Was the fifth-leading hitter in the conference (.416) and set the school’s single season record for

Kramer's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2009 .262 40-26 84 15 22 3 2 2 17 9 3 20totals .262 40-26 84 15 22 3 2 2 17 9 3 20

AllieParkerCatcher/OutfielderSeniorBats/Throws: R/REvergreen Park, Ill.Marist H.S.

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2009: Played in 19 games, making three starts at catcher … Collected one hit, a two-RBI triple against Western Illinois (4/14/09), in 16 plate appearances … Utilized as a pinch runner in seven games … Recorded 22 putouts behind the plate.

2008: Participated in 29 of NIU’s 43 games, starting 20 … Posted two multi-hit games … Best game of the season came in the second game of a doubleheader with Toledo (4/20/08), where she went 3-for-3, hitting two home runs, scoring twice and driving in five…Went 2-for-4 against Florida Gulf Coast, singling to bring in the winning run (2/29/08) … Turned in career highs in average (.213), hits (10), HR (2), and RBI (11).

2007: Started 20 of her 24 games played at catcher and in the outfield … Picked up eight assists from behind the plate with a .990 fielding percentage … Scored three runs on eight hits … Collected her first collegiate hit at Miami University (4/6/07) … Recorded a double with the bases loaded, leading to three RBI against Western Michigan on April 15 … Finished her first season with five runs batted in and was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases.

high School: A four-year letterwinner at Marist High School in Chicago, Ill. … Four-year co-captain who was named team most valuable player her junior year and most valuable hitter her sophomore season ... Earned gold glove honors as a junior ... A first team All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection and all-area honorable mention choice as a sophomore, junior and senior … Was a member of the Super 60 and Chicago Bandits All Star teams … Made the Dean’s List her junior and senior years.

Personal: Daughter of Mary and Stephen Parker ... Her brother Stephen plays football at St. Ambrose … Victory Scholar for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years… Huskie Scholar for 2008-09 academic year. Major: Communicative Disorders. Birthday: November 1, 1987.

home runs with 10 as a senior … Was selected to the Chicago Sun-Times Super 60 in Illinois as one of the top 60 seniors in the state.

Personal: Daughter of Linda and Jeff Kramer… Huskie Scholar for 2008-09 academic year. Major: Art Visual Communications. Birthday: June 19, 1988.


Meet tHe Huskies

Parker's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2007 .167 24-20 48 3 8 1 0 0 5 6 0 92008 .213 29-20 47 3 10 1 0 2 11 3 0 92009 .063 19-3 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1totals .171 72-43 111 6 19 2 1 2 16 9 0 19

Welsh's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2007 .316 23-4 19 8 6 1 0 0 2 5 0 72008 .000 18-4 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 82009 .143 36-4 14 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5totals .186 77-8 43 23 8 1 0 0 3 6 2 20

KateWelshInfielder/OutfielderSeniorBats/Throws: L/LWilmington, Ill.Bishop McNamara H.S.

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MichelleWilliamsCatcher/OutfielderSeniorBats/Throws: R/RFresno, Calif.Fresno City College

232009: Participated in 36 of NIU’s 57 games … Started four games, two in the outfield and one at first base and designated hitter … A base running specialist, appeared as a pinch runner in 26 contests … Stole 10 bases and scored 10 runs.

2008: Played in 18 games for the Huskies, starting four...Used primarily as a pinch runner...Scored five runs and had two stolen bases.

2007: Saw playing time in 23 games as a utility player and made four starts as the designated hitter…Collected six hits and scored eight runs in only 19 at-bats, compiling a .316 batting average…Picked up her first collegiate stolen base against Santa Clara on February 23…Had a productive day in a doubleheader against Valparaiso where she had two hits, one of which was a double, and two RBI.

high School: Earned three letters at Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee, Ill. ... Was named honorable mention All-East Suburban Catholic League her sophomore year.

Personal: Daughter of Sandy and Tom Welsh ... Victory Scholar for the 2007-08 academic year … Huskie Scholar for the 2008-09 and 2006-07 academic years. Major: Business Administration. Birthday: December 3, 1987.

2009: Made 36 starts in 39 games played … Started 25 games at catcher, seven as the designated hitter and four in the outfield … Produced four multi-hit games, with her best offensive output coming against Eastern Michigan (4/26/09) as she went 2-for-3, with a home run, three RBI and a run scored … Finished the year with 16 hits in 95 at bats for a .168 batting average.

Junior College: Spent the 2006-07 season at Cal State Fullerton


before transferring to Fresno City College in 2007-08.

high School: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Bullard High School, she was named BHS Athlete of the Year following her senior year … Earned the Golden Glove Award her sophomore and senior seasons … Named first team All-County Metro her junior year and earned second-team honors as a sophomore … A three-sport athlete also lettered in volleyball as a freshman and sophomore and in basketball her senior year … Earned the Basketball Coaches Award … Named most valuable player of basketball’s JV squad as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Carole and Don Williams. Major: Nutrition and Dietetics. Birthday: October 21, 1988.

Williams' CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2009 .168 39-36 95 4 16 2 0 1 11 10 4 18totals .168 39-36 95 4 16 2 0 1 11 10 4 18

AndreaColosimoInfielder/OutfielderJuniorBats/Throws: R/ROrland Park, Ill.Sandburg H.S.

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2009: Led the team in games played, participating in all 57 games, starting 54 … Divided time between the outfield, infield and pitching circle, making 28 starts in the outfield, nine at third, five at first, seven at pitcher, four as the designated hitter and one at shortstop

… Led the Huskies in batting average (.291), RBI (24), doubles (4), total bases (57), hit by pitch (9) and games played (57) … Hit her first career home run against then-No. 18 Houston (2/21/09) when she hit a grand slam to lead the Huskies to a 5-3 come-from-behind victory … Produced 10 multi-hit games, including a season high three hits twice … Hit a team-leading .346 with runners on base … Named to the 2009 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team, going 5-for-10 at the plate with a double, three runs batted in and a run scored … Best performance of the 2009 MAC Softball Tournament came in NIU’s 9-4 victory over Bowling Green (5/7/09) when she went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored … Went 1-4 as a pitcher in 15 appearances on the season … Picked up her first collegiate victory by defeating Central Michigan (4/24/09), 3-0, allowing six hits in four innings pitched.

2008: Started 28 games for the Huskies and saw action in 33 of 43 contests … Turned in four multi-hit games, and went 15-for-70 at the plate (.214), scoring seven runs and driving in nine … Third on the team in on base percentage (.345) ... Earned eight walks and was hit by a pitch six times to lead the team in that category … Had a hit in wins against Buffalo (4/11/08), Kent State (4/13/08) and Ohio (4/25/08) … Named MAC West Player of the Week for week of April 28-May 6 after batting .583 with seven hits and drove in a run in each of the five games, finishing with eight RBI.

high School: Played three seasons on varsity for the Sandburg Eagles ... Hit .357, .368 and .348 with three trips to the state tournament, resulting in a fifth-place finish her sophomore season and a third-place finish the following year … As a junior, was named to the all-area first team and first team all-SICA … Matched those accolades as a senior on the sectional championship team … Added first team all-state to her list of honors after batting .600 in the state tournament her junior season … Holds the IHSA state tournament record for hits in a single game with her 4-for-4 performance in

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COLOSIMO'S CAREER STATISTICS

PitchingYear ERA W-l gS Cg SV IP h R ER BB SO hP2009 6.88 1-4 7 1 0 39.2 67 41 39 26 19 4totals 6.88 1-4 7 1 0 39.2 67 41 39 26 19 4

HittingYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2008 .214 33-28 70 7 15 2 0 0 9 8 6 122009 .291 57-54 148 21 43 4 2 2 24 17 9 20totals .266 90-82 218 28 58 6 2 2 33 25 15 32

the 2006 quarterfinal game … Was an Illinois State Scholar and member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Erin Butler and Wayne Colosimo … Older sister Kaitlin is an All-American pitcher at SIU-Edwardsville ... Huskie Scholar for 2007-08 academic year. Major: Mechanical Engineering. Birthday: August 31, 1989.

ZoeSinnerOutfielderJuniorBats/Throws: R/RDowners Grove, Ill.Lakeland C.C.

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2009: Played in 42 games, starting 38, making 35 starts in the outfield, two as designated hitter and one at first base … Recorded seven multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance against Bowling Green (4/4/09) in which she hit two of her three doubles on the season and drove in a run … She led the team in walks with 24

Sinner's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2009 .245 42-38 106 14 26 3 0 0 9 23 4 34totals .245 42-38 106 14 26 3 0 0 9 23 4 34

and in on-base percentage (.403) and was fifth on the team in hits with 26 … Finished the season with a .245 batting average, going 26-for-106 from the plate.

Junior College: Hit .500 with 21 doubles, 10 home runs and 65 RBI at Lakeland Community College…Made the All-Great Rivers Team, All-Region 24 Team and All-Region 24 Tournament Team…Named Freshman of the Year in 2008.

high School: Helped the Mustangs finish fourth in the state in 2007 … Named to the Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Team … Honored with second team all-State, Comcast All-Star, West Suburban All-Conference and Daily Herald All-Area recognition … In 2006, Downers Grove South placed second in the state … Was named to the West Suburban Conference all-league squad and made the Daily Herald honorable mention team as a junior.

Personal: Daughter of Kim Farrell… Huskie Scholar for 2008-09 academic year. Major: Communications. Birthday: March 30, 1989.

MorganBittnerPitcherSophomoreBats/Throws: R/RLong Beach, Calif.Long Beach Poly H.S.

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2009: Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team and earned second team All-MAC honors … Three-time MAC West Pitcher of the Week honoree … Posted a 14-20 record with a 3.26 earned run average in 40 appearances, starting 37 … Recorded a season-high 12 strikeouts in the Huskies’ 7-6 win over Bowling Green (4/4/09) … Struck out 166 batters to rank third all-time among NIU pitchers for strike outs in a season … Pitched all nine innings of NIU’s 5-4 extra inning victory over Eastern Michigan (4/25/09), allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits while striking out nine … Recorded her second career shutout in a six-hit 10 strike out performance in the Huskies’ 3-0 victory over Kent State (5/1/09).

high School: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Long Beach Polytechnic High School ... Served as co-captain her senior year … Selected most valuable player her sophomore, junior and senior years … Named Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and Rookie of the Year her freshman season … Named first team All-Moore League her junior season and second team All-Moore League her sophomore year … As a junior, set the school record for strikeouts in a season with 195 in 132 innings pitched.

Personal: Daughter of Susan and Thomas Bittner … Victory Scholar for the 2008-09 academic year. Major: Undecided. Birthday: April 12, 1990.

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Cann's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2009 .188 26-8 32 11 6 1 0 0 5 1 0 6totals .188 26-8 32 11 6 1 0 0 5 1 0 6

Matsui's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2009 .063 48-42 64 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 16totals .063 48-42 64 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 16

Bittner's CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-l gS Cg SV IP h R ER BB SO hP2009 3.26 14-20 36 29 2 223.0 226 133 104 78 166 24totals 3.26 14-20 36 29 2 223.0 226 133 104 78 166 24

CarlyNortonCatcher/InfielderSophomoreBats/Throws: R/ROak Forest, Ill.Oak Forest H.S.

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2009: Played in 53 of NIU’s 57 games, splitting time between catcher and third base … Started 29 games at catcher, 16 at third and one as designated hitter … Led the team in home runs with six, tied for the team lead in doubles with four and second on the squad in slugging percentage (.410) … Posted a .210 batting average with a .299 on base percentage … Tallied three multi-hit games on the season … Had two hits in three plate appearances against Toledo (4/3/09) … Went a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, home run and an RBI at Northwestern (4/22/09) … Batted .400 (3-for-12) at

AshleyCannOutfielderSophomoreBats/Throws: L/LGlenwood, Ill.Marian Catholic H.S.

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2009: Participated in 26 games, starting eight, three in the outfield and five as the designated hitter … Finished the year with a .188 batting average, going 6-of-32 from the plate … Best game of the season came in NIU’s 8-0 victory over Ohio (3/28/09) where she went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored … Stole four bases and drove in five runs on the season.

high School: A standout at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights ... A four-year letterwinner and team captain her junior and senior years … Earned first team All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honors her final two seasons while taking second team All-ESCC accolades as a sophomore … A third team Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection her senior year, and earned all-area honorable mention honors from the Daily Southtown and Star Newspaper First Team All Area as a junior … Selected to the Chicago Sun-Times Super 60 in Illinois as one of the top 60 seniors in the state.

Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Alan Cann … Huskie Scholar for 2008-09 academic year. Major: Communicative Disorders. Birthday: April 12, 1990.

KristaMatsuiInfielderSophomoreBats/Throws: R/RPlainfield, Ill.Plainfield South H.S.

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2009: Participated in 48 of NIU’s 57 games, starting 42 … Played on the left side of the infield, starting 32 games at shortstop and 10 at third base … Went 4-of-64 from the plate (.062) … Third on the team with seven sacrifices.

high School: Four-year varsity letterwinner in softball who earned three letters in basketball and two in volleyball at Plainfield (Ill.) South High School ... Team co-captain of the basketball team her sophomore and senior years … Earned first team All-Suburban Prairie Conference in softball and second team All-SPC honors in basketball her senior season … Helped lead the Cougars to a regional, sectional and 4A super sectional championships and a ninth-place finish in the state in 2008 … Selected to the Chicago Sun-Times Super 60 in Illinois as one of the top 60 seniors in the state.

Personal: Daughter of Gail and Eugene Matsui … Huskie Scholar for 2008-09 academic year. Major: Business. Birthday: September 23, 1989.

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Norton's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2009 .210 53-46 119 9 25 4 1 6 11 13 2 24totals .210 53-46 119 9 25 4 1 6 11 13 2 24

Parrish's CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. g-gS AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI BB hBP SO2009 .157 42-32 83 9 13 1 0 0 1 7 3 30totals .157 42-32 83 9 13 1 0 0 1 7 3 30

DaniParrishOutfielderSophomoreBats/Throws: L/RPlainfield, Ind.Plainfield H.S.

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the 2009 MAC Softball Tournament, going 2-for-4, with two RBI, two runs scored and a home run against Bowling Green (5/7/09).

high School: Four-year varsity letterwinner, two-time team captain and two-time team MVP at Oak Forest High School … First team all-state as a senior and honorable mention all-state as a junior … Named to the South Suburban Blue All-Conference first team all four years … Best season came in her junior year when she recorded a .513 avg., with 23 RBI, 39 hits and a .829 slugging percentage.

Personal: Daughter of Janet and Michael Norton… Huskie Scholar for 2008-09 academic year. Major: Mechanical Engineering. Birthday: March 21, 1990.

2009: Started 32 of 42 games, making 22 starts in the Huskie outfield and 10 as a designated hitter … Posted a .157 batting average, going 13-of-83 … Most productive game offensively

WhitneyOwensPitcherFreshman-RSBats/Throws: R/RPendleton, Ind.Georgia

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2009 (georgia): Made one appearance, pitching two scoreless innings of relief versus UC Riverside … Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll and Fall 2008 Director’s Honor Roll.

high School: Lettered one-year season at Pendleton Heights High School … Led the team to a runner-up finish at state her freshman year, compiling a 20-1 record with a 0.20 school-record ERA … Recorded a school-record 191 strikeouts and two no-hitters as a freshman en route to being named all-state, Indianapolis Star Player of the Year and Herald Bulletin Player of the Year … Played travel softball with the Southern Illinois Force, who she helped guide to runner-up finishes at the Colorado Independence Day Tournament and ASA Nationals in 2007, going 8-0 from the circle and hitting .440 at ASA Nationals … Ended 2007 season with Force with a 33-2 record.

Personal: Daughter of Becky and Jerry Owens. Major: Nursing. Birthday: Feb. 22, 1990.

came in the second game of a doubleheader with Bowling Green (4/4/09) in which she went 1-for-2 with a base on balls and two runs scored.

high School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Plainfield High School in Plainfield, Ind. …Was a Top 15 All-Metro West and All-County selection her senior year … A four-time team most valuable player … Holds seven school records, including career at bats (307), career runs (84), career hits (127), career singles (93), career triples (16), career stolen bases (52) and strikeouts with 349 as a pitcher for the Quakers … Was 19-for-19 in stolen bases as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Jackie and Doug Parrish. Major: Family Consumer Sciences. Birthday: January 23, 1990.

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high School: A four-year letterwinner ... Named to the All Marion-County, All-South, and Indianapolis Star Super Teams all four years ... First team All-State sophomore, junior, and senior seasons ... Marion County Player of the Year senior season ... Ranked third all time for batting average in the state of Indiana ... Holds many school records including most hits in a season (53), season batting average (.600), season doubles (14), season triples (7), career hits (193), career batting average (.546), and career doubles (46) ... Voted Most Valuable Player all four years. Personal: Daughter of Dawn and Jeff Barnett. Major: Nursing. Birthday: August 30, 1990.

JennBarnettCatcher/OutfielderFreshmanBats/Throws: L/LIndianapolis, Ind.Roncalli H.S.

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high School: Named first team All-Mission League her sophomore and senior years and earned second team All-Mission League honors as a junior ... Named to the All-California Interscholastic Federation as a senior ... Chosen Daily News All-Star Game MVP, named a Scholar Athlete (3.0 GPA or higher), and was chosen as Team Captain her senior year ... Also was chosen team captain for travel ball for two years.

Personal: Daughter of Gloria and Danny Sanchez. Major: Psychology. Birthday: January 3, 1991.

AdrianasanchezInfielderFreshmanBats/Throws: R/RSan Fernando, Calif.Alemany H.S.

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high School: A three-year letterwinner, is the first athlete at Segerstrom High School to receive a Division I athletic scholarship ... Varsity team captain all three years and JV Team Captain as a freshman ... Named the Goldenwest League Pitcher of the Year her sophomore year ... Named to the All-Academic Team (3.0 GPA

MonicaseguraPitcher/InfielderFreshmanBats/Throws: R/RSanta Ana, Calif.Segerstrom Fundamental H.S.

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AlexWulbeckerInfielderFreshmanBats/Throws: R/RHoffman Estates, Ill.Hoffman Estates H.S.

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high School: A four-year letterwinner in softball and basketball and a three-year letterwinner in volleyball ... Voted Hoffman Estates High School Female Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Served as co-captain for each sport her senior year ... Awarded Golden Glove as a freshman ... Selected to the all-conference squad three times, freshman, sophomore, and senior ... Named Team MVP her freshman and sophomore years ... Named All Area as well as one of Daily Herald’s Top 100 high school softball players in the state her senior season ... Winner of the Carol Walters Student Activities Scholarship ... Earned B-Honor Roll as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Janet and Rick Wulbecker. Major: Pre-Physical Therapy. Birthday: April 26, 1991.

or higher), Goldenwest first team All-League and to the Whittier Softball All-Tournament Team as a junior ... In 2008, led the league in batting average (.533), homeruns (8), slugging percentage (1.088), RBI (32), on-base percentage (.714), pitching ERA (.54) and ranked fourth in overall batting average for Orange County (.547) ... Selected to the Orange County North/South All-Star Game ... Awarded the Elks Club Award for Outstanding Student and Athlete, team MVP, and her high school’s Athlete of the Year her senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Laura and Jesse Segura. Major: Undecided. Birthday: December 25, 1990.

high School: Made the all-conference squad for three straight years ... Voted Diving Diva her sophomore year ... Named to the All-Area and third team All-State Illinois Coaches Association Teams as a junior ... Helped lead Bengals to the 3A Championship in 2009 ... Named to the Chicago Sun-Times All-Area team, Illinois Coaches Association All-State team and Chicago Tribune All-State her senior year ... Chosen as the SSC Blue Division Player of the Year in 2009 ... Named one of the Top 12 seniors to watch by the Southtown Star as well as a Top 100 Area Player by the Chicago Tribune, Southtown Star, and Sun-Times as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Janice and Robert Sheppard. Major: Kinesiology. Birthday: February 7, 1991.

AmandaSheppardInfielderFreshmanBats/Throws: R/ROak Forest, Ill.Oak Forest H.S.

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front Row: Michelle Williams, Carly Norton, Alex Wulbecker, Zoe Sinner, Amanda Sheppard. Middle Row: Asst. coach Megan Ciolli, Whitney Owens, Adriana Sanchez, Andrea Colosimo, Morgan Bittner, Monica Segura, Dani Parrish, Head coach Lindsay Chouinard.Back Row: Asst. coach Amber Patton, Jennifer Barnett, Kate Welsh, Krista Matsui, Ashley Cann, Allie Parker.

SUPPORT STAFF

Craig BurkeAthletic trainer

Jen Clarkfacilities & game

Operations

Erin houghtalingAcademic

Coordinator

Josh OwensEquipment

Robert CollinsSport

Administrator

Chad PearsonStrength &

Conditioning

A cornerstone in the Northern Illinois Athletics Department as both a coach and administrator for close to 20 years, Robert Collins enters his 20th year as a Huskie and his 17th as an administrator.

Collins, who is a Deputy Athletics Director, is responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day operations of football, men’s basketball, softball and student-athlete welfare (sports performance, athletic training, sports psychology, judicial affairs, housing and athletic equipment).

Selected as the Senior Associate Athletic Director of the Year by the All-American

Football Foundation in 2006, Collins has an extensive teaching background as he spent 15 years in the Chicago Board of Education as a physical education teacher and coach at Calumet High School (1977-79) and Robeson High School (1980-86). Collins was named the 1984 District 2 Coach of the Year and was later inducted into the Chicago Public School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Following his stint at Robeson, Collins served as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois from 1986-89. He then returned to Chicago where he was an assistant basketball coach for DePaul, where he helped recruit the No. 5 and No. 12 ranked recruiting classes in the country.

A 1971 graduate of Tennessee State University, Collins received his master’s degree from National-Louis University in 1984. He is married to the former Kitty (Sanders) and has three children, Dori, Paige and Bobby.

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niu Media Relations

IntERVIEWSNIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard, assistant coaches, and all Huskie players are available for media interviews per request through the Media Relations Office. Interviews MUST be arranged by Joe Summins in the Media Relations Office and may be done in person or by phone. Generally, in person interviews are conducted at Mary M. Bell Field prior to practice on non-game days, depending on individual schedules. All media requests, including interviews and photo opportunities, must be arranged AT LEAST 24 hours in advance through the Media Relations Office.

MEDIA gAME DAY SERVICESMedia guides, updated statistics and scorecards are available to media in the press box at each home game. Box scores will be available to media shortly after each contest. A game story and box score will be e-mailed to media outlets following the post-game interview period. The Mary M. Bell Field press box phone number is (815) 753-8094. Because of limited phone lines, media access to a line cannot be guaranteed unless specifically requested well ahead of the game date.

nIu On thE WEBNorthern Illinois softball information will be

regularly updated on the Internet throughout the season on www.niuhuskies.com. In addition to releases, notes, bios and statistics, NIU will post live statistics of all games, where available, primarily through CSTV’s GameTracker interface. Live chats, features, stories and Q&A’s are among the other features available on the website.

BROADCASt InfORMAtIOn/PhOnE lInESAll radio broadcasts originating from Mary M. Bell Field must give prior notice. The visiting

broadcast location is located outside at the overflow/radio broadcast table in the row directly in front of the press box. To reserve this location, requests should be made AT LEAST one week in advance of the date of game(s). One phone line is held for visiting radio, but will not be held for use unless specifically requested.

PhOtOgRAPhY AREASPhotography bays are located along the outside of the first and third-base line fences with other photographer areas located throughout the park (outside the fences surrounding the playing field and dugouts). Photographers are reminded to be courteous of the fans in the areas surrounding the field, and to not obstruct fans’ views of the game in play.

POSt-gAME IntERVIEWSPost-game interviews are conducted on the field following each game. Head coach Lindsay Chouinard and requested Huskie players will be available in front of the first-base/home dugout following the post-game cooling off period. Media requests will be taken in the press box during the last scheduled inning of play. At the conclusion of the game, media will be escorted to the interview area. For doubleheaders, interviews will only take place after the second game.

