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Minnesota's Liberty Metrodome Classic 8 Western Illinois Minneapolis, MN 3:00 p.m. Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 5:00 p.m. 9 Louisville Minneapolis, MN 11:00 a.m. Wisconsin-Green Bay Minneapolis, MN 1:00 p.m. 10-1 1 Tournament Minneapolis, MN

Louisiana-Monroe Mardi Gras Classic 16 Southern Mississippi Monroe, LA l:OOp.m. Tennessee State Monroe, LA 3:00 p.m. 17 Drake Monroe, LA Noon Georgia Tech Monroe, LA 2:00 p.m. Tournament Monroe, LA 4:00 p.m. 18 Championship Monroe, LA 3:00 p.m.

3 Cape Girardeau, MO 10:00 a.m. Southwest Missouri State Cape Girardeau, MO Noon Western Kentucky Cape Girardeau, MO 4:00 p.m. 4 Illinois-Chicago Cape Girardeau, MO 9:30 a.m. Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, MO 1:30 p.m.

USD's Torrero Invitational 9 Brigham Young San Diego, CA 8:00 a.m. Tul.sa San Diego, CA 1:00 p.m. 10 Portland State San Diego, CA 8:00 a.m. Boston College San Diego, CA 1:00 p.m. 11 San Diego San Diego, CA 3:30 p.m.

13 @California-San Diego* La Jolla, CA 5:00 p.m. 17 @SW Missouri State* Springfield, MO Noon 18 @SW Missouri State Springfield, MO Noon 24 Southern Illinois* Cedar Falls, IA Noon 25 Southern Illinois Cedar Falls, IA Noon 28 @Iowa State Ames, IA 3:00 p.m. 31 @Evansville* Evansville, IN Noon

Iowa* 4 @Western Illinois* Macomb, IL 7 Creighton* Cedar Falls, IA 8 Creighton Cedar Falls, IA Noon 10 Bradley* Cedar Falls, IA 2:00 p.m. 14 Wichita State* Cedar Falls, IA Noon 15 Wichita State Cedar Falls, IA Noon 17 @Minnesota* Minneapolis, MN 3:00 p.m. 21 @Drake* Des Moines, IA Noon 22 @Drake Des Moines, IA Noon 25 @Bradley Peoria, IL 3:00 p.m. 28 @Illinois State* Normal, IL Noon 29 @Illinois State Normal, IL Noon

Indiana State Noon 10- 12 MVC Tournament 17-20 NCAA Regional Tournament 22-28 Women's College World Series

Home games are in bold * indicates doubleheader •J•I•J•9ijfjf iJ§Ji;)Q•fU~ General Information ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••------• ••••••• •••• • •••••• • ••••••••• University Information Table of Contents Location ...... Cedar Falls, IA General Information ...... 1 Enrollment ...... 13,774 Founded ...... 1876 President ...... Dr. Robert Koob Coaches ...... 2-3 Athletic Director ...... Rick Hartzell Nickname ...... Panthers 2001 Season Outlook ...... 4-5 C olors ...... Purple and Old Gold Conference ...... Missouri Valley Roster ...... 6 Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I PlayerBios ...... 7-19 Coaching Information Head Coach ...... Sara Hayes 2000 Season Review ...... 20-22 Yrs. at UNI ...... 1st Career Record ...... 0-0 MVC Stats and Info ...... 23-24 Record at UNI ...... 0-0 Softball Office Phone ...... (319) 273-4487 Assistant Coaches ...... Chrisy Herbert 2001 Opponents ...... 25-28 ...... Jody Dean Volunteer Assistant ...... Kim Edwards History ...... 29-39

Team Information University Info ...... 40-41 2000 Overall Record ...... 28-32 2000 MVC Record ...... 11-7/f 1st Athletic Info ...... 42-44 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 8/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 5/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 1/2 Newcomers ...... 7 Top Returning Players Lindsay Wood, junior, third base Kristi Johnson, senior, second base Allison Taverner, sophomore, catcher and first base

Media Relations Media Relations Director ...... Nancy Justis Associate Director ...... Robert Anderson Assistant Director ...... Jill Gansemer Softball Contact ...... Bryan O' Neil Email ...... [email protected] Home Phone ...... (3 19) 277-0309 Office Phone ...... (3 19) 273-5455 Office Fax ...... (319) 273-3602 Athletic Web Page ...... www.uni.edu/athletic Softball Page ...... www.uni.edu/athletic/soft The 2001 softball media guide was designed and written by media relations student assistant, Nathan Koenigsfeld, with help from ~~ student assistant, Bryan O' Neil. r~-~ Editorial assistance was provided by Associate Media Relations Director, Robert Anderson. Photos and cover design provided by ~'- NORTHERN UNI University Marketing and Public Relations . I·O·W·A • c_ ___c_o_a_c_h_i_n_g_s_t_a_,, ____ .3,;,1 I ii ri Ift§ 111 B·ti f• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SARA HAYES Head Coach * 1st Season * Notre Dame 1995

Sara Hayes is in her first season at the helm of the Northern Iowa softball program. Hayes is replacing Meredith Bakely who retired after coaching UNI for 22 seasons. Hayes is taking over a Panther squad that finished 28-32 a year ago and in a regular season tie for first-place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Hayes comes to UNI after serving the last five seasons as an assistant at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. The Blue Demons made it to the College World Series each of the past two seasons. These were the first such appearances in the history of the school. Last season, DePaul finished 40-22 and 10th in the final USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll. The coaching staff was named the NFCA's Na tional Coaching Staff of the Year in 1999 and the Midwest Staff of the Year during the past season. Hayes coached 11 GTE Academic All-Americans as well as 11 Louisville Slugger All-Americans. Hayes graduated from Notre Dame in 1995 with a degree in Anthropology. She was responsible for setting numerous records while playing softball there. Hayes was the 1995 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year and a three-time all-Mideast Region selection. She was the Irish MVP as both a junior and senior when the Irish earned berths in the NCAA Tournament. Hayes was also MCC Newcomer of the Year in 1992. When she left Notre Dame, she was the all-time leader in 10 offensive 2001 Panther Coaching Staff categories and the holder of eight single- season school records. A native of Rancho Santa Fe, Califor nia, Hayes currently resides in Cedar Falls.

L to R: Kim Edwards, Christy Hebert, Sara Hayes, and Jody Dean • •1•1•lii!iilii§fitiO·tif ~ Coaching Staff ) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••------CHRISTY H EBERT Assistant Coach * 1st Season * Iowa 1 997

Entering her first season as part of the Panther coaching staff is Christy Hebert. Hebert brings a load of experience and talent to UNI as she has been very successful at both the Division I and professional levels. Prior to UNI, Hebert had been an assistant coach at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, since 1998. In addition, she was a member of the North Carolina Diamonds and Tampa Bay Firestix of the Women's Professional Softball League in 1998-2000. Herbert made the all-star team for the Diamonds in 1998. Herberts college days were spent in Iowa City, where she was a standout for the University of Iowa softball team. She was both all-Big Ten and All-American in both 1996 and 1997. She helped the Hawkeyes reach the Women's College World Series in 1995, '96 and '97. In 1997, Hebert was named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

JODY DEAN Assistant Coach * 1st Season * Northern Iowa 1999

Making her first transition from player to coach is Jody Dean. Dean joins the staff as a part-time assistant, and will head the development of UNI's recruiting and alumni network. Dean was a standout for the Panther softball team from 1996- 98. A two-time all-conference pick, Dean owns four single-season records: hits-66, RBI-44, total bases-117 and home runs 12, and two career marks at UNI (home runs- 29 She set an MVC record with 29 homers in her career. Dean was named third team All-America in 1998 after batting .393 with 12 homers and 38 RBI. After her graduation, Dean worked at American Color Imaging until October 1999. She then moved on to John Deere where she has worked as a Human Resource Representa tive/Recruiter ever since.

KIM EDWARDS Uolunteer Assistant Coach * 1st Season *

Kim Edwards will be helping the pitchers as a volunteer assistant coach. Edwards brings valuable pitching experience to the Panther softball program. She has played competitively in Canada, the United States and Austrailia. Edwards originally hails from Canada. She was offered a chance to go our for the Canadian Olympic Softball Team in 2000, but decided to attend college in the U.S. instead. She attended Texas A&M University on a softball scholarship from 1996-1997. She then transferred to McNeese State where she continued to play softball until May 1999. Last year, Kim and her husband, Kenny, transferred to the University of Northern Iowa. Her husband is a member of UNI men's track and field squad and won the MVC decathlon title last May. • ( ___2_ 0_0_1_s_e_a_s_o_n_P_r_e_v_ie_w___ 4JII_ 1•I•J • Qij ,jf fJ§ JitJ Q•f) I• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •• •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• • • • • • • • • •• • MANY NEW FACES FOR UNI SOFTBALL 2001

The 2001 University of North ern Iowa softball season marks the arrival of new head coach Sara Hayes. Hayes takes the helm for the Panthers after the retirement of Meredith Bakley. Bakley retired after going 28-32 last season and finishing in a regular season tie for fust place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Hayes is very optimis tic about the new perspective that she and her staff can bring to an already strong team. UNI will rely on the experi enced team members for leadership, yet many young faces will be vital to the Panthers' success. Junior Lindsay Wood returns to lead the offensive charge for UNI. Wood batted a team-best .362 with eight HR 'and 29 RBI's and was a unanimous first-team all-conference pick last season. Catcher Heidi Freitager looks to bring power to the plate for the Panthers. Freitager had a very explosive fall as she batted .611 with 6 RBI's and 11 hits. Kristi Johnson rounds out the senior trio for UNI at second base. Johnson transferred to UNI from Kirkwood Community College last season and was second on the team in hitting with a .291 batting average. "The strength of this season's team lies in the core of the upper class," said Hayes. "The seniors are really good leaders and are good mentors to the younger girls on the team. These younger girls have come in really raw with a ton of talent. I think the upper-classmen on the team can provide this structure to help with the development of the younger players. We are deep in a lot of positions and there is a lot of competition on the team for these positions. There probably won't be a set lineup until March." THE OUTFIELD A good core of experienced and talented players return for the UNI outfield this spring. Senior Beth Scheetz looks to retain her starting position at center. Juniors Sarah Rehling and Lindsey Wright also will see action for UNI in the outfield. Freshmen Kristen Rehling, Lyndsy Owen and Melissa Larson all could challenge for spots in the outfield. Owen was the 2000 Iowa High School Softball Player of the Year and brings an enormous amount of talent and determina tion to the field. Kristen Rehling is the younger sister of Sarah. "We have a lot of experience," said Hayes on the outfield. "The outfield is going to rotate a lot and play a lot of different positions. These players are all very talented and we will try them out and find out who best fits the positions and performs well as a team. Defensively, the outfield is our most experienced core. They communicate well with each other and know where they need to be to make the play." • •1·1·> I ii ii';\§ 110 a·ti f ~ ----2_0_0_1_s_e_a_s_o_n_ P_re_v_i_e_w___ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• THE INFIELD The infield for UNI looks to be led by the very talented trio of Kristi Johnson, Stacey Sampson and Lindsay Wood. Johnson looks to retain her starting position at second base. Last season she started all 60 games for UNI while racking up 55 hits. Wood, an all-Region selection last year, also started all 60 games for UNI setting single season records for total bases (128), hits (77) and extra-base hits (30). Wood will look to retain her starting position at third base although there is a possibility she could see time in the outfield. Sampson will look to get the starting job at first base after playing in 30 games last season with a .211 batting average. One newcomer who hopes to challenge for playing time this year is freshman Wendi Kragel at first base. Sophomore Blair Young and freshman Kimbee Plata will look to take the starting shortstop duties. Plata could also push Wood for the starting spot at third base. "Our older players provide a great core for the infield to build out of," said Hayes. "The new players are very athletic and know the game really well. They will provide the older players with a challenge because they will have to play to their potential to win those starting spots. We have a lot of talent defensively in the infield, we just have to figure out who has the offensive ability to go along with it before a starting lineup is set." PITCHING With the loss of last season's pitching duo of Heidi Fromherz and Jeannine Soncini, there will be many new faces on the mound for UNI this season. Sophomore Malinda McClintock leads the charge for the Panther pitching staff and is the lone returning hurler from last year. McClintock appeared in 26 games last season with an overall record of 4-6, a 2.34 ERA and three saves. Sopho more Cara Graver and freshmen Lyndsy Owen and Julie Philips are inexperienced but bring an immense amount of talent to the mound. "This is a young and inexperienced group," said Hayes. "They have loads of talent, but we need to sharpen up. They really compliment each other well. Each pitcher brings her own style to the game. All four of these players will grow and each one will be a vital part to our success this spring." CATCHERS The catcher position may be the most experienced for the UNI softball squad this year. Senior Heidi Freitager and sophomore Allison Taverner return behind the plate for the Panthers this year. Freitager was second on the team with a .980 fielding percentage last season. She was responsible for 215 putouts while committing only five errors and started 51 games last year. Taverner returns with perhaps the most powerful bat on the UNI squad. She started nine games for the Panthers at catcher last season. Taverner appeared in 54 games overall with a .252 batting average and five home runs. • Roster •1•r•!iki!rilii§f1fjQ·tif • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••C Numerical Roster No Name Year Position Bff Hometown I Hi2h School / Previous Colle2e 2 Julie Phillips Fr. P,OF LIL Corona, CA / Corona 3 Blair Young Fr. SS, 2B R/R Waukon, IA / Waukon 5 Sarah Rehling Jr. OF LIL Fairfield, IA/ Fairfield/ Kirkwood C.C. 7 Malinda McClintock So. p R/R Yucca Valley, CA / Yucca Valley 8 Beth Scheetz Sr. OF R/R Oxford, IA / Clear Creek-Amana 9 Lindsay Wood Jr. 3B L/R Eldridge, IA/ Eldridge North Scott 10 Kimbee Plata Fr. SS, 3B R/R Visalia, CA / Mt. Whitney 11 Kristi Johnson Sr. 2B L/R Alburnett, IA /Alburnett/ Kirkwood C.C. 13 Stacey Sampson Jr. lB R/R Urbandale, IA/ Urbandale 14 Lindsay Wright Jr. OF LIL Kirkwood, MO I Kirkwood 15 Melissa Larson Fr. OF R/R Story City, IA / Roland Story 16 Cara Graver So. p R/R Tiffin, IA / Clear Creek-Arnana 17 Allison Taverner So. lB, C R/R Camarillo, CA / Camarillo 18 Lyndsy Owen Fr. P,OF R/R Waukee, IA / Waukee 19 Wendi Kragel Fr. lB R/R Waukee, IA/ Waukee 20 Heidi Freitager Sr. C R/R Mounds View, MN / Irondale

Alphabetical Roster No Name Year Position Bff Hometown I Hi2h School / Previous Colle2e 20 Heidi Freitager Sr. C R/R Mounds View, MN / Irondale 16 Cara Graver So. p R/R Tiffin, IA / Clear Creek-Amana 11 Kristi Johnson Sr. 2B L/R Alburnett, IA /Alburnett/ Kirkwood C.C. 19 Wendi Kragel Fr. lB R/R Waukee, IA / Waukee 15 Melissa Larson Fr. OF R/R Story City, IA / Roland Story 7 Malinda McClintock So. p R/R Yucca Valley, CA / Yucca Valley 18 Lyndsy Owen Fr. P,OF R/R Waukee, IA / Waukee 2 Julie Phillips Fr. P,OF LIL Corona, CA / Corona 10 Kimbee Plata Fr. SS, 3B R/R Visalia, CA / Mt. Whitney 5 Sarah Rehling Jr. OF LIL Fairfield, IA / Fairfield / Kirkwood C.C. 13 Stacey Sampson Jr. lB R/R Urbandale, IA/ Urbandale 8 Beth Scheetz Sr. OF R/R Oxford, IA / Clear Creek-Amana 17 Allison Taverner So. lB, C R/R Camarillo, CA / Camarillo 9 Lindsay Wood Jr. 3B L/R Eldridge, IA/ Eldridge North Scott 14 Lindsey Wright Jr. OF LIL Kirkwood, MO I Kirkwood 3 Blair Young Fr. SS, 2B R/R Waukon, IA / Waukon

Head Coach: Sara Hayes Assistant Coaches: Christy Hebert, Jody Dean Volunteer Assistant: Kim Edwards • e{•I•J I ii ii' ii§ f ih Q·ti f ~ ------s_e_n_io_r_P_r_o_fi_le_s____ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Panther Profiles Seniors

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20 Heidi Freitager 5'11" 2001 Outlook: Freitager will be the Panthers' SENIOR starting catcher for the third consecutive CATCHER season. MOUNDS VIEW, MN 2000: Was the primary catcher for the Pan (IRONDALE) thers. Started in 51 of 52 games played. Batted an even .200 with eight RBI. Second on the team with a .980 fielding per centage and 215 putouts and only five errors. Made the all-tournament team at the Metrodome Tournament. 1999: Enjoyed a productive year as UNI's top option behind the plate. Batted a career-high .231 with a double and eight RBI. Made 39 of the team's 54 starts at catche~, and committed only four errors for a .978 fielding percent age. Had eight sacrifice bunts, ranked third on the club. 1998: Rotated as lead catcher, starting in 23 games. Hit .212 with six RBI. High School: All-metro, all-conference, all-region, and all-state pick at Irondale High School. Was a Minnesota High School Heisman Award nominee. Earned 11 letters in softball, tennis and basketball.

