University of Minnesota Athletics
NORTHWESTERN DEFEATS GOPHER SOFTBALL FOR SECOND STRAIGHT DAY
4/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
The Gophers were shut down by Wildcat first-year hurler Lauren Schwendimann, who allowed four hits and struck out eight. Shelly Nichols had two of the Gophers' four hits in the game. Northwestern broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with four runs after two were out. Erin Jancic and Brooke Siebel hit back-to-back two-run singles to account for the four runs. The Wildcats scored an unearned run in the sixth inning to close the scoring.
Minnesota will play its next 10 games on the road, beginning with a non-conference doubleheader at Wisconsin-Green Bay on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
Northwestern 5, Minnesota 0 Minnesota 000 000 0-0 4 4 Northwestern 000 041 x-5 8 1 Recknor, Hautala (5) and Smith. Schwendimann and Barnes. WP-Schwendimann (6-7). LP-Recknor (17-16). HR-none. Big Ten Standings Michigan 4-0 26-6 Iowa 4-0 24-7 Northwestern 3-1 12-15 Michigan State 2-2 23-14 Wisconsin 1-3 23-16 Purdue 1-3 20-19 Indiana 1-3 10-20 Penn State 0-0 16-8 Ohio State 0-0 15-12 Minnesota 0-4 22-16 Sunday's Games Northwestern 5, Minnesota 0 Michigan 2, Purdue 0 Michigan State 5, Indiana 4 Iowa 2, Wisconsin 0