DeKalb Daily ChronicleJon Styf, Sports EditorP.O. Box 587DeKalb, IL 60115(815) 756-4841 ext. 224

Midweek119 N. Maple StreetSycamore, IL 60178(815) 895-3100 ext. 238

northern StarKyle Nabors, Sports Editor130 Campus Life BuildingDeKalb, IL 60115(815) 753-9640

Daily heraldTom Quinlan, Sports Editor155 E. Algonquin RoadArlington Heights, IL 60005(847) 427-4455

Aurora Beacon-newsChris Sosa, Sports Editor495 N. Commons DriveAurora, IL 60504(630) 978-8388

Rockford Register StarRandy Ruef, Sports Editor99 E. State StreetRockford, IL 61104(815) 987-1203

Local Newspaper Outlets

Donna turnerAssociate A.D. / CommunicationsFootball, GymnasticsOffice: 815-753-9513Cell: [email protected]

Zach Petersgraduate AssistantVolleyball, BaseballOffice: 815-753-9572Cell: [email protected]

Joe SumminsAssistant DirectorAsst. Football, Softball, WrestlingOffice: 815-753-9539Cell: [email protected]

Russell houghtalingAssistant DirectorWomen’s Basketball, Women’s GolfOffice: 815-753-1708Cell: [email protected]

Brett McWethyAssistant DirectorMen’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s TennisOffice: 815-753-3706Cell: [email protected]

Chicago tribuneMike Kellams, Sports Editor435 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611(312) 208-0374

Sun timesChris DeLuca, Sports Editor350 N. OrleansChicago, IL 60654(312) 321-2663

Megan Wallacegraduate AssistantWomen’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Track & FieldOffice: 815-753-9538Cell: [email protected]


2010 opponents

Texas StateSan Marcos, Texas • February 12

location: .............................San Marcos, Texasfounded: ................................................... 1899Athletic Director: ......................... Dr. Larry TeisEnrollment: ............................................. 30,800nickname: ............................................ BobcatsColors: ....................................Maroon and Goldhome field: ....................... Bobcat Field (1,000)Conference:....................................... Southland

head Coach:............................... Ricci WoodardRecord at tXSt/Years: ................ 341-183-1/10Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 40-182009 Conference Record: ......................... 24-62009 Conference finish: ........................... FirstSeries Record: ..............................First Meeting

Softball SID: ......................... Denise ThompsonOffice Phone: .............................. 512-245-2988Email: ..................................... [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 512-245-7203Website: ......................www.txstatebobcats.com

UT-Arlingtonat San Marcos, Texas • February 13

location: ..................................Arlington, Texasfounded: ................................................... 1895Athletic Director: ........................... Pete CarlonEnrollment: ............................................. 25,000nickname: ......................................... MavericksColors: .............................Royal Blue and Whitehome field: .................... Allan Saxe Field (250)Conference:....................................... Southland

head Coach:..............................Debbie HedrickRecord at utA/Years: ..................... 328-322/14Career Record/Years: .............................. Same 2009 Record: ............................................ 23-262009 Conference Record: ....................... 17-132009 Conference finish ....................... SecondSeries Record: ............................ NIU leads 2-0

Softball SID: ........................... Kristyna ManciasOffice Phone: .............................. 817-272-2213Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ............................... www.utamavs.com

Saint Louisat Louisville, Ky. • February 27

location: ..................................... St. Louis, Mo.founded: ................................................... 1818Athletic Director: .............................. Chris MayEnrollment: ............................................. 12,733nickname: ............................................ BillikensColors: .............................Royal Blue and Whitehome field: .... The Billiken Sports Center (500)Conference:.......................................Atlantic 10

head Coach:.................................John ConwayRecord at Slu/Years: ....................74-99/ThreeCareer Record/Years: ............... 191-150/Seven2009 Record: ............................................ 22-332009 Conference Record: ......................... 12-62009 Conference finish: .......................... ThirdSeries Record: ............................ NIU leads 3-1

Softball SID: .............................Heather FreehillOffice Phone: .............................. 314-977-7063Email: ...................................... [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ............................www.slubillikens.com

Louisvilleat Louisville, Ky. • February 28

location: .....................................Louisville, Ky.founded:...................................................1798Athletic Director: ............................ Tom JurichEnrollment: ............................................22,000nickname: ......................................... CardinalsColors: ...................................... Red and Blackhome field: ................. Ulmer Stadium (2,200)Conference: ........................................ Big East

head Coach: ............................ Sandy PearsallRecord at ul/Years: ...................... 372-217/10Career Record/Years: ................... 622-551/232009 Record: ...........................................48-112009 Conference Record: ........................ 19-52009 Conference finish: ........................ ThirdSeries Record: ...................Louisville leads 1-0

Softball SID: ......................................Lori KorteOffice Phone: ............................. 502-852-3086Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ..................... 502-852-2500Website: ............................www.uoflsports.com

San Diegoat San Diego, Calif. • March 10

location: ................................ San Diego, Calif.founded: ................................................... 1949Athletic Director: ..............................Ky SnyderEnrollment: ............................................... 7,600nickname: ............................................. TorerosColors: ........................Torero Blue, Navy, Whitehome field: .......... USD Softball Complex (375)Conference:..................... Pacific Coast Softball

head Coach:...........................Melissa McElvainRecord at uSD/Years:................. 141-260/EightCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 24-352009 Conference Record: ..........................11-92009 Conference finish: .......................... ThirdSeries Record: ..............................First Meeting

Softball SID: ................................Ryan McCannOffice Phone: .............................. 619-260-2323Email: ............................ [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ............................ www.usdtoreros.com

San Diego Stateat San Diego, Calif. • March 9

location: ................................ San Diego, Calif.founded: ................................................... 1897Athletic Director: ............................... Jim SterkEnrollment: ............................................. 35,887nickname: ...............................................AztecsColors: ................................... Scarlet and Blackhome field: ......SDSU Softball Stadium (1,000)Conference:................................Mountain West

head Coach:.............................. Kathy Van WykRecord at SDSu/Years: ............... 441-313-1/13Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 33-202009 Conference Record: ......................... 10-52009 Conference finish: ...................... SecondSeries Record: ..............................First Meeting

Softball SID: .........................Jamie McConeghyOffice Phone: .............................. 619-594-4348Email: ........................ [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ...............................www.goaztecs.com

Purdueat Louisville, Ky. • February 27

location: ........................... West Lafayette, Ind.founded: ................................................... 1869Athletic Director: ........................Morgan BurkeEnrollment: ............................................. 39,697nickname: .................................... BoilermakersColors: ................................ Old Gold and Blackhome field: .... Varsity Softball Complex (1,000)Conference:............................................Big Ten

head Coach:..................................... Kim MaherRecord at Pu/Years: .................129-105-1/FourCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 31-202009 Conference Record: ......................... 12-82009 Conference finish: .......................... SixthSeries Record: ....................... Purdue leads 8-5

Softball SID: ................................ Wendy MayerOffice Phone: .............................. 765-494-3919Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 765-496-1706Website: ........................ www.purduesports.com

Oklahoma Stateat San Marcos, Texas • February 12

location: ...................................Stillwater, Okla. founded: ................................................... 1890Athletic Director: ........................... Mike HolderEnrollment: ............................................. 32,265nickname: ............................................CowgirlsColors: ...................................Orange and Blackhome field: ....................Cowgirl Stadium (752)Conference:............................................. Big 12

head Coach:............................. Rich WieligmanRecord at OSu/Years: ...................87-80/ThreeCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 36-222009 Conference Record: ...........................8-102009 Conference finish: ............................. Fifth Series Record: .........Oklahoma State leads 3-0

Softball SID: .............................. Mike NotewareOffice Phone: .............................. 405-744-7756Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 405-744-7266Website: ................................. www.okstate.com

New Mexico at San Marcos, Texas • February 14

location: ............................. Albuquerque, N.M. founded: ................................................... 1889Athletic Director: .............................Paul KrebsEnrollment: ............................................. 27,304nickname: ................................................LobosColors: ....................................Cherry and Silverhome field: .......................... Lobo Field (1,500)Conference:................................Mountain West

head Coach:...................................Ty SingletonRecord at unM/Years: ...................58-86/ThreeCareer Record/Years: ..................263-219/Nine2009 Record: ............................................ 13-352009 Conference Record: ..........................4-112009 Conference finish: .......................... SixthSeries Record: ............... New Mexico leads 1-0

Softball SID: ............................... Nicole ChavezOffice Phone: .............................. 505-925-5512Email: ................................ [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 505-925-5724Website: .............................. www.GoLobos.com


Florida A&Mat Tampa, Fla. • March 21

location: ................................ Tallahassee, Fla.founded: ................................................... 1887Athletic Director: ........................Michael SmithEnrollment: ............................................. 12,247nickname: ............................................. RattlersColors: ................................. Orange and Greenhome field: Lady Rattlers Softball Complex (300)Conference:..Mide-Eastern Athletic Conference

head Coach:...........................Veronica WigginsRecord at fAMu/Years: .................. 522-584/19Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 30-322009 Conference Record: ......................... 12-02009 Conference finish: ........................... FirstSeries Record: ............................ NIU leads 6-0

Softball SID: ............................ Ronnie JohnsonOffice Phone: .............................. 850-599-3736Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 850-599-3548Website: .................. www.famurattlersports.com

2010 opponentsHarvardat Riverside, Calif. • March 12-13

location: .............................. Cambridge, Mass.founded: ................................................... 1636Athletic Director: ....................... Robert ScaliseEnrollment: ............................................... 6,715nickname: ............................................ CrimsonColors: ...................... Crimson, Black and Whitehome field: ..................................Soldiers FieldConference:...................................... Ivy League

head Coach:...................................Jenny AllardRecord at hu/Years: .................... 365-288-2/15Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 27-172009 Conference Record: ......................... 12-82009 Conference finish: .......... Second (North)Series Record: ..............................First Meeting

Softball SID: .................................... Casey HartOffice Phone: .............................. 617-495-7692Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ...........................www.GoCrimson.com

UC-Riversideat Riverside, Calif. • March 14

location: .................................. Riverside, Calif.founded: ................................................... 1954Athletic Director: ........................ Stan MorrisonEnrollment: ............................................. 18,083nickname: ...................................... HighlandersColors: .........................................Blue and Goldhome field: ........... Amy S. Harrison Field (750)Conference:......................................... Big West

head Coach:................................. Connie MinerRecord at uCR/Years: ................ 103-226/SixthCareer Record/Years: ..................... 455-635/192009 Record: ............................................ 18-322009 Conference Record: ......................... 7-142009 Conference finish: .......................... SixthSeries Record: ..............................First Meeting

Softball SID: ..................................Lauren KaneOffice Phone: .............................. 951-827-4571Email: ............................... [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ...................... www.gohighlanders.com

Florida Gulf Coastat Tampa, Fla. •March 20

location: .................................. Fort Myers, Fla.founded: ................................................... 1997Athletic Director: .......................Ken KavanaghEnrollment: ..............................................11,200nickname: .............................................. EaglesColors: ............ Cobalt Blue and Emerald Greenhome field: ........FGCU Softball Complex (500)Conference:.................................... Atlantic Sun

head Coach:...................................Dave DeirosRecord at fgCu/Years: ............ 327-90-2/SevenCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: .............................................. 47-92009 Conference Record: ......................... 15-52009 Conference finish: ...................... SecondSeries Record: ........................... Series tied 1-1

Softball SID: ...............................Michael PierceOffice Phone: .............................. 239-590-7097Email: ................................... [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ......................... www.fgcuathletics.com

South Floridaat Tampa, Fla. • March 19

location: .........................................Tampa, Fla.founded: ................................................... 1956Athletic Director: ........................Doug WoolardEnrollment: ............................................. 46,174nickname: ..................................................BullsColors: ......................................Green and Goldhome field: ................. USF Softball Field (400)Conference:.......................................... Big East

head Coach:................................... Ken EriksenRecord at uSf/Years: .................. 587-303-1/13Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 34-222009 Conference Record: ....................... 12-102009 Conference finish: ........................... FifthSeries Record: ........................... USF leads 6-1

Softball SID: .................................Maile KeeneyOffice Phone: .............................. 813-974-0415Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ......................... www.GoUSFBulls.com

Florida Stateat Tampa, Fla. • March 20

location: ................................ Tallahassee, Fla.founded: ................................................... 1851Athletic Director: .....................Randy SpetmanEnrollment: ............................................. 39,136nickname: .........................................SeminolesColors: .....................................Garnet and Goldhome field: .............. JoAnne Graf Field (1,000)Conference:................................. Atlantic Coast

head Coach:...............................Lonni AlamedaRecord at fSu/Years: ...................... 44-16/OneCareer Record/Years: ................. 201-174-1/Six2009 Record: ............................................ 44-162009 Conference Record: ......................... 17-42009 Conference finish: ...................... SecondSeries Record: .............. Florida State leads 3-4

Softball SID: .............................. Brandon MellorOffice Phone: .............................. 850-645-7683Email: ...................................... [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 850-645-3245Website: .............................www.seminoles.com

Towsonat Tampa, Fla. • March 19

location: ....................................... Towson, Md.founded: ................................................... 1866Athletic Director: ....................... Mike HermannEnrollment: ............................................. 21,177nickname: ................................................TigersColors: ............................Gold, Black and Whitehome field: .......................Towson Center FieldConference:...........Colonial Athletic Association

head Coach:..................................Lisa CostelloRecord at towson: ...................... 412-370-2/14Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 34-222009 Conference Record: ......................... 13-82009 Conference finish: ...................... SecondSeries Record: ............................ NIU leads 2-0

Softball SID: .............................. Megan O’BrienOffice Phone: .............................. 410-704-4972Email: .............................. [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .......................www.TowsonTigers.com

Idaho Stateat Riverside, Calif. • March 13

location: ..................................Pocatello, Idahofounded: ................................................... 1901Athletic Director: ............................. Jeff TingeyEnrollment: ............................................. 13,949nickname: ............................................ BengalsColors: ...................................Black and Orangehome field: .......................... Rainey Park (500)Conference:.................................. Pacific Coast

head Coach:............................... Andrea Wilson Record at ISu/Years: ....................... 20-21/OneCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 20-212009 Conference Record: ...........................N/A2009 Conference finish: .............................N/ASeries Record: ..............................First Meeting

Softball SID: .........................Frank MercoglianoOffice Phone: .............................. 208-282-2621Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 208-406-3570Website: ............................www.isubengals.com

Western Illinoisat DeKalb, Ill. • March 23

location: ........................................ Macomb, Ill.founded: ................................................... 1899Athletic Director: ................ Dr. Tim Van AlstineEnrollment: ............................................. 13,331nickname: ...................... Fighting LeathernecksColors: ..................................... Purple and Goldhome field: ...Mary Ellen McKee Stadium (550)Conference:.............................. Summit League

head Coach:.......................... Holly Van VlymenRecord at WIu/Years: .................94-108-1/FourCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 34-192009 Conference Record: ......................... 21-22009 Conference finish: ........................... FirstSeries Record: ................. Western leads 37-31

Softball SID: .......................Greg LautzenheiserOffice Phone: .............................. 309-298-1133Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .....................www.goleathernecks.com


Ohioat Athens, Ohio • April 10-11

location: .......................................Athens, Ohiofounded: ................................................... 1804Athletic Director: ............................Jim SchausEnrollment: ............................................. 28,442nickname: ............................................ BobcatsColors: ........................ Hunter Green and Whitehome field: .......................... Ohio Softball FieldConference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:.............................. Jodi HermanekRecord at Ohio/Years: ..................... 22-25/OneCareer Record/Years: ............... 129-147-1/Five2009 Record: ............................................ 22-252009 Conference Record: ....................... 12-102009 Conference finish: ................Third (East)Series Record: ......................... Ohio leads 11-9

Softball SID: .................................. Darrin BatesOffice Phone: .............................. 740-593-1299Email: ..................................... [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ........................ www.OhioBobcats.com

Akronat Akron, Ohio • April 9

location: ........................................ Akron, Ohiofounded: ................................................... 1870Athletic Director: .......................... Tom WistrcillEnrollment: ............................................. 25,942nickname: ...................................................ZipsColors: .........................................Blue and Goldhome field: ................. Lee Jackson Field (300)Conference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:.................................... Julie JonesRecord at Akron/Years: .................72-87/ThreeCareer Record/Years: .................. 316-347-2/152009 Record: ............................................ 35-242009 Conference Record: ........................11-102009 Conference finish: ............. Fourth (East)Series Record: ........................ NIU leads 17-12

Softball SID: ................................. Amanda AllerOffice Phone: .............................. 330-972-6584Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ...................................www.gozips.com

DePaulat DeKalb, Ill. • April 6

location: .........................................Chicago, Ill.founded: ................................................... 1898Athletic Director: ...............Jean Lenti PonsettoEnrollment: ............................................. 25,072nickname: ....................................Blue DemonsColors: ...........................Royal Blue and Scarlethome field: ............Cacciatore Stadium (1,000)Conference:.......................................... Big East

head Coach:................................. Eugene LentiRecord at Du/Years: ................. 1,022-494-6/28Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 39-142009 Conference Record: ......................... 18-32009 Conference finish: ........................... FirstSeries Record: ...................DePaul leads 33-24

Softball SID: ...............................Bob SakamotoOffice Phone: .............................. 773-325-7525Email: ............................. [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ...............www.depaulbluedemons.com

Buffaloat DeKalb, Ill. • April 3-4

location: ......................................... Buffalo, NYfounded: ................................................... 1846Athletic Director: ....................... Warde ManuelEnrollment: ............................................. 28,192nickname: ..................................................BullsColors: .............................Royal Blue and Whitehome field: .................. Nan Harvey Field (500)Conference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:.............................Jennifer TeagueRecord at uB/Years: ........................ 25-27/OneCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 25-272009 Conference Record: ......................... 7-152009 Conference finish: ................Sixth (East)Series Record: .......................... NIU leads 12-3

Softball SID: .................................. Erin DenglerOffice Phone: .............................. 716-645-5523Email: .............................. [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .................www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu

Kent Stateat DeKalb, Ill. • April 2

location: ......................................... .Kent, Ohiofounded: ................................................... 1910Athletic Director: ...................... Laing KennedyEnrollment: ............................................. 33,786nickname: ................................ Golden FlashesColors: ............................... Navy Blue and Goldhome field: ....... Kent State Softball Field (550)Conference:................................. Mid-American head Coach:..................................Karen LinderRecord at KSu/Years:..................... 375-297/13Career Record/Years: .................. 628-497-1/242009 Record: ............................................ 25-262009 Conference Record: ......................... 15-62009 Conference finish: .................First (East)Series Record: ........................ NIU leads 19-16

Softball SID: ..............................Aaron ChimentiOffice Phone: .............................. 330-672-8468Email: ................................. [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .....................www.kentstatesports.com

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South Dakota Stateat Edwardsville, Ill. • March 27-28

location: .................................. Brookings, S.D.founded: ................................................... 1881Athletic Director: .............................. Justin SellEnrollment: ............................................. 12,376nickname: ....................................... JackrabbitsColors: ......................................Yellow and Bluehome field: .. Jackrabbit Softball Stadium (500)Conference:.............................. Summit League

head Coach:..................................Joanna LaneRecord at SDSu/Years: ....................27-68/TwoCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 10-412009 Conference Record: ......................... 6-172009 Conference finish: ........................ EighthSeries Record: ............................ NIU leads 2-0

Softball SID: ................................Ryan SweeterOffice Phone: .............................. 605-688-4822Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .................................www.gojacks.com

SIU-Edwardsvilleat Edwardsville, Ill. • March 27-28

location: ..................................Edwardsville, Ill.founded: ................................................... 1957Athletic Director: ..................Dr. Bradley DewittEnrollment: ............................................. 13,940nickname: ............................................CougarsColors: ........................................Red and Whitehome field: ....................... Cougar Field (1000)Conference:..................................... Ohio Valley

head Coach:....................... Sandy MontgomeryRecord at SIuE/Years: ................. 771-345-2/20Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 40-102009 Conference Record: ...........................N/A2009 Conference finish: .............................N/ASeries Record: ..................................... Tied 4-4

Softball SID: ....................................... Eric HessOffice Phone: .............................. 618-650-3608Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 618-650-3608Website: ............................www.siecougars.com

Valparaisoat Valpraraiso Ind. • March 31

location: ...................................Valparaiso, Ind.founded: ................................................... 1859Athletic Director: ..................... Mike LaBarberaEnrollment: ............................................... 4,000nickname: .........................................CrusadersColors: ......................................Brown and Goldhome field: ........Valparaiso Softball Field (500)Conference:.............................. Horizon League

head Coach:...........................Randy SchneiderRecord at Valparaiso/Years: ...... 137-166/Sixth Career Record/Years: .................. 237-203-2/102009 Record: ............................................ 25-242009 Conference Record: ..........................9-112009 Conference finish: .......................... SixthSeries Record: .......................... NIU leads 25-7

Softball SID: ................................. Aaron LeavittOffice Phone: .............................. 219-464-6953Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ....................... www.valpoathletics.com

Northwestern at DeKalb, Ill. • March 25

location: .......................................Evanston, Ill.founded: ................................................... 1851Athletic Director: .......................Dr. Jim PhillipsEnrollment: ............................................... 8,000nickname: ............................................WildcatsColors: ....................................Purple and Whitehome field: ....Sharon J. Drysdale Field (1,000)Conference:............................................Big Ten

head Coach:.................................. Kate DrohanRecord at nu/Years: ................309-134-1/EightCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 31-152009 Conference Record: ......................... 14-62009 Conference finish ........................... ThirdSeries Record: ......... Northwestern leads 32-22

Softball SID: ................................. Doug MeffleyOffice Phone: .............................. 847-491-3688Email: ................... [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .......................................NUsports.com


UICat DeKalb, Ill.• April 14

location: .................................. Chicago, Illinoisfounded: ................................................... 1896Athletic Director: ......................James SchmidtEnrollment: ............................................. 24,541nickname: ..............................................FlamesColors: ............. Fire Engine Red and Navy Bluehome field: ......................... Flames Field (500)Conference:.............................. Horizon League

head Coach:........................ Michelle VenturellaRecord at uIC/Years: ....................... 27-26/OneCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 27-262009 Conference Record: ......................... 16-42009 Conference finish: ........................... FirstSeries Record: ........................ NIU leads 31-26

Softball SID: ........................................ Zoe KindOffice Phone: .............................. 312-413-9340Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ..............................www.uicflames.com

Ball State at DeKalb, Ill. • April 30

location: ........................................Muncie, Ind.founded: ................................................... 1918Athletic Director: ............................Tom CollinsEnrollment: ............................................. 17,728nickname: .......................................... CardinalsColors: .................................Cardinal and Whitehome field: ....... BSU Softball Complex (1,000)Conference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:............................. Craig NicholsonRecord at BSu/Years:....................87-90/ThreeCareer Record/Years: ......................... 810-180/2009 Record: ............................................ 29-242009 Conference Record: ......................... 18-32009 Conference finish: ................First (West)Series Record: ........................ NIU leads 32-19

Softball SID: .......................... Vanessa VirbitskyOffice Phone: .............................. 765-285-8242Email: ................................ [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ......................www.ballstatesports.com

Loyolaat Chicago, Ill. • April 27

location: .........................................Chicago, Ill.founded: ................................................... 1870Athletic Director: ..................... Dr. John PlanekEnrollment: ............................................. 15,545nickname: .......................................... RamblersColors: ....................................Maroon and Goldhome field: .............. Loyola Softball Park (500)Conference:.............................. Horizon League

head Coach:.................................. Yvette HealyRecord at lu/Years: ................. 109-148-1/FiveCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 28-242009 Conference Record: ....................... 14-102009 Conference finish: ........................ FourthSeries Record: ........................ NIU leads 23-10

Softball SID: ..................................... Bill BehrnsOffice Phone: .............................. 773-508-2575Email: ..................................... [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ......................www.loyolaramblers.com

Western Michiganat DeKalb, Ill. • April 24-25

location: ...............................Kalamazoo, Mich.founded: ................................................... 1903Athletic Director: ................. Kathy BeauregardEnrollment: ............................................. 24,576nickname: ............................................ BroncosColors: ......................................Brown and Goldhome field: .................... Fran Ebert Field (500)Conference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:...................................Kathy LeitkeRecord at WMu/Years: .............218-212-1/NineCareer Record/Years: .................. 530-379-1/182009 Record: ............................................ 25-222009 Conference Record: ......................... 16-62009 Conference finish: ...........Second (West)Series Record: ......................WMU leads 31-22

Softball SID: ..................................... Mat KananOffice Phone: .............................. 269-387-4125Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .........................www.wmubroncos.com

Wisconsinat Madison, Wis. • April 20

location: .....................................Madison, Wis.founded: ................................................... 1848Athletic Director: ......................... Barry AlvarezEnrollment: ............................................. 42,041nickname: ............................................ BadgersColors: .................................Cardinal and Whitehome field: Goodman Softball Complex (1,600)Conference:............................................Big Ten

head Coach:......................... Chandelle SchulteRecord at uW-M/Years: .................79-122/FourCareer Record/Years: ..................... 286-269/102009 Record: ............................................ 15-402009 Conference Record: ......................... 3-172009 Conference finish: ............................11thSeries Record: .................. Wisconsin leads 5-1

Softball SID: ................................Karl AndersonOffice Phone: .............................. 608-262-8216Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 608-265-0750Website: ..........................www.UWBadgers.com

Bowling Green at Bowling Green, Ohio • April 17-18

location: .......................... Bowling Green, Ohiofounded: ................................................... 1910Athletic Director: ...................Greg ChristopherEnrollment: ............................................. 15,356nickname: .............................................FalconsColors: ................................. Orange and Brownhome field: ....................Meserve Softball FieldConference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:.........................Shannon SalsburgRecord at BgSu/Years: .................65-69/ThreeCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 13-332009 Conference Record: ......................... 8-142009 Conference finish: .................Fifth (East)Series Record: .................... BGSU leads 22-13

Softball SID: .............................. Hannah ArcherOffice Phone: .............................. 716-450-4440Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ...................... www.BGSUFalcons.com

Toledoat Toledo, Ohio • April 16

location: ...................................... Toledo, Ohio.founded: ................................................... 1872Athletic Director: ..........................Mike O’BrienEnrollment: ............................................. 23,064nickname: ............................................ RocketsColors: .......................... Midnight Blue and Goldhome field: ........................... Scott Park (1000)Conference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:............................... Tarrah BeysterRecord at toledo/Years: ............................ First Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: .............................................. 8-382009 Conference Record: ......................... 6-162009 Conference finish: ................Fifth (West)Series Record: ........................ NIU leads 29-15

Softball SID: .....................................Scott MilesOffice Phone: .............................. 419-530-4925Email: .......................... [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: .............................. www.utrockets.com

Miami (Ohio) at DeKalb, Ill. • May 1-2

location: ....................................... Oxford, Ohiofounded: ................................................... 1809Athletic Director: .............................Brad BatesEnrollment: ............................................. 16,300nickname: ........................................ RedHawksColors: ........................................Red and Whitehome field: ......... Miami Softball Stadium (500)Conference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:....................Kelly Kovach ShoenlyRecord at Mu/Years:...................82-28-1/ThreeCareer Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 33-242009 Conference Record: ......................... 13-92009 Conference finish: ............Second (East)Series Record: ........................ NIU leads 20-13

Softball SID: ................................. Michael RothOffice Phone: .............................. 513-529-7092Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ....................... 513-529-7276Website: ...................... www.MURedHawks.com

Central Michiganat Mount Pleasant, Mich. • May 7

location: ........................Mount Pleasant, Mich.founded: ................................................... 1892Athletic Director: ...........................Dave HeekeEnrollment: ............................................. 26,354nickname: ........................................ChippewasColors: ....................................Maroon and Goldhome field: .......................Rose Center (5,200)Conference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:................................ Margo JonkerRecord at CMu/Years: ................. 979-580-5/30Career Record/Years: .............................. Same2009 Record: ............................................ 12-312009 Conference Record: ......................... 4-172009 Conference finish: ...............Sixth (West)Series Record: ...................... CMU leads 31-14

Softball SID: ................................... Chad TwaroOffice Phone: .............................. 989-774-3277Email: [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ..................... www.cmuchippewas.com

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2010 opponents

The Mid-American Conference was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. Today the Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only, and sponsors 23 sports.

One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in the 63-year history of the league this past March. Steinbrecher came to the MAC after serving for six years as the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Comprising the East Division are Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State (1952), Buffalo (1998), Kent State (1951), Miami (1947), Ohio (1946) and Temple (2007). The West Division members are Ball State (1973), Central Michigan (1971), Eastern Michigan (1971), Northern Illinois (1975-86, 1997), Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan (1947).

For men, championships are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

Mid-American Conference24 Public Square15th FloorCleveland, OH 44113www.mac-sports.comPhone: 216-566-4622Fax: 216-858-9622

Name email Ext.Dr. Jon Steinbrecher jsteinbrecher 310Commissioner

Bob Gennarelli bgennarelli 308Senior Associate Commissioner/COO

Rick Boyages rboyages 307Assoc. Commissioner/Dir. of Men’s Basketball Operations

Donyale Canada dcanada 312Assoc. Commissioner SWA/Women’s Basketball Operations

Jackie Mynerski jmynarski 318Assoc. Commissioner/Institutional Services

Ken Mather kmather 301Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations & Public Relations

Jeff Bacon jbacon 316Asst. Commissioner/Championships and Sport Programs

Korinth Patterson kpatterson 302Football Intern/Bowl Operations Assistant

Jeremy Guy jguy 303Director of Communications

Betty Sislak esislak 314Director of Finance

Erin Dugan edugan 319Assoc. Director/Media Relations & External AfairsJulie Kachner jkachner 311Executive Assistant to the Commissioner

Ed Mont emont 324Football Intern/Bowl Operations Assistant

All email address end in @macsports.com

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Eastern Michigan at Ypsilanti, Mich. • May 8-9

location: ....................................Ypsilanti, Mich.founded: ................................................... 1849Athletic Director: .................. Dr. Derrick GraggEnrollment: ............................................. 22,638nickname: .............................................. EaglesColors: .................................... Green and Whitehome field: ....................................Varsity FieldConference:................................. Mid-American

head Coach:................................... Karen BairdRecord at EMu/Years: .............. 134-202/SevenCareer Record/Years: ......................232-294/112009 Record: ............................................ 22-302009 Conference Record: ......................... 8-142009 Conference finish: .............Fourth (West)Series Record: ........................ NIU leads 28-20

Softball SID: ..............................Luke PattarozziOffice Phone: .............................. 734-487-0317Email: ................................. [email protected] Box Phone: ........................................N/AWebsite: ........................... www.emueagles.com


MaRy M. bell fieldWhen Northern Illinois University’s softball complex began

a new era as both the home of the Huskies and the IHSA Class AA Tournament in 1992, it was the perfect time to dedicate the facility in honor of the “founding mother” of NIU women’s athletics, Dr. Mary Bell.

