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Michigan Advances to Women's College World Series
Super Regionals Friday May 27th, 2005 DePaul 4, No. 9 Northwestern 0 Chicago-- Senior Erin Mobley (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) broke Northwestern's career hits record with a 2-for-3 effort, but it was DePaul scoring the runs in a 4-0 decision over the Wildcats in the first game of NCAA Super Regional Two Friday afternoon at Flames Field. Recap | Box Score No. 1 Michigan 4, No. 16 Washington 1 Ann Arbor, Mich.-- In front of an Alumni Field record crowd of 2,311, the No. 1-ranked Michigan softball team downed Washington 4-1 Friday night, May 27, to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three NCAA Super Regional. Jennie Ritter walked the leadoff batter and then retired 19 straight Huskies before Kristen Rivera's one-out homer in the seventh spoiled the no-hit bid. The Wolverines scored all their runs in the fifth, with Alessandra Giampaolo's leadoff homer and Becky Marx's two-run single the big hits. U-M will try to for a sweep Saturday at 2 p.m Recap | Box Score Day Three: Regional Finals Iowa Game One: No. 16 Washington 2, Iowa 0 Lincoln, Neb.-- The University of Iowa softball team was defeated by the Washington Huskies, 2-0 in the final round of the NCAA Region 16 Softball Tournament. The Hawkeyes ended the 2005 campaign with a 50-14 overall record. Washington broke the scoreless tie in the top of the sixth. Kathy Fiske led off the inning with a single and after a Lisa Birocci strikeout, back-to-back singles allowed the Huskies to take a 1-0 lead. Recap | Box Score Michigan Game One: No. 1 Michigan 6, North Carolina 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.-- After rain pushed back the game time four hours, the top-ranked Michigan softball team trounced North Carolina 6-0 Sunday, May 22, to win its NCAA Regional at Alumni Field. The Wolverines will host No. 16 seed Washington in a best-of-three Super Regional on Friday and Saturday, May 27-28. Jennie Ritter and Lorilyn Wilson combined for a one-hitter, with Ritter striking out 10 while working the first five innings. Samantha Findlay led the Wolverine bats, going 2-for-2 with a three-run home run, a walk and two runs scored Recap | Box Score Northwestern Game One: No. 9 Northwestern 4, Notre Dame 1 South Bend, Ind.-- Facing elimination and a Notre Dame team it had not beaten this season in two previous tries, No. 9 seed Northwestern dominated the Irish, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at the NCAA Ninth Regional at Ivy Field, forcing a rematch for the right to advance to the Super Regional. Northwestern's overall record is now 41-16, while Notre Dame falls to 46-14. The win was the first of the season for the Wildcats over the Irish, who defeated NU during Saturday's Regional action and once during the regular season, both times by a single run. Recap | Box Score Game Two: No. 9 Northwestern 4, Notre Dame 3 South Bend, Ind.-- Revenge is a dish best served in the NCAA Tournament. After falling in its first two meetings with Notre Dame -- including earlier in the Ninth Regional -- Northwestern fought back to sweep the Irish on championship Sunday, winning the second game, 4-3, to advance to the Super Regional. Recap | Box Score Penn State Game One: No. 5 Texas A&M 9, Penn State 2 College Station, Tex.-- After watching a 2-0 lead evaporate, Penn State (36-23) eventually fell to No. 5 Texas A&M (47-8), 9-2, at the Aggie Softball Complex Sunday in NCAA Regional action. Making their fifth NCAA appearance in six years, the Nittany Lions' recorded a 36-23 mark, the second-highest win total in Penn State softball history. A record four Lions were named to the all-Great Lakes Region team and two PSU players earned all-Big Ten recognition as well. Recap | Box Score Day Two Iowa Game Two: Iowa 1, Nebraska 0 The University of Iowa softball team defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 1-0 to advance to the finals of the NCAA Region 16 Softball Tournament. Kylie Murray was the hero of game two on Saturday, belting an RBI double to right field to score the only run of the contest. Recap | Box Score Game One: Iowa 2, Creighton 1 (8 innings) Lincoln, Neb. - Junior Stacy May came through in heroic fashion for the Hawkeyes in their elimination-bracket game against Creighton at the NCAA Regional Tournament, blasting a solo home run in the top of the eighth to give Iowa a 2-1 victory. The Hawkeyes will face Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. in another elimination-bracket game. The winner will face Washington tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the first game of the regional final. Recap | Box Score Michigan Game One: No. 1 Michigan 5, Seton Hall 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.