Year ~ G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR E. SB-A so BB 1998 .212 23 52 I II 6 2 l I 1-1 17 9 1999 .231 39 78 3 18 8 l 0 0 4 0-0 20 6 2000 .200 52 l 15 8 18 8 0 5 0-0 23 15 Total .214 114 245 12 47 22 3 2 2 10 1-1 60 30

PERSONAL NOTES

Major/Minor: ------Science/Coaching Parents:------John and Florence Siblings:------Stephen Favorite Actress: ------Meg Ryan Favorite Book: ------She's Come Undone Favorite Movie: ------The Usual Suspects Favorite Pro Sports Teams: ------Minnesota Vikings Favorite Athletes: --- Mark McGwire, Mike Piazza, and Lisa Fernandez Future Plans: ------Division I softball coach Hobbies: ------golf, tennis, basketball, fishing, and hunting 2001 Season Goals: ------win the conference and go to the NCAA Tournament Best Advice: ------Success: the harder you work, the luckier you get • e{•1•lii!iilfi§f1DB·t)f • ______s_e_n_i_o_r_P_r_o_fi_le_s____ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11 Kristi Johnson 2001 Outlook: Starting at second base, SECOND BASE lightning quick speed, will be instrumental in ALBURNETT, IA the offensive attack and has great range in the (ALBURNETT/ field. Senior leader for the infield. KIRKWOOD C. C.) 2000: Was one of only five team members who started and played in all 60 games. Finished with second highest batting average on team at .291. Had team-high 21 stolen bases on 25 attempts. Second on the team in on-base percent age at .377. Best game came on March 12 against Mis souri as she was 2-for -2 with two runs and two walks. Had an 11-game hitting streak from Apr. 16 to May 5. Kirkwood: First team all-Region second baseman and all-American nominee. Also an academic all-American. High School: First team all-state pick in softball, and first team all-conference selection in basketball. State qualifier in track and cross country.

Year AYg,. G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR ESB-A so BB 2000 .291 60 189 34 55 12 2 0 18 21-25 43 26 Total .291 60 189 34 55 12 1 2 0 18 21-25 43 26

PERSONAL NOTES

Major/Minor: ------Health Promotions Parents:------Kevin and Teri Siblings:------Katie and Korey Favorite Actress: ------Julia Roberts Favorite Book: ------Paradise Favorite Movie: ------Pretty Woman Favorite Pro Sports Team: ------New York Liberty Future Plans: ------become a personal trainer and coach Hobbies: ----- working out, riding bike, roller blading, and going to the beach 2001 Season Goals: ------to have fun and be able to look back on her senior season and be proud of what the team accomplished Best Advice: ------Everything happens for a reason • ( _____s _e ni_ _o_r_P_r_o_fi_le_s____ ._ 3•I•J Iii ii Ifi§ Jiu Q·ti f • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 Beth Scheetz 2001 Outlook: Centerfielder, contributes leadership and experience to the team. OuTFIEW Provides experience as a returning starter. OXFORD, IA 2000: Started 56 games at center field. Led (CLEAR CREEK· the team in fielding percentage with .987 AMANA) and 76 putouts. B atted .205 with 35 hits and 15 RBI. Best game hit 3-for-4 against Alabama with an RBI and two triples. 1999: Started 50 games in the outfield for UNI, batting .211 with eight doubles, three triples and nine RBI. Played mostly left field, and regularly batted in the No. 7 slot in the order. Came on late in the year offensively and finished with a .258 batting average in conference play. 1998: Started in 20 games, batting .213. Drove in two runs and drew seven walks. Also scored eight times and had a double. All 20 appearances were starts. High School: Southeast Iowa Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 1996. Named to Iowa's all-elite team twice. First team all-conference selection three years. All-area team two years. Lettered five times in softball, while earning a total of 10 letters in swimming, basketball and track. Year ~ !i AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR E. SB-A so BB 1998 .234 20 47 8 10 2 I 0 0 3 2-3 17 7 1999 .2 11 so 11 4 10 24 9 8 3 I 2 0 -0 39 I 2000 .205 56 171 II 35 IS s s 0 I 2-2 46 6 Total .217 126 332 29 69 26 14 8 1 6 4-5 102 14 PERSONAL NOTES

Major/Minor: ------Social Work/Psychology Parents:------Joseph and Debra Siblings: ------Melanie, Jodie Favorite Actress: ------Drew Barrymore Favorite Book: ------The Outsiders Favorite Movie: ------The Wizard of Oz Favorite Pro Sports Team: ------New York Yankees, Indiana Pacers Favorite Athlete: ------Derek Jeter, Regie Miller Future Plans: ------graduate school Hobbies: ------fishing, camping, horseback riding, sports 2001 Season Goals: ------win the conference and go to the NCAA Tournament Best Advice: ------Success, the harder you work, the luckier you get • •+{tlt)IBi!iilfi§fiPQ•f)f ~ Junior Profiles ) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••------Panther Profiles

Juniors

Top to Bottom: Stacey Sampson, Lindsay Wood, Lindsey Wright and Sara Rehling

• ( ______J_ u_n_io_r_P_rofi_ •l_es____ ~- 1•I•J•QijiJf iJ§fitJQ•fjf • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 Sarah Rebling 2001 Outlook: With good speed and leadership, could see a lot of time in the outfeild. OUTFIELD Kirkwood Community College: two year FAIRFIEW, IA starter. Batted over .300 in both seasons. Started (FAIRFIEW/ freshman season in center field and was a starter KIRKWOOD CC) in right field as a sophomore. High School: Three time all-state perfromer at Fairfield High School. Fifth team all-state in 1996, fifth team in 1997, and fourth team in 1998. Also, a first team all-conference selection in both 1997 and 98. Helped lead her team to district championship in 1996 with a .408 batting average. Also was conference champs in 1997 and third place in the state in 1998. Won the golden glove award in 1997 and the senior award in 1998. Personal: Daughter of Russell and Karla Rehling. Majoring in Human Resource Management. Enjoys shopping and corresponding with long-distance friends. Goal for the 2001 season is to bat over .300. Favorite movies are GI Jane and A League of Their Own. Favorite sports team is the St. Louis Rams. Hobbies include collecting turtle parphenilia. Best Adviceis to keep smiling and have fun. The best aspect of being an athlete at UNI is representing the school.

13 Stacey Sampson 2001 Outlook: Leader for the infield, good power at bat and probable starter at first base INFIEW 2000: Started 28 of 30 games played primarily URBANDALE, IA at first base. Batted .211 with five RBI's. Only (URBANDALE) committed six errors on 218 putouts defensively for the Panthers. Her 218 putouts was second most on the team. High game came against Illinois State in the MVC Tourna ment where she was 2-for- 2 with one run scored. 1999: Attended the University of Iowa in the fall of 1998 before transferring to UNI. High School: A three time all-conference pick at Urbandale. Twice named to the all-state team. All conference twice in basketball, and all-state once. Earned 13 letters in softball, basketball, track, tennis and cross country. Personal: Daughter of Tim and Marilyn Sampson. Sister Amber Sampson also played softball at UNI. Favorite sports team is the Chicago Cubs. Goals for the 2001 season are to improve bat strength and speed as well as win the conference tournament. Chose UNI becasue she liked the school. Year Avg. G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR E SB-A SO BB 2000 .211 30 76 7 16 5 2 0 0 6 0-1 12 4 Total .211 30 76 7 16 5 2 0 0 6 0-1 12 4 • el•X•!iiiii!ii§fiDQ·fif ~ Junior Profiles ) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••------9 Lindsay Wood 5'6" JUNIOR 2001 Outlook: One of the most explosive bats THIRD BASE in the conference, will play third base in the ELDRIDGE, IA field. (NORTH SCOTT HS) 2000: Wood continued to perform exceptionally well as she was named all MVC first-team. She was also named Midwest Regional First team and named MVC Player of the Week April 24. Broke school records for single season in total bases (128), hits (77), and extra base hits (30). Finished the season with a team-best batting average of .362. Started 60 games, all at third base. Batted .419 against MVC for second straight conference batting crown. 1999: Had a freshman year beyond most expectations, earning first team all-conference honors as an at large pick. Was the first player in UNI school history to make the all-conference team as a freshman. Won the league batting title with a .469 average in MVC games. Hit. 323 overall for the year. High School: Was the 1998 Class 3A Player of the Year in Iowa, and an elite team all-state selection. Also named to the all-state teams sophomore and junior seasons at North Scott. Batted above .500 three times. Earned 13 letters in softball, track, volleyball and basketball. Personal: Daughter of Frank and Peggy Wood. Majoring in elementary education with a minor in special education. Hobbies include putting photo albums together and running. During her spare time she enjoys working with special ed. children, going shopping and visiting family and friends. Goals for the 2001 season are to match or beat all her numbers from last season and to win the Valley again. Chose UNI because of great campus, great education school and it was close to home. Year Avg. G AB .R H RBI 2B 3B HR E SB-A SO BB 1999 .323 54 158 26 51 13 3 1 1 2 4-9 30 11 2000 .362 60 213 43 77 29 16 6 8 16 14-15 30 13 Total .343 114 371 69 128 42 19 7 9 18 18-24 60 24

14 Lindsey Wright 2001 Outlook: Possible starter in right or left field, her offense will determine her playing OUTFIELD time. ST. LOUIS, MO 2000: Saw limited action last spring due to tom (KIRKWOOD HS) ligaments in right anke. Did make starts in 6 of 9 total games played. Hit .105 with one run. Had four putouts with no errors defensively for the Panthers. 1999: Played in 25 games, starting 10. Hit .289 with two doubles, two homers and 11 RBI in just 45 at-bats. High School: A first team all-conference, all-metro and all-district selection. Earned nine letters in softball, basketball and soccer. Personal: Daughter of Will and Kathy Wright. Majoring in Communications. Future plans are to attend law school after UNI. Enjoys playing frisbee in her spare time. Goals for the 2001 season are to go to Regionals. Best advice ever received "Live each day to the fullest" Year Avg. G AB .R H RBI 2B 3B HR E SB-A SO BB 1999 .289 25 45 4 13 11 2 0 2 2 0-0 13 1 2000 . l 05 9 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 9 3 Total .197 34 64 5 15 11 2 0 2 2 0-0 22 4 • ( ___s_o_p_h_o_m _o_r_e_P_r_o_f_il_e_s___ .l•X•! I ii ii Ifi§ 110 0·ti f • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Panther Profiles

Sophomores

From Top Left Clockwise: Blair Young, Allison Taverner, Cara Graver and Malinda McClintock .

• ea•I•J Ii!ii' ii§ f iP Q·t) IIP ____ s _o_p_h_o_m_o_re_P_ro_f_il_e_s ___) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 16 Cara Graver 2001 Outlook: A very talented pitcher, will rotate on the mound this spring. PITCHER 2000: Didn't see any action during the 2000 TIFFIN, IA season. (CLEAR CREEK High School: First-team elite all-state, all AMANA) conference four years, five-year letterwinner in softball. Helped lead Clear Creek Arnana to the state championship in 1997. Personal: Daughter of Irv and Brenda Graver. Major -ing in Management Information Systems. Goals for the 2001 season are to win the conference tournament. Hobbies include playing video games. In her spare time she likes to spend time with friends and her boyfriend.

7 Malinda Mcclintock 2001 Outlook: The ace of the pitching staff, she is the only pitcher with experience returning PITCHER from last year. YUCCA VALLEY, CA 2000: Enjoyed a very productive freshman (YUCCA VALLEY season as she appeared in 26 total games pitch HS) ing with a 4-6 record and a 2.34 ERA. ERA was second best on the team behind Heidi Freitager's 2.33. Pitched a total of 89.2 innings with only 17 walks compared with 79 strikeouts. High School: A first team all-conference and league MVP for two straight years at Yucca Valley. Earned four varsity letters in softball. Set school record with 244 strikeouts in a season senior year. Personal: Daughter of Brian McClintock and Lynda Korcha. Majoring in Communications. Favorite movie - Braveheart, favorite actor - Mel Gibson. Hobbies include: talking, traveling, singing, drawing and camp ing. Goals for the 2001 season are to be the starting pitcher for UNI and do the best for her team. Year ERA W-L SV G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2000 2.34 4-6 3 26 11 5 2 89.2 92 53 30 17 79 Year Avg. G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR E SB-A SO BB 2000 .200 5 15 2 3 2 0 0 7 0-0 4 1

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2001 Outlook: One of the most powerful hitters FIRST BASE, CATCHER on the team, will split time at first and behind CAMARILLO, CA the plate this season. (CAMARIUO HS) 2000: Went above and beyond expectations as she started 53 games. Batted .252 with 21 RBI and five HR. Primarily played at first base as she made 32 starts at that position. Best game came against Evansville April 2, in second game of doubleheader, was 2-for-3 with four RBIs and one run. High School: A first team all-Marmonte League and second team all-Pacific View League selection. at Adolfo Camarillo High. Was named to the Daily News All-Star team, and an ACHS CIF finalist. . Personal: Daughter of Keith and Dolores Taverner. Year Avg. G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR .E SB-A so BB 2000 .252 54 143 12 36 21 2 0 5 9 0-0 39 20

3 Blair Young 2001 Outlook: Will see a lot of action at shortstop, and is a solid offensive threat. INFIELD 2000: Redshirted. WAUKON, IA High School: Four time selection to all-confer (WAUKON HS) ence, all-district and all-state. Participated on the class 2A all-star team. Personal: Daughter of Phil and Sheryl Young. Majoring in Communications/ Electronic Media. Has brother Brandon-22 and sister Brea-16. Best advice is "You dream it, then you do it." Favorite movie is A League of Their Own. Favorite professional team is the Oakland Athletics. Goals for the 2001 season are to repeat as conference champs, win the conference tournament and play well through the Regional.

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Starting top left and going clockwise: Julie Phillips, Kristen Rehling, Melissa Larson, Kimbee Plata, Wendi Kragel and Lyndsy Owen

• ( • FreshmenProfiles 4l{•Nii!IUIJ§f1\1Q,fjl • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19 Wendi Kragel 2001 Outlook: Has a great bat, may see time at first base. INFIEW High School: First team all-state both junior and WAUKEE, IA senior seasons and elite all-state senior year at (WAUKEE HS) first base. Personal: Daughter of Jacki and Wade Kragel. Majoring in accounting. Future goal is to become a Certified Public Accountant. Goals for the 2001 season are to play first base and hit in some games. Chose UNI because of their great accounting program. Enjoys playing cards and sleeping in her spare time.

15 Melissa Larson 2001 Outlook: A solid athlete, will work for a spot in the outfield. 0UTFIEW High School: Unanimous first team all-confer STORY CITY, IA ence selection twice. Named to the third team (RoLAN~SroRY all-state. First team all mid-Iowa twice as well. HS) Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Linda Larson. Has three siblings: Brent- 22, Jamie-21, and Ryan-16. Elementary Education major. Favorite book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Favorite movie is Coyote Ugly. Hobbies include sports, movies, hanging out with friends and sleeping. Goals for the 2001 season are to win the MVC and have fun. Chose UNI because its a good school for elementary education. Most admires her parents.

18 Lyndsy Owen 2001 Outlook: Will use her aggressive style of pitching in the rotation and possibly time in the PITCHER, O urFIEW outfield. WAUKEE, IA High School: Named the 2000 high school (WAUKEE HS) softball player of the year in Iowa. Elite team all state two years. First team all-state two years and third team all-state one year. Member of the all-state tournament team three years and captain two years. First team all-conference four years. Also a member of the basketball, cross country and track teams. State qualifier in the 3,000 meter run, 1,500 and high jump. Also a three year state qualifier in cross country. Honorable mention all-state in basketball as well. Personal: Daughter of Dan and Kendra Owen. Majoring in Textiles and Apparel. Hobbies include sewing, all sports and sleeping. Goals for the 2001 season are to help the team in all ways •possible. Best sports memory is winning two state championships . •JtitJiii•ilri9f1:1Q•t)f ~_____ F~ _e_s_h_m_e_n_P_~_ofi_l_e_s ___) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Julie Philips 2001 Outlook: Will be in the pitching rotation for UNI and possibly have time in the outfield. PITCHER, 0UTFIEW High School: An all-league selection in 1998, CORONA, CA '99 and '00. Finished in the top 10 percent of her (CORONA HS) class both sophomore and junior years. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Sheri Philips. Majoring in Biology. Favorite movie is Beaches. Favorite actor is John Travolta. One brother Jimmy - 15. Goals for the 2001 season are to do her best and have fun. Future plans are to become a veterinarian. Hobbies include going shopping and going to the beach. Best advice "Don't ever give up."

10 Kimbee Plata 5'4" 2001 Outlook: Looks to challenge for time at FRESHMAN the shortstop position. INFIEW High School: MVP of league as a freshman VISALIA, CA before tearing ACL part way through sophomore (MT. WHTNEY HS) season. Tore other ACL during soccer in her seruor year. Personal: Daughter of Ron and Marina Plata. Majoring in Psychology. Has a brother Eric-16 and sister Suzanna-IO. Goals for the 2001 season are to have a good time and be successful. Favorite athlete is Chyna from WWF. Favorite professional team is the San Francisco 49ers. Best sports memory is meeting all her friends and having good times. Hobbies include rollerblading, watching Jerry Springer and hanging with friends.