Bell began her association with the university in 1957 as she worked to usher Northern Illinois women’s athletics into the forefront. Her coaching experience ran the gamut of sports on the NIU campus. At one time or another, she coached field hockey, basketball, badminton, volleyball, swimming, and softball between 1957 and 1976.

The Northern Illinois softball program’s original diamond was located near the Anderson Hall physical education complex. The NIU women then moved to the former baseball field when that sport was curtailed in 1982. However, when baseball was reinstated in 1991, the softball program was able to start from scratch and build its current home.

By 1993, the current raised-aluminum bleacher seating structure behind home plate was added. The 600-capacity grandstand features an enclosed press box with lights, electricity, and phone lines with radio and television capabilities. The public address system and the scoreboard computer are operated from that space and a reinforced roof serves as a camera deck as well. In addition, a media deck was added above the third-base dugout to create more space during the state tournament, and field lighting was added to allow for night games and practices.

Already considered one of the best playing facilities in the Midwest, Mary M. Bell Field received an upgrade in the Fall of 2009 when the infield’s calcine clay was replaced with Hilltopper, a synthetic playing surface. Hilltopper is a polymer coated dirt that does not react to water. Water literally beads up like it would on a freshly waxed car. As a result, the NIU grounds crew will not be using drying agents such as Turface, Diamond Dry or even chalk lines as drying agents would mix with the material and clump making it ineffective, saving man power and money.

Mary M. Bell Field has played host to three conference tournaments. The 1994 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament was played at the facility, while the 1996 Huskies won the Midwestern Collegiate Conference title with the home field advantage. Mary M. Bell Field has been the home of two Mid-American Conference Tournaments, most recently in 2000.

there isn’t a bad seat in the house at Mary M. Bell field. from a lazy fly ball to a play at the plate, the grandstands behind home plate offer fans an unencumbered view of all the action while the berm in left centerfield offers a unique vantage point to take in a game. The synthetic surface hilltopper, installed in the fall of 2009 at Mary M. Bell field was the most recent upgrade to the 18-year old facility.


Record: 20-37 Conference: 12-10 home: 11-8 Away: 5-19 neutral: 4-10

2009 Overall Hitting Statistics

Player gP-gS BA AB R h 2B 3B hR RBI tB Slg BB SO hBP OBP SB-AtJoreigh Landers 4-0 .500 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1 0 .500 1-1Andrea Colosimo 57-54 .291 148 21 43 4 2 2 24 57 .385 17 20 9 .394 4-5Katie Colby 42-20 .265 68 5 18 1 0 2 13 25 .368 7 4 2 .351 2-2Kayla Kramer 40-26 .262 84 15 22 3 2 2 17 35 .417 9 20 3 .354 4-5Emily Gooding 49-41 .256 117 12 30 3 2 1 17 40 .342 8 15 4 .323 2-2Bailey Ouellette 55-50 .248 141 21 35 3 2 5 23 57 .404 23 30 2 .361 4-7Zoe Sinner 42-38 .245 106 14 26 3 0 0 9 29 .274 24 34 4 .403 4-8Jenna Roberts 57-55 .232 155 24 36 4 1 0 8 42 .271 17 22 2 .314 26-32Krystn Sendejas 37-7 .211 38 7 8 0 0 0 3 8 .211 3 9 0 .268 7-8Carly Norton 53-46 .210 119 9 25 4 1 6 11 49 .412 13 24 2 .299 0-1Ashley Cann 26-8 .188 32 11 6 1 0 0 5 7 .219 1 6 0 .212 4-5Michelle Williams 39-36 .168 95 4 16 2 0 1 11 21 .221 10 18 4 .273 0-0Dani Parrish 42-32 .157 83 9 13 1 0 0 1 14 .169 7 30 3 .247 7-10Dani Thompson 57-57 .157 115 7 18 3 0 0 4 21 .183 5 18 1 .197 2-6Kate Welsh 36-4 .143 14 10 2 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 5 1 .200 10-13Krista Matsui 48-42 .063 64 6 4 0 0 0 1 4 .063 1 16 1 .091 0-0Allison Parker 19-3 .063 16 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 .188 0 5 0 .063 2-2 total 57 .218 1399 178 305 32 11 19 150 416 .297 145 277 38 .307 79-107Opponents 57 .297 1505 280 447 90 20 46 256 715 .475 142 247 36 .369 78-92

LOB-NIU (322), Opp (364). DPs turned- NIU (9), Opp (12). Picked off- SINNER 2, GOODING 1, CANN 1, LANDERS 1.

2009 Overall Defensive Statistics Player C PO A E flD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CIJoreigh Landers 50 8 43 0 1.000 2 29 1 .967 0 0Krystn Sendejas 10 4 6 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0Ashley Cann 8 8 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0Morgan Bittner 72 11 60 1 .986 0 35 10 .778 0 0Michelle Williams 126 115 9 2 .984 1 36 3 .923 5 0Jenna Roberts 94 81 11 2 .979 0 0 0 --- 0 0Bailey Ouellette 343 322 13 8 .977 8 0 0 --- 0 0Andrea Colosimo 121 79 38 4 .967 2 14 3 .824 0 0Katie Colby 21 18 2 1 .952 0 0 0 --- 0 0Carly Norton 209 154 45 10 .952 1 29 10 .744 12 2Zoe Sinner 40 36 2 2 .950 0 0 0 --- 0 0Allison Parker 26 22 2 2 .923 0 13 0 1.000 2 0Krista Matsui 165 55 97 13 .921 0 0 0 --- 0 0Kate Welsh 12 11 0 1 .917 0 0 0 --- 0 0Dani Thompson 192 86 89 17 .911 2 0 0 --- 0 0Emily Gooding 134 79 41 14 .896 2 0 0 --- 0 0Dani Parrish 19 13 3 3 .842 0 0 0 --- 0 0Kayla Kramer 22 6 12 4 .818 0 0 0 --- 0 0totals 1664 1108 472 84 .950 9 78 14 .848 19 2Opponents 1717 1145 495 77 .955 12 79 28 .738 13 0

2009 Overall Pitching Statistics

Player ERA W-l APP gS Cg Sh/CB SV IP h R ER BB SO 2B 3B hR B/Avg WP hBPMorgan Bittner 3.26 14-20 39 36 29 2/1 2 223.0 226 133 104 78 166 47 9 16 .263 2 24Joreigh Landers 5.84 5-13 23 13 9 0/1 0 106.2 154 106 89 38 62 29 8 19 .328 4 8Andrea Colosimo 6.88 1-4 15 7 1 0/2 0 39.2 67 41 39 26 19 14 3 11 .381 1 4totals 4.40 20-37 57 57 39 4/2 2 369.1 447 280 232 142 247 90 20 46 .297 7 36Opponents 2.13 37-20 57 57 36 10/0 2 381.2 305 178 116 145 277 32 11 19 .218 11 38

PB-NIU (19), Norton (12), Williams (5), Opp. (13). Pickoffs-NIU (1), Norton (1), Opp. (5). SBA/ATT- Bittner (35-45), Norton (29-39), Williams (36-39), Landers (29-30), Colosimo (14-17), Parker (13-13).

2009 Review

2009 RESULTS

Date Opponent ResultMarriot houston Classic (houston, tX)2/20 vs. Prairie View A&M W, 6-3 vs. Texas A&M L, 14-22/21 vs. Illinois L, 3-1 vs. Houston W, 5-32/22 vs. McNeese State L, 2-1Magic City Classic (Birmingham, Al)2/28 vs. UAB L, 16-3 vs. Michigan State L, 10-2Bingham toyota Classic (fresno, CA)3/06 vs. California L, 8-1 vs. BYU L, 11-13/07 vs. BYU L, 10-1 vs. Fresno State L, 6-13/08 vs. Providence W, 5-43/09 at Pacific L, 4-2 at Pacific L, 3-13/11 at Santa Clara L, 5-3 at Santa Clara L, 3-23-12 at Saint Mary’s W, 6-3 at Saint Mary’s L, 2-03/18 vs. LOYOLA CHICAGO L, 4-0 vs. LOYOLA CHICAGO L, 5-43/25 vs. VALPARAISO W, 5-3 vs. VALPARAISO L, 13-13/27 vs. AKRON* W, 3-2 vs. AKRON* W, 4-33/28 vs. OHIO* W, 7-43/29 vs. OHIO* W, 8-04/01 at Notre Dame L, 11-44/03 vs. TOLEDO* L, 4-3 vs. TOLEDO* L, 5-24/04 vs. BOWLING GREEN* W, 7-6 vs. BOWLING GREEN* W, 9-64/08 at UIC L, 4-3 (8) at UIC L, 9-14/09 at DePaul L, 10-2 (5)4/11 vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN* L, 4-04/12 vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN* L, 1-04/14 at Western Illinois L, 4-0 at Western Illinois L, 6-24/17 at Ball State* L, 5-1 at Ball State* L, 8-34/18 at Miami (Oh)* L, 4-34/19 at Miami (Oh)* L, 7-04/22 at Northwestern L, 6-44/24 vs. CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, 3-0 vs. CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, 3-04/25 vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, 5-4 (9)4/26 vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN* L, 9-84/28 vs. ILLINOIS STATE W, 5-34/29 at Wisconsin L, 2-05/01 at Kent State* L, 3-0 at Kent State* W, 3-05/02 at Buffalo* W, 3-15/03 at Buffalo* W, 6-2MAC tournament (Akron, Oh)5/06 vs. Miami (Ohio) L, 2-15/07 vs. Bowling Green W, 9-45/08 vs. Kent State W, 4-3 vs. Miami (Ohio) L, 3-0*MAC gamesHome games in ALL CAPS


Team Batting Statistics (All Games)

team g Avg. AB R h 2B 3B hR BB SO SB SBAOhio 47 .292 1260 194 368 65 13 21 92 192 41 56Akron 58 .289 1473 222 425 58 14 16 93 211 132 167Eastern Michigan 52 .277 1354 213 375 78 6 38 113 295 48 69Miami 53 .271 1352 202 367 64 6 14 126 236 31 45Ball State 53 .270 1375 204 371 59 16 17 142 278 99 130Western Michigan 47 .245 1214 152 298 52 5 31 117 283 45 51Bowling Green 46 .242 1101 134 266 45 9 26 96 303 10 15Central Michigan 43 .235 1130 122 266 41 4 17 100 211 47 65Toledo 46 .235 1105 119 260 41 8 16 90 261 30 49Kent State 50 .226 1272 149 287 40 8 30 84 350 37 47northern Illinois 57 .218 1399 178 305 32 11 19 145 277 79 107Buffalo 52 .214 1282 141 274 41 7 13 125 312 64 88

Team Pitching Statistics (All Games)

team g ERA W l SV IP h R ER BB SOAkron 58 2.32 35 23 2 386.0 340 162 128 89 271Western Michigan 47 2.63 25 22 1 316.1 263 141 119 152 262Miami 53 2.70 31 22 3 345.0 352 178 133 103 272Ball State 53 2.91 29 24 2 353.2 336 181 147 132 302Buffalo 52 2.94 25 27 3 347.1 320 193 146 160 314Kent State 50 3.00 12 31 3 334.0 289 170 143 110 424Central Michigan 43 3.13 12 31 0 286.0 301 186 128 124 192Eastern Michigan 52 4.10 22 30 2 334.2 387 254 196 174 216Ohio 47 4.38 22 25 6 307.0 371 230 192 123 234northern Illinois 57 4.40 20 37 2 369.1 447 280 232 142 247Bowling Green 46 4.57 13 33 1 286.1 383 277 187 107 204Toledo 46 5.58 8 38 0 283.2 413 284 226 97 150

2009 MaC final statistiCs Conference Overall

EASt W l t Pct. W l t Pct.Kent State 15 6 0 .714 25 25 0 .500Miami+ 13 9 0 .591 31 22 0 .585Ohio 12 10 0 .545 22 25 0 .468Akron 11 10 0 .524 35 23 0 .603Bowling Green 8 14 0 .364 13 33 0 .283Buffalo 7 15 0 .318 25 27 0 .481

WESt W l t Pct. W l t Pct.Ball State* 18 3 0 .857 29 24 0 .547Western Michigan 16 6 0 .727 25 22 0 .532northern Illinois 12 10 0 .545 20 37 0 .351Eastern Michigan 8 14 0 .364 22 30 0 .423Toledo 6 16 0 .273 8 38 0 .174Central Michigan 4 17 0 .190 12 31 0 .279

*MAC Regular Season Champion+MAC Tournament Champion

May 6, 2009Game 1No. 4 Miami 2 def. No. 5 nIu 1Game 2No. 1 BSU 5 def. No. 8 BGSU 0Game 3No. 2 KSU 3 def. No. 7 Akron 1Game 4No. 3 WMU 6 def. No. 6 Ohio 1

May 7, 2009Game 5No. 5 nIu 9 def. No. 8 BGSU 4 Game 6No. 4 Miami 2 def. No. 1 BSU 1Game 7No. 3 WMU 3 def. No. 2 KSU 2

May 8, 2009Game 8No. 7 Akron 2 def. No. 6 Ohio 1 Game 9No. 5 nIu 4 def. No. 2 KSU 3Game 10No. 7 Akron 4 def. No. 1 BSU 0Game 11No. 4 Miami 3 def. No. 5 nIu 0Game 12No. 7 Akron 1 def. No. 3 WMU 0

May 9, 2009Game 13Not NecessaryGame 14No. 3 WMU 4 def. No. 7 Akron 2Game 15No. 4 Miami 1 def. No. 3 WMU 0

2009 MAC Tournament Results


HITTING

Batting Average (Minimum 5 AB) name AB hits Avg.Skodinski, EMU 120 51 .425Hegedus, Akron 5 2 .400Bonner, Ohio 148 55 .372Zambrana, Ohio 122 45 .369Collins, BSU 164 60 .366

On-Base Percentage (Minimum 5 AB)name OBPToy, Toledo .500Skodinski, EMU .486Zambrana, Ohio .476Wiemer, BGSU .472Hletko, EMU .455

Runs Scoredname RRozankski, BSU 41McLean, Akron 35Jager, WMU 33Scherer, EMU 33McElroy, Miami 30

hitsname hitsMcLean, Akron 69Collins, BSU 60Jager, WMU 56Barkley, BSU 55Bonner, Ohio 55

Runs Batted Inname RBIScherer, EMU 41Reifschneide, BSU 37Skodinski, EMU 37Jager, WMU 32Barkley, BSU 32

Doublesname 2BRuss, EMU 16McGivney, Miami 14Skodinski, EMU 12Bonner, Ohio 12Scherer, EMU 12Archual, KSU 12

triplesname 3BRozanski, BSU 7McLean, Akron 6West, BGSU 5Waldron, Buffalo 5

home Runsname hRScherer, EMU 14Reifschneide, BSU 11Jager, WMU 10Hein, KSU 10

total Basesname tBScherer, EMU 101Jager, WMU 100Skodinski, EMU 92Boyes, Akron 89McLean, Akron 89

Stolen Basesname SBMcLean, Akron 45Rozanski, BSU 34Roberts, nIu 26Jager, WMU 18Lowe, Akron 18Gallipant, Buffalo 18

PITCHINGEarned Run Average (Minimum 1 IP)name IP ER ERABauer, Akron 160.1 40 1.75Simpson, Miami 203.0 57 1.97Reynolds, KSU 229.2 72 2.19Milian, BSU 224.0 71 2.22Whitney, WMU 185.1 59 2.23

Opp. Batting Average (Minimum 1 IP)name Opp. AVgReynolds, KSU .190Whitney, WMU .207Milian, BSU .214Bauer, Akron .224Thomas, WMU .225

Winsname W l Pct.Simpson, Miami 22 11 .667Milian, BSU 21 15 .583Reynolds, KSU 20 16 .556Bauer, Akron 18 6 .750

Innings Pitchedname IPReynolds, KSU 229.2Milian, BSU 224.0Bittner, nIu 223.0Arney, Akron 223.0Wiemer, BGSU 222.2

Strikeoutsname SOReynolds, KSU 335Diaz, Buffalo 205Milian, BSU 204Whitney, WMU 196

Appearancesname App.Reynolds, KSU 44Diaz, Buffalo 42Wiemer, BGSU 41Arney, Akron 40Simpson, Miami 40

Complete games name CgBittner, nIu 29Milian, BSU 27Reynolds, KSU 26Arney, Akron 25Pettit, CMU 24

Shutoutsname ShOSimpson, Miami 9Reynolds, KSU 9Bauer, UA 8Whitney, WMU 6Milian, BSU 5Arney, Akron 5

Andrea Colosimo led the huskies in batting, hitting .291 on the season with 43 hits, including two home runs.

Morgan Bittner led the league in complete games with 29 and struck out 166 batters in 2009.

2009 MaC final statistiCs


1988 woRld seRies teaMThe 1988 season was a very special time

in Huskie softball history. Head coach Dee Abrahamson’s Huskies were ranked as high as No. 10 nationally by mid-season and between April and May, NIU embarked on a school-record 16-game winning streak.

The potent Northern Illinois line-up featured a three-time, first-team All-America selection and four Academic All-America picks. The 35-11 overall record represented the best team winning percentage (.761) in the program’s history. By season’s end, not only did NIU go 9-0 at home, but managed an impressive 10-4 ledger vs. the country’s Top 20.

The Huskies became the first Division I program to advance to the softball Final Eight in its initial NCAA appearance. The Huskies finished the season ranked No. 11 in the NCAA in team batting average (.302) and team earned run average (0.88) and No. 13 in team fielding (.964).

The idyllic trip into the nation’s Top 20 and the College World Series was fueled by a mixture of chemistry, strong talent, a balance of offense, defense and pitching, heads-up play, a strong goal-oriented focus and dedicated coaching.

From the start of March, Abrahamson thought her team could be “good.” Northern Illinois had 13 lettterwinners back from a 24-25 team that tasted some success by placing seventh at the National Invitational Championships in 1987. The club also boasted four experienced seniors: catcher Pat Faletti, first baseman Sue Kause, second baseman Laura Peterson, and shortstop Amy Veld.

The Huskies finished runner-up at the Florida State Invitational, splitting with the nationally-ranked hosts. A month later, Northern Illinois won the Iowa State Cyclone Classic by beating No. 8-rated Illinois State, No. 16 Iowa State and No. 19 Nebraska. Two days later, Abrahamson’s club ascended to the No. 10 spot in the NCAA Division I poll.

The Huskies dominated the North Star Conference Tournament as that event turned into the Northern Illinois Invitational for more reasons than its DeKalb location. Junior pitcher Beth Schrader, who won 24 of 29 decisions and ranked among the NCAA leaders in ERA (No. 12 at 0.58) and victories (No. 15 with 24) that spring, earned the “W” in three straight NSC triumphs against Dayton (16-0), Valparaiso (3-1) and DePaul (8-1). Six Huskies---Jill Justin, Schrader, Faletti, Kause, Lisa Gilfoy and Julie Sexton---made the all-tourney squad. Justin and Faletti shared the NSC Most Valuable Player honors.

At the NCAA Regional, Northern Illinois

beat host Bowling Green, 4-3, before losing to Illinois State by a 1-0 margin and falling into the loser’s bracket in the double-elimination format. Thanks to a triple play, Northern Illinois topped ISU in the rematch, 3-1, and then Gilfoy’s home run spelled the difference in the 2-0 final in the title game. Justin, Faletti, Schrader, and Gilfoy all made the All-Midwest team.

The Huskies joined the country’s softball elite, No. 1-ranked UCLA, Fresno State, Texas A&M, Adelphi, Arizona, Cal Poly-Pomona, and Nebraska in Sunnyvale, Calif. Seeded No. 8, Northern Illinois was matched against eventual champion UCLA in the first round. An unearned run in the first inning proved to be the difference as the Huskies fell, 1-0.

NIU’s best was certainly enough to draw a compliment from UCLA head coach Sharon Backus, whose Bruin team claimed its fourth national crown in seven years.

“I didn’t have any idea about Northern Illinois except what I read in their guide and in the papers,” she said. “I was quite impressed with their confidence and the way they came to play.”

The dream season ended two days later in a 3-0 setback to defending champion Texas A&M.

“The tough thing about making the (NCAA) tourney is that you either end on a loss or as a national champion,” Abrahamson said. “Making the tournament was a big step. I think we played really well when we had to.

front Row (left to right): Jill Justin, Susie Conway, Beth Schrader, Heidi Hutchison, Kim Crotinger. Middle Row: Head coach Dee Abrahamson, Jeanne Richeal, Jennie Hughes, Pat Faletti, Amy Veld, Julie Sexton, Sue Kause, assistant coach Donna Martin. Back Row: Trainer Barb Pearson, Lynn Lacy, Maria Leake, Kathy Bulow, Lisa Gilfoy, Sue Alexander, Laura Peterson, Shari Edwards, assistant trainer Peg Chilvers

1988 nIu Softball letterwinners

Sue Alexander (Lemont, Ill./Oak Lawn)Kathy Bulow (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn)Susie Conway (Morton, Ill./Chicago

Academy of Our Lady)Kim Crotinger (Monticello, Ill./Monticello)Shari Edwards (Nesconset, NY/Smithtown East)Pat faletti (Braidwood, Ill./Reed-Custer) lisa gilfoy (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection)Jennie hughes (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield)heidi hutchison (Moline, IL)Jill Justin (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards)Sue Kause (South Holland, Ill./

Thornwood)lynn lacy (Wheaton, Ill./Central)Maria leake (South Bend, Ind./LaSalle) laura Peterson (Buffalo Grove, Ill./

Lincolnshire Stevenson)Jennifer Preston (Kankakee, Ill./

Kankakee)Jeanne Richeal (Verona, Wis./Verona)Beth Schrader (Wheaton, Ill./Central) Julie Sexton (Antioch, Ill./Antioch)Amy Veld (South Holland, Ill./

Thornwood)Mgr. Cory Wilensky (Tinley Park, IL)

It takes some adjusting through regionals and nationals. It’s an experience that they’ll (NIU players) never forget.”


School Since W l tAdelphi 1979 0 2 1Alabama A&M 2008 0 0 0Alabama-Birmingham 2001 0 2 0Alabama State 2009 0 0 0Akron 1989 17 12 1American International 1985 1 0 0Arizona 1983 1 2 0Arizona State 1983 2 2 0Arkansas 1998 0 2 0Auburn 2001 0 1 0Augustana 1980 2 0 0Ball State 1981 32 19 0Baylor 1987 1 2 0Boston 2004 0 2 0Bowling green State 1985 13 22 0Bradley 1984 16 13 1Bridgeport 1986 1 0 0Brigham Young 2009 0 2 0Buffalo 2001 12 3 0Butler 1994 10 0 0California 1993 0 3 0Cal-Poly SLO 1999 1 0 0Cal State-Fullerton 1993 1 0 0Campbell 1995 1 0 0Canisius 2006 1 0 0Centenary 1997 1 0 0Central Connecticut State 2005 1 0 0Central Florida 2005 0 2 0Central Michigan 1982 14 31 0Central Missouri State 1979 1 1 0Chicago State 1975 2 0 0Cleveland State 1989 12 4 0Colgate 2001 1 0 0College of DuPage 1975 1 0 0College of Lake County 1980 2 0 0Colorado State 1990 0 3 0Concordia (IL) 1960 14 4 0Connecticut 1985 5 0 0Creighton 1989 3 3 0Dayton 1988 1 0 0DePaul 1978 24 33 0Detroit 1993 8 0 0Drake 1985 6 5 0East Carolina 1995 2 0 0Eastern Illinois 1964 17 9 0Eastern Michigan 1982 28 20 0Evansville 1987 2 3 0Ferris State 1982 1 0 0florida A & M 1988 6 0 0Florida Atlantic 1998 1 0 0florida gulf Coast 2008 1 1 0florida State 1988 3 4 0Florissant Valley 1980 1 0 0Fordham 2000 3 0 0Fresno State 1993 0 2 0Fruman 1986 2 1 0Georgetown 2007 0 0 0George Williams 1967 7 1 0Georgia State 1988 1 0 0Georgia Tech 2005 0 3 0Grand Valley State 1978 0 1 0harvard first MeetingHighland (IL) CC 1980 1 1 0Houston 2005 1 2 0Idaho State first MeetingIllinois 1964 5 2 0Illinois Central 1979 1 1 0Illinois-Chicago 1969 31 28 0Illinois State 1959 39 63 1

School Since W l tIndiana 1975 9 14 0Indiana State 1974 19 7 0IUPUI 2006 1 0 0Iowa 1967 22 25 0Iowa State 1982 4 4 0Ithaca 1980 2 0 0Jacksonville 2006 1 0 0Kansas 1990 1 6 0Kent State 1981 19 16 0Kentucky 1998 0 2 0Kishwaukee College 1980 1 0 0La Salle 1995 2 0 0Lewis 1982 1 0 0Liberty 1985 2 1 0Long Island 2005 1 0 0Louisiana-Monroe 2004 3 1 0Louisiana State 1981 3 1 0LSU-Alexandria 1981 2 0 0Louisiana Tech 1987 1 7 0louisville 2000 0 1 0loyola-Chicago 1986 23 12 0Loyola Marymount 1996 1 0 0Maine 1988 3 1 0Marshall 1997 5 5 0Maryland 2007 0 0 0Maryland-Baltimore Co. 1995 1 0 0Massachusetts 1985 3 1 0McNeese State 1981 3 3 0Mercer 2008 1 1 0Miami (Ohio) 1983 20 13 0Michigan 1981 2 5 0Michigan State 1973 5 8 0Minnesota 1980 4 5 0Mississippi 1997 1 1 0Missouri-Kansas City 2002 1 0 0Missouri-St. Louis 1979 1 4 0Missouri Western 1981 1 1 0Mount St. Mary’s 2008 1 0 0Nebraska 1978 2 2 0new Mexico 2000 0 1 0New Orleans 1981 4 0 0Nicholls State 1981 4 1 0North Carolina 1986 5 3 0North Dakota 1978 1 0 0North Dakota State 2005 1 2 0NE Missouri State 1980 2 1 0Northeastern Illinois 1981 9 1 0Northern Iowa 1988 5 2 0Northwest Mississippi 1978 1 0 0northwestern 1969 22 32 0Northwestern State 1997 0 2 0Notre Dame 1992 5 9 0Oakland 2004 0 1 0Ohio 1985 11 9 0Ohio State 1978 2 7 0Oklahoma 1983 2 7 0Oklahoma City 1991 2 1 0Oklahoma State 1987 0 3 0Oregon 2008 0 2 0Oregon State 2008 0 2 0Pacific 2009 0 2 0Penn State 1986 2 2 0Peru (NE) State 1978 1 0 0Pittsburgh 2009 0 0 0Portland State 2008 0 1 0Prairie View A&M 2009 1 0 0Princeton 1992 0 3 0Providence 2009 1 0 0Purdue 1967 5 8 0

School Since W l t Quincy 1987 1 0 0Radford 1995 1 0 0Rhode Island 1986 1 0 0Robert Morris 1995 0 1 0Rock Valley CC 1968 6 1 0Rutgers 1995 1 0 0St. Benedict (MN) 1980 1 0 0St. Francis 1982 6 1 0Saint Louis 1979 3 1 0Saint Louis-Meramec 1979 2 2 0St. Mary’s (CA) 1996 2 3 0St. Peter’s (NJ) 1985 1 0 0St. Xavier (IL) 1982 1 0 0Samford 1995 1 0 0Sam Houston State 1991 1 1 0San Diego first MeetingSan Diego State first MeetingSan Jose State 1996 3 0 0Santa Clara 1999 3 2 0South Carolina 1979 1 7 0South Dakota State 2007 2 0 0South florida 1989 1 6 0Southeast Louisiana 1990 0 1 0SE Missouri State 1978 2 0 0Southern Illinois 1961 16 15 0SIu-Edwardsville 1962 4 4 0Southern Mississippi 1990 1 0 0SW Missouri State 1978 1 5 0Southwest Texas State 1991 3 0 0Southwestern Louisiana 1987 1 2 0Stephen F. Austin 1982 2 0 0Syracuse 2000 1 0 0Tarkio (MO) 1981 1 0 0Temple 1990 6 2 0UT-Chattanooga 1005 1 3 0Tennessee-Martin 1997 2 0 0Tennessee Tech 2001 0 5 0Texas A&M 1981 3 11 0texas-Arlington 1991 2 0 0Texas-San Antonio 1992 2 2 0texas State first meetingTexas Tech 1984 1 0 0toledo 1984 29 15 0towson 2007 2 0 0Troy State 2004 1 0 0Tulsa 1993 2 0 0UCLA 1988 0 1 0uC-Riverside first MeetingUC-Santa Barbara 2007 0 1 0UNLV 1996 1 1 0U.S. Naval Academy 1980 1 0 0Utah 1991 0 3 0Valparaiso 1963 25 7 0Vermont 1988 1 0 0Villanova 2004 1 1 0Virginia 1985 2 1 0Virginia Tech 2002 0 2 0Washington 1996 0 3 0West Texas State 1983 0 1 0Western Illinois 1961 31 37 0Western Michigan 1979 22 31 0Wheaton (IL) 1962 4 2 0Wichita State 1983 4 1 0William Penn 1982 1 0 0William Woods 1982 1 1 0Wisconsin 1996 1 5 0

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1977 head Coach Anne Johnston Overall Record: 7-4Date Opponent Result (Inn.)4/9 at Western Illinois W, 4-14/9 at Michigan State W, 1-04/12 Illinois-Chicago Circle L, 6-34/14 at George Williams W, 6-24/16 at SIU-Carbondale W, 3-24/17 at SIU-Carbondale L, 6-54/23 Illinois State L, 1-0 (21)4/24 Illinois State L, 10-04/25 Concordia College W, 12-24/30 at Eastern Illinois W, 7-34/30 Eastern Illinois W, 7-4

1978head Coach Anne Johnston Overall Record: 16-8Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/31 at SIU-Carbondale W, 7-54/1 at Southeast Missouri W, 8-64/1 at SIU-Carbondale L, 6-34/4 Illinois State L, 4-04/8 at Nebraska L, 5-34/8 at Peru College W, 11-04/9 at Northwest Missouri W, 2-14/9 at North Dakota State W, 13-74/10 at Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 10-74/13 at Southwest Missouri L, 2-14/13 at Illinois State W, 6-54/13 at Indiana L, 10-14/14 at Eastern Illinois L, 3-24/21 Western Illinois W, 4-04/21 Western Illinois W, 2-14/22 DePaul W, 10-24/22 Eastern Illinois W, 4-34/25 Northwestern W, 1-04/26 at Concordia College W, 16-14/29 at Michigan State L, 9-24/29 at Indiana W, 2-15/6 vs. SIU-Edwardsville* W, 4-35/6 vs. Illinois State* L, 1-05/6 vs. Eastern Illinois* W, 4-0 *State Tournament at Macomb, Ill.