-- Jennie Ritter pitched a three-hit shutout while Jessica Merchant and Nicole Motycka hit solo home runs as the No. 1-ranked Michigan softball team blanked Seton Hall 5-0 in NCAA Regional action Saturday, May 21, at Alumni Field. The victory puts the Wolverines (57-4) in Sunday's 1 p.m. championship game. Merchant gave U-M a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with her 21st homer of the season, Motycka hit a solo shot in the second, and Michigan added three runs in the fifth. Ritter (30-1) allowed three singles and struck out nine. Recap | Box Score Northwestern Game Two: No. 9 Northwestern 8, Louisville 2 South Bend, Ind. -- No. 9 seed Northwestern bounced back from a dramatic loss to Notre Dame earlier in the day to eliminate Louisville, 8-2, Saturday evening at the NCAA Ninth Regional at Ivy Field and advance to Sunday's championship action. Northwestern improves its overall record to 40-16 with the win, while Louisville closes its season with a 43-20 mark. The Wildcats reach the 40-win plateau for the fourth time in school history and the first time since 1987. Recap | Box Score Game One: Notre Dame 3, No. 9 Northwestern 2 South Bend, Ind. -- No. 9 seed Northwestern hit a temporary roadblock in its quest for a Ninth Regional championship Saturday afternoon, falling to Notre Dame, 3-2, at the Irish's Ivy Field. Northwestern's overall record falls to 39-16 with the loss, while Notre Dame improves to 46-13. The Wildcats join seeded teams California and Oregon State as top-10 seeds to fall into the consolation bracket at their respective regionals. Recap | Box Score Penn State Game Two: Penn State 2, McNeese State 1 College Station, Tex.--Penn State used an exciting 2-1 win over McNeese State Saturday evening to advance to meet Texas A&M again on Sunday, May 22, in NCAA Regional softball action. The No. 5 Aggies got by Penn State 3-2 earlier in the day on Saturday to automatically advance to Sunday action in the double elimination tournament. The Lions and Aggies meet at 1 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. ET, at the Aggie Softball Complex tomorrow. Recap | Box Score Game Two: No. 5 Texas A&M 3, Penn State 2 College Station, Tex.-- In a tail of the long ball, No. 5 Texas A&M may have lost the battle 2-1, but their three-run shot in the top of the fourth inning helped them win the war with Penn State, 3-2, in NCAA regional softball action on Saturday at the Aggie Softball Complex. Recap | Box Score Wisconsin Game One: No. 6 Oregon State 8, Wisconsin 2 Madison, Wis. - Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year Brianne McGowan set an Oregon State record with 16 strikeouts as the Beavers eliminated host Wisconsin from an NCAA softball regional with an 8-2 victory Saturday afternoon at Goodman Diamond. OSU hit three home runs in the contest to help it bounce back from a 1-0 defeat at the hands of UW-Green Bay Friday night. The Beavers earned a rematch with the Phoenix immediately following the game against the Badgers by virtue of their victory over Wisconsin Recap | Box Score Day One Penn State 5, Centenary 0 College Station, Tex.- Penn State's softball team (35-21) won its first NCAA regional game Friday when they walked off the field with a 5-0 victory over the Centenary Ladies (31-27). Penn State next meets the winner of the Texas A&M vs. McNeese State game, in progress now during continuing Region No. 5 action at the Aggie Softball Complex in College Station, Texas. Recap | Box Score No. 9 Northwestern 6, Albany 1 South Bend, Ind. -- No. 9 seed Northwestern opened its NCAA Tournament with a bang, rapping out 12 hits and racing past the University at Albany, 6-1, Friday afternoon in the first game of the Ninth Regional at Ivy Field. Recap | Box Score Nebraska 4, Iowa 0 Lincoln, Neb. - The University of Iowa softball team was defeated by the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 4-0 in first round action of the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Hawkeyes managed only three hits off Nebraska pitcher Ashley DeBuhr, who struck out a career-high 17 batters. Recap | Box Score DePaul 6, Wisconsin 0 Madison, Wis. - Tracie Adix and Megan Huitink teamed up on a two-hitter and Saskia Roberson hit a two-run home run as DePaul downed Wisconsin 6-0 in the opening game of an NCAA softball regional at Goodman Diamond Friday evening. Recap | Box Score No. 1 Michigan 8, Canisius 1 Ann Arbor, Mich- The No. 1-ranked Michigan softball team opened NCAA play Friday, May 20, with an 8-1 victory over Canisius in regional action at Alumni Field. Samantha Findlay hit a two-run homer in the first inning and was 2-for-2 with three runs scored and three RBI, while starting pitcher Jennie Ritter gave up two hits and fanned eight in five innings before giving way to Lorilyn Wilson. Recap | Box Score
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