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he University of Northern Iowa softball scored (43), and extra-base hits (30). Along with T program has made its case as a power in the being an all-Region selection, Woods was second in Missouri Valley Conference. While finishing the Valley with eight home runs, 16 doubles, and a the past two seasons near the top of the standings, .362 batting average. Her .419 average in confer the Panthers broke through in 2000. They earned the ence play was the best in the Valley for the second school's first regular-season conference title, with a consecutive season. She was previously a first team record of 6-2, earning them the top seed in the all-conference pick and the league's Newcomer of conference tournament. In the tournament, the the Year in 1999. Panthers were unable to keep the momentum rolling The Panthers lost four seniors that contributed which had taken them so far in the regular season. significantly to the program throughout their career They finished 1-2, which placed them fifth in the as a· student-athlete. Sloan was a four-year starter at final conference standings. shortstop, and leaves as one of the top offensive The Panthers earned the Valley Tournament's top infielders in school history. In her last two years, seed, due to convincing sweeps of conference Sloan batted .321 with 16 homers, 35 doubles, 53 powerhouses Evansville and Creighton. After a slow runs scored and 74 RBI. 6-14 start, UNI won 16 of its next 26 games and stood alone in first place in the Valley. The Panthers had a short slide, losing six of seven league games, but the team regrouped to sweep two of its last three Valley doubleheaders and eventually earn their spot in the school record books. The season came to a close at the conference tournament. The Panthers defeated host Bradley, 3-1, in the opening round. Losses to eventual 2000 Tournament Champion Illinois State, 9-1, and 1999 Champion Creighton, 4-1, eliminated UNI for Soncini and Heidi Frornherz spent four years as the tournament, ending their season. regulars in the pitching rotation. Soncini won 49 Along with team success, many individuals career games, logging 563 innings in 103 reached tremendous accomplishments. Lindsey appearences. Frornherz had her best season in 2000, Wood, Kylie Sloan and Jeannine Soncini were setting personal-highs for wins (11 ), appearances named to the 2000 Missouri Valley all-conference (33), complete games (17), innings pitched (174) team for their outstanding play during the season. and strikeouts (86). She won 28 games as a Panther, Wood and Sloan were unanimous first-team selec while pitching in 416.2 innings. tions at third base and shortstop, respectively, while Melissa Navntoft spent time both as a pitcher Soncini earned second-team honors as a pitcher and and an outfielder in her four years at UNI. She set designated player. personal-highs with six homers, seven doubles, and Wood had quiet possibly the best individual 21 RBI, finishing a career .249 hitter. Navntoft also season in UNI history. She finished as the team-and won 13 games and had a 2.90 ERA in 38 pitching league-leader in hits (77), total bases (129), run apperences in her career. • •{•It)• iJ ,jf iJ§ Jiu Q•f) f~- ---2_o_o_o_Se_a_s_o_n_R_e_v_ie_w___ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Season Record 28-32-0 Conference Record 11-7-0 Metrodome Invitational (Minneaspolis, MN) UNI /Opp. UNI Date Opponent Score R-H-E/R-H-E Pitcher (Record} Att. Feb. 11 Western Illinois W2-0 2-4-0 I 0-2-3 Soncini ( 1-0) JOO Feb. 11 Alabama L 6-5 5-10-0 I 6-7-3 Fromherz (0-1) 100 Feb. 11 Minnesota L 7-3 3-6-3 / 7-9-0 McClintock (0-1) 100 Feb. 12 Louisville L4-3 3-7-1 / 4-10-0 Soncini (1-1) 100 Feb. 12 Missouri L4-3 3-7-3 / 4-6-0 Fromherz (0-2) 100 Feb. 12 Missouri W3-2 3-5-0 I 2-5-1 McClintock (1-1) 100 Feb. 13 Alabama L 8-0 0-2-1 I 8-6-0 Soncini (1 -2) JOO Missouri Quadrangular (Columbia, MO) Feb. 19 Western Illinois W 5-4 5-6-1 I 4-8-1 Fromherz (1-2) 75 Feb. 19 UMKC W6-0 6-8-1 I 0-5-0 McClintock (2-1) 75 Feb.20 Missouri L4-3 3-4-1 / 4-8-5 Soncini (1-3) 75 Feb.20 Missouri L 3-1 1-4-0 I 3-9-2 Fromherz (1-3) 75 SE Missouri State Invitational (Cape Girardeau, MO) Mar. 04 SE Missouri State L 1-4 1-2-2 / 4-8-1 McClintock (2-2) 284 Mar. 04 Iowa State L 1-4 1-6-0 I 4-8-0 Fromherz (1-4) 50 Mar. 05 Indiana-Purdue W5-4 5-6-1 I 4-7-0 Soncini (2-3) 65 Mar. 05 Western Kentucky W5-0 5-8-0 I 0-4-1 McClintock (3-2) 65 Missouri Invitational (Columbia, MO) Mar. JO Southern Illinois L2-0 0-7-1 I 2-9-2 Soncini (2-4) 65 Mar. 10 Missouri L6-2 2-5-3 I 6-7-0 Fromherz (1-5) 75 Mar. II Georgia State L 15-9 9- 15-5 I 15-15-2 Soncini (2-5) 50 Mar. 11 Southern Illinois L3-2 2-4-0 I 3-6-1 Fromherz ( 1-6) 75 Mar. 12 Georgia State L9-7 7-6-7 /9-10-1 Fromherz (1-7) 50 Mar. 12 Missouri W 8-6 8-7-2/6-11-1 Soncini (3-5) 100 Mar. 14 Princeton# W2-1 2-5-1 I l -6-0 Fromherz (2-7) 50 Mar. 14 Princeton# L4-3 3-6-2 I 4-4-5 McClintock (3-3) 75 Mar. 15 Miami, Ohio# W2-l 2-6-0 I 1-4-0 Soncini (4-5) 75 Mar. 15 Miami, Ohio# W9-3 9- 12-1 / 3-5-3 Fromherz (3-7) 75 Florida State Invitational (Tallahassee, FL) Mar. 17 Virginia Tech L4-l 1-6-1 I 4-8-0 McClintock (3-4) 101 Mar. 17 Maryland W7-1 7-8-1 / 1-2-1 Soncini (5-5) 50 Mar. 17 Bethune-Cookman W6-I 6-11-5 I 1-5-1 Fromherz (4- 7) 45 Mar. 18 Florida State L6-2 2-8-2 / 6-11-2 McClintock (3-5) 286 Mar. 18 Massachusetts L6-4 4-7-5 I 6-9-1 Soncini (5-6) 35 Southern Illinois Invitational (Carbondale, IL) Mar. 24 Southern Illinois L4-2 2-3- 1 / 4-8-2 Fromherz (4-8) 250 Mar. 24 SE Missouri State W9-8 9- 13-0 / 8-9-3 Soncini (6-6) 100 Mar. 25 Western Kentucky W7-3 7-10-1/ 3-8-2 Soncini (7-6) 100 Mar. 25 Syracuse L 4-1 1-4-1 / 4-9-0 Fromherz (4-9) 100 Apr. 01 Southern Illinois* L2-0 0-1-0 I 2-5-1 Soncini (7-7) 65 Apr. OJ Southern Illinois* W2-0 2-7-0 I 0-5-1 Fromherz (5-9) 85 Apr. 02 Evansville* W 1-0 1-6-0 I 0-6-1 Soncini (8-7) 75 Apr. 02 Evansville* W5-3 5-7-2 I 3-8-0 McClintock (4-5) 75 Apr. 05 @UMKC W4-3 4-9-1 I 3-7-1 Soncini (9-7) 78 Apr. 05 @UMKC W6-3 6-8-2 I 3-7-0 Fromherz (6-9) 78 Apr. 09 @Bradley* W 5-0 5-10-1 /0-5-1 Soncini (10-7) 180 Apr. 09 @Bradley* W 6-3 6-7-1 /3-7-1 Fromherz (7-9) 180 Apr. 13 Minnesota L 7-0 0-4-2 I 7-11-0 Soncini (10-8) 88 Apr. 13 Minnesota L4-0 0-4-3 I 4-8-0 Fromherz (7-10) 88 Apr. 15 @Wichita State* L6-1 1-6-5 I 6-9-1 Soncini (10-9) 140 Apr. 15 @Wichita State* W7-2 7-11-0/2-5-3 Fromherz (8-10) 140 Apr. 16 @SW Missouri State* L 7-4 4-5-1 /7-13-0 McClintock (4-6) 93 Apr. 16 @SW Missouri State* L 2-1 1-7-2 I 2-16-0 Fromherz (8-11 ) 93 Apr. 22 Drake* L 3-1 1-11-0 I 3-6-1 Fromherz (8-12) 95 Apr. 22 Drake* W5-3 5-7-0 I 3-7-2 Sonci ni (11-9) 87 Apr. 23 Creighton* W7-2 7-8-2 / 2-5-0 Fromherz (9-12) 61 Apr. 23 Creighton* W5-0 5-5-0 I 0-5-4 Soncini (12-9) 68 Apr. 25 @Iowa L3-0 0-6-2 I 3-4-1 Fromherz (9-13) 292 Apr. 29 @Indiana State* W6-0 6-8-3 / 0-2-1 Fromherz (10-13) 78 Apr. 29 @Indiana State* W9-l 9-9- 1 I 1-3-2 Soncini ( 13-9) 78 Apr. 30 @Illinois State* L 7-2 2-6-3 /7-8-0 Fromherz (10-14) 205 Apr. 30 @Illinois State* L4-2 2-4-2 I 4-7-0 Soncini ( 13-10) 206 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (Omaha, NE) May05 Bradley W3-1 3-7-2 / 1-4-0 Fromherz (11-14) 801 May06 illinois State L 9-1 1-3-2 I 9-11-0 Soncini (13-11) 586 May06 Creighton L 4-1 1-8-1 / 4-8-1 Fromherz (11-15) 500 mgamu played in Toll,h"""' FL * indicates Missouri Valley Conference games • 2000 Season Stats ~{•r•liiiri!ii9111G·tif • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••C ' Pitching

Name ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg Heidi Fromherz 2.33 11-15 33 27 17 2/0 2 174.0 188 90 58 31 86 25 4 JO 685 .274 Malinda McClintock 2.34 4-6 26 11 5 2/0 3 89.2 92 53 30 17 79 16 l 5 360 .256 Jeannine Soncini 3.01 13-11 27 22 14 4/0 0 144.l 150 77 62 24 69 33 10 7 564 .266

Totals 2.57 28-32 60 60 36 8/0 5 408.0 430 220 150 72 234 74 15 22 1609 .267 Opponents 2.77 32-28 60 60 49 6/l 0 410.0 400 213 162 154 374 63 19 33 1607 .249

PB - Team (9), Freitager 8, Taverner l , Opp (9). SBNATT- Freitager (30-46), Fromherz (21-34), McClintock (8-11), Soncini (6-9), Taverner (5-7).

Batting

Name AVG. GP/GS AB H 2B 3B HR TB SLUG% BB HBP SO OB% R RBI SB/A Lindsay Wood .362 60-60 213 77 16 6 8 129 .606 13 l 30 .397 43 29 14-15 Kristi Johnson .291 60-60 189 55 I 2 0 60 .317 26 0 43 .377 34 12 21-25 Kylie Sloan .280 60-60 182 51 16 l 9 96 .527 19 2 26 .351 27 43 2-2 Jeannine Soncini .256 60-60 176 45 9 2 2 64 .364 30 0 46 .362 25 26 0-1 Allison Taverner .252 54-53 143 36 2 0 5 53 .371 20 6 38 .367 12 36 0-0 Melissa Navntoft .237 60-60 177 42 7 2 6 71 .401 10 0 48 .277 23 21 0-1 Stacey Sampson .211 30-28 76 16 2 0 0 18 .237 4 1 12 .256 7 5 0-1 Beth Scheetz .205 56-56 171 35 5 5 0 50 .292 6 I 46 .236 11 15 2-2 Malinda McClintock .200 5-5 15 3 0 0 l 6 .400 l 0 4 .250 2 2 0-0 Jacque Lafleur .163 48-44 92 15 3 0 l 21 .228 3 0 34 .188 10 5 2-2 Heidi Freitager .157 52-51 115 18 0 l l 23 .200 15 0 23 .254 8 8 0-0 Stephanie Staveley .156 13-13 32 5 2 0 0 7 .219 3 0 10 .229 4 l 0-0 Lindsey Wright .105 9-6 19 2 0 0 0 2 .105 3 0 9 .227 1 0 0-0 Sarah Cuva .000 26-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 .000 4 0 3-5 Kelli McCoy .000 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 l 0 3 .250 2 0 0-0 Amanda Dowd .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0

Totals .249 60-60 1607 400 63 19 33 600 .373 154 11 374 .317 213 188 44-54 Opponents .267 60-60 1609 430 74 15 22 600 .373 72 10 234 .301 220 181 35-54

LOB -Team (369), Opp (314). DP's turned -Team (9), Opp (14). Picked off - Cuva 2.

Fielding Name GP/GS PO A E FLD% Lindsey Wright 9-6 4 0 0 1.000 Sarah Cuva 26-2 l 0 0 1.000 Kelli McCoy 4-2 3 0 0 1.000 Beth Scheetz 56-56 76 2 l .987 Heidi Freitager 52-51 215 29 5 .980 Allison Taverner 54-53 337 8 9 .975 Jeannine Soncini 60-60 8 30 1 .974 Stacey Sampson 30-28 218 4 6 .974 Melissa Navntoft 60-60 32 3 2 .946 Kylie Sloan 60-60 105 151 16 .941 Stephanie Staveley 13-13 15 l 1 .941 Lindsay Wood 60-60 69 147 16 .931 Kristi Johnson 60-60 88 94 18 .910 Kylie Sloan capped off a very successful Jacque Lafleur 48-44 48 6 7 .885 career at UNI by being named first-team Malinda McClintock 5-5 l 21 7 .759 all MVC and third-team Academic All- Amanda Dowd 2-0 0 0 0 American . • eJ•X•!iiiiilii§fiOQ·t!f ~ Missouri Valley Conference ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • About the Valley commitment to excellence, more institutions -- Drake University and Iowa State A both in the classroom and College -- were admitted to the league. athletic arena, has been a In the fall of 1907, basketball became the first trademark of the Missouri Valley competitive sport. Today, the Missouri Valley Confer Conference since its inception in the ence sponsors the following sports: baseball, men's and winter of 1907. Built firmly on a women's basketball, men's and women's cross country solid foundation, the Missouri and track (indoor and outdoor), men's and women's Valley Conference has made great golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and strides and streamlined its resources women's swimming, men's and women's tennis and and skills to become one of the women's volleyball. nation's most progressive athletics Valley student-athletes and coaches have been conferences. household names during the conference's illustrious Accomplishments on the men's history, both during their collegiate careers and, for athletics side include four national some, professional careers which have followed basketball championships, 17 trips stardom in the Missouri Valley Conference. Individual to the NCAA Final Four and a 1989 basketball greats such as Wichita State's Antoine Carr, national baseball championship. Bradley's Hersey Hawkins, Creighton's Benoit Ben Obviously, the inclusion of jamin and Southern Illinois' Ashraf Amaya and Chris women's programs under the Carr are still active on NBA rosters, while past stars Missouri Valley banner-the oldest such as Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Chet Walker, athletic conference west of the Walt Frazier, Wes Unseld, Paul Silas and many others Mississippi River-has provided an are still to be found in the Missouri Valley's record immediate boost. The Gateway books. Collegiate Athletic Conference, Missouri Valley Conference student-athletes also which began in 1982, merged with have had their share of success in the classroom. Peter the Missouri Valley Conference and Bednekoff, a track athlete from Tulsa, was a 1988 ~ILLINOIS STATE ~if · was unveiled as part of the new Rhodes Scholar, and Creighton's Bill O'Dowd, a 4.0 Valley on July 1, 1992. student who earned a master's degree in four years, was The St. Louis-based Missouri named one of the top 20 undergraduates in the country Valley Conference began its fine by USA Today in 1990. In 1995-96, two Valley tradition long ago. Initiated as a student-athletes were named national academic Players basketball conference in 1907, the of the Year in their respective sports (Drake's Tricia Valley has produced many indi Wakley in women's basketball and Southern Illinois' • vidual and team national champions Christine Knotts in softball). in basketball and other sports. Some 31 institutions in 13 states have at one time Seeds for the creation of the or another been a part of what is now the Missouri conference were planted by eight Valley Conference. Membership has been stabilized in administrators representing five the past decade, and now a league that has survived in institutions who gathered at the what has been a volatile environment for the past few Midland Hotel in Kansas City, MO, years continues its evolution with women's athletics on January 12, 1907. The five maintaining its ascent. school which formed the Missouri Doug Elgin is in his 12th year as MVC commis Valley Intercollegiate Athletic sioner. A 1973 graduate of Lafayette College, Elgin Association were Washington was previously as assistant commissioner at the Sun University of St. Louis, and the state Belt Conference for five years after three years as the universities of Iowa, Kansas, University of Virginia's sports information director. A Missouri and Nebraska. Two native of Hagerston, MD, Elgin received his master's months after the initial meeting, two from Ohio University in 1975. • Missouri Valley Conference •l•X•liiirilii§fiDO·tif ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••C • 2000 Regular Season Standings Missouri Valley Overall Team w L T Pct w L T Pct Northern Iowa ...... 11 7 0 .611 28 32 0 .467 Evansville ...... 11 7 0 .611 37 21 1 .636 Creighton ...... 11 7 0 .611 34 22 0 .607 Southwest Missouri State ..... 10 8 0 .556 30 28 0 .517 Illinois State ...... 10 8 0 .556 26 31 0 .456 Southern Illinois ...... 9 9 0 .500 41 21 0 .661 Bradley ...... 8 10 0 .444 26 28 0 .481 Indiana State ...... 8 10 0 .444 22 36 0 .379 Wichita State ...... 7 11 0 .389 17 37 0 .315 Drake ...... 5 13 0 .278 22 33 0 .400 2000 All-Missouri Valley Conference Softball Team FIRST TEAM Pitcher Nicole Kurth Jr. Illinois State PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Maggie Ross Jr. Evansville Jessica Huff, Evansville Carisa Winters Sr. Southern Illinois Catcher Jessica Huff Jr. Evansville PITCHER OF THE YEAR: 1st Base Kristy Crain Sr. Evansville Maggie Ross, Evansville 2nd Base Haven Shank So. Evansville 3rd Base Lindsay Wood So. Northern Iowa ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Short Stop Kylie Sloan Sr. Northern Iowa Staci Wattie, Southwest Mo. State Outfield Patti Oleson Jr. Wichita State Kim Suffield Sr. Bradley COACH OF THE YEAR: Temple Windhorst Sr. Creighton Meredith Bakley, Northern Iowa

FIRST TEAM (At-Large Selections) Catcher Katie Kiss Sr. Bradley Utility Marie Gieron Jr. Creighton Erin Stremsterfer Jr. Southern Illinois Des. Player Staci Wattie Fr. Southwest Mo. State

SECOND TEAM Pitcher Jeannine Soncini Sr. Northern Iowa Catcher Emily Townsend Sr. Creighton 1st Base Mollie Murphy Jr. Drake 2nd Base Rebecca Goodspeed So. Creighton Short Stop Annie Medico So. Southwest Mo. State Lisa Roberts Sr. Evansville 3rd Base Jessica Gorham Jr. Southwest Mo. State Outfield Shauna Farrell Jr. Evansville Lindsay Wood was named Bridget Fournie Jr. Illinois State first-team All-MVC just one Sarah Lemond Fr. Indiana State season after being named MVC newcomer of the year. Sarah Madden Sr. Southwest Mo. State Francesca Nix So. Creighton • •1•1•1I iiii Iii§ f 10 B·ti fIP _____ M _v_c_o_p_p_o_n_e_n_t _ln_fo_.___ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Bradley Lady Braves April 10 at Cedar Falls, IA, 2 P.M.