1979head Coach Anne Johnston Overall Record: 9-18Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/14 at South Carolina L, 3-23/15 vs. Adelphi L, 6-53/30 vs. St. Louis W, 7-53/30 vs. Western Illinois L, 1-3 3/31 at SIU-Edwardsville W, 2-0 3/31 vs. Western Illinois L, 0-14/3 at Illinois State L, 2-5

4/6 vs. Meramec L, 0-1 4/7 vs. Central Missouri State W, 8-04/8 at Missouri-St. Louis L, 2-74/10 Wisconsin-Paradise W, 14-14/13 at Illinois State L, 2-44/13 vs. Illinois Central W, 9-0 4/14 vs. Western Michigan L, 1-94/14 vs. Indiana L, 3-44/18 at Northwestern W, 1-04/20 SIU-Carbondale L, 2-64/20 Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 5-44/21 Illinois State W, 2-14/21 SIU-Carbondale L, 0-24/27 at Western Illinois L, 2-34/27 vs. Eastern Illinois L, 0-24/28 vs. Eastern Illinois L, 0-24/28 at Western Illinois L, 0-65/3 vs. Illinois State* W, 4-25/3 vs. Western Illinois* L, 1-25/4 vs. SIU-Edwardsville* L, 1-3*State Tournament at Carbondale, Ill.

1980 head Coach Dee AbrahamsonOverall Record: 15-19Date Opponent Results (Inn.)3/11 at South Carolina L, 0-63/12 vs. Ithaca W, 3-23/13 vs. U.S. Naval Academy W, 10-63/14 at South Carolina L, 0-63/28 vs. NE Missouri State L, 1-113/28 vs. St. Louis-FlorissantValley W, 10-43/29 at SIU-Edwardsville L, 2-33/29 vs. Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 4-14/3 at Augustana W, 8-64/3 at Augustana W, 15-74/4 vs. St. Benedict (MN) W, 12-14/5 at Missouri-St. Louis L, 1-24/5 vs. NE Missouri State W, 2-14/6 vs. Indiana State L, 1-34/8 Illinois State L, 2-74/8 Illinois State L, 2-124/11 vs. Illinois Central L, 3-74/11 vs. Indiana L, 0-14/12 vs. Minnesota W, 2-04/15 Northwestern L, 3-74/15 Northwestern L, 3-54/18 Indiana State L, 3-44/18 Illinois-Chicago Circle L, 2-34/19 Eastern Illinois W, 2-14/19 Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 8-74/22 Iowa W, 2-04/22 Iowa W, 5-24/24 Kishwaukee College W, 10-24/25 vs. Michigan State L, 0-44/26 at Indiana L, 1-9 4/28 at Highland W, 12-24/28 at Highland L, 5-6

5/1 vs. Northwestern* L, 0-35/2 vs. SIU-Carbondale* L, 9-15*State Tournament at Normal, Ill.

1981head Coach Dee AbrahamsonOverall Record: 24-23Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/9 at McNeese State L, 3-4 3/9 at McNeese State W, 7-13/11 at Louisiana St-Alexandria W, 11-03/11 at Louisiana St-Alexandria W, 10-4 3/13 at Nicholls State W, 5-13/13 at Nicholls State W, 5-03/14 at Louisiana State L, 1-23/14 at Louisiana State W, 5-43/15 at New Orleans W, 9-63/15 at New Orleans W, 10-23/27 vs. NE Missouri State W, 5-43/27 vs. Western Illinois L, 3-63/28 vs. St. Louis CC at Meramec W, 9-3 3/28 at SIU-Edwardsville W, 11-0 4/3 vs. Tarkio W, 3-24/3 vs. Indiana State W, 13-24/3 at Missouri-St. Louis L, 1-34/4 vs. Missouri-Western W, 8-24/4 vs. Central Missouri State L, 7-94/8 Michigan State W, 4-34/10 vs. Michigan L, 0-34/10 vs. Western Illinois L, 4-5 4/11 vs. SW Missouri State L, 0-14/12 DePaul L, 5-6 4/12 DePaul L, 1-44/13 Wisconsin-Whitewater L, 0-14/15 at Northwestern L, 3-74/15 at Northwestern L, 1-24/17 Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 6-34/17 Indiana State L, 1-24/17 Kent State W, 5-04/18 Eastern Illinois L, 0-34/18 Illinois State L, 1-24/21 at Iowa L, 2-34/21 at Iowa L, 3-104/24 Western Michigan W, 4-34/24 Indiana State W, 4-24/25 Ball State W, 1-04/25 Texas A&M L, 0-14/27 at Illinois State L, 2-12 4/27 at Illinois State W, 4-24/28 Northeastern Illinois W, 7-55/1 at Northwestern* W, 2-05/1 vs. Illinois State* L, 3-45/2 at Northwestern* W, 4-1 5/2 vs. Western Illinois* L, 3-5 5/9 vs. Western Michigan# L, 0-8 5/9 vs. Michigan State# L, 0-4*State Tournament at Northwestern#Midwest Championship at Illinois State

head Coach Years Seasons W l t Pct.Lindsay Chouinard 2008-present 2 33 67 0 .333Donna Martin 1995-2007 13 350 334 2 .512Dee Abrahamson 1980-1994 15 416 287 5 .592Anne Johnston 1977-1979 3 32 31 0 .508Dr. L. Anne Payne 1975-1976 2 10 7 0 .588Dr. Mary Bell 1959-1974 16 84 37 0 .694totals 1959-2009 51 925 763 7 .548

yeaR-by-yeaR Results

Anne Johnston Dee Abrahamson Dr. Mary M. Bell

Huskie Coaching History


1982head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 30-16Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/8 at Louisiana State W, 7-13/8 at Louisiana State W, 3-2 (5)3/9 at New Orleans W, 4-33/9 at New Orleans W, 3-0 (9)3/10 at Kent State W, 9-23/10 at Kent State W, 4-03/11 at Stephen F. Austin W, 3-2 (9)3/13 at Nicholls State W, 2-03/13 at Nicholls State W, 4-23/26 vs. Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 4-03/26 vs. Western Illinois L, 1-23/27 vs. Missouri-St. Louis W, 2-13/27 at SIU-Edwardsville L, 0-23/28 at SIU-Carbondale L, 0-23/28 at SIU-Carbondale W, 2-04/2 vs. William Woods W, 2-0 (9)4/2 at St. Louis L, 0-24/3 vs. William Penn W, 7-14/3 vs. William Woods L, 2-44/4 at St. Louis-Meramec W, 3-0 (10)4/4 at St. Louis-Meramec L, 4-64/13 at Wisconsin-Whitewater L, 2-3 (11)4/14 Northwestern L, 0-24/14 Northwestern W, 1-04/16 Indiana State W, 20-04/17 Ferris State W, 1-04/17 Eastern Illinois L, 1-34/19 Illinois State W, 5-14/19 Illinois State W, 1-0 (5)4/23 Eastern Michigan W, 1-0 (11)4/23 Eastern Michigan L, 0-14/24 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W, 7-0 4/24 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W, 11-1 (5)4/25 DePaul W, 4-04/25 DePaul W, 9-14/27 at Iowa W, 6-04/27 at Iowa W, 6-4 4/30 Illinois State* L, 1-34/30 SIU-Carbondale* W, 7-25/1 Illinois State* L, 2-3 (22) 5/6 at Michigan# L, 0-12 (5)5/6 Indiana# L, 1-35/16 Kent State! W, 2-1 5/16 Central Michigan! W, 2-1 (8)5/17 at Western Michigan! L, 0-1 (11)5/17 Central Michigan! L, 0-4*State Tournament at Western Illinois#Midwest Regional Championship at Michigan!MAC Championship at Western Michigan

1983head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 15-17Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/13 vs. Indiana W, 4-23/13 vs. West Texas State L, 0-23/14 at Oklahoma L, 1-23/14 vs. Central Michigan L, 1-33/15 vs. Arizona L, 0-33/16 vs. Nebraska L, 2-33/16 vs. Arizona State L, 3-53/17 at Wichita State W, 8-03/17 at Wichita State W, 6-03/24 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 3-03/24 vs. Indiana L, 0-1 (8)3/25 vs. College of St. Francis W, 10-34/8 vs. Ball State W, 10-0 4/8 at Central Michigan L, 0-2

4/11 at DePaul W, 3-14/11 at DePaul W, 1-04/13 Wisconsin-Whitewater W, 2-14/16 Western Michigan L, 0-84/16 Western Michigan L, 0-24/20 at Illinois State L, 1-24/20 at Illinois State L, 0-64/23 at Eastern Michigan L, 0-14/23 at Eastern Michigan L, 3-44/24 at Eastern Michigan L, 0-14/24 at Eastern Michigan W, 8-34/27 at Northwestern W, 6-14/27 at Northwestern L, 0-54/29 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 1-0 (11)4/29 at Michigan W, 3-14/29 vs. College of St Francis L, 4-65/4 Iowa W, 4-3 (13)5/4 Iowa W, 7-0

1984head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 19-15Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/13 vs. Texas Tech W, 5-03/13 vs. Iowa State L, 0-13/14 vs. Iowa State W, 3-2 3/15 vs. Indiana L, 0-33/15 vs. SW Missouri State L, 1-2 (8) 3/16 at Oklahoma L, 1-5 3/23 at Indiana W, 3-23/24 vs. Illinois State L, 0-2 3/24 vs. Bradley L, 1-2 4/6 DePaul W, 5-0 4/6 DePaul W, 6-3 4/8 at Toledo W, 5-2 (13)4/8 at Toledo L, 1-24/9 at Miami (Ohio) W, 4-24/9 at Miami (Ohio) W, 6-14/11 Illinois State W, 1-04/11 Illinois State W, 5-0 4/13 Toledo W, 1-0 4/14 Toledo W, 2-14/14 Ball State L, 0-2 4/17 at Iowa L, 0-2 4/17 at Iowa W, 3-24/20 at Western Michigan W, 1-0 (21)4/20 at Western Michigan L, 2-34/21 at Western Michigan L, 1-24/21 at Western Michigan L, 0-24/24 at Ball State W, 3-04/24 at Ball State L, 1-24/25 at Bradley L, 0-24/25 at Bradley W, 4-24/28 Miami (Ohio) W, 1-04/28 Miami (Ohio) L, 0-15/1 Northwestern W, 4-15/1 Northwestern W, 1-0

1985 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 30-21Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/11 at Liberty Baptist W, 5-0 3/12 at Indiana State L, 1-3 3/15 at Indiana State W, 3-1 3/13 at Connecticut W, 1-0 3/14 at American International W, 4-0 3/14 at St. Peters W, 11-0 (5) 3/15 at Virginia W, 7-0 3/15 at Virginia W, 8-0 3/16 at Massachusetts L, 0-1

3/22 at SIU-Carbondale L, 0-1 (8) 3/22 at Indiana State W, 4-3 (8) 3/23 at Illinois State L, 1-2 3/23 at Ball State W, 4-0 3/24 at SIU-Carbondale W, 6-0 3/24 at SIU-Carbondale L, 6-7 3/29 at Drake W, 3-1 3/29 at Western Michigan L, 3-5 4/3 at Illinois State L, 1-2 4/3 at Illinois State W, 3-2 (10)4/4 at Indiana State W, 2-1 4/4 at Indiana State W, 7-0 (6) 4/9 at Northwestern L, 0-2 4/9 at Northwestern L, 0-2 4/12 at Bowling Green L, 0-4 4/12 at Bowling Green L, 1-7 4/13 at Toledo L, 0-1 4/13 at Toledo L, 3-4 (8) 4/15 Western Michigan W, 5-0 4/15 Western Michigan L, 1-2 (8) 4/17 Iowa L, 1-5 4/17 Iowa W, 1-0 (8) 4/19 Kent State L, 0-1 4/19 Kent State W, 4-3 4/20 Ohio W, 6-0 4/20 Ohio W, 2-1 4/23 Bradley L, 1-4 4/25 at Central Michigan L, 0-3 4/25 at Central Michigan W, 1-0 4/26 at Eastern Michigan W, 1-0 4/26 at Eastern Michigan W, 4-0 4/30 at Valparaiso W, 10-4 4/30 at Valparaiso W, 7-35/3 Ball State L, 1-3 (10) 5/3 Ball State W, 7-0 5/4 Miami (Ohio) W, 5-1 5/4 Miami (Ohio) W, 3-2 5/7 DePaul W, 3-2 5/7 DePaul W, 8-25/10 at Toledo L, 0-1 (8) 5/10 at Bowling Green L, 2-3

1986head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 23-19Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/10 at Ithaca W, 10-1 (6) 3/10 at Bridgeport W, 10-0 3/11 at South Carolina W, 1-0 3/11 at South Carolina L , 0-3 3/12 at North Carolina L, 0-2 3/13 at Rhode Island W, 3-1 3/13 at Indiana State L, 1-5 3/14 at North Carolina W, 3-0 (6) 3/14 at Furman W, 1-0 3/15 at Penn State W, 5-4 3/21 at SIU-Carbondale W, 2-0 3/21 at Indiana State L, 1-6 3/22 at Illinois State W, 3-0 3/22 at St. Francis W, 7-5 3/28 at Missouri L, 3-4 3/28 at Drake W, 8-1 3/28 at Bradley L, 2-3 (10) 3/29 at Ball State L, 2-3 4/2 Illinois State L, 0-5 4/2 Illinois State L, 2-4 4/4 at Ball State W, 3-2 4/4 at Ball State W, 15-0 4/5 at Miami (Ohio) W, 3-1 4/5 at Miami (Ohio) W, 3-04/11 at Kent State W, 1-0 (9) 4/11 at Kent State W, 6-1



4/12 at Ohio L, 2-3 4/12 at Ohio L, 1-2 4/18 Central Michigan L, 0-44/18 Central Michigan L, 0-1 (10)4/19 Eastern Michigan W, 2-14/19 Eastern Michigan L, 2-5 4/23 at Loyola W, 13-0 (5) 4/23 at Loyola W, 7-0 4/26 at Western Michigan L, 1-2 (9) 4/26 at Western Michigan W, 1-0 4/29 at Bradley L, 7-9 4/29 at Bradley L, 5-6 5/2 Bowling Green L, 0-2 5/2 Bowling Green W, 4-3 (9) 5/3 Toledo L, 0-2 5/3 Toledo W, 1-0

1987 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 24-25Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/11 at Oklahoma W, 5-1 3/11 at Quincy W, 4-0 3/12 at NE Louisiana W, 6-2 3/12 at Texas A&M L, 0-2 3/12 at Oklahoma State L, 1-6 3/13 at Central Michigan L, 1-8 (5) 3/13 at Baylor W, 10-3 (6) 3/14 at Iowa L, 5-9 3/20 at Ball State W, 9-1 3/20 at Illinois State W, 5-1 (6) 3/21 at Evansville L, 0-2 3/21 at Southern Illinois W, 7-6 3/27 at DePaul L, 0-13/27 at Indiana State L, 4-5 3/27 at Illinois State L, 0-2 3/28 at St. Francis W, 7-0 3/28 at Southern Illinois L, 4-5 (8)4/8 at Illinois State L, 2-4 4/8 at Illinois State L, 1-2 4/10 at Michigan State W, 4-04/10 at Michigan State W, 5-3 4/11 at Central Michigan L, 1-4 4/11 at Central Michigan L, 1-4 4/11 at Toledo W, 5-2 4/12 at Toledo W, 2-0 4/12 at Bowling Green L, 0-1 4/16 Loyola W, 10-0 (5) 4/16 Loyola W, 10-0 (5) 4/21 Western Illinois L, 1-4 (9) 4/21 Western Illinois W, 2-0 4/23 DePaul W, 4-3 4/23 DePaul W, 2-1 4/24 Ball State W, 6-2 (9) 4/24 Saint Louis W, 9-2 4/25 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 10-2 (6) 4/25 Eastern Illinois L, 0-3 4/28 at Northwestern L, 1-3 4/28 at Northwestern L, 3-4 (9) 5/1 at Bowling Green W, 5-4 5/1 at Bradley W, 12-2 5/1 at Louisiana Tech L, 6-7 5/2 at Illinois State L, 0-1 5/2 at Louisiana Tech L, 0-6 5/9 at Iowa L, 3-4 (8) 5/9 at Iowa L, 0-1 5/15 at Southwest Louisiana* W, 3-2 5/16 at Iowa State* L, 0-4 5/16 at Oklahoma* W, 1-0 5/16 at Illinois State* L, 0-3*National Invitational Championships

1988 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 35-11College World Series TeamDate Opponent Result (Inn.)3/14 vs. Maine W, 3-0 3/14 vs. Vermont W, 4-2 3/15 vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 1-0 3/15 vs. Connecticut W, 7-3 3/18 vs. Maine W, 5-3 3/18 vs. Miami (Ohio) L, 0-1 3/19 vs. Florida A&M W, 7-1 3/19 at Florida State W, 4-3 3/19 vs. Northeast Louisiana W, 3-0 3/20 vs. Georgia State W, 3-2 3/20 at Southern Illinois W, 4-3 3/20 at Florida State L, 1-2 3/25 vs. Evansville L, 4-5 3/25 at Southern Illinois L, 4-5 3/26 vs. Ball State L, 1-3 3/26 vs. Western Illinois W, 3-1 4/6 Northwestern W, 7-14/6 Northwestern W, 4-24/8 vs. Drake W, 9-1 4/8 vs. Missouri Western L, 2-3 4/8 at Northern Iowa W, 2-0 4/9 vs. Missouri W, 3-0 4/9 vs. Illinois-Chicago L, 2-4 4/12 Bradley W, 5-14/12 Bradley W, 4-04/15 Loyola-Chicago W, 5-04/15 Loyola-Chicago W, 9-34/16 Illinois-Chicago W, 9-34/16 Illinois-Chicago W, 10-04/19 Western Illinois W, 7-04/19 Western Illinois W, 10-64/23 vs. Nebraska W, 3-1 4/23 at Iowa State W, 6-0 4/24 vs. Indiana State W, 5-4 4/24 vs. Illinois State W, 8-3 4/30 vs. Dayton* W, 16-0 4/30 vs. Valparaiso* W, 3-1 5/1 vs. DePaul* W, 8-3 5/6 DePaul W, 4-05/6 DePaul L, 3-45/20 vs. Bowling Green# W, 4-3 5/20 vs. Illinois State# L, 0-1 5/21 vs. Illinois State# W, 3-1 5/21 vs. Illinois State# W, 2-0 5/25 vs. UCLA! L, 0-1 5/27 vs. Texas A&M! L, 0-3 *North Star Conference Tournament#NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament!NCAA Championship

1989 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 38-7Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/12 vs. Southern Illinois W, 14-7 3/13 at Florida A&M W, 5-0 3/13 at Florida A&M W, 10-6 3/15 vs. Connecticut W, 8-2 3/15 vs. Connecticut W, 6-3 3/17 vs. Bradley W, 8-2 3/17 vs. South Florida W, 3-2 3/18 vs. Iowa State W, 3-1 3/18 vs. Connecticut W, 7-0 3/19 vs. Southern Illinois W, 1-0 3/19 vs. North Carolina W, 3-2 3/20 at Florida State W, 3-0 3/20 at Florida State W, 5-2

3/26 Indiana W, 1-0 3/26 Indiana L, 0-7 3/27 Loyola W, 15-2 3/27 Loyola W, 11-1 4/1 vs. Bradley L, 1-2 4/1 at Creighton L, 2-5 4/2 vs. Wichita State W, 3-0 4/2 at Creighton W, 5-1 4/4 Iowa W, 2-0 4/4 Iowa L, 1-10 4/10 Western Illinois W, 2-1 4/10 Western Illinois W, 5-0 4/12 at Northwestern L, 0-2 4/12 at Northwestern W, 3-2 4/18 at Illinois State W, 3-1 4/18 at Illinois State W, 8-2 4/22 vs. Oklahoma L, 5-6 4/22 at Missouri W, 5-3 4/23 vs. Oklahoma L, 2-6 4/23 at Missouri W, 2-1 4/26 at Illinois-Chicago W, 4-0 4/26 at Illinois-Chicago W, 4-0 4/28 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* W, 4-0 4/28 vs. Cleveland State* W, 6-0 4/28 vs. Valparaiso* W, 1-0 4/29 vs. DePaul* W, 3-0 4/29 vs. Illinois-Chicago* W, 2-0 4/29 vs. Akron* W, 2-0 5/2 at Bradley W, 3-1 5/2 at Bradley W, 3-1 5/5 DePaul W, 3-0 5/5 DePaul W, 6-1 *North Star Conference Tournament

1990 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 23-19-2Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/11 vs. Temple L, 4-8 3/11 vs. Temple W, 12-1 3/13 vs. Kansas L, 2-3 3/13 vs. Kansas W, 3-2 3/15 vs. SE Louisiana L, 4-5 3/15 vs. Temple W, 3-0 3/16 vs. Texas A&M L, 0-8 (6) 3/16 vs. Ohio State L, 3-6 3/16 vs. Colorado State L, 1-5 3/17 vs. Kansas L, 1-5 3/17 vs. Southern Mississippi W, 6-3 3/30 vs. DePaul L, 6-7 3/30 vs. Northern Iowa W, 3-2 3/31 vs. Illinois State W, 4-2 3/31 at Creighton L, 7-8 4/1 vs. Eastern Michigan L, 2-9 4/3 Bradley L, 4-5 4/3 Bradley T, 4-4 (8) 4/5 at Western Illinois L, 5-6 4/5 at Western Illinois W, 6-0 4/6 vs. Bradley L, 2-3 (8) 4/6 vs. DePaul L, 3-8 4/6 at Western Illinois W, 2-1 4/7 vs. Ohio State W, 8-7 4/7 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 3-0 4/9 Adelphi L, 4-6 4/9 Adelphi T, 2-2 4/10 at Iowa L, 2-3 4/10 at Iowa W, 1-0 4/18 Illinois State W, 3-2 4/18 Illinois State W, 7-6 4/21 Eastern Illinois W, 6-44/21 Toledo W, 3-2 (13) 4/22 Toledo L, 1-2



4/22 Eastern Illinois W, 5-2 4/24 Illinois-Chicago W, 1-0 4/24 Illinois-Chicago L, 0-4 4/26 vs. Wright State* W, 9-3 4/27 vs. Akron* W, 1-0 4/27 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* W, 2-0 (9) 4/28 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* L, 0-2 4/28 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* W, 7-2 5/2 Northwestern W, 1-0 5/2 Northwestern W, 5-1 *North Star Conference Tournament

