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Northwestern Wins Big Ten Tournament
May 10, 2008
Championship Game: Northwestern 1, Iowa 0: Sophomore Lauren Delaney fired her third-straight Big Ten Tournament shutout Saturday in the championship game against Iowa, making a fourth-inning Erin Dyer solo home run stand up in a 1-0 victory for NU at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. Full Story... Game 1: Michigan State 2, Michigan 1: Michigan State scored in the second and sixth innings to stun No. 2 seed Michigan 2-1 in the opener of the 2008 Big Ten Women's Softball Tournament on Thursday. Seeded No. 7 and unranked nationally, the Spartans (27-28, 8-12) had been swept by the Wolverines in an April home-and-home series, 10-0 and 11-3. Full Story... Game 2: Northwestern 8, Ohio State 0: Host Northwestern used an eight-run fourth inning effort to earn a quarterfinal victory over Ohio State on Thursday afternoon. Full Story... Game 3: Iowa 9, Illinois 1: Iowa used eight hits and homered three times to beat Illinois, 9-1 in five innings Friday at the Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes advance to face Michigan State at 2 p.m. Full Story... Game 4: Minnesota 5, Purdue 4: Malisa Barnes hit a single to left with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to break a 4-4 deadlock and allow the Gophers to advance to the semifinals. Full Story...
Game 5: Iowa 13, Michigan State 4: Iowa came out with an offensive onslaught to earn a berth in Saturday's tournament championship game. Erin Riemersma led a balanced attack with three RBIs. Full Story... Game 6: Northwestern 12, Minnesota 0: The Wildcats offensive attack continued to roll against Minnesota, while Northwestern also held a second consecutive opponent scoreless to earn a chance to face Iowa on Saturday for the tournament championship. Full Story... |
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