Location: Peoria, IL April 25 at Peoria, IL, 3 P.M. Founded: 1897 Head Coach: Stefanie McAllister Enrollment: 5,837 Career Record: 111-167 Colors: Red and White Record at Bradley: 111-167 President: Gary Anna Assistant Coach: Tammy Lohman Athletic Director: Ken Kavanaugh Office Phone: (309) 677-2692 Softball SID: Bobby Parker Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/9 Office Phone: (309) 677-2624 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/4 Fax: (309) 677-2626 2000 Record: 26-28 E-Mail/Web Site: [email protected] ; www.bubraves.com 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 8-10/ T 7th Creighton Lady Jays April 7-8 at Cedar Falls, IA, Noon Location: Omaha, NE Head Coach: Brent Vigness Founded: 1878 Career Record: 351-240-1 Enrollment: 6,316 Record at Creighton: 203-169 Colors: Blue and White Assistant Coach: Danielle Fitzgerald President: Rev. John P. Schlegel Office Phone: (402) 280-2949 Athletic Director: Bruce Rasmussen Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/4 Softball SID: Amy Wilson 2000 Record: 34-22 Office Phone: (402) 659-3783 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 11-7/T1st Fax: (402) 280-2495 E-Mail/Web Site: N/A; www.gocreighton.com Drake Lady Bulldogs April 21-22 at Des Moines, IA, Noon Location: Des Moines, IA Head Coach: Emily Rottinghaus Founded: 1881 Career Record: 77-104 Enrollment: 3,500 Record at Drake: 22-33 Colors: Blue and White Assistant Coach: Gary Grimes President: David Maxwell Office Phone: (515) 271-2046 Athletic Director: Dave Blank Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Softball SID: Kim Delfs Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Office Phone: (515) 271-4147 2000 Record: 22-33 Fax: (515) 271-3015 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 5-13/ 10th E-Mail/Web Site: [email protected]; www.drakebulldogs.org Evansville Aces March 31-April 1at Evansville, IN, Noon Location: Evansville, IN Founded: 1854 Head Coach: Gwen Lewis Enrollment: 2,576 Career Record: 252-233-1 Colors: Purple, White & Orange Record at Evansville: 252-233-1 President: Dr. James Vinson Assistant Coaches: Peg Boardman Athletic Director: Bob Gallman (Interim) Office Phone: (812) 479-2620 Softball SID: Jed Nelson Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Office Phone: (812) 479-2350 2000 Record: 37-21-1 Fax: (812) 479-2090 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 11-7/ 1st E-Mail/Web Site: [email protected] Website· www gopurpleaces com Illinois State Redbirds April 28-29 at Normal, IL, Noon Location: Normal, IL Head Coach: Melinda Fischer Founded: 1857 Career Record: 511-368-2 Enrollment: 20,504 Record at Illinois State: 479-351 -2 Colors: Red and White Assistant Coaches: Ronnie Marmitt, Bill Kennedy President: Dr. Victor Boschini Office Phone: (309) 438-5807 Athletic Director: Perk Weisenburger Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/4 Softball SID: Erica Fricke Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 Office Phone: (309) 438-3598 2000 Record: 27-33 Fax: (309) 438-5634 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 10-8/ T 5th ~ /Web s;te, ebfr;ck@;lstu.edu ; www.,edb;,ds.ocg • 1 ( ______M------V __c __ o __ p __ p_o __ n __ e_n_t _1n_t_o. ___ 4JII_ 1 •I ) • i j'\' ;\§ f j Q'f jI • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • •• • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • Indiana State Sycamores May 5-6 at Cedar Falls,IA, Noon Location: Terre Haute, IN Head Coach: Tom Rupert Founded: 1865 Career Record: 178-203 Enrollment: 11,000 Record at Indiana State: 35-73 Colors: Royal Blue and White Assistant Coach: Missy Phillips President: Dr. John Moore Office Phone: (812) 237-4166 Athletic Director: Andrea Myers 2000 Record: 22-36 Softball SID: Adam Rouse 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 8-10/ 7th Office Phone: (812) 237-4158 Fax: (812) 237-4157 Web Site: www-isu.indstate.edu/top/athletics Southern Illinois Salukis Mar. 24-25 at Cedar Falls, IA, Noon Location: Carbondale, IL Founded: 1869 He'ad Coach: Kerri Blaylock Enrollment: 22,252 Career Record: 41-22 Colors: Maroon and White Record at Southern Illinois: 41-22 President: Dr. Ted Sanders Assistant Coach: Buddy Foster Athletic Director: Dr. Harold Bardo Office Phone: (618) 453-5466 Softball SID: Jeff Honza Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/4 Office Phone: (618) 453-7235 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 Fax: (618) 536-2152 2000 Record: 41-22 Email/Web Site: [email protected]; www.siu.edu/-softball 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 9-9/ 6th

Southwest Missouri State Bears March 17-18 at Springfield, MO, Noon Location: Springfield, MO Head Coach: Holly Hesse Founded: 1905 Career Record: 318-293-1 Enrollment: 19,371 Record at SMS: 318-293-1 Colors: Maroon and White Assistant Coaches: Sue Frederick and Beth Perine President: Dr. John Keiser Office Phone: (417) 836-8384 Athletic Director: Bill Rowe Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/5 Office Phone: (417) 836-5402 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 Fax: (417) 836-8382 2000 Record: 30-28 Web Site: www.sports.smsu.edu 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 10-8/T 4th

Wichita State Shockers April 14-15 at Cedar Falls, Noon Location: Wichita, KS Head Coach: Judy Favor Founded: 1895 Career Record: 293-124 Enrollment: 14,810 Record at Wichita State: 17-37 Colors: Black and Yellow Assistant Coach: Carrie Partlowe President: Donald Beggs Office Phone: (316) 978-3260 Athletic Director: Jim Schaus Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 Softball SID: Kelly Nelson Starters Returning/Lost: 8/1 Office Phone: (316) 978-5559 2000 Record: 17-37 Fax: (316) 978-3336 2000 MVC Record/Finish: 7-11 / 9th Email/Web Site: [email protected]; www.wichita.edu MVC Conference Tournament May 10-12 at Omaha, NE MVC Office Phone: (314) 421-0339 MVC Office Fax: (314) 421-0339 THE MVC Web Site: www.mvc-sports.com Field: Creighton Sports Complex Creighton Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 Creighton Fax: (402) 280-2495 Creighton Web Site: www.goCreighton.com ALLE Creighton Press Box Phone: N/A • •1•1•1 I* iii' ii§ f 11 Q·ti f ~ ::-~~--O__p __ po ____n __ e __ n __t __lnfo ____r __ m __a __ t __ io __n ___ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Boston College Eagles (Mar. 10, 1 P.M.) Bringham Young University (Mar. 9, 8 A.M.) Site of Game: San Diego, CA Site of Game: San Diego, CA Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass. Location: Provo, Utah Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Big East Conference: Mountain West 2000 Record: 20-25 2000 Record: 16-27 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 9-7/T-3rd 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 7-13/ 5th Head Coach: Jen Flinley Head Coach: Mary Kay Amicone Overall Record: 225-130-1 Overall Record: 16-25 Record at BC: 149-93-1 Record at BYU : 16-25 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/4 Softball SID: Lizz Summers Softball SID: Shane Bevell Office Phone: (617) 552-4508 Office Phone: (801) 8999 Office Fax: (617) 552-4903 Office Fax: (801) 378-3520 Web Site: www.bceagles.com Web Site: www.byucougers.com E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Buffalo Bulls (Mar. 3, 10 A.M.) Georgia Tech (February 17, 2 P.M.) Site of Game: Cape Girardeau , MO Site of Game: Monroe, LA Location: Buffalo, NY Location: Atlanta, GA. Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Mid-American Conference Conference: Atlantic Coast 2000 Record: 7-38 2000 Record: 25-33 Head Coach: Marie Curran 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 2-6/ 5th Overall Record: 7-38 Head Coach: Kate Maddden Record at Buffalo: 7-38 Overall Record: 47-71 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Record at BYU : 47-71 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/7 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Softball SID: Heidi Roth Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/6 Office Phone: (716) 645-3141 Softball SID: Jeremy Neal Office Fax: (716) 645-6840 Office Phone: (404) 894-5445 Web Site: www.buffalobulls.com Office Fax: (404) 894-1248 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.ramblinwreck.com E-Mail: [email protected]

Illinois-Chicago (Mar. 4, 9 A.M.) Iowa Hawkeyes (April 3 P.M.) Site of Game: Cape Girardeau, MO Site of Game: Cedar Falls, IA Location: Chicago, Ill. Location: Iowa City, IA Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Midwestern Collegiate Conference: Big 10 2000 Record: 52-25 2000 Record: 46-15 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 9-1/1st 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 14-4/1st Head Coach: Mike McGovern Head Coach: Gayle Blevins Overall Record: 537-202-1 Overall Record: 846-409-5 Record at UIC: 537-202-1 Record at Iowa: 545-253-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/3 Softball SID: Mike Cassidy Letterwinners Returning/Lost: NA Office Phone: (312) 413-8199 Softball SID: Tony Wirt Office Fax: (312) 996-5882 Office Phone: (319) 335-9268 Web Site: www.uicflames.com Office Fax: (319) 335-9417 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.hawkeyesports.com

Iowa State Cyclones (March 28, 3 P.M.) Louisville Redbirds (February 9, 11 A.M.) Site of Game: Ames, IA Site of Game: Minneapolis.MN Location: Ames, IA Location: Louisville, KY. Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Big 12 Conference: Conference USA 2000 Record: 18-29 2000 Record: 36-26 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 4-14/10th 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 8-8 Head Coach: Ruth Crowe Head Coach: Sandy Pearsall Overall Record: 176-213 Overall Record: 286-362 Record at Iowa State: 74-110 Record at UIC: 36-26 Starters Returning/Lost: 5-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/9 Softball SID: Namey Smith Softball SID: Jaclyn Kelley Office Phone: (502) 852-6581 Office Phone: (515) 294-3372 Office Fax: (502) 852-7401 Office Fax: (515) 294-0558 Web Site: uoflsports.fansonly.com/ Web Site: www.cyclones.com • ( Opponentlnformation C{•I•J•Qij,jf ;J§JjQ,fjt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • •• • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • Minnesota Gophers {Feb. 8, 5 P.M. Portland State {Mar. 10, 8 A.M.) Site of Game:Minneapolis, Min April 17, 3 P.M.) Site of Game: San Diego, CA Location: Minneapolis Location: Portland, OR Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Big Ten Conference: Western Athletic Conference(WAC) 2000 Record: 31-28 2000 Record: 22-34 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 4-13/T-9th 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 8-10/4th Head Coach: Lisa Bernstein/Julie Slandering Head Coach: Teri Mariani Overall Record: 319-230-1 /79-48 Overall Record: 561-418 Record at Minnesota: same Record at Portland State: 561-418 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: NA Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 Softball SID: Bruce Wolfe Softball SID: Andy McNamara Office Phone: (612) 624-9396 Office Phone: (503) 725-2525 Office Fax: (612) 624-8018 Office Fax: (503) 725-561 O Web Site: www.gophershports.com Web Site: www.goviks.com E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] San Diego California {Mar. 13, 5 P.M.) SE Missouri St. {Mar. 4, 1 :30 P.M.) Site of Game:La Jolla, CA Site of Game: Cape Girardeau, MO Location: La Jolla, CA Location: Cape Girardeau, MO Affiliation: NCAA Div. II Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference: Ohio Valley 2000 Record: 29-13 2000 Record: 31-24 2000 Conference Record/Finish: N/A 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 17-7 Head Coach: Patti Gerckens Head Coach: Lana Richmond Overall Record: 146-164 Overall Record: 584-311-2 Record at SE Missouri State: 146-164 Record at SE Missouri State: 584-311-2 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: N/A Softball SID: Bill Gannon Softball SID: Kyle Schwartz Office Phone: (858) 534-8437 Office Phone: (573) 651-2294 Office Fax: (858) 534-8475 Office Fax: (573) 651-2810 Web Site: N/A Web Site: www.semo.edu/athletics E-Mail: N/A E-Mail: [email protected] Southern Miss. {Feb. 16, 1 P.M.) W. Kentucky University {March 3, 4 P.M.) Site of Game: Cape Girardeau, MO Site of Game: Cape Girardeau, MO Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Location: Bowling Green, KY Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Conference USA Conference: Sun Belt 2000 Record: 63-13 2000 Record: 32-25-1 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 16-1/1st 2000 Conference Record/Finish: N/A Head Coach: Gay McNutt Head Coach: Leslie Phelan Overall Record: 161-168 Overall Record: 32-25-1 Record at Southern Miss: 16-1 Record at Missouri: 32-25-1 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/6 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 Softball SID: Chris Doyle Softball SID: Brian Fremund Office Phone: (601) 266-6240 Office Phone: (270) 745-5045 Office Fax: (601) 266-4507 Office Fax: (270) 745-3444 Web Site: www.southernmiss.com Web Site: www.wkusports.com E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] W. Illinois Westerwinds {Feb. 8, 3 P.M.) University of WI-Green Bay {Feb. 9, 1 P.M.) Site of Game: Macomb, IL Site of Game: Minneapolis, MN Location: Macomb, IL Location: Green Bay, WI Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Mid-Continent Conference: Midwestern Collegiate Conference 2000 Record: 46-14 2000 Record: 27-15 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 21-1 /1st 2000 Conference Record/Finish: 6-6/4th Head Coach: Kathy Veroni Head Coach: Butch Reimer Overall Record: 711-465-2 Overall Record: 71-90 Record at Western Illinois: 711-465-2 Record at Kansas: 71-90 Starters Returning/Lost Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/3 Softball SID: Jason Kaufman Softball SID: Shelia Blackman Office Phone: (309) 298-1133 Office Phone: (920) 465-5759 Office Fax: (309) 298-2060 Office Fax: (920) 465-2357 Web Site: www.wiu.edu/users/miath Web Site: www.uwgb.edu/athletics E-Mail:• [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] el•X•!iiiiilii9111B·tif ~ All-Time Roster ) ••• •• • •••• • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Records ~rior to 1974 not available * Indicates Current Players