1991head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 22-17Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/8 at Texas A&M W, 8-7 3/8 vs. Indiana State W, 7-4 3/8 vs. Oklahoma City L, 2-3 3/9 vs. Sam Houston W, 6-3 (9) 3/9 vs. Penn State L, 2-6 3/9 vs. SW Missouri L, 2-13 (5) 3/10 vs. Central Michigan W, 6-1 3/10 vs. Kansas L, 0-4 3/10 vs. SW Texas W, 2-0 3/14 vs. Oklahoma State L, 1-4 3/14 vs. Louisiana Tech L, 0-3 3/15 vs. Texas-Arlington W, 6-2 3/22 vs. Indiana State W, 4-1 3/22 vs. Illinois State L, 0-1 3/23 at Indiana L, 6-8 (9) 3/23 vs. Indiana State W, 12-0 (5) 3/29 at Illinois State L, 1-6 3/29 vs. Iowa State L, 0-2 3/30 vs. Utah L, 0-1 3/30 at Illinois State W, 5-4 3/30 vs. Utah L, 3-8 4/4 Indiana State W, 5-0 4/4 Indiana State W, 2-1 4/6 vs. DePaul W, 5-4 4/6 at Michigan W, 6-5 (8) 4/7 vs. Ohio W, 16-2 4/7 at Michigan L, 0-1 (5) 4/12 at Akron L, 2-3 4/12 at Akron L, 0-2 4/17 at Illinois State W, 1-0 (10) 4/17 at Illinois State L, 0-2 4/20 Wright State W, 8-1 4/20 Wright State W, 3-1 4/21 Valparaiso W, 6-0 4/21 Valparaiso W, 2-0 4/22 at Northwestern W, 4-1 4/22 at Northwestern W, 7-2 4/26 at Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 0-1 4/26 at Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 2-1 (8)

1992 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 33-25-2Date Opponent Result (Inn.) 3/6 vs. South Carolina L, 0-2 3/6 vs. Minnesota L, 0-3 3/6 vs. Missouri L, 0-8 (5) 3/7 vs. Nebraska W, 2-1 3/7 vs. Ohio State L, 2-6 3/7 vs. Illinois State L, 5-7 3/8 vs. Louisiana Tech L, 3-5 3/8 vs. Northeast Louisiana L, 3-5 3/8 at Texas A&M W, 2-1 3/10 at Southwest Texas State W, 5-4 3/10 at Southwest Texas State W, 4-2

3/11 at Texas-San Antonio L, 1-2 3/11 at Texas-San Antonio W, 6-2 3/13 vs. Indiana L, 0-2 3/13 vs. Texas-Arlington W, 4-0 3/13 vs. Kansas L, 1-8 3/14 vs. Louisianan Tech L, 4-5 (9) 3/14 vs. Colorado State L, 0-4 3/14 at Texas A&M L, 3-8 3/15 vs. Sam Houston State L, 0-1 3/15 vs. Southern Illinois W, 3-0 3/31 Northeastern Illinois W, 6-0 3/31 Northeastern Illinois W, 8-0 4/2 Loyola Chicago W, 2-0 4/2 Loyola Chicago W, 3-0 4/4 at Illinois State W, 7-3 4/4 vs. Missouri W, 2-1 4/4 vs. Creighton W, 3-0 4/5 vs. Creighton W, 8-2 4/5 vs. Missouri L, 1-5 4/7 Notre Dame L, 0-1 4/7 Notre Dame W, 2-0 4/8 at Iowa L, 2-3 4/8 at Iowa L, 1-8 (6) 4/11 Akron W, 8-0 4/11 Akron L, 1-4 4/12 Cleveland State W, 10-0 (5) 4/12 Cleveland State W, 4-2 4/14 Illinois State W, 2-1 4/14 Illinois State T, 2-2 4/17 at Valparaiso W, 2-0 4/17 at Valparaiso W, 3-0 4/21 Northwestern T, 5-5 4/24 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 8-1 4/24 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 4-24/26 at DePaul L, 0-3 4/26 at DePaul W, 4-2 4/28 at Western Illinois W, 5-0 4/28 at Western Illinois L, 2-4 5/8 vs. Valparaiso* W, 1-0 5/9 vs. Akron* W, 5-2 5/10 vs. DePaul* L, 2-3 5/10 vs. Illinois-Chicago* W, 3-1 5/10 vs. DePaul* L, 0-1 5/16 vs. Princeton# L, 3-4 5/17 vs. Akron# W, 5-1 5/17 vs. Indiana State# W, 5-1 5/17 vs. Eastern Illinois# W, 10-1 5/18 vs. Notre Dame# W, 3-2 5/19 vs. Princeton# L, 1-2 *North Star Conference Tournament#National Invitational Championship Tournament

1993 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 40-18Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/20 vs. McNeese State W, 1-0 (11) 2/20 at SW Louisiana L, 2-3 2/21 vs. McNeese State W, 2-1 3/4 vs. Cal State-Fullerton W, 2-1 3/4 vs. Arizona State L, 1-8 3/5 vs. California L, 0-5 3/5 vs. Ohio State L, 5-12 3/6 vs. Fresno State L, 0-15 3/6 vs. Northwestern L, 1-3 3/11 at Arizona State W, 5-4 3/11 at Arizona State W, 9-3 3/12 at Arizona L, 0-4 3/12 at Arizona W, 9-3 3/26 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 4-0 3/26 at Missouri W, 3-2 3/26 vs. Tulsa W, 6-1

3/27 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 1-3 3/27 vs. Detroit Mercy W, 6-3 (8) 3/28 vs. Wichita State W, 2-1 3/28 at Missouri W, 6-1 3/30 at Northeastern Illinois W, 5-0 3/30 at Northeastern Illinois W, 11-0 4/3 at Northwestern W, 3-0 4/3 vs. Toledo W, 4-3 (8) 4/4 vs. Toledo W, 7-1 4/4 at Northwestern W, 4-2 4/6 Iowa L, 0-3 4/6 Iowa W, 6-1 4/9 at Cleveland State W, 8-0 4/9 at Cleveland State W, 6-2 4/10 at Wright State W, 7-1 4/10 at Wright State W, 3-0 4/13 at Illinois State L, 2-4 4/17 Western Illinois W, 1-0 (11) 4/17 Western Illinois L, 1-3 4/18 Eastern Illinois W, 4-3 4/24 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 7-1 4/24 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 7-2 4/25 Loyola-Chicago W, 10-2 4/25 Loyola-Chicago W, 7-0 4/27 at Notre Dame L, 0-1 4/27 at Notre Dame W, 5-2 (13) 4/30 at Illinois-Chicago L, 0-4 4/30 at Illinois-Chicago W, 2-1 5/1 at Valparaiso W, 4-0 5/1 at Valparaiso W, 14-1 5/11 DePaul L, 4-8 5/11 DePaul L, 0-10 5/13 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* W, 11-0 (5) 5/13 at Western Illinois* L, 4-6 5/14 vs. Eastern Illinois* W, 8-0 5/14 vs. DePaul* W, 2-0 5/15 vs. Illinois-Chicago* W, 4-3 5/15 at Western Illinois* W, 7-2 5/15 at Western Illinois* L, 1-5 5/21 vs. Yale# W, 6-0 5/22 vs. Illinois-Chicago# L, 1-6 *MCC Tournament# National Invitational Championship Tournament

1994 head Coach Dee Abrahamson Overall Record: 24-28Date Opponent Results (Inn.)2/26 vs. North Carolina W, 4-3 2/26 vs. DePaul L, 0-5 2/26 at SW Louisiana L, 3-7 2/27 vs. DePaul L, 1-4 3/14 at Florida A&M W, 10-6 (10) 3/14 at Florida A&M W, 15-5 3/15 at Florida State L, 0-3 3/15 at Florida State L, 0-1 3/18 vs. South Florida L, 0-3 3/18 vs. Texas A&M L, 1-4 3/18 vs. Princeton L, 2-10 (6) 3/18 vs. Drake W, 3-0 3/18 vs. Furman L, 2-7 3/25 vs. Western Michigan W, 2-1 3/26 vs. Purdue L, 1-8 (6) 3/26 at Indiana W, 5-0 (5) 3/27 vs. Indiana State W, 9-0 (6) 4/2 at Illinois-Chicago L, 0-2 4/2 at Illinois-Chicago L, 2-3 4/7 Loyola-Chicago L, 1-8 4/7 Loyola-Chicago L, 2-3 4/10 at Valparaiso W, 1-0 4/10 at Valparaiso L, 6-7



4/11 Illinois State L, 0-1 4/15 Wright State W, 8-3 4/15 Wright State W, 11-1 (5) 4/16 Eastern Illinois W, 2-0 4/16 Eastern Illinois L, 5-8 4/19 at Iowa W, 3-1 4/19 at Iowa W, 4-3 4/20 Notre Dame L, 6-7 4/20 Notre Dame W, 11-4 4/22 at Youngstown State W, 4-1 4/22 at Youngstown State L, 2-3 4/23 at Cleveland State W, 3-1 4/23 at Cleveland State W, 6-2 4/26 at Western Illinois L, 9-8 4/26 at Western Illinois L, 0-1 4/29 Butler W, 2-1 4/29 Northeastern IL W, 8-0 5/4 Northwestern L, 0-5 5/4 Northwestern L, 0-4 5/6 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 4-0 5/6 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 5-0 5/8 DePaul L, 3-5 5/8 DePaul L, 0-12 (5) 5/12 Youngstown State* W, 4-0 5/12 Illinois-Chicago* L, 1-3 5/13 Western Illinois* W, 6-0 5/13 DePaul* W, 5-0 5/14 Illinois-Chicago* L, 1-5*MCC Tournament

1995 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 32-26Date Opponent Results (Inn.)2/24 vs. MD-Baltimore County W, 6-4 2/24 vs. Robert Morris L, 2-3 2/25 vs. Radford W, 9-0 2/25 vs. Campbell W, 6-0 (5) 2/26 vs. East Carolina W, 6-33/10 vs. Virginia L, 0-1 3/10 vs. Temple W, 7-0 3/11 vs. Louisiana Tech L, 0-2 3/11 vs. Ball State W, 9-1 3/12 vs. Indiana L, 0-6 3/13 vs. Rutgers W, 10-2 (5) 3/14 vs. Iowa State W, 4-3 (10) 3/14 vs. Yale W, 4-0 3/17 vs. Michigan L, 0-23/17 vs. SW Missouri State W, 2-1 3/18 vs. Samford W, 6-1 3/18 at Florida State L, 0-3 3/19 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 6-2 3/24 vs. Western Illinois L, 4-9 3/24 vs. Oklahoma City W, 6-1 3/25 vs. Drake L, 4-6 3/25 vs. Wichita State L, 2-3 3/25 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga W, 5-3 (6) 3/31 at Cleveland State L, 1-2 3/31 at Cleveland State L, 7-12 4/1 at LaSalle W, 4-1 4/1 at LaSalle W, 8-0 (5) 4/6 Valparaiso W, 9-0 (5) 4/6 Valparaiso W, 8-0 (5) 4/13 at Illinois State L, 5-10 4/13 at Illinois State L, 4-6 4/15 Notre Dame L, 0-5 4/15 Notre Dame L, 1-4 4/16 Detroit W, 8-0 (5) 4/16 Detroit W, 10-2 4/17 Western Illinois L, 3-2 (14) 4/17 Western Illinois W, 4-1 4/19 at Bradley W, 7-0

4/19 at Bradley L, 0-1 4/22 at Loyola L, 3-4 (10) 4/22 at Loyola L, 2-4 4/23 at Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 4-3 (8)4/23 at Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 3-2 4/26 Illinois-Chicago L, 1-2 (8) 4/26 Illinois-Chicago W, 3-1 4/29 Wright State W, 4-3 4/29 Wright State W, 3-2 4/30 Butler W, 8-0 (5) 4/30 Butler W, 9-0 (5)5/2 at DePaul L, 5-65/2 at DePaul L, 4-5 5/3 at Northwestern L, 0-105/3 at Northwestern L, 1-25/11 vs. Loyola* W, 8-0 (5) 5/12 vs. Notre Dame* L, 1-8 5/12 vs. Cleveland State* W, 9-0 (5) 5/12 vs. Detroit* W, 3-2 (9) 5/13 vs. Illinois-Chicago* L, 2-10*MCC Tournament

1996 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 35-17nCAA Regional teamDate Opponent Result (Inn.)3/3 vs. Purdue L, 3-4 3/13 vs. Wisconsin W, 6-1 3/13 at California L, 0-1 3/14 vs. Wisconsin L, 5-6 3/15 vs. Washington L, 4-8 3/15 vs. St. Mary’s W, 3-2 3/15 vs. Purdue W, 9-2 (5) 3/16 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 3-2 3/16 vs. San Jose State W, 7-3 3/16 vs. Washington L, 4-12 (5) 3/17 vs. Colorado State L, 1-2 3/23 vs. Butler W, 6-1 3/23 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 2-1 3/24 at Purdue L, 1-4 3/24 at Purdue L, 1-2 (8) 4/2 Bradley W, 14-10 4/2 Bradley W, 4-3 (5) 4/4 at Valparaiso W, 10-0 (5) 4/6 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 5-0 4/6 Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 8-0 4/9 Northeastern Illinois W, 4-0 4/9 Northeastern Illinois W, 5-4 4/10 Illinois State L, 0-3 4/10 Illinois State W, 11-3 (5) 4/12 Detroit Mercy W, 6-1 4/12 Detroit Mercy W, 1-0 4/13 Cleveland State W, 4-0 4/13 Cleveland State W, 2-1 4/17 at Illinois-Chicago L, 2-12 (5) 4/17 at Illinois-Chicago W, 3-24/18 at Iowa L, 0-5 4/20 at Western Illinois L, 1-2 4/20 at Western Illinois W, 14-0 (5) 4/21 at Loyola-Chicago W, 8-0 4/21 at Loyola-Chicago W, 3-14/23 at Notre Dame W, 2-0 4/23 at Notre Dame L, 2-84/26 at Wright State W, 8-0 (6) 4/26 at Wright State W, 3-1 4/27 at Butler W, 5-0 4/27 at Butler W, 4-1 4/30 DePaul L, 1-2 4/30 DePaul L, 1-8 5/2 Northwestern W, 1-0 (9) 5/2 Northwestern W, 9-1 (5)

5/9 Wisconsin-Green Bay* W, 6-0 5/9 Cleveland State* W, 1-0 5/11 Illinois-Chicago* W, 4-1 5/12 Illinois-Chicago* W, 3-1 5/17 vs. Oklahoma# L, 0-8 (5) 5/18 vs. UNLV# W, 3-1 5/19 vs. Oklahoma# L, 0-3 *MCC Tourney at NIU#NCAA Softball Regional

1997head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 35-27Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/21 vs. McNeese State L, 2-3 (8)2/21 vs. NW Louisiana State L, 4-72/22 vs. Centenary College W, 6-02/22 vs. Oklahoma City W, 6-22/23 vs. Oklahoma L, 0-32/23 vs. Tennessee-Martin W, 6-22/23 vs. Mississippi State W, 2-12/23 vs. Nicholls State L, 0-13/7 vs. Ohio State W, 4-3 3/7 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 9-6 (12) 3/8 at Texas A&M L, 5-10 3/8 vs. Louisiana Tech L, 0-73/9 vs. Ohio State L, 1-23/9 at Texas A&M W, 7-4 3/11 vs. North Carolina L, 1-7 3/11 vs. North Carolina W, 3-2 3/14 vs. Drake L, 5-8 3/14 vs. Florida A&M W, 4-2 3/14 vs. Marshall L, 0-1 3/15 vs. North Carolina W, 3-0 3/15 vs. Western Illinois W, 7-1 3/15 vs. Iowa State L, 0-1 (9) 3/22 vs. Michigan L, 0-6 3/22 vs. Wright State W, 10-1 (5) 3/23 vs. Ohio W, 5-3 (8) 3/23 at Purdue L, 0-2 3/25 at Bradley L, 1-3 3/25 at Bradley W, 9-4 3/28 at Northeastern Illinois L, 4-9 3/28 at Northeastern Illinois W, 5-2 4/1 at Northwestern W, 5-0 4/1 at Northwestern L, 0-2 4/2 Valparaiso W, 3-0 4/2 Valparaiso W, 3-0 4/4 at Detroit W, 1-0 4/4 at Detroit W, 7-6 4/6 at Cleveland State L, 0-1 4/6 at Cleveland State W, 4-2 4/9 at Illinois State L, 2-4 4/9 at Illinois State W, 3-2 4/13 at DePaul L, 0-9 (5) 4/13 at DePaul L, 0-6 4/15 Illinois-Chicago L, 0-8 (5) 4/15 Illinois-Chicago L, 1-10 (5) 4/18 Wright State W, 5-4 4/18 Wright State W, 2-0 4/19 Butler W, 3-2 4/19 Butler W, 4-0 4/22 at Wisconsin L, 0-4 4/22 at Wisconsin L, 1-3 4/24 Western Illinois L, 2-4 4/24 Western Illinois W, 4-1 4/26 at Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 3-2 4/26 at Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 6-1 4/27 Loyola-Chicago W, 3-1 4/27 Loyola-Chicago W, 8-0 5/2 vs. Wright State* L, 1-2 5/2 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* W, 4-0



5/3 vs. Loyola-Chicago* W, 8-0 5/4 vs. Wright State* W, 5-3 5/4 vs. Illinois-Chicago* W, 6-5 5/4 vs. Cleveland State* L, 0-2 *MCC Tournament at Detroit

1998 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 33-16-1Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/28 vs. Kentucky L, 1-22/28 vs. Bradley W, 9-32/28 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 2-13/1 vs. Southern Illinois W, 3-13/1 vs. Southeast Missouri W, 10-33/6 vs. DePaul W, 1-03/6 vs. Southwest Missouri L, 1-23/10 vs. Penn State L, 1-63/10 vs. Penn State W, 6-03/13 vs. Bradley W, 6-03/13 vs. Massachusetts W, 4-13/13 vs. Furman W, 3-03/14 vs. Central Michigan L, 1-63/14 vs. Florida Atlantic W, 8-03/24 Illinois State W, 8-23/24 Illinois State L, 1-23/27 at Central Michigan W, 1-03/27 at Central Michigan T, 2-2 (8)3/28 at Eastern Michigan W, 1-0 3/28 at Eastern Michigan W, 2-14/3 at Ohio W, 6-04/3 at Ohio L, 4-54/4 at Marshall W, 1-04/4 at Marshall W, 2-0 4/7 at Iowa L, 0-1 (9) 4/10 Miami (Ohio) W, 9-0 4/10 Miami (Ohio) W, 3-04/11 Bowling Green W, 7-0 4/11 Bowling Green L, 2-3 4/14 Western Michigan W, 2-0 4/14 Western Michigan W, 4-1 4/17 Ball State L, 1-2 (8)4/17 Ball State L, 0-5 4/18 Toledo W, 2-1

4/18 Toledo L, 1-34/21 at Western Michigan W, 5-0 4/21 at Western Michigan W, 7-04/22 Northwestern L, 0-14/22 Northwestern L, 2-44/24 at Ball State L, 0-1 4/24 at Ball State W, 10-1 4/25 at Toledo W, 3-0 4/25 at Toledo W, 7-4 5/1 Central Michigan W, 4-3 5/1 Central Michigan W, 4-1 5/2 Eastern Michigan W, 4-0 5/2 Eastern Michigan W, 4-1 5/7 vs. Bowling Green* L, 0-35/8 at Akron* W, 1-0 (18) 5/9 vs. Kent State* L, 0-1 (15) *MAC Tournament at Akron

1999 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 35-19Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/12 vs. Missouri L, 0-1 2/12 vs. Kansas L, 0-3 2/13 vs. Western Illinois L, 1-2 2/13 at Minnesota L, 0-8 (5) 2/13 vs. Western Illinois W, 2-0 2/14 vs. Kansas L, 1-4 3/9 at San Jose State W, 7-2 3/9 at San Jose State W, 3-1 3/10 at St. Mary’s (CA) L, 3-6 3/10 at St. Mary’s (CA) L, 4-5 (5) 3/12 vs. Utah L, 0-1 3/12 vs. Cal Poly SLO W, 2-1 3/12 vs. Creighton L, 2-3 3/13 vs. Notre Dame L, 0-5 3/13 vs. Santa Clara W, 2-1 3/27 vs. Drake W, 5-0 3/27 at Iowa W, 4-3 (9) 3/28 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 4-1 3/28 at Iowa W, 6-2 3/30 at Northwestern L, 4-6 4/2 at Akron W, 4-3 4/2 at Akron W, 1-0 4/3 at Kent State W, 8-0 4/3 at Kent State W, 8-2 4/7 at Illinois State L, 1-3 4/9 Ball State W, 2-1 (8) 4/9 Ball State W, 2-1 4/10 Toledo W, 5-04/10 Toledo W, 2-0 4/13 Iowa L, 0-3 4/13 Iowa W, 7-2 4/17 Eastern Michigan L, 2-7 4/17 Eastern Michigan W, 2-0 4/18 Central Michigan W, 2-0 4/18 Central Michigan W, 5-1 4/20 at Western Michigan L, 1-3 4/20 at Western Michigan W, 2-0 4.23 at Ball State W, 1-0 4/23 at Ball State W, 2-0 4/24 at Toledo W, 2-1 4/24 at Toledo W, 7-3 4/30 at Central Michigan W, 2-0 4/30 at Central Michigan L, 1-3 5/1 at Eastern Michigan W, 1-0 5/1 at Eastern Michigan L, 1-2 5/7 Ohio W, 6-2 5/7 Ohio W, 7-2 5/8 Marshall W, 8-0 5/8 Marshall W, 4-2 5/13 Eastern Michigan* L, 2-4

5/14 Akron* W, 6-2 5/14 Kent State* W, 2-1 5/15 Eastern Michigan* W, 3-0 5/15 Central Michigan* L, 0-3 *MAC Tournament at Northern Illinois

2000 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 33-22Date Opponent Result (Inn.)3/4 vs. Iowa L, 0-2 3/4 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 7-4 3/4 vs. Louisville L, 2-10 3/5 at SIU-Carbondale L, 2-6 3/5 vs. Loyola-Chicago L, 1-4 3/11 at Kentucky L, 3-5 3/11 vs. Butler W, 4-0 3/12 vs. Evansville W, 1-0 3/12 vs. Evansville L, 0-3 3/14 vs. Illinois-Chicago L, 0-10 (6) 3/14 vs. North Carolina L, 0-8 3/16 vs. Minnesota W, 7-0 3/16 vs. New Mexico L, 1-2 (8) 3/17 vs. Fordham W, 5-4 3/17 vs. Syracuse W, 1-0 3/18 vs. Purdue W, 3-2 (8) 3/19 at South Florida L, 0-3 3/22 at Bradley W, 8-0 (5) 3/22 at Bradley L, 1-10 (5) 3/25 vs. Illinois W, 2-0 3/25 at Indiana State W, 9-0 (5) 3/26 vs. Western Michigan W, 3-1 3/26 vs. Loyola-Chicago L, 0-1 3/31 at Miami (Ohio) W, 2-0 3/31 at Miami (Ohio) W, 9-0 (6) 4/1 at Bowling Green W, 9-5 4/1 at Bowling Green W, 6-5 4/4 Northwestern L, 1-44/4 Northwestern L, 2-10 (5) 4/9 Kent State W, 7-1 4/9 Kent State W, 8-7 4/11 Illinois State L, 0-3 4/11 Illinois State W, 6-0 4/14 Central Michigan W, 6-2 4/15 Central Michigan L, 0-1 4/15 Central Michigan L, 2-4 4/18 at Western Michigan W, 1-0 4/18 at Western Michigan W, 8-1 4/21 at Eastern Michigan W, 4-1 4/22 at Eastern Michigan W, 8-2 4/22 at Eastern Michigan W, 7-1 4/25 Western Michigan W, 2-0 4/25 Western Michigan W, 2-0 4/28 at Toledo W, 4-1 4/29 at Toledo L, 3-5 4/29 at Toledo W, 9-1 (6) 5/2 at DePaul W, 5-1 5/2 at DePaul L, 3-55/3 Wisconsin L, 0-8 (6) 5/3 Ball State W, 1-0 5/6 Ball State W, 1-0 5/6 Ball State W, 8-3 5/11 vs. Akron* L, 1-9 5/12 vs. Ball State* W, 3-2 5/12 vs. Bowling Green* L, 2-7 *MAC Tournament at Northern Illinois


1999 graduate Julie Stopka owns the nIu single-season record for RBI with 41 set during 1998’s 33-16-1 campaign.


2001head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 20-35Date Opponent Result (Inn.) 2/9 vs. Syracuse L, 3-7 2/9 vs. Ohio State L, 1-8 2/10 vs. Purdue L, 1-2 2/10 vs. Auburn L, 2-7 2/10 vs. Purdue L, 0-5 2/17 vs. Western Illinois L, 0-8 (5) 2/17 vs. DePaul L, 4-7 2/18 at Missouri L, 0-3 2/18 vs. Western Illinois W, 2-1 (8) 3/3 vs. Indiana L, 3-4 (12) 3/3 vs. Bradley L, 1-3 3/4 vs. Indiana L, 3-11 3/13 vs. Liberty W, 7-0 3/13 vs. Liberty L, 4-6 3/15 vs. Alabama-Birmingham L, 2-3 (8) 3/15 vs. Colgate W, 8-0 (5) 3/16 vs. Texas A&M L, 1-9 (5) 3/16 vs. Fordham W, 7-3 3/17 vs. Maine W, 4-1 3/17 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 6-0 3/23 Akron W, 3-2 (9) 3/23 Akron L, 1-3 (8) 3/27 Miami (Ohio) L, 0-1 3/27 Miami (Ohio) W, 4-3 (8) 3/30 at Toledo W, 10-3 3/31 at Toledo W, 6-3 3/31 at Toledo L, 1-3 4/4 at Northwestern L, 0-3 4/4 at Northwestern L, 0-8 (6) 4/7 Ball State L, 1-4 4/7 Ball State L, 6-13 4/8 Ball State W, 5-1 4/13 at Buffalo W, 6-0 4/14 at Buffalo L, 2-6 4/14 at Buffalo W, 5-2 4/18 at Illinois State L, 0-4 4/18 at Illinois State W, 7-4 4/19 at Eastern Michigan W, 2-1 4/21 at Eastern Michigan L, 0-6 4/21 at Eastern Michigan W, 4-3 4/25 at Illinois-Chicago L, 1-9 (6) 4/25 at Illinois-Chicago L, 0-3 4/27 Central Michigan L, 1-2 4/28 Central Michigan W, 4-2 4/28 Central Michigan L, 0-9 (5) 4/30 at Kent State L, 0-3 4/30 at Kent State L, 0-3 5/2 DePaul L, 0-3 5/4 Western Michigan W, 6-2 5/5 Western Michigan W, 3-2 (8) 5/5 Western Michigan L, 2-4 5/10 vs. Ball State* W, 10-5 5/10 vs. Bowling Green* W, 2-1 5/11 vs. Central Michigan* L, 0-2 5/11 vs. Ball State* L, 1-2 *MAC Tournament at Central Michigan

2002 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 21-29Date Opponent Result (Inn.) 2/7 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 5-1 2/8 vs. Northern Iowa L, 0-1 2/8 vs. Western Illinois W, 4-3 2/9 vs. Missouri-Kansas City W, 2-0 2/9 vs. Minnesota L, 1-10 2/9 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 10-3 2/10 vs. Minnesota L, 1-7

3/7 vs. Virginia Tech L, 4-5 3/7 vs. Oklahoma State L, 0-8 3/7 vs. Purdue L, 0-7 3/8 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga L, 1-10 3/9 vs. South Florida L, 1-6 3/10 vs. Temple W, 11-0 3/13 vs. Temple L, 2-3 3/16 at Indiana L, 4-12 3/16 vs. Ball State L, 4-5 3/17 at Indiana L, 4-5 3/17 vs. Ball State W, 10-8 3/23 Toledo W, 5-2 3/23 Toledo W, 7-2 3/24 Toledo W, 12-0 3/27 Kent State L, 0-5 3/27 Kent State W, 10-6 4/2 at Miami (Ohio) W, 2-1 4/2 at Miami (Ohio) W, 9-0 4/4 Loyola W, 10-2 4/7 at Akron L, 0-3 4/7 at Akron L, 2-3 4/9 Illinois-Chicago L, 3-6 4/9 Illinois-Chicago L, 1-7 4/10 Northwestern L, 0-5 4/10 Northwestern L, 0-1 4/13 Buffalo W, 9-0 4/13 Buffalo W, 9-1 4/14 Buffalo W, 6-1 4/17 Illinois State L, 0-4 4/17 Illinois State L, 2-3 4/19 Eastern Michigan L, 3-5 4/20 Eastern Michigan W, 8-0 4/20 Eastern Michigan W, 5-0 4/24 at DePaul L, 1-9 4/27 at Western Michigan W, 4-3 4/27 at Western Michigan W, 4-1 4/28 at Western Michigan L, 5-6 5/3 at Central Michigan L, 0-1 5/4 at Central Michigan L, 0-3 5/4 at Central Michigan L, 2-5 5/9 vs. Ohio* L, 5-8 5/10 vs. Ball State* W, 6-4 5/10 vs. Ohio* L, 3-7 *MAC Tournament at Akron

2003 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 23-21-1Date Opponent Result (Inn.) 2/6 vs. Bradley W, 4-2 2/6 vs. Tulsa W, 6-5 (10) 2/7 at Minnesota L, 0-8 (5) 2/7 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 10-3 2/8 vs. Northern Iowa W, 4-3 2/9 vs. Drake L, 3-5 3/1 vs. Drake W, 5-1 3/1 at Mississippi L, 3-4 3/1 vs. Evansville W, 8-3 3/2 vs. Tennessee-Martin W, 8-7 3/8 vs. East Carolina W, 5-2 3/8 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 3-2 (8) 3/9 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 5-4 3/11 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 2-3 3/11 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 3-4 3/12 at South Carolina L, 0-5 3/12 at South Carolina L, 1-4 3/22 at Ball State W, 7-2 3/22 at Ball State W, 8-3 3/23 at Ball State W, 7-2 3/26 at Loyola-Chicago L, 4-5 3/26 at Loyola-Chicago L, 1-2 3/30 Western Michigan W, 3-0 3/30 Western Michigan L, 0-4 4/6 at Illinois-Chicago L, 2-3 4/9 at Western Illinois L, 1-2 4/12 at Toledo W, 5-1 4/12 at Toledo L, 4-5 4/13 at Eastern Michigan L, 0-4 4/13 at Eastern Michigan W, 8-0 4/16 at Illinois State L, 0-1 4/18 Marshall W, 3-1 4/18 Marshall L, 3-5 4/19 Marshall L, 0-1 4/22 at Kent State W, 6-4 4/23 at Kent State L, 7-8 (8) 4/26 Bowling Green W, 1-0 (10) 4/26 Bowling Green W, 13-2 (5) 4/27 Bowling Green W, 2-0 4/30 Akron T, 1-1 (5) 5/3 Central Michigan W, 8-0 (5) 5/3 Central Michigan W, 6-5 (8) 5/4 Central Michigan L, 3-8 5/8 vs. Bowling Green* L, 2-75/9 vs. Miami (Ohio)* L, 2-3 (9)*MAC Tournament at Akron


the seniors on the 2003 squad made four straight trips to the MAC tournament, and capped a run of six straight seasons of advancing to the MAC tourney.


yeaR-by-yeaR Results2004 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 14-41Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/12 at Minnesota W, 2-1 (8) 2/13 vs. Drake L, 2-3 2/13 vs. Western Illinois L, 1-2 2/14 vs. Western Illinois W, 9-8 2/14 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 4-6 2/15 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 4-2 2/19 at UNLV L, 2-3 2/21 vs. Northwestern State L, 3-8 2/21 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W, 13-3 2/21 vs. Arkansas L, 0-1 (8) 3/4 vs. Troy State W, 6-1 3/5 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga L, 0-12 (5) 3/5 vs. Iowa L, 1-5 3/6 vs. Baylor L, 0-2 3/6 vs. Boston L, 2-4 3/7 vs. Villanova W, 3-0 3/7 vs. Illinois-Chicago L, 4-5 3/9 vs. Temple W, 1-0 3/9 at South Florida L, 4-5 3/10 vs. Maine L, 2-6 3/10 vs. Boston L, 1-5 3/20 vs. Oakland L, 0-2 3/20 at Ohio State L, 3-11 (5) 3/23 Loyola-Chicago L, 1-7 3/23 Loyola-Chicago W, 5-0 3/27 Eastern Michigan W, 5-4 3/27 Eastern Michigan L, 0-4 3/29 Eastern Michigan W, 4-2 3/31 at Valparaiso L, 0-2 4/3 at Western Michigan L, 0-1 4/3 at Western Michigan L, 2-3 (8) 4/4 at Western michigan L, 0-3 4/6 Northwestern L, 0-9 4/7 at Iowa L, 0-2 (11) 4/9 Kent State L, 1-9 4/9 Kent State L, 2-5 (8) 4/10 Kent State L, 2-3 (11) 4/14 at DePaul L, 0-10 (5) 4/14 at DePaul L, 1-4 4/17 at Central Michigan L, 0-2 4/17 at Central Michigan L, 4-5 4/18 at Central Michigan L, 1-12 (5) 4/21 Ball State W, 7-0 4/21 Ball State W, 3-2 4/24 at Bowling Green L, 0-11 (5) 4/24 at Bowling Green L, 0-4 4/25 at Bowling Green L, 2-3 4/27 Illinois State L, 4-5 (8)5/1 Toledo W, 3-2 5/1 Toledo L, 1-2 5/2 Toledo W, 1-0 5/8 at Ohio L, 7-9 5/8 at Ohio L, 1-2 5/9 at Miami (Ohio) L, 1-3 5/9 at Miami (Ohio) L, 2-3

2005head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 24-25Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/25 vs. Central Connecticut W, 7-3 2/25 at Houston L, 0-5 2/26 vs. Buffalo L, 0-32/27 at Houston L, 2-7 3/5 vs. Butler W, 11-0 3/5 vs. Indiana State W, 2-0 3/6 vs. Eastern Illinois L, 3-5 3/6 vs. North Dakota State W, 2-1

3/6 vs. Indiana State W, 14-5 3/10 vs. Long Island W, 3-2 3/11 vs. Central Florida L, 5-6 3/11 vs. Baylor L, 0-7 3/14 vs. Temple W, 5-4 3/14 vs. Coastal Carolina W, 7-2 3/14 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga L, 3-63/18 vs. Kent State W, 5-3 3/18 at Central Florida L, 0-8 3/19 vs. Georgia Tech L, 3-4 3/19 vs. Charleston Southern W, 9-0 3/20 vs. Georgia Tech L, 3-5 3/27 at Akron W, 1-0 3/27 at Akron W, 7-1 3/29 at Loyola-Chicago W, 5-1 3/29 at Loyola-Chicago W, 7-2 4/2 Bowling Green L, 1-2 4/2 Bowling Green W, 4-3 4/3 Bowling Green L, 8-9 4/5 Valparaiso W, 9-8 4/5 Valparaiso W, 8-2 4/6 Iowa L, 1-2 4/9 at Eastern Michigan L, 1-5 4/9 at Eastern Michigan L, 0-2 4/10 at Eastern Michigan W, 7-2 4/14 DePaul L, 1-7 4/14 DePaul L, 2-6 4/16 Buffalo L, 1-2 4/16 Buffalo L, 1-5 4/17 Western Michigan L, 0-2 4/17 Western Michigan W, 1-0 4/20 at Marshall L, 0-1 4/20 at Marshall L, 0-3 4/27 Illinois State L, 2-11 4/29 Central Michigan L, 6-8 4/29 Central Michigan L, 2-9 4/30 Central Michigan W, 1-0 5/4 at Northwestern L, 3-6 5/6 at Ball State W, 2-1 5/7 at Ball State W, 7-1 5/7 at Ball State W, 5-3

2006 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 23-28Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/24 vs. Northern Iowa W, 4-3 2/25 vs. Bradley L, 0-8 2/25 vs. IUPUI W, 8-0 2/26 vs. Northern Iowa L, 1-4 3/4 vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 1-0 3/4 vs. Iowa L, 0-2 3/5 at Southern Illinois L, 2-5 3/5 vs. Illinois-Chicago L, 4-5 3/9 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 2-3 3/9 vs. Villanova W, 1-0 3/10 vs. Massachusetts W, 6-3 3/10 vs. Jacksonville W, 2-1 3/11 vs. Purdue W, 3-2 3/11 vs. Virginia Tech L, 3-6 3/14 vs. Fordham W, 4-0 3/14 vs. Buffalo W, 9-0 3/15 vs. Canisius W, 3-13/25 at Butler W, 4-2 3/31 at Central Michigan L, 1-3 3/31 at Central Michigan L, 0-8 4/1 at Eastern Michigan L, 3-5 4/2 at Eastern Michigan L, 3-8 4/4 Northwestern L, 3-4 4/7 Ball State W, 4-2 4/7 Ball State L, 3-6 4/8 Miami (Ohio) W, 3-1 4/9 Miami (Ohio) W, 13-6 4/11 at Valparaiso L, 0-3 4/11 at Valparaiso W, 4-1 4/12 Loyola-Chicago W, 8-44/15 at Western Michigan L, 0-44/16 at Western Michigan L, 2-84/19 at Iowa W, 5-44/21 Kent State L, 1-34/21 Kent State W, 8-34/23 Buffalo W, 4-14/23 Buffalo W, 4-34/25 at DePaul L, 0-34/28 at Akron L, 0-14/28 at Akron L, 2-84/29 at Ohio W, 8-04/30 at Ohio W, 4-05/2 Illinois State L, 0-75/5 Toledo W, 8-15/5 Toledo W, 5-15/6 Bowling Green L, 3-6 (12)5/7 Bowling Green L, 1-105/10 vs. Kent State* L, 1-25/11 vs. Akron* W, 3-25/12 vs. Eastern Michigan* L, 5-8*MAC Tournament at Central Michigan

2007 head Coach Donna Martin Overall Record: 22-28Date Opponent Result (Inn.) 2/10 vs. South Dakota State W, 4-3 2/10 vs. Drake L, 4-5 2/11 vs. North Dakota State L, 2-11 2/11 at Northern Iowa W, 8-1 2/23 vs. Santa Clara W, 4-2 2/23 vs. UT-San Antonio W, 5-2 2/24 vs. Santa Clara W, 6-5 2/24 at UC-Santa Barbara L, 0-3 2/25 vs. UT-San Antonio L, 1-6 3/8 vs. Illinois-Chicago L, 1-3 3/8 at Georgia Tech L, 1-4 Ellen Stoddard and the huskies advanced to the

MAC tournament in 2006 and 2007.


Year head Coach Record Conf./finish1959 Dr. Mary M. Bell 1-1-0 N/A1960 Dr. Mary M. Bell 1-0-0 N/A1961 Dr. Mary M. Bell 3-1-0 N/A1962 Dr. Mary M. Bell 5-0-0 N/A1963 Dr. Mary M. Bell 4-1-0 N/A1964 Dr. Mary M. Bell 9-0-0 N/A1965 Dr. Mary M. Bell 4-2-0 N/A1966 Dr. Mary M. Bell 3-2-0 N/A1967 Dr. Mary M. Bell 3-3-0 N/A1968 Dr. Mary M. Bell 5-3-0 N/A1969 Dr. Mary M. Bell 8-2-0 N/A1970 Dr. Mary M. Bell 10-1-0 N/A1971 Dr. Mary M. Bell 8-4-0 N/A1972 Dr. Mary M. Bell 7-4-0 N/A1973 Dr. Mary M. Bell 7-7-0 N/A1974 Dr. Mary M. Bell 6-6-0 N/A1975 Dr. L. Anne Payne 6-2-0 N/A1976 Dr. L. Anne Payne 4-5-0 N/A1977 Anne Johnston 6-4-0 N/A1978 Anne Johnston 16-9-0 N/A1979 Anne Johnston 10-18-0 N/A1980 Dee Abrahamson 18-19-0 N/A1981 Dee Abrahamson 24-24-0 N/A1982 Dee Abrahamson 39-18-1 N/A1983 Dee Abrahamson 15-17-0 2-6/4th1984 Dee Abrahamson 19-15-0 8-7/3rd1985 Dee Abrahamson 30-21-0 10-8/4th1986 Dee Abrahamson 23-19-0 10-8/5th1987 Dee Abrahamson 24-25-0 N/A1988 Dee Abrahamson 35-11-0 3-0/1st1989 Dee Abrahamson 38-7-0 6-0/1st1990 Dee Abrahamson 23-19-2 4-1/1st1991 Dee Abrahamson 31-21-0 12-6/2nd1992 Dee Abrahamson 33-25-2 8-2/N/A1993 Dee Abrahamson 40-18-0 12-4/2nd1994 Dee Abrahamson 24-28-0 9-9/3rd1995 Donna Martin 32-26-0 11-7/N/A1996 Donna Martin 35-17-0 13-1/1st1997 Donna Martin 35-27-0 11-3/2nd1998 Donna Martin 33-16-0 21-6-1/2nd1999 Donna Martin 35-19-0 22-4/1st2000 Donna Martin 33-22-0 19-3/1st2001 Donna Martin 20-35-0 12-12/3rd2002 Donna Martin 21-29-0 13-8/3rd2003 Donna Martin 23-21-1 13-7/3rd2004 Donna Martin 14-41-0 6-18/6th2005 Donna Martin 24-25-0 9-11/5th2006 Donna Martin 23-28-0 10-12/4th2007 Donna Martin 22-28-0 10-12/4th2008 Lindsay Chouinard 13-30-0 7-13/4th2009 Lindsay Chouinard 20-37-0 12-10/3rd51-Year totals 925-763-7

Conference history: Mid-American (1980-86, 1998-present); North Star (1988-1992); Mid-Continent (1993-94); Midwestern Collegiate (1995-97).

Annual Results

yeaR-by-yeaR Results3/9 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 0-4 3/9 vs. Indiana W, 5-2 3/10 vs. Massachusetts W, 2-0 3/10 vs. South Florida L, 0-2 3/14 at Towson W, 6-3 3/14 at Towson W, 10-0 3/23 vs. North Dakota State L, 1-2 3/24 vs. South Dakota State W, 3-2 3/25 vs. Ball State W, 6-4 3/25 at Iowa L, 0-2 3/28 Iowa L, 2-4 3/30 Eastern Michigan W, 5-4 3/30 Eastern Michigan L, 0-5 3/31 Central Michigan L, 1-2 4/1 Central Michigan W, 14-4 4/3 at Northwestern L, 1-6 4/6 at Miami (Ohio) L, 4-6 4/6 at Miami (Ohio) W, 3-1 4/8 at Ball State L, 2-6 4/8 at Ball State L, 3-8 4/10 Valparaiso L, 6-8 4/10 Valparaiso W, 4-1 4/14 Western Michigan L, 2-4 4/15 Western Michigan W, 7-0 4/20 at Buffalo W, 9-4 4/20 at Buffalo W, 10-1 4/21 at Kent State L, 4-5 4/22 at Kent State L, 3-4 4/27 Ohio L, 0-3 4/27 Ohio W, 2-1 4/28 Akron L, 0-2 4/29 Akron W, 4-1 5/4 at Bowling Green L, 0-10 5/4 at Bowling Green L, 2-3 5/5 at Toledo W, 3-0 5/5 at Toledo L, 0-3 5/10 vs. Kent State* L, 2-4 5/10 vs. Miami (Ohio)* W, 1-0 5/11 vs. Bowling Green* L, 1-7 *MAC Tournament at Central Michigan

2008head Coach lindsay Chouinard Overall Record: 13-30Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/22 at Louisville Cancelled 2/23 vs. Mississippi Cancelled 2/23 vs. Nebraska Cancelled 2/24 Louisville Tournament Cancelled 2/29 vs. Mercer W, 4-2 2/29 vs. Florida Gulf Coast W, 3-2 (8)3/1 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) W, 4-1 3/1 vs. Mount St. Mary’s W, 4-0 3/2 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 5-0 3/2 vs. Mercer L, 4-3 (8) 3/10 at Saint Louis W, 5-1 3/10 at Saint Louis L, 3-2 3/11 at Illinois State Postponed3/11 at Illinois State Postponed 3/13 at Oregon L, 4-2 3/13 at Oregon L, 5-3 3/14 at Portland State L, 3-1 3/14 vs. Washington L, 4-1 (5) 3/15 at Oregon State L, 8-0 (5) 3/15 at Oregon State L, 4-2 3/22 vs. Western Illinois Cancelled 3/22 at Iowa Cancelled 3/23 vs. Western Illinois Cancelled 3/23 at Iowa Cancelled 3/25 at Valparaiso L, 5-23/25 at Valparaiso L, 5-1 3/26 at Iowa L, 8-0 (6)

3/26 at Iowa L, 1-0 3/28 at Eastern Michigan Cancelled 3/28 at Eastern Michigan Cancelled 3/29 at Central Michigan L, 2-0 3/29 at Central Michigan L, 4-1 4/1 Northwestern Cancelled 4/5 at Western Michigan L, 8-0 (5) 4/6 at Western Michigan L, 5-3 (8) 4/8 at Loyola Chicago L, 4-3 4/8 at Loyola Chicago Cancelled 4/9 Western Illinois W, 3-1 4/9 Western Illinois L, 9-6 4/11 Buffalo W, 5-3 4/11 Buffalo W, 3-24/13 Kent State W, 2-0 4/13 Kent State L, 5-0 4/16 DePaul L, 9-1 4/18 at Bowling Green L, 5-2 4/18 at Bowling Green W, 3-2 (8) 4/19 at Toledo L, 4-0 4/20 at Toledo W, 8-4 4/25 at Ohio W, 5-4 4/25 at Ohio L, 6-04/26 at Akron L, 7-6 (9)4/27 at Akron L, 8-04/29 at Illinois State L, 5-45/2 Miami (Ohio) L, 7-45/2 Miami (Ohio) L, 10-15/4 Ball State L, 4-25/4 Ball State L, 6-5

2009head Coach lindsay Chouinard Overall Record: 20-37Date Opponent Result (Inn.)2/20 vs. Prairie View A&M W, 6-3 vs. Texas A&M L, 14-22/21 vs. Illinois L, 3-1 vs. Houston - #15 W, 5-32/22 vs. McNeese State L, 2-12/28 vs. UAB L, 16-3 vs. Michigan State L, 10-23/6 vs. California L, 8-1 vs. BYU L, 11-13/7 vs. BYU L, 10-1 vs. Fresno State L, 6-13/8 vs. Providence W, 5-43/9 at Pacific L, 4-2 at Pacific L, 3-13/11 at Santa Clara L, 5-3 at Santa Clara L, 3-23/12 at Saint Mary’s W, 6-3 at Saint Mary’s L, 2-03/18 vs. Loyola Chicago L, 4-0 vs. Loyola Chicago L, 5-43/25 vs. Valparaiso W, 5-3 vs. Valparaiso L, 13-13/27 vs. Akron* W, 3-2 vs. Akron* W, 4-33/28 vs. Ohio* W, 7-43/29 vs. Ohio* W, 8-04/1 at Notre Dame L, 11-44/3 vs. Toledo* L, 4-3 vs. Toledo* L, 5-24/4 vs. Bowling Green* W, 7-6 vs. Bowling Green* W, 9-64/8 at UIC L, 4-3 (8) at UIC L, 9-14/9 at DePaul L, 10-2 (5)4/11 vs. Western Michigan* L, 4-04/12 vs. Western MIchigan* L, 1-04/14 at Western Illinois L, 4-0

at Western Illinois L, 6-24/17 at Ball State* L, 5-1 at Ball State* L, 8-34/18 at Miami (Ohio) L, 4-34/19 at Miami (Ohio)* L, 7-04/22 at Northwestern L, 6-44/24 vs. Central Michigan* W, 3-0 vs. Central Michigan* W, 3-04/25 vs. Eastern MIchigan* W, 5-4 (9)4/26 vs. Eastern Michigan* L, 9-84/28 vs. Illinois State W, 5-34/29 at Wisconson L, 2-05/1 at Kent State* L, 3-0 at Kent State* W, 3-05/2 at Buffalo* W, 3-15/3 at Buffalo* W, 6-25/6 vs. Miami (Ohio)* L, 2-15/7 vs. Bowling Green* W, 9-45/8 vs. Kent State* W, 4-3 vs. Miami (Ohio)* L, 3-0*MAC Tournament at Akron


Pitching

Year Wins ERA Strikeouts2009 14 M. Bittner 3.26 M. Bittner 166 M. Bittner2008 5 T. Hagemann 4.04 K. Greenough 76 T. Hagemann2007 15 K. Greenough 2.99 K. Greenough 109 K. Greenough2006 13 L. LaChiana 2.57 L. LaChiana 110 L. LaChiana2005 16 L. LaChiana 1.91 L. LaChiana 156 L. LaChiana2004 6 Dearborn/Granath 2.86 P. Granath 89 K. Dearborn2003 13 A. Krahula 1.89 A. Krahula 85 A. Krahula2002 10 K. Dearborn 2.11 K. Dearborn 87 A. Krahula2001 11 C. Witvliet 2.19 C. Witvliet 123 C. Witvliet2000 17 C. Witvliet 1.19 C. Witvliet 173 C. Dalton1999 17 C. Witvliet 1.26 C. Dalton 164 C. Witvliet1998 16 C. Dalton 0.80 C. Dalton 141 C. Dalton1997 21 C. Dalton 1.70 C. Dalton 170 C. Dalton1996 20 A. Zuspann 0.87 A. Zuspann 88 A. Zuspann1995 10 M. Graham 2.31 A. Zuspann 77 S. Seiber1994 12 S. Seiber 1.41 R. Ortiz 81 S. Seiber1993 20 T. Meade 1.47 R. Ortiz 156 T. Meade1992 13 K. Compton 0.89 K. Vandenhouten 89 T. Meade1991 14 R. Ortiz 1.13 R. Ortiz 44 K. Vandenhouten1990 14 R. Ortiz 1.30 K. Vandenhouten 41 K. Vandenhouten1989 21 B. Schrader 0.57 B. Schrader 102 B. Schrader1988 24 B. Schrader 0.58 B. Schrader 96 B. Schrader1987 14 B. Schrader 1.11 M. Leake 74 B. Schrader1986 11 S. Law 0.68 B. Schrader 62 B. Schrader1985 14 S. Law 0.63 L. Miller 119 L. Miller1984 12 L. Miller 0.37 L. Miller 126 L. Miller1983 10 C. Weaver 0.87 C. Weaver 62 L. Miller1982 19 C. Weaver 0.55 L. Miller 198 L. Miller1981 16 C. Weaver 1.60 C. Weaver 1980 6 Borys/Hill 2.25 M. Hill 44 M. Hill1979 9 B. Edwards 0.93 M. Hill 26 B. Edwards1978 10 J. Thomas 1.05 J. Thomas 1977 10 J. Thomas 3.41 J. Thomas 31 J. Thomas

The Last Time it Happened

Perfect gameAngie Zuspann vs. Valparaiso (4/6/95)

Struck out the sideLindsay LaChiana vs. C. Michigan (4/30/05)

two hR in a gameToni Del Toro vs. Valparaiso (4/5/05)

three hR in a gameSuzie Rizek at Miami (Ohio) (3/31/2000)

three doubles in a gameSuzie Rizek vs. I l l inois State (4/11/2000)

five hits in a gameJul ie Sexton vs. Ohio (4/7/91)

grand SlamAndrea Colosimo vs. Houston (2/21/09)

Stole homeTammy Pytel vs. Toledo (4/18/98)

no hitterTaryn Hagemann vs. Buffalo (3/14/2006)

Perfect gameAngie Zuspann vs. Valparaiso (4/6/95)

HittingYear Avg. hits Doubles hR Runs RBI2009 .291 A. Colosimo 43 A. Colosimo 4 By three players 6 C. Norton 24 J. Roberts 24 A. Colosimo2008 .297 K. McPherson 35 K. McPherson 6 M. Nendza 10 M. Nendza 21 K. McPherson 27 M. Nendza2007 .338 K. McPherson 53 K. McPherson 11 R. Kreiter 5 R. Kreiter 29 K. McPherson 29 R. Kreiter2006 .286 R. Kreiter 37 K. Park 10 K. Drozd 7 M. Nendza 22 B. Ouellette 26 M. Nendza2005 .310 E. Stoddard 41 Dearborn/Drozd 13 Dearborn/Drozd 7 T. Del Toro 23 K. Dearborn 30 T. Del Toro2004 .265 K. Drozd 43 K. Drozd 10 S. Benard 4 L. Von Holst 22 K. Drozd 20 K. Drozd2003 .357 L. Mattke 50 L. Mattke 12 Bernard/ Mattke 6 P. Shemoski 35 L. Mattke 32 P. Shemoski2002 .379 K. Redican 58 K. Redican 10 P. Shemoski 4 P. Shemoski 36 S. Knoll 33 P. Shemoski2001 .311 S. Knoll 57 S. Knoll 13 S. Knoll 4 S. Knoll 31 S. Knoll 26 S. Knoll2000 .324 S. Youstra 58 J. Carpenter 12 S. Rizek 3 By three players 33 S. Rizek 35 S. Rizek1999 .342 J. Stopka 57 J. Carpenter 10 J. Carpenter 3 J. Carpenter 32 J. Carpenter 30 J. Stopka1998 .318 T. Pytel 49 T. Pytel 9 J. Stopka 4 S. Rizek 31 J. Carpenter 28 T. Pytel1997 .407 T. Pytel 74 T. Pytel 19 T. Pytel 6 J. Stopka 35 T. Pytel 41 J. Stopka1996 .353 M. Kaczor 53 M. Kaczor 14 K. Kerber 3 Kerber/ Stephen 36 A. Porcelli 37 M. Kaczor1995 .378 A. Porcelli 76 A. Porcelli 11 N. VanHooereweghe 3 T. Pytel 43 A. Porcelli 40 A. Scharlau1994 .333 A. Colgan 45 By three players 12 M. Kaczor 3 M. Kaczor 20 Clothier/ 36 M. Kaczor Porcelli1993 .383 R. Zenner 70 R. Zenner 13 S. Paller 5 S. Paller 40 R. Zenner 35 D. Worden1992 .321 S. Paller 62 S. Paller 13 S. Paller 2 D. Worden 32 S. Paller 22 D. Worden1991 .411 J. Sexton 52 J. Sexton 16 L. Gilfoy 6 L. Gilfoy 20 J. Sexton 35 L. Gilfoy1990 .370 J. Sexton 50 J. Sexton 13 L. Gilfoy 1 By three players 27 J. Sexton 26 L. Gilfoy1989 .443 J. Justin 58 J. Justin 7 L. Reimer 5 J. Justin 38 J. Justin 38 J. Justin1988 .484 J. Justin 61 J. Justin 18 J. Justin 8 J. Justin 31 J. Justin 34 J. Justin1987 .503 J. Justin 74 J. Justin 20 J. Justin 5 J. Justin 53 J. Justin 34 J. Justin1986 .435 J. Justin 57 J. Justin 12 J. Justin 6 J. Justin 26 J. Justin 28 J. Justin1985 .257 E. Leahy 32 E. Leahy 6 S. Kause 2 Kause/Serbick 21 L. Thomas 22 S. Kause1984 .419 J. Trenda 30 J. Trenda 8 J. Trenda 3 J. Trenda 11 J. Trenda 12 J. Trenda1983 .273 L. Miller 27 J. Fogarty 6 S. Demitrowicz 1 Demitrowicz/ 14 J. Fogarty 9 J. Salley Trenda1982 .419 J. Trenda 53 J. Fogarty 8 S. Demitrowicz 3 J. Fogarty 24 J. Fogarty 21 J. Fogarty1981 .294 D. Martin 34 J. Fogarty 8 W. Gales 3 Fogarty/ Gales 28 J. Fogarty 28 J. Fogarty1980 .378 S. Demitrowicz 29 Fogarty/ 7 S. Demitrowicz 1 By Seven Players 16 C. Town 13 C. Phillips Mostacci1979 .256 C. Town 21 M. Mostacci 6 C. Phillips 1 C. Town 10 D. Martin 12 D. Martin1978 .294 B. Beimal 24 B. Beimal 5 M. Doolittle 2 B. Beimal 14 M. Doolittle1977 .405 D. Hlavaty 17 D. Hlavaty 2 B. Beimal 2 Hrasch/Thomas 11 D. Hlavaty

yeaR-by-yeaR leadeRs


SInglE gAMEHittingRuns1. Jill Justin vs. Bradley 4 5-1-87 Lori Reimer vs. Ohio 4 4-7-91 Ree Zenner vs. Valparaiso 4 5-1-93 Suzie Rizek vs. Miami (OH) 4 3-31-00 Michelle Nendza vs. C. Michigan 4 4-1-07

hits1. Shari Demitrowicz vs. Augustana 5 4-3-80 Julie Sexton vs. Ohio 5 4-7-91

Doubles1. Jill Justin vs. Ball State 3 4-4-86 Lisa Gilfoy vs. Ohio 3 4-7-91 Allyn Jeffrey vs. Cleveland State 3 11-23-94 Suzie Rizek vs. Illinois State 3 4-11-00

triples1. Jan Hrasch vs. George Williams 2 4-14-77 Maureen Mostacci vs. UW-Whitewater 2 5-11-78 Donna Martin vs. Concordia (IL) 2 4-26-78 Jeanne Fogarty vs. SIU-Edwardsville 2 3-28-81 Ree Zenner vs. Loyola 2 4-25-93 Tara Davidson vs. Iowa 2 4-13-99

home Runs1. Jill Justin vs. Bradley 3 5-1-87 Suzie Rizek vs. Miami (OH) 3 3-3-00

Runs Batted In1. Suzie Rizek vs. Miami (OH) 7 3-31-00

Stolen Bases1. Barb Beimal vs. Concordia (IL) 3 4-25-77 Donna Martin vs. Navy 3 3-13-80 Kathy Collins vs. Highland CC 3 4-28-80