A Green, Christy 1995 Pfohl , Shellie 1982-84 Phipps, Pam 1983-86 Ackerman, Peggy 1985-86 Gross, Kathy 1979-82 Anderson, Gloria 1979-80 R Angstman, Kris 1986 H Rankin, Carol 1977 Augustus, Jerri 1982-83 Happel, Dana 1992-94 Rawson , Bonnie 1975-76 Harrison, Holly 1987-91 Reed , Trina 1998 B Hathaway, Lori 1985 Reiter, Pam 1985-87 Bauer, Shari 1992-94 Hayes, Shawn 1989-90 Rhoads, Dena 1994-95 Beauchamp, Shelly 1985-87 Heisterkamp, Terri 1984-85 Robins, Jeanelle 1977 Bebout, Desiree 1991-94 Hendrickson, Amy 1991-94 Beitzel, Anne 1980 Holthaus, Lisa 1986-87 s Benson. Janeen 1976-77 Huebner, Susan 1975-76 Sabey, Teri 1999 Sackett, Nancy 1986-87 Benson, Terri 1983-86 Huffy, Marcia 1979 Salsbury, Sherri 1981-84 Berger, Jennifer 1982-84 J Sampson, Amber 1995-98 Bernhardt, Jan 1975-77 *Sampson, Stacey 1999-00 Jackley, Pat 1975 Bernhardt, Joyce 1976-77 Santi, Kathy 1975-78 Jennings, Heather 1993-94 Berning, Mindy 1992 Schafer, Melissa 1988-89 Blair, Heather 1997-99 *Johnson , Kristi 2000 *Scheetz, Beth 1998-00 Brandes, Cindy 1980 Johnson, Sharon 1975-77 Schiltz, Karla 1978-81 Braun, Diane 1975-76 Juhl, Jacke 1991 Schlader, Sheryl 1978-81 Brooks, Candice 1999 Schneider, Pam 1976-79 Brown, Pat 1975-76 K Schrage, Diane 1988 Bruess, Connie 1977-79 Kennedy, Teresa 1977-80 Schreurs, Angie 1996-99 Brunner, Kim 1988 Keegan, Kelly 1994-95 Schroder, Julie 1985-86 Keiper, Kandy 1993-96 Schultz, Jenny 1987-90 Kinley, Trish 1978-80 Seidel, Penny 1983-84 C Sellers, Maggie 1995-98 Carlson, Shannon 1997 Kriener, Mary 1975, 78 Kurtz, Maria 1994 Severin, Pamela 1982-85 Carrurhers, Cathy 1981 Shenk, Mickey 1996-97 Chase, Leslie 1996 L Shogren, Kathy 1975-76 Chipp, Deena 1990-93 Sindlinger, Mindy 1990-91 *LaFleur, Jacque 1999-00 Clark, Marshelle 1981-84 Sloan, Beth 1982-83 , Kami Coakley, Sue 1976-79 Lang 1992 Sloan, Kylie 1997-00 Lyons, Janie 1984 Cook, Lori 1981-84 Soncini, Jeannine 1997-00 Corkrean, Jenny 1978-79 Sovereign, Paula 1987 Curran, Jamie 1998 M Spicer, LeAnne 1984-85 Magee, Laurie 1981-84 *Staveley, Stephanie 1998-00 Cuva, Sarah 2000 Mahoney, Susan 1987-88 Steinkamp, Jami 1995-96 Stieger, Kari 1988 D Martin, Kathy 1978-79 Matter, Holly 1992 Stielow, Lori 1979-80 Daleske, Judy 1980-81 McBride, Connie 1985-88 Stockman, Pat 1975-77 Dalrymple, Kri sten 1995-98 McCall, Tangela 1992 Stone, Linda 1981-83 Daters, Heather 1991-94 McCartney, Kris 1975-78 Stout, Jodi 1991 Davis, Betty 1981 , 83 McCauley, Melinda 1982 Dean, Jen 1994-97 T *McClintock, Malinda 2000 Dean, Jody 1996-99 *Taverner, Allison 2000 McCormick, Gena 1984-85 Decoster, Mary 1987-90 *Thielen, Erin 2000 *McCoy, Kelli 1999-00 Donlea, Jaye 1994-95 Thomas, Michelle 1976-77 McElmell, Jenny 1990-91 *Dowd, Amanda 2000 Throndson, Betty 1979-82 Mcinroy, Laura 1985-86 Trenary, Lesa 1980-81 Drabelle, Jocelyn 1978-80 McLaughlin, Kari 1995-96 Troyna, Donna 1975-76 Dykstra, Nancy 1989 Mercurio, Tami 1989 Tyler, Sue 1978-81 Metcalf, Kim 1976 E Moeller, Jo 1975-76 V Eason, Patrisha 1982-84 Murken, Robyn 1981-82 Vancil , Katherine 1995 Edwards, Linda 1978-79 Vandervoort, Karen 1991-94 Ehlert, Chris 1986-89 N Vignaroli, Angela 1992-95 Engle, Amy 1997 Navntoft, Melissa 1997-00 Evers, Paula 1985-88 Neuman, Rhonda 1975 w Wagner, Jane 1981-84 Nielsen, Jill 1979 F Wahlostrom, Barb 1975-77 Norenberg, Laura 1982-84 Ward , Kristal 1992-95 Fangmann, Connie 1990-93 Novotny, Laura 1990-93 Watt, Jackie 1997 Feaker, Sonya 1984-85, 87 Weber, Stacy 1993-96 Fick, Deanne 1994-97 0 Whannel, Linda 1985-86 Finn, Marcia 1975 Olson, Julie 1976-78 White , Vicki 1989-92 Foresman, Vicki 1989 O'Byrne, Sarah 1987-90 Winter, Jackie 1981-82 Fosbinder, Krista 1986-89 O'Conner, Lynell 1987-90 *Wood, Lindsay 1999-00 Franzen, Cindy 1989-91 Woodard, Pam 1981 *Freitager, Heidi 1998-00 p Worms, Shelby 1995-98 Fromherz, Heidi 1997-00 Patterson, Stacey 1998 *Wright, Lindsey 1999-00 Froning, Dixie 1988 Parker, Doris 1976-77 y Fulton, Vanessa 1977 Paulus, Jackie 1996-99 *Young, Erin 2000 Perry, Carrie 1988 G Peters, Jennifer 1990-93 , Karey z Garner 1996 Peterson, Jill 1979 Zbornik, Jennifer 1992-94 Garrett, Tabitha 1996 Peterson, Marla 1983-85 II Zintak, Leanne 1999• C YearlyResults •l•X•liiirilfi§fihQ·tif • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1974 (15-3) Texas 6-0 Head Coach:Jane Mertesdorf Westmar 3-1 Luther 14-2, 2-0 Northern Colorado 0-1 1979 (20-9) Northwestern College 1-0 (9) Graceland 2-3, 27-1 Head Coach:Jane Mertesdorf Nebraska 2-5 William Penn 0-3 Grand View 18-4, 9-1 1977 (30-2) Wayne State 5-4 Drake 1-5 Iowa State 6-5, 7-3 Wartburg 4-3, 9-1 Emporia State 1-6 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Luther 6-3, 7-6 Nebraska-Omaha 9-3, 7-2 Drake 1-0 (9), 5-1 1981 (28-15) Iowa 13-0, 34-1 Iowa 6-5, 7-0 St. Cloud State 6-3, 6-5 Texas-Arlington 0-1 (9), 2-1 Wartburg 4-3, 5-4 Grand View 12-0, 12-2 Minnesota 5-7 Texas Women's 1-4, 2-3 IAIAW Championships (3rd) Mt. Mercy 6-1, 7-1 Minnesota JV 2-3 Iowa State 1-2 Graceland 9-2 IAIAW District Iowa State 0-1, 4-3 (10) South Carolina 4-5 Buena Vista 11-1 Championships (1st) Luther 15-5 (5), 5-4 Western Michigan 2-3 Luther 1-2 Upper Iowa 13-0 Mt. Mercy 2-3, 10-6 North Texas State 9-0 Iowa State 1-4 Luther 3-2 Loras 1-0, 8-2 Oklahoma City 6-1 Head Coach:Jane Mertesdorf Iowa State 2-0, 1-0 IAIAW District Texas Women's 1-3 1975 (20-4) Wartburg 9-0, 10-3 Championships (1st) Wartburg 12-2 (5) Luther 3-0, 5-6 Waldorf 12-0, 9-0 Luther 7-2 Grand View 0-1 (8) Iowa 10-0, 6-4 Luther 0-1 , 13-0 Upper Iowa 5-2 William Penn 3-2, 4-1 Iowa State 7-1, 10-2 IAIAW State Wartburg 8-2, 3-1 Mt. Mercy 4-1, 12-0 (6) Graceland 8-3 Championships (1st) Grand View 1-3, 2-1 St. Ambrose 3-2 (8), 3-1 Kansas State 3-4 (8) Mt. Mercy 9-0 IAIAW State Iowa 5-4, 4-1 Wartburg 15-1, 9-1 William Penn 2-0 Championships (2nd) Iowa State 3-0, 1-2 IAIAW District Iowa State 2-1, 4-2 Iowa Wesleyan 8-0 Colorado State 3-0 Championships (1st) AIAW Region 6 Iowa State 5-0 Wyoming 5-2 Wartburg 5-1 Championships (1st) William Penn 3-1 Nebraska-Omaha 4-3 Luther 4-0, 4-0 North Dakota State 4-0 Drake 0-1 (12) William Penn 6-2, 7-2 IAIAW State Tarkio 1-0 William Penn 6-5 (8) Luther 7-1, 13-0 (5) Championships (1st) SW Missouri State 3-2, 6-1 Drake 1-2 Ellsworth 4-0, 1-0 Graceland 12-3 Women's College Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Loras 1-4, 12-0 (5) Iowa Wesleyan 10-0 World Series (1st) 1980 (31-15) IAIAW Sectionals (3rd) Iowa State 2-1, 3-2 Southern Illinois 3-0 Hawaii-Hilo Grand View 4-0 Women's College Kansas 4-0 Invitational (2nd) Drake 2-1 World Series (2nd) Michigan State 7-3 Texas Women's 0-1 Northwestern College 1-5 Oklahoma 5-0 Arizona 1-0 (8), O- l (9), 7-0 Utah State 0-2 Drake 1-5 Michigan State 4-3 Head Coach:Jane Mertesdorf Northern Colorado 0-1 IAIAW State Kansas 4-1 1978 (21-11) Golden West State 1-0, 4-5 Championships (3rd) Nebraska-Omaha 0-1 Wartburg 2- 1, 5-3 Northern Colorado 1-5 St. Ambrose 0-2 Michigan State 7-3 Luther 4-3, 0-l Hilo Comets 1-0, 0-1 , 10-0 Loras 9-1 Nebraska-Omaha 11 -1, 4-6 Grand View 4-3, 5-1 Northern Colorado 5-3 St. Ambrose 3-0 Head Coach:Jane Mertesdorf Iowa 1-5 Texas Women's 2-3 Grand View 0-5 1976 (23-3) Luther 1-4 Utah State 1-0 AIAW Region 6 Iowa 11 -0 William Penn 5-3, 5-4 Minnesota Invitational (3rd) Championships (4th) Luther 3-0 Drake L3 -3, I 0-3 Iowa State 0-3 Moorhead State 7-0 Wartburg 3-2, 8-1 Iowa State 2-4, 9-7 Northwestern 7-2 South Dakota 2-1 Iowa State 7-4, 1-0 Loras 2-4, 0-5 Iowa 6-0 NE Missouri State 0-1 Luther 1-0 Loras (Default 2) Minnesota 2-6 St. Cloud State 6-0 (8) Graceland 8-0, 15-0 Minnesota 9-2, 0-3 Northwestern 6-0 Grand View 0-1 Wartburg 5-0, 1-0 IAIAW District Wartburg 10-0, 4-0 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Luther 1-0, 3-4 Championships (1st) Iowa 7-1, 1-0 1982 (35-15-1) Makato State 10-0 Upper Iowa 13-4 Nebraska-Omaha 8-1 Oklahoma Baptist 3-6, 13-5 (5) Minnesota 10-0 Luther 7-5 Nebraska 1-5 Southern Illinois 3-4 (8) Moorhead State 11 -0 Wartburg 7-3, 7-0 Northwest Missouri State 8-5 Oklahoma 0-6 IAIAW Championships (1st) IAIAW State South Dakota 5-2 Oklahoma City 7-3 William Penn 10-0 Championships (5th) Wayne State 2-3 Texas-Arlington 1-6 Drake 11 -0 Central 4-2 Grand View 2-0, 2-6 Oklahoma City 11-2 (5), 1-6 Wartburg 2-0 Mt. Mercy 4-2 Luther 5-0, 2-0 Southwest Missouri State 2-7 Iowa State 9-1 Grand View 1-2 Loras 2-0, 11 -0 Southern Illinois 1-0 (10) Luther 7-2 Iowa State 1-2 Central 7-0, 7-0 Minnesota 1-9 Women's College AIAW Region 6 Mt. Mercy 5-3, 8-6 William Penn 3-1, 3-2 (9) World Series (top 6) Championships (4th) Upper Iowa (Forfeits 2) St. Ambrose 3-0, 4-2 Northern State College (SD) Minnesota 0-4 Drake 6-3, 2-4 Grand View 0-4, 12-3 3- 1 South Dakota 11-2 Clarke College 18-0 (5), 9-0 Iowa 5-0, 0-3 Arizona State 0-2 Luther 8-3 IAIAW State Iowa State 0-1 (8), 5-5 (5) Championsh Indiana• State 10-2 Kansas 0-5 ips (3rd) Missouri Western Invitational .jllt)lii•i!ri§iiOQ•fjf ~ Year1yResults ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• (1982, Cont.) Western Illinois 2-1 Missouri 0-3 *SW Missouri State 0-2 (2nd) Kent State 6-2 Southern Illinois (Edw) 0-1 Creighton 0-1 Wayne State 4-0 Indiana State 7-1 Oklahoma 3-4 Bowling Green (OH) 0-5 Missouri Western 2-0 Central Michigan 3-1 Oklahoma Baptist 3-1, 4-0 Illinois at Chicago 1-0 Nebraska-Omaha 2-0 Grand View 2-3, 5-1 Wartburg 7-1, 5-0 Nebraska-Omaha 2-3 (11) Northeast Missouri State 3-0 Loras 1-0, 9-8 Mt. Mercy 0-J, 18- 1 (5) St. Ambrose 5-0, l-2 Missouri Western 0-3, 0-2 Minnesota 0-5, 0-4 Iowa 5-6, 4-1 Mt. Mercy 2-1, 4-1 William Penn 0-2, 7-2 Gateway Conference Makato State 7-0, 2-1 Iowa 4-2, 1-3 Wartburg 10-2, 10-0 (5) Indiana State 2-3 ( 10) *Eastern Illinois 2-0, 2-1 *Southern Illinois 0-1, 3-6 Luther 2-1, 9-3 Wichita State 0-1 (9) *Southern Illinois 5-2, 0-7 *Eastern Illinois 3-1 (14), l-6 IAIAW West Sectionals (1st) Head Coach:Meredith Bakley *Drake 2-3 (9), 4-6 Iowa State 3-4, 0-7 Grand View 13-1 1984 (23-22-1) Creighton 0-6 *Drake 0-2, 4-0 Northwestern (IA) 14-2 (6) Central State (OK) Miller Medical-UNI Wartburg 9-3, 4- l Northwestern (IA) 10-0 (5) Invitational Tournament (3rd) *Bradley l-0, 1-4 Grand View 5-1 Texas Wesleyan 3-2 Michigan State 4-3 *Western Illinois 5-3, 1-3 Grand View 6-0 Central State 2-5 Creighton 0-2 Gateway Conference Loras 8-4, 14-2 (6) Friends 1-0 Colorado State 2-0 Tournament IAIAW State Tournament Pittsburg State 5-2 Central Michigan 2-0 Drake 1-0 (3rd) Oklahoma Baptist 0-3 Drake 3-0 Illinois State 2-1 St. Ambrose 4- l (8) Arizona 0-1 (11) Nebraska-Omaha 6-3 Indiana State 0-1 William Penn 0-2 Indiana 0-2 Central Michigan 0-1 (8) SW Missouri State l-2 (8) St. Ambrose 1-2 (10) Oklahoma City 0-0 (26) St. Ambrose 6-1 , 4-3 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley IAIAW Region 6 Pittsburg State Invitational Iowa State 0-5, 3-7 1987 (29-23) Championships (1st) Nebraska-Omaha 3-2 *Illinois State 1-0, 7-8 Sooner Invitational Minnesota-Duluth 2-0 Missouri Southern 9-2 *Indiana State 4-10, 2-3 (8) Wichita State 2-1 Northwest Missouri State 4-0 Texas Wesleyan 0-1 Grand View 4-12 New Mexico 0-4 Augustana (SD) 3-0 Wartburg 11 -0, 3-4 *SW Missouri State 4-3, 2-9 Missouri 1-3 St. Ambrose 13-1 *Illinois State 1-2 (13), 0-9 *Wichita State 1-0, 2-0 Iowa 7-2 AIAW II Women's College *Indiana State 1-0, 2-1 Iowa 0-4, 2-1 (9) Oklahoma 1-8 (8) World Series (1st) Iowa 8-7, 2-7 *Western Illinois 1-4, 2-1 Oklahoma City 1-0 (9) Eastern Illinois 1-0 Makato State 1-0, 4-0 *Bradley 1-4, 1-3 Creighton 0- l (8) Northern Arizona 6-2 *Western Illinois 0-2 (9), 2-4 Gateway Conference North Texas State 8-4, 6-4 S. Illinois-Edwardsville 1-0 *Bradley 2-9, 0-1 Tournament Redbird Invitational Head Coach:Meredith Bakley St. Ambrose 4-0, 2-0 Indiana State 2-3 ( 11) #Illinois Central 3-0 1983 (31-15) Miller Medical-UNI Southern Illinois 2-3 (11) Ball State 3-2 Central State (OK) Tournament (4th) Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Southern Illinois 0-3 Invitational (2nd) South Dakota 1-2 1986 (20-29) Bradley 0-3 West Texas State 4-1 Northeast Missouri State 3-1 Sooner Invitational Mankato State 3-1, 2-0 Wichita State 5-1 Missouri Western 1-3 Oklahoma State 1-5 *Southern Illinois 0-3 South Dakota State 8-J Kearney State 4-3 (9) Baylor 0-1 (9) *Eastern Illinois 0-5, 1-2 Central State 6-1 St. Xavier 2-0 Creighton 0-1 *Wichita State 0-1, 0-4 Northwest Louisiana 2-1 Iowa State 4-5, 5-0 Oklahoma City 1-3 *SW Missouri State 0-4, 1-2 Texas Wesleyan 1-2 *Eastern Illinois 4-2, 3-1 Missouri 1-2 UNI Dome Invitational Oklahoma Baptist 2-0, 3-9 *Southern Illinois 2- l, 0-4 Oklahoma City 2-3 (8) St. Cloud State 1-0 Oklahoma State 0-8, 1-8 Iowa 1-7, 1-3 Missouri 3-2 Nebraska-Omaha 2-0 Missouri 3-9 *SW Missouri St. 1-0, 1-0 Oklahoma City 1-2 (9) North Dakota State 3-2 (9) Wyoming 9-4 *Wichita State 0-l (8), 5-2 *Illinois State 0-1 , 2- 1 Kearney State 5-0 Oklahoma City 9-1, 8-0 Gateway Conference Redbird Invitational Illinois ast Chicago 2-0 Wartburg 10-1, 4-3 Tournament Indiana State 0- l North Dakota 7-9 (8) Iowa 1-2, (10) Bradley 0-7 College of St. Francis 10-0 (6) St. Ambrose l-0, 3-4 St. Ambrose 3-1, 7-6 Eastern Illinois 0-5 Western Michigan 0-7 Luther 2-1, 6-3 Minnesota 3-2, 3-5 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Drake 4-3 (11) *Indiana State 3-0, 2-1 William Penn 7- J , 6-0 1985 (24-30) Illinois State 0-4 *Illinois State 0-3, 0-3 Iowa State 2-3, 2-0 Sooner Invitational Mankato State 1-0, 2- 1 ( LO) Wartburg 1-0 (8), 8-0 (6) Missouri Western Invitational Kansas 1-2 *Wichita State 2-3 *Bradley 3-1, 1-3 (11) Washburn 4-0 Arizona State 1-6 *SW Missouri State 2-1 *Western Illinois 1-9 (5), 12-4 Kearney State 2-3 (8) Central Michigan l-2 Miller Medical-UNI (5) Oklahoma Baptist 1-0 (9) Indiana 2-7, 1-2 Tournament *Drake 8-0 (5), 16-1 (5) Nebraska-Omaha 2-5 Central Michigan 1-3 *Wichita State 0-1 Grand View 2-1, 3-0 Iowa 2-0, 3-1 ,...