PitchingStrikeouts1. Laurie Miller vs. Toledo (13 inn.) 20 4-8-84

SEASOnHittingBatting Average1. Jill Justin .503 19872. Jill Justin .484 19883. Jill Justin .443 19894. Jill Justin .435 19865. Tammy Pytel .407 1997

hits1. Jill Justin 74 1987 Tammy Pytel 74 19973. Ree Zenner 70 19934. Dawn Worden 65 19935. Jill Justin 61 1988

Doubles1. Jill Justin 20 19872. Tammy Pytel 19 19973. Jill Justin 18 19884. Julie Stopka 17 19975. Sue Kause 14 1987

triples1. Jill Justin 8 1989 Jeanne Fogarty 8 19813. Ree Zenner 7 1993 Jill Justin 7 1987 Jeanne Fogarty 7 1982

home Runs1. Michelle Nendza 10 20082. Jill Justin 8 19883. Paige Shemoski 6 2003 Julie Stopka 6 1997 Lisa Gilfoy 6 1991 Lisa Gilfoy 6 1988 Carly Norton 6 2009 Jill Justin 6 1986

Runs Batted In1. Julie Stopka 41 19972. Amy Scharlau 40 19953. Jill Justin 38 19894. Missy Kaczor 37 19965. Missy Kaczor 36 1994

Runs Scored1. Jill Justin 53 19872. Angela Porcelli 43 19953. Ree Zenner 40 19934. Jill Justin 38 19895. Stacy Paller 37 1993

Stolen Bases1. Angela Porcelli 26 1995 Jenna Roberts 26 20093. Krista McPherson 21 20084. Jill Carpenter 19 19985. Jill Carpenter 18 1997

Slugging Percentage1. Jill Justin .836 19872. Jill Justin .833 19883. Jill Justin .748 19864. Jill Justin .725 19895. Donna Schmitt .643 1980

On-Base Percentage1. Jill Justin .637 19882. Jill Justin .591 19873. Jill Justin .543 19894. Carol Phillips .492 19805. Julie Sexton .491 1991

PitchingVictories1. Beth Schrader 24 19882. Christy Dalton 21 1997 Beth Schrader 21 19894. Angie Zuspann 20 1996 Tracy Meade 20 1996

Shutouts1. Candy Weaver 12 19822. Beth Schrader 10 1989 Beth Schrader 10 19884. Christy Dalton 9 1998 Angie Zuspann 9 1996

Strikeouts1. Laurie Miller 187 19842. Christy Dalton 173 20003. Christy Dalton 170 19974. Morgan Bittner 166 20095. Courtney Witvliet 164 1999

Earned Run Average1. Laurie Miller 0.37 19842. Laurie Miller 0.55 19853. Beth Schrader 0.57 19894. Beth Schrader 0.58 19885. Laurie Miller 0.65 1982

no-hitters1. Phyllis Massaro 2 1985 Fielding(Best Fielding Pct. by Position)first Base1. Sue Kause .994 19872. Lisa Gilfoy .992 1990 Lisa Gilfoy .992 19894. Niki VanHooreweghe .990 1995

Second Base1. Bethany Carroll .991 20012. Bethany Carroll .984 2000 Tammy Pytel .984 19974. Tammy Pytel .975 1998

third Base1. Karen Kingos .980 19852. Barb Fredrickson .978 19973. Tammy Rochford .968 19864. Megan Meyer .960 2003

Shortstop1. Larenda Campbell .986 19862. Jill Carpenter .967 20003. Ann Colgan .966 1995 Jeanne Fogarty .966 1983

individual ReCoRds

Jenna Roberts tied the school record for stolen bases with 26 during the 2009 campaign. She has 43 steals for her career to rank fourth all-time.


Beth Schrader is one of three former huskies to have earned Olympic festival gold.

When it comes to strikeouts, laurie Miller owns the northern Illinois record for K’s in a single game with 20.

Julie Sexton owns the single-game record for RBI with six (from 1991) while also sharing the single-game mark for hits by matching Shari Demitrowicz with five.

Outfielder1. Laura Peterson 1.000 1986 Sue Conway 1.000 1988 Jenny Warno 1.000 1992 Kerri Kerber 1.000 1994 Kerri Kerber 1.000 1996

Catcher1. Missy Kaczor .996 19942. Paige Shemoski .995 2003 Samantha Knoll .995 19994. Missy Kaczor .994 1998

CAREERHittingRuns Scored1. Jill Justin 148 1986-892. Tammy Pytel 145 1995-983. Samantha Knoll 99 1999-20024. Stacy Paller 93 1990-935. Suzie Rizek 92 1998-2001

Runs Batted In1. Jill Justin 134 1986-892. Missy Kaczor 122 1994-983. Julie Stopka 105 1996-994. Lisa Gilfoy 98 1987-915. Tammy Pytel 96 1995-98

hits1. Jill Justin 250 1986-892. Missy Kaczor 206 1994-983. Jill Carpenter 204 1997-20004. Niki VanHooreweghe 195 1992-955. Julie Stopka 188 1996-99

Doubles1. Jill Justin 56 1986-892. Lisa Gilfoy 40 1987-913. Missy Kaczor 39 1994-984. Julie Stopka 36 1996-995. Samantha Knoll 35 1999-2002

triples1. Jill Justin 22 1986-992. Jeanne Fogarty 21 1980-833. Julie Sexton 13 1988-914. Mary Borem 12 1990-935. Niki VanHooreweghe 11 1992-95 Cindy Town 11 1979-82

home Runs1. Jill Justin 24 1986-892. Michelle Nendza 22 2005-083. Lisa Gilfoy 16 1987-914. Sue Kause 13 1985-88 Suzie Rizek 13 1998-2001

Stolen Bases1. Jill Carpenter 59 1997-20002. Angela Porcelli 57 1993-963. Krista McPherson 46 2005-20084. Jenna Roberts 43 2006-095. Jill Justin 32 1986-89

Batting Average 1. Jill Justin .466 1986-892. Lisa Gilfoy .375 1987-913. Julie Sexton .335 1988-914. Kerri Kerber .325 1994-965. Angela Porcelli .320 1993-96

Slugging Percentage1. Jill Justin .789 1986-892. Julie Sexton .474 1988-913. Lisa Gilfoy .466 1987-914. Sue Kause .452 1985-885. Suzie Rizek .435 1998-2001

On-Base Percentage1. Jill Justin .564 1986-892. Lisa Gilfoy .431 1987-913. Julie Sexton .416 1988-914. Angela Porcelli .395 1993-96 Sue Kause .395 1985-88

PitchingVictories1. Beth Schrader 82 1986-892. Christy Dalton 66 1997-20003. Courtney Witvliet 53 1998-20014. Lindsay LaChiana 59 2003-065. Rachel Ortiz 43 1990-94

Shutouts1. Beth Schrader 31 1986-892. Christy Dalton 26 1997-20003. Laurie Miller 24 1982-854. Lindsay LaChiana 17 2003-065. Courtney Witvliet 16 1998-2001

Strikeouts1. Christy Dalton 629 1997-20002. Laurie Miller 513 1982-853. Lindsay LaChiana 518 2003-064. Courtney Witvliet 511 1998-20015. Beth Schrader 334 1986-89

Earned Run Average1. Laurie Miller 0.89 1982-852. Beth Schrader 0.97 1986-893. Kristin Vandenhouten 1.02 1989-924. Courtney Witvliet 1.11 1998-2001

no-hitters1. Laurie Miller 3 1982-85

individual ReCoRds


SInglE gAMERuns Scored20 vs. Indiana State 1982

Runs Batted In15 vs. Indiana State 198215 vs. Ball State 4-4-8615 vs. Ohio State 4-7-91

hits22 vs. Ohio 4-7-91

Doubles7 vs. Cleveland State 4-23-94

triples3 vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 3-28-813 vs. Miami (OH) 3-31-00

home Runs3 vs. Virginia 19853 vs. Ithaca 3-10-863 vs. Bradley 5-1-873 vs. Miami (OH) 3-3-003 vs. Kent State 4-26-033 vs. Towson 3-14-07

Stolen Bases12 vs. Concordia 4-25-77

SInglE SEASOnRuns Scored246 1993 (58 games)

Runs Batted In203 1993 (58 games)

hits463 1993 (58 games)

Doubles73 1993 (58 games)

triples28 1993 (58 games)

home Runs27 2003 (46 games)

Stolen Bases79 2009 (57 games)

Batting Average.302 1980 (35 games)

Slugging Percentage.412 1988 (46 games)

Pitching Victories40 1993 (58 games)

Shutouts21 1982 (58 games)

Earned Run Average0.49 1982 (58 games)

fielding Average.972 1998 (50 games)

MISCEllAnEOuSlongest Winning Streak16 4-12-88 - 5-6-88

longest game in nIu historyNIU 3, Illinois State 2 (22 inn.) 5-1-82

longest hitting Streak (games)15 Jill Justin 198715 Julie Stopka 1997

huskie no-hittersVicki Borys/Ginny Sirany vs. LSU-Alexandria 3-11-81Candy Weaver vs. Nicholls State 1982Laurie Miller vs. Miami (OH) 1983Phyllis Massaro vs. St. Peter’s 1985Laurie Miller/Phyllis Massaro vs. Ohio 1985Shari Edwards/Beth Schrader vs. Bridgeport 3-10-86Beth Schrader/Maria Leake vs. Dayton 1988Kristin Vandenhouten vs. Valparaiso 4-21-91Tracy Meade vs. Valparaiso 5-1-93Mande Graham vs. Loyola 4-27-97Courtney Witvliet vs. Minnesota 3-16-00Christy Dalton vs. Western Michigan 4-25-00Taryn Hagemann vs. Buffalo 3-14-06

huskie Perfect gamesLaurie Miller vs. DePaul 4-6-84Angie Zuspann vs. Valparaiso 4-6-95

Christopher Thomas Freidel Memorial AwardChristopher thomas freidel

Memorial Award Winners

1988............................................ Beth Schrader1989............................................... Maria Leake1990................................................ Ree Zenner1991.................................Kristin Vandenhouten1992............... Mandy Clothier and Rachel Ortiz1993................................................Allyn Jeffrey1994..................................Niki VanHooreweghe1995........................................... Angela Porcelli1996.........................................Melanie Rubarts1997..............................................Missy Kaczor1998.............................................Christy Dalton1999........................................Courtney Witvliet2000............................................ Kathy LeClear2001............................................... Erin Hanson2002.....................................(mgr.) Robyn Miller2003........................................... Annie Johnson2004.............................................Kristen Kratky2005........................................ Jackie Lancaster2006..........................................Bailey Ouellette2007..........................................Bailey Ouellette2008.........................................Krystn Sendejas2009..........................................Bailey Ouellette

Christopher Freidel holds a special place with the Northern Illinois University softball program. The son of Tom and Katie Freidel, Christopher grew up with the Huskie softball team as his family shared living space with the NIU coaches. He was certainly the team’s No. 1 fan, often attending practices and cheering on the team at nearly every home event of his tragically-shortened life. Christopher died in a car accident at age five on February 8, 1988. Although he was unable to physically follow the team he loved in its first NCAA Tournament appearance, he was definitely with the team in spirit. A message from his parents to the 1988 team read, “...He didn’t really understand winning and losing, but he did know about putting his whole self into something and doing the best he could to do it right. He learned that, in part, from watching you.”

To honor the memory of this special young fan, the players decided to make their tribute a lasting one by establishing the Christopher Thomas Freidel Memorial Award. The annual award, voted on by the seniors, is given to the Huskie player who best exemplifies the characteristics Christopher was learning.

teaM ReCoRds


Jewish Sports Review All-American2007Randi Kreiter (first team)

nORth StAR COnfEREnCE hOnORS(Member 1988-1992)All-NSC1988Pat FalettiLisa GilfoyJill JustinSue KauseBeth SchraderJulie Sexton1989Shari EdwardsLisa GilfoyBeth SchraderRee Zenner1990Sue AlexanderLisa GilfoyKristin Vandenhouten1991Lori ReimerJeanne RichealJulie SextonKristin Vandenhouten1992Mary Borem Stacy PallerLori ReimerKristin VandenhoutenRee Zenner

NSC Defensive MVP1988Pat Faletti1989Beth Schrader1991Kristin Vandenhouten

NFCA All-American1987Jill Justin (first team)1988Jill Justin (first team)1989Jill Justin (first team)1991Julie Sexton (third team)1993Niki VanHooreweghe (third team)1997Tammy Pytel (third team)

All-Great Lakes Region1994Niki VanHooreweghe (second team) 1995Missy Kaczor (first team)Angela Porcelli (first team)1996Missy Kaczor (first team)Angie Zuspann (first team)Kerri Kerber (second team)1997Tammy Pytel (first team)1998Christy Dalton (first team)Missy Kaczor (second team)Tammy Pytel (second team)1999Jill Carpenter (second team)Christy Dalton (second team)2000Jill Carpenter (second team)Courtney Witvliet (second team)2003Lisa Mattke (second team)

All-Mideast Region1993Niki VanHooreweghe (first team) Dawn Worden (second team)Ree Zenner (second team)

All-Midwest1986Jill Justin (first team)1987Jill Justin (first team)

tammy Pytel is one of many huskies to earn Academic All-America acclaim.

nIu hall of famer Jill Justin pounded her way into the huskie record book in many categories and was a three-time All-America selection.

Amy Veld (first team)Sue Kause (second team)1988Jill Justin (first team)Pat Faletti (second team)Lisa Gilfoy (second team)Beth Schrader (second team)1989Lisa Gilfoy (first team)Jill Justin (first team)Beth Schrader (second team)1990Lisa Gilfoy (first team)1991Julie Sexton (first team)Lisa Gilfoy (second team)

AIAW All-State1980Carol Phillips (first team)1981Candy Weaver (first team)1982Jody Trenda (first team)Denise Dyrby (first team)

College Sports Information (CoSIDA) Academic All-America1986Sue Kause (first team)Amy Veld (third team)1987Sue Kause (first team)Amy Veld (first team)Beth Schrader (third team)1988Sue Kause (first team)Beth Schrader (first team)Laura Peterson (second team)Amy Veld (second team)1989Beth Schrader (third team)1990Julie Sexton (first team)1993Niki VanHooreweghe (second team)1994Niki VanHooreweghe (second team)1995Amy Scharlau (first team)Niki Van Hooreweghe (third team)

1998Tammy Pytel (third team)2006Lindsey LaChiana (second team)

NCAA Statistical ChampionsDivision I: Batting Average1987Jill Justin, .503 1988Jill Justin, .484Division I: Most Doubles1988Jill Justin, 18Division I: Slugging Percentage1988Jill Justin, .833Division I: Most triples1989Jill Justin, 8

nAtIOnAl RECOgnItIOnHonda Broderick Award Nominee1988Jill Justin1989Jill Justin

USA National Team World Games Participant1990Jill Justin (Gold Medal)1991Jill Justin (Gold Medal)1994Jill Justin (Gold Medal)

Pan-Am Games Participant1991Jill Justin (Gold Medal)1995Jill Justin

Haarlem Cup Participant1993Jill Justin (Gold Medal)

USA Select Team Haarlem Cup Participant1993Beth SchraderJulie SextonDonna Martin (Assistant Coach)

Olympic Sports Festival Participant1989Jill Justin (Gold)Beth Schrader (Gold)Julie Sexton (Gold)1990Jill Justin (Gold)1991Jill Justin (Gold)1992Jill Justin (Gold)1994Jill JustinJulie Sexton

nCaa/ConfeRenCe HonoRs


Angie Zuspann, 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Pitcher of he Year.

niki Vanhooreweghe earned every form of Mid-Continent Conference award during her career at nIu.

NSC Offensive MVP1988Jill Justin1991Julie Sexton

NSC Academic Honor Roll1988Kim CrotingerSue KauseLaura PetersonJeanne RichealBeth SchraderJulie SextonAmy Veld1989Kim CrotingerJeanne RichealBeth SchraderJulie SextonKristin VandenhoutenRee Zenner1990Julie SextonKristin Vandenhouten1991Mandy ClothierJulie SextonKristin Vandenhouten1992Mandy ClothierLori ReimerKristin VandenhoutenJenny WarnoDawn WordenRee Zenner

Coach of the Year1989Dee Abrahamson

MID-COntInEntCOnfEREnCE hOnORS(Member 1993-1994)

All-Mid-Con1993Tracy Meade (first team)Ree Zenner (first team)1994Missy Kaczor (first team)Niki VanHooreweghe (first team)Anne Colgan (second team)

Mid-Con All-Tournament Team1993Tracy MeadeRee Zenner1994Angela PorcelliSinta SeiberNiki VanHoorewegheJenny Vicha

Academic All-Mid-Con1993Mandy ClothierAnn ColganAmy ScharlauShelia VanGoethemNiki VanHooreweghe Jenny WarnoDawn WordenRee Zenner

Coach of the Year1993Dee Abrahamson

MIDWEStERn COllEgIAtE COnfEREnCE(Member 1995-1997)

All-MCC1995Angela Porcelli (first team)Amy Scharlau (first team) Missy Kaczor (second team)Kerri Kerber (second team)1996Missy Kaczor (first team)Kerri Kerber (first team)Jamie Stephen (first team)Angie Zuspann (first team)Angela Porcelli (second team)Tammy Pytel (second team)1997Tammy Pytel (first team)Jen Brummel (second team)Tara Davidson (second team)

All-Newcomer Team1997Christy DaltonTara Davidson Sara Youstra

All-Tournament Team1995Ann ColganMissy Kaczor1996Missy KaczorKerri KerberTammy PytelAngie Zuspann1997Tracy CopelandTammy PytelJulie Stopka

Coach of the Year1996Donna Martin

Player of the Year1996Kerri Kerber

Pitcher of the Year1996Angie Zuspann

Newcomer of the Year1996Julie Stopka

Tournament MVP1996Missy Kaczor

tournament Defensive Standout1996Tammy Pytel

MID-AMERICAn COnfEREnCE(Member 1980-1986 and 1998-present)

All-MAC1984Jeanne Fogarty (first team)1985Laurie Miller (first team)Lexie Thomas (first team)1986Jill Justin (first team)Sue Kause (first team)1998Tracy Copeland (first team)Christy Dalton (first team)Tammy Pytel (first team)Suzie Rizek (second team)1999Christy Dalton (first team)Julie Stopka (first team)Courtney Witvliet (first team)Jill Carpenter (second team) Suzie Rizek (second team)2000Jill Carpenter (first team)Suzie Rizek (first team)Courtney Witvliet (first team)Sara Youstra (first team)Christy Dalton (second team)Samantha Knoll (second team)2001Samantha Knoll (first team)2002Kathy Dearborn (second team)

2003Lisa Mattke (first team)Toni Del Toro (second team)Paige Shemoski (second team)2005Kathy Dearborn (first team)Lindsey LaChiana (second team)2007Bailey Ouellette (first team)Krista McPherson (second team)2009Bailey Ouellette (first team)Emily Gooding (first team)

All-Freshman2007Kate Greenough2009Morgan Bittner Coach of the Year1999Donna Martin2000Donna Martin

Player of the Year1999Christy Dalton

Pitcher of the Year2000Courtney Witvliet

Freshman of the Year2002Kathy Dearborn

MAC All-Tournament Team1999Jill CarpenterTracy CopelandCourtney Witvliet2000Jill Carpenter2001Suzie RizekGretchen Szymski 2009Andrea Colosimo

Academic All-MAC1984Sharon Law (first team)Peg Wieser (first team)Lexie Thomas (second team)Tammy Rochford (second team)1986Sue Kause (first team)Amy Veld (first team)Laura Peterson (second team)Tammy Rochford (second team)1998Jill Carpenter (first team)Missy Kaczor (first team)Tammy Pytel (first team)1999Jill Carpenter (first team)2003Shelby BernardLisa Mattke 2004Shelby Bernard 2005Megan Meyer 2007Kelly Park

nCaa/ConfeRenCe HonoRs


2009Bailey OuelletteEmily Gooding

MAC Honor Roll2000Jill CarpenterTara DavidsonJolene HellerSamantha KnollKathy LeClearKinsey OlsonGretchen SzymskiCourtney Witvliet2001Shelby BernardJolene HellerSamantha KnollKathy LeClearGretchen SzymskiCourtney Witvliet2002Shelby BernardJolene HellerErin HolohanSamantha KnollMegan MeyerKinsey OlsonKelly RedicanGretchen Szymski

nIu ACCOlADESNIU Athlete of the Year1988Jill Justin

Nominee for NCAA Athlete of the Year1993Ree Zenner

Outstanding Women Students Award1988Laura PetersonAmy Veld1992Dawn Worden1994Mandy ClothierRachel Ortiz1995 Amy ScharlauNiki VanHooreweghe

NIU Intercollegiate Athletics Academic Excellence ProgramVictory Scholars (3.50-4.00 gPA)1989-90Beth SchraderJulie Sexton1990-91Julie Sexton1991-92Mandy ClothierJulie Sexton1992-93Mandy ClothierAmy ScharlauNiki VanHooreweghe1993-94Mandy ClothierAmy ScharlauNiki VanHooreweghe

1994-95Amy ScharlauNiki VanHooreweghe1995-96Erin BellingAnn ColganTammy PytelAmy ScharlauNiki VanHoorewegheJenny Warno 1996-97Erin BellingTammy Pytel1997-98Jill carpenterTammy Pytel Courtney WitvlietSara Youstra1998-99Jill CarpenterJolene HellerKinsey OlsonSara Youstra1999-2000Jill CarpenterCourtney WitvlietJolene Heller2000-01Shelby BernardKinsey OlsonCourtney Witvliet2001-02Shelby BernardJolene HellerSamantha KnollKinsey Olson2002-03Shelby BernardAmy LigmanowskiKara Schuur2003-04Shelby BernardAmy LigmanowskiKara Schuur 2004-05Shelby BernardAmy Ligmanowski2005-06Lindsey LaChianaAmy LigmanowskiBailey OuelletteKelly Park2006-07Bailey OuelletteKelly ParkAllie Parker2007-08Katie Colby2008-09Morgan BittnerEmily GoodingBailey Ouellette

huskie Scholars (3.00-3.49 gPA)1989-90Kim CrotingerJeanne Richeal Kristin VandenhoutenRee Zenner1990-91Kim CrotingerLori Reimer Jeanne RichealKristin VandenhoutenDawn Worden1991-92

Kim CrotingerLori ReimerJeanne RichealKristin VandenhoutenDawn WordenRee Zenner1992-93Denise BloyAnn ColganLori ReimerKristin VandenhoutenJenny WarnoDawn WordenRee Zenner1993-94Ann ColganLori ReimerSheila VanGoethemJenny WarnoDawn WordenRee Zenner1994-95Ann ColganSheila VanGoethemJenny Warno1995-96 Mande GrahamMissy KaczorSinta SeiberSheila VanGoethem1996-97Tracy CopelandStephanie HarrisMissy KaczorSheila VanGoethem1997-98Jill CarpenterTracy CopelandMande GrahamCourtney WitvlietMissy KaczorSara Youstra1998-99Tracy CopelandSamantha KnollGretchen SzymskiCourtney Witvliet1999-00Tara DavidsonSamantha KnollKathy LeClearKinsey OlsonGretchen Szymski2000-01Anne HamiltonJolene HellerSamantha KnollKathy LeClearKelly RedicanGretchen Szymski 2001-02Kathy DearbornErin HolohanAmy LigmanowskiLisa MattkeMegan MeyerKelly RedicanGretchen Szymski 2002-03Kathy DearbornKelly DrodzPaige GranathErin HolohanAmy KrahulaLisa MattkeMegan MeyerKelly Redican

Paige Shemoski2003-04Kathy DearbornKelly DrozdPaige GranathAmy KrahulaKristen KratkyLisa MattkeMegan MeyerKelly ParkKelly RedicanPaige ShemoskiLauren vonHolstAmy West2004-05Kathy DearbornJoy DobbsKelly DrozdPaige GranathTaryn HagemannAnn JohnsonAmy KrahulaKrista McPhersonMegan MeyerMichelle NendzaKelly RedicanLauren vonHolst2005-06Renee DearbornKelly DrodzPaige GranathMichelle NendzaJenna RobertsEllen Stoddard2006-07Katie ColbyKate GreenoughMichelle NendzaJenna RobertsKrystn SendejasEllen StoddardKate Welsh2007-08Katie ColbyAndrea ColosimoEmily GoodingKate GreenoughJoreigh LandersKrista McPhersonMichelle NendzaBailey OuelletteKelly ParkAllie ParkerJenna RobertsKrystyn SendejasEllen StoddardKate Welsh2008-09Ashley CannKatie ColbyKayla KramerKrista MatsuiCarly NortonAllie ParkerJenna RobertsKrystn SendejasZoe SinnerDani ThompsonKate Welsh

niu/ConfeRenCe HonoRs


ASue Alexander, 1987-90Kelly Allen, 1997-2000Pamela AndersonKala Archer, 1967-70Christy Arnold, 1996-98