*_G_a_t-ew_a_y_C-on_tj._e-re_n_c_e_G_a_m_e_s_(_th_r_o_u_g_h_1_9_92-)------~ Iowa 0-3, 0-l (8) Gateway Conference Drake 1-0, 2-1 1993-Present Missouri Valley Conference Game Illinois State Invitational (1st) # Exhibition Games Tournament Southern Illinois 3-0 Indiana State l-0 • c v._e_a_r1_y_Re_s_u_•ts____ 411_ a•X•I Iii ii Ifi§ iiO Q·ti f• •••••••_____••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• (1987, Cont.) Missouri Western 7-3 Creighton 0-6 Washburn 4-2 Eastern Illinois 1-2 Pittsburg State 3-0 Mankato State 2-l, 0-2 Augustana (SD) 0-1 5 4 6 5 Wichita State 1-0 Baker 11-0 ~oSwa ShtateI.11~ , - 7 8 0 5 Iowa State 3-5, l-5 Ill. · S O 5 out em mois - ' - *S h Ill. · 0 10 0 5 moJS tate - Lincoln 3-1 *Eastern Illinois 2_4 3_6 out em m01s - , - Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Northeastern 0-5 Adelphi 0-2, 5-4 ' *Eastern Illinois 4-1 , 0-4 1988 (35-25) Wichita State 0-2 UNI-Dome Tournament Luther 0-1, 6-8 Sooner Invitational Indiana State 0-3 St. Xavier 5-4 *Drake 7-4, 10-0 Missouri 1-2 Houston Baptist 8-1 Metropolitan State 5-2 Drake 7-0 Texas-Arlington 0-11 Stephen F. Austin 0-1 , 0- l (8) Wisconsin-Green Bay 5-2. Creighton 2-5 Drake 0-1 (8) Baylor 2-1 (8) Iowa 5-6, 1-2 (9) Illinois at Chicago 3_2 (8) Nebraska-Omaha 0-3, 0-4 Creighton 4-5 (10) Wartburg 3-2, 15-1 North Dakota 17-3 Drake 0-4 (8) Oklahoma 10-2 Mankato State 1-0, 2-4 (10) Augustana 2 -0 *Bradley 0-l Wichita State 3-1 Iowa State 0-3, 0-6 Saginaw Valley 0-2 *Western Illinois 3-1 , 3-7 New Mexico 2-l *Illinois State l-2, 0-3 *Illinois State 2 -3, 1-3 * Drake 2-4 Illinois State 0-9 (5) * Indiana State 0-4, 2-4 *Drake 1-2, 1-7, *Southwest Missouri State 2-4 North Texas State 9-l w· S 9 2 4 1 *Wichita State 4-5, 3-4, G t C .. mona tate - , - *Southwest Missouri 9_1 , 1_ 2 a eway on1erence Texas-Arlington 3-0 UNI-Dome Classic Minnesota 3 -0, 1-9 Tournament Baylor 1-0 Drake 3-1 *Bradley 2-1 ( JO), 3-4 (16) Drake 2-4 Sam Houston State 3-5, 0-3 Wisconsin-Green Bay 3-1 *Western Illinois 2-1 , 1-10 Southwest Missouri State 2-4 Stephen F. Austin 1-0, 0-3 Oklahoma City 5-2 Gateway Conference Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Wartburg 6-0, 7-0 (5) DePaul 2-4 Tournament 1992 (29-24-1) Wichita State 6-0 Creighton Invitational Loyola 7-0 St. Loui Illinois State 6-5 s 4-5, 21-4 Minnesota 5-4 (11 ) St. Cloud State 2-4 Drake 2-0 Missouri-St. Louis 9-1 , 3-5 Creighton 2-3 (10) *Western Illinois 0-2, 3-1 Southern Illinois 2 -0 Austin Peay 6-0, 13-l Minnesota 0-l Windy City Classic Western Illinois 3-2 Mercer 8-0, I 0-1 Creighton 1-8 (6) Drake 6-0 NCAA Tournament Florida A&M 9- 1, 3-0 Mankato State 1-0 (8); 4-1 Wisconsin-Green Bay 2-1 UCLA 0-2, 0-4 Florida State 0-2 Iowa State 1-2, 3-5 Loyola 4-0 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Florida State Invitational 1991 (24-40) UNI-Dome Invitational DePaul 6-2 Missouri 2-7 Kent State 3-2 Illinois at Chicago 7-1 Notre Dame 2-0 Minnesota-Duluth 2-0 South Florida 3-2 Northern Illinois 0-2 *Drake 4-3, 5-2 Concordia 9-8 Georgia State 5-3 Drake 8-0 (6) *Eastern Illinois 9-0, 5-1 Minnesota l-2 Furman 7-5 Wisconsin-Green Bay 8-0 (6) *Southern Illinois 2-1, 3-4 Indiana 1-8 Rutgers 7-5 Creighton 1-6 Missouri 3-2 *Bradley 1-5, 4-1 Kent State 1-7 Florida A&M 3-0 Wisconsin-Green Bay 3-0 *Southwest Missouri 1-0, 3-2 DePaul 5-4 Wartburg 9-2, 12-5 Augustana 4-0 *Wichita State 1-2, 5-0 Furman 0-1 *Eastern Illinois 0-1, 9-19 Missouri Western 3-0 Gateway Conference Miami of Ohio 4-6, 1-8 *Southern Illinois 3-5, 1-3 *Western Illinois 1-2, 3-0 Tournament Florida A&M 6-4 (9), 1-5 UNI-Dome Invitational *Bradley 9-6, 2-0 Wichita State 0-5 Florida State 1-3, 1-2 (8) Saginaw Valley 3-5 *Drake 5-0, 2-0 SW Missouri State 6-0 Ball State 7-3 Valparaiso 8-1 *Eastern Illinois 4 -5, 0-2 Bradley 3-2 Bradley 4-9 Wisconsin-Green Bay 7-1 *Southern Illinois 2-3, 2-4 Illinois State 13-6 Southern Illinois 7-11 Loyola 6-4 *Illinois State 0-2, 2-10 Western Illinois 2-5 Wartburg 1-3, 6-0 Illinois at Chicago 0-7 *Indiana State 2 -0, 1-0 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Drake 0-6 St. Cloud State 6-4 Iowa 1-3 (8), 3-9 1990 (29-30) Missouri 0-3 St. Xavier 3-7 *SW Missouri St. 2-1, 10-2 (5) Illinois State 2 -3 Wisconsin-Green Bay 4-3 (9) Wisconsin-Green Bay 1-12 Florida *Wichita State 4 -1 , 5-1 A&M 5-4 (8) DePaul 0-2 Mankato State 3-0 Georgia State 2-3 (10) Gateway Conference Minnesota 1-5 *SW Missouri State 1-2, 4-5 (9) Indiana 1-0 ( 10) *Wichita State 6-9, 0-3 Tournament Missouri 1-6 Mankato State 4-2, 6-0 Southern Illinois 5-4 *Indiana State 7-0, 2-7 Iowa State 4-0, 1-3 Samford 8-2 *Illinois State 0-2, 4-4 Mi Illinois State 1-4 ssouri 0 -6 *Illinois State 3-9, 3-5 Luther 2-1, 7-0 Drake 2-1 Princeton 3-1, 8-0 *Wichita State 2-3 (10), 2-5 *Western Illinois 1-0, 3-4 Florid Southwest Missouri 4-7 a State 1-0, 2-4 *SW Missouri State 0-2, 4-0 *Bradley 3-1 , 2-0 Southern Illinois Invitational Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Saginaw Valley State 5-4 (9) Nebraska 2-5, 3-4 Southern Illinois 6-4 *Drake 2-3 (11), 5-2 1989 (34-26) Northeast Louisiana 3-2 Bradley 10-2 Sooner Invitational St. Xavier 0-4 Gateway Conference Wartburg 4-1, 3- l Tournament Oklahoma State 0-9 Washburn Eastern Michigan 5-13 4-0 Southern Illinois 3-1 N Iowa 1-9 orthern Illinois 2 -3 Valparaiso 5-1 Southwest Missouri State 3-4 Sam Houston State 0-4 Illinois State 4 -9, 6-5 Northeast Missouri State 9-3 Southern Illinois 3-13 DePaul 2-5 Wichita State 4-0 Saginaw Valley State 6-1 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Texas-Arlington 2-3 * Gateway Conference Games (through 1992) Pittsburg State Invitational 1993-Present Missouri Valley Conference Game Benedictine 23-0 • WExhibition Games •{•I•J Iii ii§ iiO ·ti' ~ -----Vi_e_a_r_ly_R_e_s_u_lt_s____ ) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••,j' n 1993 (25-19) Florida State Invitational 1996 (34-22) Furman 4-1 Rutgers 2-4 Illinois at Chicago 5-3 St. Louis Univ. 6-0, 21-4 (5) Michigan State 9-3 Florida State 0-7 Miami (OH) 6-3 Florida A&M 12-1 (6), 10-1 (5) Massachusetts 1-2 Adelphi 4-0 Massachussetts 4-1 Coe College 8-0, 11-0 (5) Tallahassee, Florida Toledo 6-2 Georgia State 0-1 (8) Nebraska 7-8, 3-7 Massachusetts 4-1, 5-10 Mankato State 3-2 (10), 7-0 Western Illinois 1-7 Mankato State 5-6, 4-5 Long Island 14-2 Nebraska 5-6, 9-10 Florida A&M 10-2 Minnesota 4-2 Connecticut 5-6 Iowa State 8-1, 7-1 Missouri Valley Conference Iowa State 9-1 (6), 7-6 Southern Illinois Florida State Invitational *Southern Illinois 2-1, 5-2 Missouri Invitational Invitational (3rd) Kent State 6-1 *Indiana State 2-3, 8-9 Indiana State 9-1 Southeast Missouri State 0-1 Connecticut 0-7 *Wichita State 2-0, 3-10 Missouri 7-5, 2-4 Southern Illinois 0-2 Furman 0-11 *Creighton 0-2, 13-7 St. Louis Univ. 4-0 St. Louis Univ. 14-2, 6-2 Northeast Louisiana 4-3 (9) *Drake 2-0, 8-1 SW Missouri Invitational Western Illinois Rider7-2 *Tulsa 5-1, 1-3 Drake 2-3 (8) Invitational (2nd) Southern Illinois Invitational *Illinois State 0-6, 1-10 SW Missouri 2-12 (5) Butler Univ. 7-0 (Forfeit) Southeast Missouri State 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference Kansas 3-2 Western lllinois 10-8 Evansville 5-0 Tournament Florida State Invitational Drake 4-0 Ball State 4-3 Illinois State 3-2 Samford 7-1 Southern Illinois 0-1 Tennessee Tech 2-4 Drake 4-5 Georgia State 1-3 (9) UNI-Dome Invitational (1st) UNI-Dome Invitational Southwest Missouri State 1-4 Michigan 0-13 (5) St. Louis 22-0, 5-3 St. Xavier 2-0 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Miami (OH) 3-5 Valparaiso 9-2 Illinois at Chicago 2-6 1995 (24-32) Illinois-Chicago 6-2 Bradley 4-2, 3-1 Saginaw Valley State 9-1 Florida A & M 10-4, 8-0 Pensacola, Florida *Bradley 7-9, 7-5 Loyola 10-3 Shawnee State 2-0, 9-4 Central Connecticut 10-0 (6) *Wichita State 5-4, 6-0 Valparaiso 10-1 Central Connecticut 6-1, 8-0 7-1 *SW Missouri State 0-3, 14-0 St. Louis 5-8 Wartburg 9-0, 8-6 Kentucky Wesleyan 1-0 *Drake 0-2, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference Iowa State 0-6, 0-3 Missouri Southern 0-2 *Indiana State 5-0, 10-0 *Tulsa 5-0, 7-0 Mankato State 1-0, 2-1 Southern Illinois Invitational *lllinois State 7-8, 2-11 *Southwest Missouri State 1-0, 3-0 Missouri Invitational St. Louis Univ. 9-1 *Evansville 10-9, 3-5 *Illinois State 2-4, 3-7 Indiana State 0-3 Southern Illinois 3-0 *Southern Illinois 1-2, 2-7 *Bradley 9-1, 7-6 Missouri 0-1 (8) Evansville 2-0 Missouri Valley *Wichita State 8-9, 4-8 (8) Purdue 1-2 (8) Loyola-Chicago 2-1 Conference Tournament *Creighton 1-4, 1-3 Indiana State 7-6 *Indiana State 8-0 (5), 3-0 Southern lllinois 3-4 *Drake 4-3, 0-1 Florida State Invitational *Illinois State 0-8 (5), 0-8 (5) Evansville 2-11 *Indiana State 9-2, 4-0 Massachusetts 4-9 *Bradley 0-1, 5-4 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Missouri Valley Conference Illinois-Chicago 0-7 *Wichita State 3-2 (8), 4-5 1998 (26-22) Tournament Indiana 3-2 *Creighton 3-0, 4-3 (9) Tennessee-Martin 21-3 (5), Creighton 2-5 Eastern Illinois 0-4 *Southern lllinois 7-2, 3-4 (12) 14-2 (5) Tulsa 2-1 Furman 0-3 (8) *Evansville 6-3, 5-0 SE Missouri St. 4-6, 5-6 Southern Illinois 0-6 Southern Illinois Invitational *Tulsa 0-6, 4-3 North Florida 8-0 (6), 7-1 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Tennessee Tech 7-3 *SW Missouri St. 4-5 (10), 5- Missouri-Kansas City 6-1, 3-0 1994 (40-21) Evansville 7-4 11 Iowa State 1-2 *Drake 0-6, 4-3 St. Louis 9-0, 11-0 Southern Illinois 8-7 Minnesota 3-2, 3-5 (8) Missouri Valley Conference McKendree 8-0, 12-2 Eastern Illinois 4-3 Metrodome Invitational Tournament Florida A&M 6-2 Western Illinois Invitational Missouri 2-4 Southern Illinois 0-2 Eastern Illinois 1-2, 11-3 Indiana State 2-3 (9) Kansas 1-3 Tulsa 7-3 Monmouth 4-0 Western Illinois 1-7 Western Illinois 0-8 (6) Bradley 0-1 Central Connecticut 7-2 Indiana Stale 2-5 Minnesota 1-7, 3-7 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley West Florida 1-6 Western Illinois 3-1 Florida State Invitational Southern Illinois 1-2 UNI-Dome Invitational 1997 (29-29) Florida State 0-3 Southeast Missouri 2-7 Drake 1-8 FloridaA&M 1-2, 2-3 Penn State 6-10 Tennessee Tech 3-0 Western Illinois 6-4 Robert Morris 4-2 Wisconsin-Parkside 7-3 Eastern Michigan 9-1 (5) Wartburg 8-0, 1-0 Augustana-S. Dakota 2-4 Missouri-Kansas City 8-0, 9-0 Wisconsin-Green Bay 10-0 Minnesota 0-2, 0-8 Louisiana State 0-10 (6) Nebraska 1-3 S. Illinois Invitational (2nd) Western Illinois 8-3 St. Cloud State 2-1 (8) Mankato State 2-3 Missouri-Kansas City 9-2 Nebraska 5-6, 4-6 SE Missouri State 1-3 Mankato State 3-5 (9) Southern Illinois 2-1 (9) Creighton 5-3 *Indiana State 7-3, 3-4 Iowa State 5-6, 6-8 DePaul 1-3 Missouri Invitational (2nd) St. Louis 7-2 *Bradley 8-2, 4-3 Tennessee-Martin 9-3 Nebraska 0-8, 7-0 *lllinois State 0-5, 2-3 (8) Indiana State 1-5 *SW Missouri State 0-2, 4-0 Mankato State 3-1, 1-0 *Wichita State 2-6, 0-2 · Missouri 4-9, 1-11 *Wichita State 3-4, 4-2 Iowa State 3-0, 6-5 *Creighton 5-4, 3-9 Northeastern Illinois 17-3 *Creighton 2-0, 3-4 UNI-Dome Invitational *Tulsa 3-10, 1-10 SW Missouri State *Drake 6-5, 2-1 St. Xavier 4-0, 2-0 *SW Missouri State 1-6, 3-4 Invitational *Evansville 6-2, 0-1 Wisconsin-Green Bay 4-0 *Drake 0-5, 6-5 Missouri-Kansas City 8-5 *Southern Illinois 6-9, 4-5 Northeast Illinois 5-0 *Southern Illinois 0-7, 1-6 Drake 4-3 *Illinois State 1-0, 3-4 Loyola of Chicago 2-1 *Evansville 1-2, 4-6 Florida State Invitational *Indiana State 6-2, 11-9 (9) Illinois at Chicago 4-3 (8) Head Coach:Meredith Bakley Louisiana Tech 2-1 *Bradley 4-1, 4-0 Wisconsin-Parkside 9-6 South Florida 0-3 MVC Tournament (2nd) Augustana (SD) 1-9 Wichita State 8-0 (5) Missouri Invitational Illinois State 2-1 * Gateway Conference Games (through .1992) SW Missouri State 2-6, 1-2 Missouri 2-7, 5-3 1993-Present Missouri Valley Conference Game Notre Dame 4-6, 0-7 Evansville 1-0 WExhibition Games Head Coach:Meredith Bakley• Yearly Results / Bakely Retires 2001 Panther Softball •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1999 (32-22) Missouri Quadranglar Missouri Quadrangular Western Illinois 5-4 Bakley Retires after 22 St. Louis Univ. 9-1 UMKC 6-0 Missouri 0-6 Missouri 3-4 Seasons at Helm of UNI. Missouri-Kansas City 7-1 Missouri 1-3 Missouri 2-4 SE Missouri State SE Missouri Tournament Invitational SE Missouri St. 3-2 SE Missouri State 1-4 Harvard 0-1 Iowa State 1-4 Western Illinois 3-0 Indiana-Purdue 5-4 Florida State Invitational Western Kentucky 5-0 Georgia State 4-2 Missouri Invitational Princeton 7-2 Southern Illinois 0-2 Penn State 2-3 Missouri 2-6 Fresno State 0-4 Georgia State 9-15 Western Illinois 3-0 Southern Illinois 2-3 West Florida 1-4 Georgia State 7-9 West Florida 1-2 Missouri 8-6 Missouri Invitational Princeton 2-1, 3-4 Tulsa 4-0 Miami, Ohio 2-1, 9-3 Butler 4-0 Florida State Invitational Meredith Bakley, Loyola-Chicago 5-3 Virginia Tech 1-4 who guided the University of Northern Iowa softball team NW Louisiana St. 3-2 Maryland 7-1 for 22 years, retired on July 6. The longest-tenured head coach at Indiana 0-7 Bethune-Cookman 6-1 UNI, Bakley was named the Missouri Iowa State 3-7 Florida State 2-6 Valley Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to their Southern Illinois Inv;tational Massachusetts 4-6 first regular-season MVC title in 2000. Her team went Eastern Illinois 5-3 SIU Invitational 28-32 overall this past season and 11-7 in Southern Illinois 0-8 Southern Illinois 2-4 conference play. SE Missouri State 3-1 SE Missouri State 9-8 "It is with great pride and satisfaction that I look back over the last St. Louis 9-8 Western Kentucky 7-3 22 seasons as head coach ...," said Bakley. "Softball is a team sport and *Wichita State 8-9, 1-2 Syracuse 1-4 the accomplichments that I have experienced could not have been *SW Missouri State 3-2, 1-0 *Southern Illinois 0-2, 2-0 possible without a strong and supportive cast of players Iowa State 5-4, 5-3 *Evansville 1-0, 5-3 and coaches. It is with great optimism that I look forward to *Illinois State 2-7, 0-4 UMKC 4-3, 6-3 my retirement and the oppurtunities this facet of my life presents." *Indiana State 1-0, 15-3 *Bradley 5-0, 6-3 Bakley *Creighton 4-3, 1-3 Minnesota 0-7, 0-4 ranked among the winningest coaches in the nation with a 691-552-3 career Missouri-Kansas City 4-2, 6-3 *Wichita State 1-6, 7-2 mark in 28 seasons at Valley State College in *Bradley 4-5, 9-0 *SW Missouri State 4-7, 1-2 North Dakota and UNI. During her reign Western Illinois 7-4, 1-7 *Drake 1-3, 5-3 , she has an AIAW National Championship to her credit- *Drake 7-4, 4-3 *Creighton 7-2, 5-0 leading the Panthers to the titile in 1982 -and a berth in the NCAA *Southern Illinois 0-1, 5-6 Iowa 0-3 Division I Championships in 1990 after the team won the Gateway Conference Tournament. *Evansville 4-2, 2-12 *Indiana State 6-0, 9-1 Bakley recorded a 22-10 record her first year MVC Tournament *Illinois State 2-7, 2-4 at UNI in 1979 en route to a Southern Illinois 1-0 MVC Tournament second-place finish in the AlAW State Tourna ment, Creighton 0-2 Bradley 3-1 the same year the team finished sixth at the regional finals. Evansville 4-1 Illinois State 1-9 In all, she guided her teams to 15 winning seasons at UNI and posted SW Missouri State 2-0 Creighton 1-4 25 or more wins 16 times. Thirty-six Panthers have earned Illinois State 6-1 Head Coach:Meredith Bakley all-conference honors under her guidance, including Jody Dean, who was Creighton 3-5 an all-American in 1998. "Meredith has been an outstanding and Jong-term coach Head Coach:Meredith Bakley at UNI," said Director of Athletics 2000 (28-32) Rick Hartzell. "She has developed Metrodome Invitational a quality and championship softball program over the years and Western l11inois 2-0 the Universtiy is proud of her accomplishments. We Alabama 5-6 are sad to see her go, but wish her nothing but the best as she looks Minnesota 3-7 toward her retirement." Louisville 3-4 A graduate of Black Hills State College in Spearfish, S.D., Bakley Missouri 3-4 received her master's degree from Colorado State University Missouri 3-2 in 1974. Prior to her UNI appointment in 1979, Bakley Alabama 0-8 was an instructor at Valley State College, where she was head basketball and softball coach . • •a•r•lii!rilfi§liOO·tif ~ Record Books ) •••• • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •••••••••••• Team Records Career Records Most Games: 64 (1991) Batting Most Wins: 40 (1994) Most Games: 233, Vicki White (1989-92) Most Losses: 40 (1991) Highest Batting Average: .347, Deena Chipp (1990-93) Highest Winning Pct.: .674, 31-15 (1983) Most At Bats: 679, Paula Evers (1985-88) Lowest Winning Pct.: .375, 24-40 (1991) Most Runs Scored: 130, Heather Daters (1991-94) Most Consecutive Wins: 11 (1989) Most Hits: 209, Chris Ehlert (1986-89) Most Consecutive Losses: 9 (1985) Most Doubles: 46, Kylie Sloan (1997-2000) Longest Game: 26 innings (1984) vs. Oklahoma City Most Triples: 24, Laura Novotny (1990-93) 1.02 (1983) Lowest Staff ERA: Most Home Runs: 29, Jody Dean (1996-98) Most Runs Batted In: 117, Jody Dean (1996-98) Most Stolen Bases: 65, Jen Dean (1994-97) Season Records Most Walks: 79, Heather Daters (1991-94) Team Batting Most Sacrifices: 85, Jenny Schultz (1987-90) Highest Batting Average: .297 (1993) Most Total Bases: 331, Deena Chipp (1990-93) Most At Bats: 1641 (1991) Highest Slugging Pct.: .511, Deena Chipp (1990-93) Most Runs Scored: 292 (1997) Most Runs Per Game: 5.03 (1997) Pitching *Most Runs In a Game: 23 vs. Benedictine (1989) Most Games: 122, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Most Hits: 455 (1997) Most Victories: 60, Sarah O'Byrne (1987-90) Most Hits Per Game: 8.0 (1992) Most Losses: 50, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Most Doubles: 80 (1997) Most Starts: 108, Sarah O'Byme (1987-90) Most Triples: 31 (1992) Most Complete Games: 101, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Most Home Runs: 34 (1997) Most Innings Pitched: 766, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Most Runs Batted In: 261 (1997) Lowest Earned Run Average: 1.11, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Most Stolen Bases: 88 (1996) Most Shutouts: 28, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Most Walks: 142 (1997) *Most Strikeouts: 407, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Most Strikeouts: 266 (1997) Most Hits Allowed: 626, Sarah O'Byme (1987-90) Most Home Runs Allowed: 11, Krista Fosbinder (1986-89) Individual Batting Most Runs Allowed: 284, Sarah O'Byrne (1987-90) Most Games: 64, Jennifer Peters, Heather Most Earned Runs Allowed: 199, Kandy Keiper (1993-96) Daters (1991) Most Walks Allowed: 226, Shelby Worms (1995-98) Highest Batting Average: .413, Deena Chipp (1993) Most At Bats: 207, Cindy Franzen (1991) Fielding Most Runs Scored: 48, Jen Dean (1997) Most Putouts: 1,574, Cindy Franzen (1989-91) 77, (2000) Most Hits: Li ndsay Wood Most Assists: 436, Paula Evers (1985-88) Longest Hitting Streak: 14, Laura Novotny (1992) Most Assists by an Outfielder: 34, Jenny Schultz (1987-90) Most Doubles: 18, Vicki White (1990) Highest Fielding Pct.: 983, Cindy Franzen (1989-91) Most Triples: 11, Laura Novotny (1992) Most Home Runs: 12, Jody Dean (1997), Jody Dean (1998) Most Runs Batted In: 44, Jen Dean (1994); Stacy Weber (1994); *Record not all-time best or tied for all-time best Jody Dean (1997) Bold indicates new record Most Runs Batted In, Game: 7, Stacy Weber (1993), Jackie Paulus (1998) Most Stolen Bases: 22, Jen Dean (1994); Jaye Donlea (1995) MVC Records Most Walks: 29, Vicki White (1991) Home Runs, Season: 12, Jody Dean (1997, 1998) Most Strikeouts: 45, Jen Dean (1994) Home Runs, Career: 29, Jody Dean (1996-98) Most Sacrifices: 33, Jenny Schultz (1988) Putouts, Season: 539, Cindy Franzen (1989) Most Hit By Pitches: 4, Jaye Donlea (1995) Putouts, Career: 1,574, Cindy Franzen (1989-91) Most Total Bases: 129, Lindsay Wood (2000) Team Home Runs: 34, 1997 Highest Slugging Pct.: .815, Jen Dean (1996) Team Runs Batted In: 261, 1997 Most Extra-base Hits: 30, Lindsay Wood (2000) Individual Pitching Most Games: 47, Sarah O'Byme (1990) Most Victories: 21, Sarah O'Byme (1990) ALL-TIME BESTS Most Losses: 20, Sarah O'Byme (1990) Most Starts: 38, Sarah O'Byme (1990) ESTABLISHED BEFORE 1983 Most Complete Games: 34, Sarah O'Byrne (1990) Most Innings Pitched: 277.2, Sarah O'Byme (1990) Lowest Earned Run Average: 0.63, Krista Fosbinder (1986) Games Consecutive Scoreless Inn.: 46, Sarah O'Byme (1990) Highest Winning Pct.: .941, 32-2 (1977) *Most Shutouts: 9, Sarah O'Byme (1988) Most Consecutive Wins: 18 (1977) Most Consecutive Shutouts: 6, Sarah O'Byrne (1988); Kandy Keiper (1996) Team Batting *Most Strikeouts: 125, Jennifer Berger (1983) Most Runs Scored Per Game: 9.8 (1974) Most Hits Allowed: 235, Sarah O'Byrne (1990) Most Runs Scored in a Game: 34 vs. Iowa (1974) Most Home Runs Allowed: 6, Kandy Keiper, Desiree Bebout (1993) Most Hits Per Game: 8.0 (tie) (1977) Most Runs Allowed: 101, Connie Fangmann (1991); Kandy Keiper (1995) Most Earned Runs Allowed: 72, Sarah O'Byme (1990); Connie Individual Batting Fangmann, Desiree Bebout (1991) Highest Batting Average: .425, Sue Coakley (1978) Most Walks Allowed: 87, Shelby Worms (1996) Individual Fielding Individual Pitching Most Putouts: 539, Cindy Franzen (1989) Most Strikeouts, Season: 216, Jennifer Berger (1982) Most Assists: 202, Holly Harrison (1991) Most Strikeouts, Career: 413, Jennifer Berger (1982-84) Most Assists by an Outfielder: 16, Jenny Schultz (1988) Most Shutouts, Season: 10, Patty Stockman (1977) Most Errors: 43, Deena Chipp (1990) IIHighest Fielding Pct.: 1.000, Mickey Shenk (1996) • ( Record Books •J•I•J•ijiJf fJ§fitJQ•fjt • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• • • • • • • • Panther Conference Records PANTHERS ON MVC Home Runs, Season: 12 (1st), Jody Dean (1997, 1998) ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS Home Runs, Career: 29 (I st), Jody Dean (1996-99) 1983: Laura Norenberg, OF 23 (2nd), Jen Dean ( 1994-97) 1985: Paula Evers, IB 21 (3rd), Deena Chipp (1990-93) 1987: Chris Ehlert, 3B Putouts, Season: 539 (I st), Cindy Franzen (I 989) 1988: Susan Mahoney, I B Putouts, Career: 1,574 (1st), Cindy Franzen (1989-91) Chris Ehlert, 38 Team Home Runs: 34 (1st), 1997 Paula Evers, SS Team Runs Batted In: 261 (1st), 1997 1989: Krista Fosbinder, P Runs Scored, Career: 135 (4th), Jackie Paulus ( 1996-99) Chris Ehlert, 3B 130 (5th), Heather Daters (1991-94) 1990: Sarah O'Byrne, P Doubles, Career: 43 (3rd), Vicki White (1989-92) Jenny Schultz, OF (at-large) Runs Battled In, Career: 119 (5th), Jen Dean (1994-97) 1991 : Deena Chipp, OF (at-large) 117 (9th), Jody Dean (1996-99) 1992: Deena Chipp, OF 116 ( I 0th), Angie Schreurs ( 1996-99) 1993: Deena Chipp, OF Losses, Career: 50 (2nd), Krista Fosbinder ( 1986-89) Laura Novotny, 2B (2nd team) Team Wins, Season: 40 (5th), Northern Iowa (1994) Karen VandeVoort, C (2nd team) Team Runs, Season: 292 (2nd), Northern Iowa (1997) Karen VandeVoort (scholar athlete) Team Doubles, Season: 86 ( I st), Northern Iowa (1997) 1994: Heather Daters, OF 73 (4th), Northern Iowa (1996) Karen Vande Voort, C Team Home Runs, Season: 34 (I st), Northern Iowa (1997) Stacy Webber, SS 29 (2nd), Northern Iowa (1998) Karen VandeVoort (scholar athlete) 26 (3rd), Northern Iowa ( 1994) Dana Happel (scholar athlete) Team RBI, Season: 261 (I st), Northern Iowa (1997) 1995: Jaye Donlea, UT 248 (3rd), Northern Iowa (1994) 1996: Kandy Keiper, P (2nd team) 247 (4th), Northern Iowa (1996) Stacy Webber, SS (2nd team) Kari McLaughlin (scholar athlete) 1997: Jackie Paulus, 2B Panther Conference Leaders Jen Dean, 3B Jody Dean, OF Individual Amber Sampson, OF (2nd team) At Bats: Marshelle Clark, 152 (1983) 1998: Jackie Paulus, 2B Paula Evers, 172 ( 1985) Jody Dean, OF Chris