BMary BaetenCarolyn BeardTerri BehmeBarb Beimal, 1977-79Erin Belling, 1995-97Janet BensonShelby Bernard, 2002-05Morgan Bittner, 2009-Jennifer Blasky, 1989-90Sharon Blogg, 1967Susan Blotch, 1965Denise Bloy, 1992-95Sharon Boggs 1979-80Cathy Bolger 1969-72Robyn Bolgla, 1983Ceil BoreckiMary Botem, 1990-93Vicki Borys, 1980-81Barb Bostian, 1967-69Kim Bowen, 1977Mary Box, 1965-66Linda Brown, 1974-76Jenny Brummel, 1994-97Mary Ellen Bujac, 1973Kathy Bulow, 1986-89Janet Butkus, 1982-84

CLarenda Campbell, 1984Ashley Cann, 2009-Joyce CarlsonJill Carpetner, 1997-2000Bethany Carroll, 1998-2001Deborah CieckoAshley Clement, 2006-08Mandy Clothier, 1991-94Katie Colby, 2006-09Ann Colgan, 1992-95Kathy Collins, 1980Andrea Colosimo, 2008-Nancy ComforteKim Compton, 1991-94Pat Conklin, 1977Sue Conway, 1986-89Mary CooleyLaura CooleyLaura Cooper, 1965-67Tracy Copeland, 1996-99Kim Crotinger, 1988-91

DChristy Dalton, 1997-2000Tara Davidson, 1997-2000Sandy Davies, 1977-78Kathy Dearborn, 2002-05Renee Dearborn, 2006-07Char DeFrancesco, 1977-79Linda Delano, 1972-75Toni Del Toro, 2002-05Shari Demitrowicz, 1980-83Cindy Diamond, 1976

Debbie Dilks, 1982Ruth Dodd, 1971-72Denise Doering, 1980Marcia Doolittle, 1977-78Nancy Dorfman, 1979Kelly Drozd, 2003-06Denise Dyrby, 1981-84

EBev Edwards, 1979Shari Edwards, 1986-89Michelle EnnisMary Lynn Espenmiller, 1972

fPat Faletti, 1985-88Linda FarrSue Farr, 1966-69Ronnie Faulkner, 1983Mary Favoright, 1965 Ruth Fender, 1965-66Barb Fiege, 1972Jeanne Fogarty, 1980-83Lori ForbesBarb Fredrickson, 1996-98Lori Fugelstad, 1978-79

gWillie Gales, 1979-82Jan GardnerRobin Gaye, 1971-72Liz Gernand, 1993Lisa Gilfoy, 1987-91Robin Gillson, 1985Sandy GodichEmily Gooding, 2008-09Linda GorbertMande Graham, 1995-98

Paige Granath, 2003-06Candy Green, 1979-80Sharon Green, 1981Kate Greenough, 2007-08Laura Grisafe, 1980

hSharon Hadley, 1964-76Taryn Hagemann, 2005-08Anne Hamilton, 2001Nancy Handmacher, 1977Erin Hanson, 1999-2002Stephanie Harris, 1994-97Beth Haste, 1979-81Therese Harper, 2002-04Jolene Heller, 1999-2002Marcia Hill, 1979-80Judy Hix, 1970-72Doreen Hlavaty, 1977-79Jan Hrasch, 1977-78Julia Hrast, 1980-83Erin Holohan, 2000-03Jan Hughes, 1980-81Jennie Hughes, 1988Heidi Hutchison, 1987-90

IChris Ingram, 1984

JJane Jacobs, 1974-77June Jacobs, 2004-06Elyse Jamrozy, 2003-06Allyn Jeffrey, 1992-95Annie Johnson, 2003-04Chrisy Johnson, 1999-2001Barb Jones, 1965-66Karen Judge, 1971-74Jill Justin, 1986-89

KMissy Kaczor, 1994-98

Sue Kause, 1985-88Pam Keast, 1982Kerri Kerber, 1994-96Sherryl King, 1980Karen Kingos, 1984-87Henrietta KlarrSamantha Knoll, 1999-2002Joan Kosmach, 1980Tammy Kozial, 1977Amy Krahula, 2001-04Kayla Kramer, 2009-Randi Kreiter, 2006-07Beverly Krens, 1975-76Leanne Kulikovskis, 1980Colleen KumiaGrace Kuzara, 1977

lLindsey LaChiana, 2005-06Lynn Lacy, 1986-89Jackie Lancaster, 2005Joreigh Landers, 2008-09Kathy LangeFelicia Larson, 1991-92Sharon Law, 1983-86Eileen Leahy, 1982-85Jeanne Leahy, 1990-91Jenny Leahy, 1990-91Maria Leake, 1987-90Kathy LeClear, 1999-2002Leslie Lekics, 1978-79Amy Ligmanowski, 2002-05Chris Lomonaco, 1971-72Gwen Lopez, 1986Sandra LutzKathy Lynch

MMonica ManningDonna Martin, 1978-81Phyllis Massaro, 1982-85Krista Matsui, 2009-Lisa Mattke, 2002-03Elizabeth May, 1979Julie McCall, 1984Krista McPherson, 2005-08Tracy Meade, 1991-93Pat MeinertBarbara MengeMegan Meyer, 2002-05Laurie Miller, 1982-85Trudy Minnaert, 1972Jenna Mitchell, 2005-08Sharon Mitchell, 1965Barb Moore, 1968-71Cecilia Morner, 1965Brenda Morris, 1968-71Maureen Mostacci, 1977-80Adria Mott, 1972-72Kim Mountford, 1982-82Voncille Mueller, 1975-77Pam Murray, 1977Margaret Myers

nMichelle Nendza, 2005-08Carolyn Newland, 1970-72Mary Nickolaou, 1982Jean Niemi, 1980Mary Noonan, 1972-74

Bailey Ouellette was a two-time first team All-MAC and an Academic All-MAC selection during her four-year career at nIu.

Kelly Park started all 50 games in 2007 and had 33 hits, scored 16 runs, collected seven doubles and tied for the team lead with 10 stolen bases.

letteRwinneRs


Carly norton, 2009-Mary Ann Nugens

OMary O’Connell, 1981Gayle O’Connor, 1981-82Karen O’Meany, 1979Kinsey Olson, 1999-2002Rachel Ortiz, 1990-94Mavis Orton, 1968Linda Oster, 1969-72Bailey Ouellette, 2006-09

PStacy Paller, 1990-93Maura Pannier, 1980Kelly Park, 2004-2007Allie Parker, 2007-Julie Parker, 1983Dani Parrish, 2009-Lynn Pease, 1979Jenny Peavler, 1980Jaye Penwarden, 1977Laura Peterson, 1985-88Chris Petner, 1974-76Deb Pettit, 1971-72Ellen Pfluger, 1975-76Carol Phillips, 1979-82Melissa Pickert, 1984Sharon Pietras, 1977-78Angela Porcelli, 1993-96Tammy Pytel, 1995-98Cindy Price, 1970-71

RKaren Raney, 1980Kelly Redican, 2001-03Lori Reimer, 1989-92Sheila Reinhold, 1982Kathy RepassJeanne Richeal, 1988-91Connie Ritter-Schmidt, 1967Linda Ritzman, 1970Suzie Rizek, 1998-2001

Jenna Roberts, 2006-09Denise Robinson, 1986Tammy Rochford, 1983-86Judy Ronaldson, 1977Judith RottierMalanie Rubarts, 1996-98

SJennifer Salley, 1980-83Amy Scharlau, 1992-95 Mary Schmider, 1981Donna Schmitt, 1980Beth Schrader, 1986-89

Lynn Schreiner, 1968-71Julie Schuler, 1977Kara Schuur, 2003-04Susan SchwarzSinta Seiber, 1994-97Krystn Sendejas, 2007-09Terri Serbick, 1985-86Julie Sexton, 1988-91Paige Shemoski, 2000-03Sue Simon, 1978-80Lavora Singleton, 1967Zoe Sinner, 2009-Ginny Sirany, 1981Mickey Smith, 1966Annette Spicuzza, 1975-76Jamie Stephen, 1994-96Deb StewartKay StizelEllen Stoddard, 2004-2007Janet Strausberger, 1967Julie Stopka, 1996-99Lynda Stryker, 1980Gretchen Szymski, 1999-2002

tMichelle Taylor, 1980Mary Ann Tegeler, 1966Betty TempleJulie Thomas, 1977-78Lexie Thomas, 1984-86Dani Thompson, 2006-09Kathy Totel, 1970-72Cindy Town, 1979-82Jenny Trenda, 1984-87Jody Trenda, 1982-85Susan Triebold, 1980Chris Trzyna, 1974-76Janine Tulipano, 1984Jamie Turner, 1976-77

VKristin Vandenhouten, 1989-92Sheila VanGoethem, 1993-96Niki VanHooreweghe, 1992-95

Tate Vasseur, 1981Amy Veld, 1985-88Jennifer Vicha, 1994Barbara Vitek, 1968-71Lauren Von Holst 2004-05Marta Voytovich, 1977

WKim Waite, 1994-97Mary Wallenfelsz, 1980Jenny Warno, 1991-94Candy Weaver, 1981-84Sue Webber, 1975-76Jackie Weber, 1983Angela WehrliKate Welsh, 2007-Katie Welsh, 1992-93Sheila Westcott, 1968Judy WettElizabeth WhiteJudy WhitePeg Wieser 1981-84Michelle Williams, 2009-Terry WilsonCourtney Witvliet, 1998-2001Heather Wolf, 1984-85Chris WoodardDawn Worden, 1990-93

YChristy Yerby, 1979-80Carla YoungJane YoungloveSara Youstra, 1997-2000

ZSue Zdarko, 1979-80Ree Zenner, 1989-93Jan Zientek, 1974-76Mary Beth Zolli, 1974-76Mary Zordan, 1966-69Angie Zuspann, 1995-96

Angela Porcelli made the most of her on-base appearances by setting the nIu standards for stolen bases in a season.

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Dr. John G. Peters is the 11th president of

Northern Illinois University, a post he has held since June 2000. As NIU’s chief executive officer, Dr. Peters provides strategic direction and oversight for a nationally-recognized, comprehensive university serving more than 25,000 students in 120 areas of study at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Under his leadership, NIU has both expanded

and refined its institutional vision to more closely align teaching, research and outreach efforts with emerging needs of the northern Illinois / Chicagoland region.A native of Strongsville, Ohio, Dr. Peters earned his bachelor’s degree in political science at Cleveland’s John Carroll University, and a master’s in government from Ohio University in Athens. In 1974, he received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to assuming the NIU presidency, Dr. Peters was provost and chief operating officer at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. His distinguished academic career also includes 20 years in teaching and administrative roles at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned numerous awards for work in and out of the classroom. Dr. Peters’ presidency at NIU has been marked by substantial increases in the university’s reputation and the discovery of new sources of funding. In his first year as president, he gained admission for Northern Illinois University to the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), an honor reserved for the top five percent of universities nationwide. That same year, Dr. Peters secured NIU’s largest-ever private gift: $20 million for a new College of Business building. Since that time, President Peters has led efforts to expand federal funding of select NIU research programs – a campaign that has garnered more than $60 million, strengthened key partnerships with state and federal research programs, and enhanced NIU’s standing in the prestigious Carnegie Foundation rankings of research institutions.NIU’s longstanding commitment to regional service has also received new attention and support under Dr. Peters’ leadership. His vision of NIU as “the nation’s premier regional public university” has been the basis for substantial enhancement of regional partnerships with schools, businesses, health care and local governmental agencies. In 2005, Dr. Peters established an ambitious five-year plan that leverages historic NIU strengths by connecting regional engagement and applied research to the university’s well-known focus on real-world learning experiences. Fortified by that plan and more than $100 million in

private donations, NIU launched its first-ever comprehensive capital campaign and began a campus-wide strategic planning process to focus university resources and efforts in the years ahead. Among its more ambitious components is creation of a proton therapy cancer treatment and research center that integrates NIU’s respected physics program with cutting-edge nuclear medicine. Dr. Peters’ reputation as a consensus-builder and education policy expert puts him in demand for leadership roles in statewide and national organizations. He currently serves on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and is a member of the Mid-American Conference’s executive committee. His leadership in the area of intercollegiate athletics also includes membership on the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee representing the “coalition conferences.” Dr. Peters served as Illinois’ representative to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). He is a member of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln

Commission on International Education; NASULGC’s Commission on Women in Higher Education; and is co-chair of Illinois’ Center for Child Welfare and Education. In 2004, the U.S. Department of Education named Dr. Peters to a special task force studying math and science education, providing a national perspective for his ongoing work with education and economic development groups throughout the Midwest.A political scientist by training, Dr. Peters specializes in studies of public policy and Congress. He has published widely, including articles in the Journal of Policy Studies, American Politics Quarterly, American Political Science Review, and Legislative Studies Quarterly, and has co-edited two books on American politics. He is a Fellow of the Center for Great Plains Studies and has served as the associate editor of the Great Plains Quarterly. Dr. Peters and his wife, Barbara Cole Peters, have a son, Russell, who lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife, son and daughter.

Dr. John G. Peters

The 2009-10 school year is the 10th for Dr. John G. Peters as president of Northen Illinois University.

Dr. Peters is a fixture on NIU sidelines during Huskie football games.

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as associate vice president and director of athletics at Northern Illinois University on June 1, 2008, Jeff Compher has made strategic decisions to keep the athletics program moving forward while planning for the future and engaging with Huskie student-athletes.On February 10, 2009, Compher unveiled the NIU Department of

Intercollegiate Athletics’ Strategic Plan. The plan defines the mission, vision and values of the department while setting strategic goals and objectives for each unit for the next three years. Developed by NIU head coaches and a team of administrators, the cornerstone of the plan is the one-sentence, comprehensive, mission statement — “We develop champions in the classroom, in competition, and in life.” While Compher was laying out his plan for Huskie Athletics, NIU student-athletes continued to raise the bar academically. For the eighth consecutive semester, NIU student-athletes combined to post a cumulative grade point average above 3.0 as the spring term GPA came in at 3.025. On the fields of play, Compher was instrumental in securing the Huskie football team’s berth in the 2008 Independence Bowl on an at-large basis, while the NIU men’s soccer team lost in overtime of the MAC Championship match after claiming a win over No. 2 ranked SMU earlier in the year. Northern Illinois sent two wrestlers and two gymnasts to NCAA Regional competition, and both the softball and baseball teams claimed wins over ranked teams in 2009.In addition, in his first year, Compher oversaw the completion and opening of Northern Illinois’ new Track &Field/Soccer Complex as well as the installation of a new FieldTurf surface at Huskie Stadium. He completed the negotiation of a 10-year contract with ISP Sports to manage NIU’s multi-media rights and corporate partnerships, giving Northern Illinois a guaranteed income stream. He also oversaw the renegotiation of agreements with 670 AM WSCR The Score and Comcast SportsNet Chicago to broadcast Northern Illinois contests. Most recently, Compher hired Eric Luzzi to lead the Huskie men’s soccer program.A veteran collegiate athletics administrator, Compher came to DeKalb after nearly four years at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., where he served as executive associate athletic director and was responsible for the general management and daily operations of the athletic department at the Pac-10 school. The Baltimore, Md. native also brought previous experience as an athletic director to Northern Illinois as he led the athletics program at Western Carolina University from 2000 to 2004. In each of his previous three stops, Compher has been involved in developing and implementing long-range planning and working closely with constituencies within and outside the university. He has emphasized the student-athlete experience. At Washington, Compher had day-to-day responsibility for a 23-sport, 650 student-athlete department, including direct oversight of the football, men’s basketball, baseball and crew teams, as well as facilities and game operations. He also managed the student-athlete welfare areas. During his tenure at Washington, it consistently ranked

in the top 30 in the Director’s Cup standings while surpassing NCAA Academic Progress Rate and Graduation Success Rate standards. At both UW and Western Carolina, Compher was directly involved with capital projects and facility renovations, including construction of a new track/soccer and tennis complex and a significant expansion of the football stadium at Western Carolina, and the completion of the Football Legends Center at the University of Washington.While at WCU, he also hired successful head coaches who have since been hired at BCS programs, and saw the operating budget increase by 42 percent and the total budget for athletic scholarships improve by 113 percent. During his tenure in Cullowhee, the Catamount teams improved their individual and conference records, and the baseball, women’s golf and indoor track and field teams won Southern Conference titles. As associate and then senior associate athletic director at Vanderbilt University for four years, Compher directed nearly every area of the department, including leading the external areas from 1998-2000. Prior to that, he oversaw the NCAA compliance, academic support, strength and conditioning, equipment and CHAMPS/Life Skills areas at Vanderbilt. Compher spent 13 years in several different positions at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. As assistant athletic director at N.C. State from 1986-92, he managed the student-athlete support services units, established the first life skills program and handled scheduling and travel for the football and men’s basketball teams. He was the assistant to the chancellor at N.C. State before moving on to Vanderbilt and back into athletics administration.Throughout his career, the 50-year-old Compher has continued his education, participating in the NACDA Management Institute (1998), the Sports Management Institute Executive Program (1998-99) and the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Institute (2005 and 2006). He served on numerous university committees at each of his previous stops and spent time in the classroom as an instructor at Washington, Western Carolina and N.C. State. Compher earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from James Madison University, where he was a football student-athlete, in 1980, and graduated with a master’s degree in counseling and student personnel services from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania in 1982. His first position in collegiate administration was at North Carolina State, where he was the assistant director of Housing and Residence Life from 1982 to 1986. He and his wife, the former Cathy Fatica, have two sons, C.J. (17) and David (14).

The Compher family (from left): David, Jeff, Cathy and C.J.

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northern Illinois University is among the nation’s premier regional public

universities. Located in one of the most dynamic regions of the country, NIU is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with a diverse and international student body of more than 25,000.

• Northern Illinois has been ranked in the top four percent of all American universities by the Carnegie Foundation, having received the agency’s highest possible designation – “Doctoral/Research University Extensive.”

•The NIU College of Business was ranked 65th in BusinessWeek’s 2007 ranking of best undergraduate business programs in the country. The college received especially high marks for the quality of its faculty, its job placement services and for its facilities. According to the survey, “With dedicated professors and extraordinary facilities, students say NIU provides a private school education on a state school budget.”

•Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine consistently ranks NIU in the top 100 institutions nationwide for graduating minority students, including No. 1 in the country for number of graduate degrees in education awarded to African-Americans.

• Northern Illinois University is the alma mater of more than 50,000 College of Education graduates, 60% of whom live in Illinois, and 25 percent of all Illinois school superintendents.

• NIU’s School of Art is the largest producer of art teachers in Illinois, and overall, NIU is one of the 10 largest teacher preparation programs in the nation.

• Northern’s Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Rodrigo Villanueva, won the top prize at the 2008 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Festival. The prestigious festival celebrated its 41st year in March 2008.

NIU is included in the Research Universities (high research activity) category of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

Founded: ........................................... 1895

Location: ...................................DeKalb, Ill. (population 40,000)

Enrollment: .................................... 24,397 (18,069 Undergraduate) Faculty: ............................................ 1,279

Student/Faculty Ratio: ................17 to 1

Undergraduate Colleges: .........Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health & Human Services, Law, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Visual & Performing Arts

Programs of Study: ......63 undergraduatemajors, 79 graduate programs, including 11 Ph.D. programs, doctoral degrees in education and the Juris Doctorate

Library System: ...........Founders Memorial Library and its seven branch libraries contain more than 2 million books and 6,000 electronic journals.

Opened in 1899 and rededicated in 2004, Altgeld Hall (bottom left) is NIU’s signature building and the university’s oldest structure. With its open layout and scenic landscaping, Northern Illinois’ campus offers a beautiful surrounding for its students to pursue their studies.

•The American Chemical Society (ACS) has ranked the NIU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry among the top 25 in the nation for the number of ACS-certified bachelor’s degrees awarded annually. The department also is well-known for producing highly sought-after chemistry and science teachers.

•U.S. News & World Report ranks the NIU Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) program in the top 10 nationally in the field of city management and for public finance.

• About one-third of Illinois city managers are graduates of the NIU MPA program, a major force behind efforts to professionalize municipal staffs in Illinois and advance the national good government movement.

•NIU’s Department of Accountancy has consistently been ranked in the nation’s top 10 by the Public Accounting Report, while its graduate program has become a fixture in that ranking’s top 20.

•Northern Illinois University’s marketing program is ranked among the top five percent in the nation by Chicago-based Professional Society for Sales and Marketing Training. NIU’s Professional Selling program was the first collegiate sales program in the nation certified by SMT.

• Students from the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology took first place in the Spring 2007 Basic Utility Vehicle Competition hosted by the Institute for Affordable Transportation in Indianapolis. The Institute challenges teams to design and build simple, durable and affordable transportation that can be manufactured cheaply in third world countries.

•The 2007 graduates of the NIU School of Nursing posted a 99 percent passing rate on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination. Comparatively, the pass rate was 86 percent for all nursing programs in Illinois and 85 percent for all U.S. programs.

BusinessDennis Barsema - Chairman of the Board, Blue Lane Technologies, Inc.

Jeff Yordon - Chief Executive Officer, Sagent Pharmaceuticals

EducationPaul Sereno - Paleontologist

EntertainmentDan Castellaneta - Actor, Voice of Homer Simpson, The SimpsonsSteve Harris - Actor Eugene Young of ABC’s, The Practice

GovernmentDennis Hastert - Representative (retired), 14th District of Illinois; former Speaker of the House of Representatives

LawBarbara Giorgi-Vella - Partner, Vella & Lund, P.C.

MediaTim Bennett - President, Harpo Productions, Inc.

ScienceKathleen O. Havelka - Chemist, The Lubrizol Corporation

Below: NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology has ranked in the top 40 among engineering master’s degree programs nationwide over the years, according to U.S. News & World Report.

One of the newest buildings on campus, Barsema Hall is the home of NIU’s highly-respected College of Business.

Right: By virtue of its location alone, the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center has become a campus landmark. The building offers a welcoming facade of brick and stone, topped by a distinctive multi-gabled roof—an elegant example of classic American campus architecture.

the Jeffrey & Kimberly Yordon Center is a state-of-the-art facility in every way. From the Midwest Orthopaedic

Training Room to the Chet and Teresa Young Equipment Room, the strength & conditioning center to the Frances and George Wilkins Academic Support Center, every Huskie student-athlete is provided with the resources necessary to excel in the classroom and in competition.

While all 450 NIU student-athletes utilize the Yordon Center throughout the year, the facility is the full-time home of the Huskie football program, with locker rooms for players and coaches, meeting rooms, a spacious football equipment room and office space.

The heart of the 62,000-square foot Yordon Center, the Frances and George Wilkins Academic Support Center (honoring Carole & Joe Novak), features one-on-one tutorial rooms, a group study room and a fully-equipped computer lab, as well as offices for the counselors of the Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS) unit. This area brings the staff of SAASS into more direct daily contact with NIU’s student-athletes and is a constant hub of activity in the building.

The 12,500-square foot strength & conditioning center allows NIU’s professional sports performance coaches to avoid scheduling conflicts between teams while allowing space for warm-ups, plyometric exercises and speed and agility activities. The spacious area features brand new equipment with a variety and multitude of machines, as well as a three-lane sprint track.

All Huskie student-athletes benefit from the spacious and technologically-advanced facilities used by NIU’s professional athletic training staff and team doctors to prevent, treat and rehabilitate injuries in the Yordon Center. Doctors and trainers have been provided with all the tools they need, as the Yordon Center’s state-of-the-art health center features an X-ray room, doctor’s office, two rehabilitation pools, a drug testing area and offices for staff.

The spacious computer lab (left) provides all Huskie student-athletes with a comfortable learning environment in which to further their academic pursuits.

the Huskie Indoor Training (H.I.T) Center is the newest athletic training facility

to open on Northern Illinois University’s campus. Joining the Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center, which opened in August of 2007, the H.I.T. Center serves as the indoor practice home for NIU’s baseball, men’s and women’s golf and softball programs which opened November 1, 2007.

Located southwest of the Convocation Center in what was formerly known as the John Deere Building, the H.I.T. Center provides student-athletes a place to develop their skills during the winter months.

The H.I.T. Center measures 9,800 square feet and features an Astroturf carpet floor and sport specific lighting. Space is divided equally for baseball/softball and golf. Retractable netting allows for the redistribution of practice space. Four full-size batting cages are located on the baseball/softball side of the facility, while the golf side features space for six practice tees surrounded by netting. A putting green has also been installed.

Prior to the opening of the H.I.T. Center, NIU’s spring sport student-athletes used space in the Rec Center or on the east side of Huskie Stadium. Now they have a place of their own to call home.

Executive Vice President Eddie Williams spoke to a group of student-athletes and coaches at the opening of NIU’s most recent athletic training facility.

Several student-athletes expressed their gratitude for the H.I.T. Center at its opening including former softball player Krista McPherson.

The H.I.T. Center provides NIU coaches and student-athletes with a spacious, comfortable, on-campus facility for one-on-one instruction or team practices.


DeKalb’s CornFest (left) and Taste of Chicago (right) are two popular summertime events. The Taste leads up to Chicago’s Fourth of July festivities, while CornFest coincides with the students’ return to campus in late August.

When a Northern Illinois University student-athlete steps onto campus in DeKalb, Illinois, they are stepping onto the national

stage. Located just 65 miles west of downtown Chicago, the nation’s third-largest media market, Huskie student-athletes are a part of one of this country’s great sports towns.

During the 2007-08 season, the NIU football team took on Iowa at Soldier Field in the fall, while the baseball team faced Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in the spring. In 2011, the Huskies will return to Soldier Field to play Wisconsin.

DeKalb’s proximity to Chicago also affords local citizens, including NIU students, the opportunity to experience all that the city has to offer, from cultural events and festivals, to restaurants and theatres. Three airports – O’Hare, Midway and Rockford – are within an hour’s drive of NIU.

While it is close to the “Windy City” and the city’s ever-expanding western suburbs, DeKalb maintains a unique character and offers a quality existence to its nearly 45,000 residents. DeKalb is successfully combining the old and the new as brick-paved streets and historic homes co-exist with a growing business sector and brand new residential and commercial developments. In addition to many activities, including Huskie athletics, available on campus, DeKalb is famous for its annual “CornFest,” welcoming students back to town in late August.

Soldier Field (right), the home of the Chicago Bears, is the Huskies’ home away from home. NIU opened the 2007 season there against Iowa and will play Wisconsin in 2011 at the site.

The water tower on NIU’s campus (above left) proudly advertises NIU’s relationship with DeKalb, while Chicago’s historic Water Tower (above right) harkens back to the city’s past.

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