Ehlert, 191 (1988) Shelby Worms, P (2nd team) Hits: Laurel Magee, 50 (1983) Angie Schreurs, lB (2nd team) Paula Evers, 54 ( 1985) Jackie Paulus (scholar athlete) Chris Ehlert, 64 (I 988) Kylie Sloan (scholar athlete) Chris Ehlert, 64 (I 989 1999: Jackie Paulus, 2B Runs: Marshelle Clark, 26 (1983) Kylie Sloan, SS Paula Evers, 42 ( 1985) , Lindsay Wood Deena Chip ' , OF (at large) Paula Evers, 35 ( 1988) Jackie Paulus (scholar athlete) Deena Chipp, 39 ( 1992) Kylie Sloan (scholar athlete) Jackie Paulus, 45 (1998) 2000: Lindsay Wood, 3B Doubles: Marla Peterson, 8 (1983) Kylie Sloan, SS Pam Phipps, 16 (1985) Jeannine Soncini, P (2nd team) Triples: Chris Ehlert, 6 (1987) Kylie Sloan (scholar athlete) Laura Novotny, 11 (1992) Jeannine Soncini (scholar athlete) Amber Sampson, 9 (1997) Amber Sampson, 8 (1998) VALLEY Home Runs: Jody Dean, 12 (1997) ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS Jody Dean, 12 (1998) RBI's: Chris Ehlert, 32 ( 1988) 1993: Jennifer Peters, Northern Iowa Chris Ehlert, 39 ( 1989) 1994: Karen VandeVoort, Northern Iowa Jody Dean, 44 (1997) 1996: Kandy Keiper, Northern Iowa Angie Schreurs, 39 ( 1998) Jody Dean 1997: Deanne Fick, Northern Iowa Stolen Bases: Laura Mclnroy, 13 ( 1985) 1998: Shelby Worms, Northern Iowa Innings Pitched: Jennifer Berger, 159.0 (1983) Jody Dean, Northern Iowa DeSiree Bebout, 223.2 ( 1992) Jakcie Paulus, Northern Iowa Wins: Desiree Bebout, 19 (1992) 1999: Jeannine Soncini, Northern Iowa Jackie Paulus, Northern Iowa Angie Schreurs, Northern Iowa Team Conference Records Batting: .252 ( 1985) Home Runs: 12 (1991) RBI: 155 (1983) Triples: 28 ( 1990) Runs: 2 17 (1989) 26 (1994) 179 (1988) 31 (1992) 266 (1994) 34 (1997) 178 (1989) 17 (1998) 292 (1997) 29 (1998) 228 (1992) Team Wins 3 1 (1983) Doubles: 33 (1983) Stolen Bases: 68 (1983) 248 (1994) 34 (1989) 73 (1996) 37 (1985) 247 (1996) 40 (1994) 86 (1997) 79 (1994) 261 (1997) • 85 (1995) eJ•r•!iiiiilfi§JitiO·t!f ~ Record Books ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Stolen Bases Apperances Strikeouts 2000 21 Kristi Johnson 2000 33 Heidi Fromherz 2000 86 Heidi Fromherz 1999 8 Jackie Paulus 1999 31 Jeannine Soncini 1999 133 Jeannine Sonicini 1998 10 Jackie Paulus 1998 24 Shelby Worms 1998 97 Shelby Worms 1997 21 Jen Dean 1997 23 Two tied with 1997 85 Shelby Worms 1996 16 Jackie Paulus 1996 31 Kandy Keiper 1996 108 Shelby Worms 1995 16 Jen Dean 1995 32 Kandy Keiper 1995 84 Kandy Keiper 1994 22 Two tied with 1994 27 Kandy Keiper 1994 67 Dana Happel 1993 6 Stacy Weber 1993 27 Desiree Bebout 1993 63 Desiree Bebout 1992 19 Jennifer Peters 1992 43 Desiree Bebout 1992 84 Desiree Bebout 1991 9 Laura Novotny 1991 34 Connie Fangmann 1991 52 Desiree Bebout 1990 10 Deena Chipp 1990 47 Sarah O'Byme 1990 118 Sarah O'Byme 1989 7 Jenny Schultz 1989 33 Krista Fosbinder 1989 100 Krista Fosbinder 1988 9 Paula Evers 1988 32 Krista Fosbinder 1988 113 Krista Fosbinder 1987 4 Jenny Schultz 1987 32 Krista Fosbinder 1987 80 Krista Fosbinder 1986 6 Laura Mclnroy 1986 25 Krista Fosbinder 1986 114 Krista Fosbinder 1985 13 Laura Mclnroy 1985 26 Linda Whannel 1985 64 Linda Whannel Earned Run Average Wins Walks Allowed 2000 2.33 Heidi Fromherz 2000 13 Jeannine Soncini 2000 31 Heidi Fromherz 1999 1.75 Jeannine Soncini 1999 19 Jeannine Soncini 1999 27 Jeannine Soncini 1998 1.41 Shelby Worms 1998 14 Shelby Worms 1998 36 Jeannine Soncini 1997 2.26 Jeannine Soncini 1997 9 Jeannine Soncini 1997 44 Shelby Worms 1996 1.63 Kandy Keiper 1996 19 Kandy Keiper 1996 87 Shelby Worms 1995 2.56 Shelby Worms 1995 12 Kandy Keiper 1995 62 Shelby Worms 1994 1.15 Desiree Bebout 1994 16 Dana Happel 1994 29 Kandy Keiper 1993 1.76 Desiree Bebout 1993 14 Desiree Bebout 1993 23 Desiree Bebout 1992 2.16 Desiree Bebout 1992 19 Desiree Bebout 1992 38 Dana Happel 1991 0.75 Heather Daters 1991 11 Two tied with 1991 66 Desiree Bebout 1990 1.82 Sarah O'Bryne 1990 21 Sarah O'Byme 1990 55 Mindy Sindlinger 1989 1.21 Sarah O'Bryne 1989 17 Sarah O'Byme 1989 47 Sarah O'Byme 1988 1.22 Krista Fosbinder 1988 18 Krista Fosbinder 1988 66 Krista Fosbinder 1987 0.96 Krista Fosbinder 1987 14 Krista Fosbinder 1987 44 Two tied with 1986 0.63 Krista Fosbinder 1986 11 Krista Fosbinder 1986 28 Two tied with 1985 1.07 Gena McCormick 1985 12 Linda Whannel 1985 34 Linda Whannel Innings Pitched Earned Runs Allowed Shutouts 2000 174.0 Heidi Fromherz 2000 62 Jeannine Soncini 2000 4 Jeannine Soncini 1999 195.2 Jeannine Soncini 1999 49 Two Tied With 1999 4 Jeannine Soncini 1998 143.2 Shelby Worms 1998 41 Shelby Worms 1998 5 S helby Worms 1997 125.0 Shelby Worms 1997 47 Shelby Worms 1997 5 Jeannine Soncini 1996 193.2 Kandy Keiper 1996 69 Shelby Worms 1996 8 Kandy Keiper 1995 175.2 Kandy Keiper 1995 67 Kandy Keiper 1995 3 Kandy Keiper 1994 151.0 Dana Happel 1994 51 Dana Happel 1994 6 Kandy Keiper 1993 151.0 Desiree Bebout 1993 39 Kandy Keiper 1993 4 Kandy Keiper 1992 223.2 Desiree Bebout 1992 69 Desiree Bebout 1992 5 Desiree Bebout 1991 192.0 Connie Fangmann 1991 72 Two tied with 1991 5 Desiree Bebout 1990 277.2 Sarah O 'Bryne 1990 72 Sarah O'Byme 1990 7 Sarah O'Byrne 1989 203.0 Krista Fosbinder 1989 44 Krista Fosbinder 1989 8 Krista Fosbinder 1988 223.0 Krista Fosbinder 1988 39 Two tied with 1988 9 Sarah O'Byrne 1987 174.0 Krista Fosbinder 1987 24 Krista Fosbinder 1987 7 Krista Fosbinder 1986 166.0 Krista Fosbinder 1986 25 Linda Whannel 1986 5 Krista Fosbinder 1985 171.2 Linda Whannel 1985 31 Two tied with 1985 5 Linda Whannel II • Record Books ea•t•liiirilii§liDB·tif • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••C Batting Average Hits Home Runs 2000 .362 Lindsay Wood 2000 77 Lindsay Wood 2000 9 Kylie Sloan 1999 .357 Kylie Sloan 1999 56 Kylie Sloan 1999 7 Kylie Sloan 1998 .393 Jody Dean 1998 56 Jackie Paulus 1998 12 Jody Dean 1997 .382 Jody Dean 1997 66 Jody Dean 1997 12 Jody Dean 1996 .323 Angie Schreurs 1996 54 Two tied with 1996 5 Jody Dean 1995 .320 Kristen Dalrymple 1995 54 Jaye Donlea 1995 4 Stacy Weber 1994 .353 Heather Daters 1994 61 Heather Daters 1994 8 Jen Dean 1993 .413 Deena Chipp 1993 49 Heather Daters 1993 7 Deena Chipp 1992 .390 Deena Chipp 1992 64 Deena Chipp 1992 4 Deena Chipp 1991 .347 Deena Chipp 1991 58 Deena Chipp 1991 8 Deena Chipp 1990 .337 Vicki White 1990 56 Vicki White 1990 2 Deena Chipp 1989 .349 Chris Ehlert 1989 65 Chris Ehlert 1989 1 Four tied with 1988 .335 Chris Ehlert 1988 64 Chris Ehlert 1988 2 Susan Mahoney 1987 .300 Chris Ehlert 1987 48 Chris Ehlert 1987 2 Chris Ehlert 1986 .263 Julie Schroeder 1986 41 Julie Schroeder 1986 1 Two tied with 1985 .314 Paula Evers 1985 54 Paula Evers 1985 1 Three tied with At Bats Doubles Runs Batted In 2000 213 Lindsay Wood 2000 16 K. Sloan & L. Wood 2000 43 Kylie Sloan 1999 173 Jackie Paulus 1999 19 Kylie Sloan 1999 31 Kylie Sloan 1998 164 Jackie Paulus 1998 11 Two tied with 1998 39 Angie Schreurs 1997 196 Amber Sampson 1997 14 Kristen Dalrymple 1997 44 Jody Dean 1996 193 Jackie Paulus 1996 13 Stacy Weber 1996 35 Jody Dean 1995 178 Jaye Donlea 1995 11 Two tied with 1995 37 Kristal Ward 1994 198 Jaye Donlea 1994 14 Heather Daters 1994 44 Two tied with 1993 149 Kristal Ward 1993 10 Deena Chipp 1993 32 Deena Chipp 1992 192 Jennifer Peters 1992 13 Deena Chipp 1992 34 Deena Chipp 1991 207 Cindy Fangmann 1991 8 Vicki White 1991 31 Deena Chipp 1990 206 Cindy Fangmann 1990 18 Vicki White 1990 31 Lynell O'Connor 1989 186 Chris Ehlert 1989 13 Chris Ehlert 1989 39 Chris Ehlert 1988 191 Chris Ehlert 1988 13 Chris Ehlert 1988 32 Chris Ehlert 1987 173 Paula Evers 1987 13 Susan Mahoney 1987 25 Chris Ehlert 1986 158 Paula Evers 1986 5 Julie Schroeder 1986 12 Two tied with 1985 172 Paula Evers 1985 16 Pam Phipps 1985 19 Julie Schroeder Runs Triples Walks 2000 43 Lindsay Wood 2000 6 Lindsay Wood 2000 30 Jeannine Soncini 1999 28 Angie Schreurs 1999 5 Angie Schreurs 1999 20 Angie Schreurs 1998 45 Jackie Paulus 1998 8 Amber Sampson 1998 21 Three tied with 1997 48 Jen Dean 1997 9 Amber Sampson 1997 27 Jen Dean 1996 36 Jackie Paulus 1996 4 Jackie Paulus 1996 22 Angie Schreurs 1995 38 Jaye Donlea 1995 5 Jen Dean 1995 17 Jaye Donlea 1994 41 Heather Daters 1994 6 Stacy Weber 1994 19 Jen Dean 1993 40 Heather Daters 1993 4 Three tied with 1993 18 Jennifer Peters 1992 39 Deena Chipp 1992 11 Laura Novotny 1992 28 Vicki White 1991 31 Deena Chipp 1991 5 Two tied with 1991 29 Vicki White 1990 27 Deena Chipp 1990 7 Jenny Schultz 1990 16 Lynell O'Connor 1989 34 Two tied with 1989 4 Lynell O'Connor 1989 21 Lynell O'Connor 1988 35 Paula Evers 1988 9 Lynell O'Connor 1988 27 Paula Evers 1987 23 Chris Ehlert 1987 6 Chris Ehlert 1987 12 Connie McBride 1986 17 Two tied with 1986 5 Julie Schroeder 1986 14 Chris Ehlert 1985 42 Paula Evers 1985 5 Pam Phipps 1985 17 Sonya Feaker • II e1,;•>•BiJiitiiAJihO·tit~ Series History ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Team Record Last Team Record Last Team Record Last Adelphi 2-1 1993 Long Island 1-0 1997 Robert Morris 1-0 1998 Alabama 0-2 2000 Loras 12-3 1983 Rutgers 1-1 1993 Arizona 2-2 1984 Louisiana State 0-1 1998 Saginaw Valley St. 3-2 1993 Arizona State 0-2 1985 Louisiana Tech 1-0 1997 St. Ambrose 15-4 1987 Augustana (SD) 3-3 1995 Louisville 0-1 2000 St. Cloud State 6-1 1995 Ausin Peay 2-0 1992 Loyola 7-0 1999 St. Francis 1-0 1986 Baker 1-0 1989 Luther 29-8 1992 St. Louis 14-2 1999 Ball State 3-0 1993 McKendree 2-0 1994 St. Xavier 5-2 1994 Benedictine 1-0 1989 Mankato State 22-6 1997 Stephen F. Austin 1-3 1989 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 2000 Maryland 1-0 2000 Sam Houston State 0-3 1989 Bowling Green 0-1 1986 Massachusetts 2-5 1997 Samford 2-0 1996 Bradley 24-16 2000 Mercer 2-0 1992 Shawnee State 2-0 1995 Buena Vista 1-0 1974 Metropolitan State 1-0 1990 South Carolina 0-1 1981 Butler 2-0 1999 Miami (Ohio) 3-3 2000 South Dakota 3-1 1984 Central College 3-0 1980 Michigan 0-1 1996 South Dakota State 1-0 1983 Central Connecticut 5-0 1996 Michigan State 5-0 1997 South Florida 1-1 1997 Central Michigan 2-3 1985 Minnesota 7-20 2000 SE Missouri State 4-7 2000 Central State 1-1 1984 Minnesota-Duluth 2-0 1991 SIU-Edwardsville 2-1 1985 Clarke College 2-0 1980 Missouri 6-21 2000 Southern Illinois 19-38 2000 Coe College 2-0 1996 Missouri-KC 11-0 1999 SW Missouri State 19-26 2000 Colorado State 2-0 1985 Missouri-St. Louis 1-1 1992 Syracuse 0-1 2000 Concordia 1-0 1991 Missouri Southern 1-1 1996 Tarkio 1-0 1977 Connecticut 0-2 1997 Missouri Western 3-3 1989 Tennessee-Martin 3-0 1998 Creighton 9-21 2000 Monmouth 1-0 1994 Tennessee Tech 2-1 1995 DePaul 2-4 1994 Moorhead State 2-0 1981 Texas 1-0 1976 Drake 41-23 2000 Mt. Mercy 12-2 1986 Texas-Arlington 3-4 1989 Eastern Illinois 12-14 1999 Nebraska 1-12 1997 Texas Wesleyan 1-2 1984 Eastern Michigan 1-1 1998 Nebraska-Omaha 9-6 1991 Texas Women's 0-5 1981 Emporia State 0-1 1979 New Mexico 1-1 1988 Toledo 1-0 1976 Evansville 12-6 2000 North Dakota 1-1 1990 Tulsa 5-3 1999 FloridaA&M 11-3 1997 North Dakota State 2-0 1987 UCLA 0-2 1990 Florida State 1-7 2000 North Florida 2-0 1998 Upper Iowa 5-0 1980 Fresno State 0-1 1999 North Texas State 5-0 1988 Utah State 1-1 1980 Friends 1-0 1984 Northeastern 1-1 1997 Valparaiso 4-0 1997 Furman 2-3 1997 Northeast Illinois 1-0 1994 Virginia Tech 0-1 2000 Georgia State 2-5 2000 Northeast Louisiana 2-0 1993 Wartburg 48-3 1995 Golden West State 1-1 1980 NE Missouri State 3-1 1991 Washburn 3-0 1991 Graceland 6-1 1976 Northern Arizona 1-0 1982 Wayne State 2-1 1982 Grand View 6-9 1987 Northern Colorado 1-3 1980 West Florida 0-3 1999 Harvard 0-1 1999 Northern Illinois 0-2 1990 West Texas State 1-0 1983 Hilo Comets 2-1 1980 Northern State (SD) 1-0 1976 Western Illinois 17-15 2000 Houston Baptist 1-0 1989 Northwestern Col. 3-0 1980 Western Kentucky 2-0 2000 Illinois-Chicago 7-22 1996 Northwest Louisiana 2-0 1999 Western Michigan 0-2 1986 Illinois State 9-37-1 1999 NW Missouri State 2-0 1982 Westmar 1-0 1980 Indiana 2-5 1999 Northwestern (11) 2-0 1980 Wichita State 20-25 2000 Indiana-Purdue 1-0 2000 Northwester11 (Iowa) 2-0 1982 William Penn 15-3 1983 Indiana State 25-17 2000 Notre Dame 1-2 1994 Winona State 2-0 1989 Iowa 20-17 2000 Oklahoma 2-3 1988 Wisconsin-Green Bay 10-1 1994 Iowa State 30-28-1 2000 Oklahoma Baptist 5-3 1985 Wisconsin-Parkside 2-0 1995 Iowa Wesleyan 2-0 1979 Oklahoma City 7-4-1 1989 Wyoming 2-0 1983 Kansas 3-3 1998 Oklahoma State 0-4 1989 Kansas State 0-1 1975 Penn State 0-2 1999 All-Time Records 741-541-3 (.578) Kearney State 2-1 1987 Pittsburg State 2-0 1989 (Since 1974) Kent State 3-1 1993 Princeton 4-1 2000 Kentucky Wesleyan 1-0 1996 Purdue 0-1 1995 Lincoln 1-0 1989 Rider 1-0 1993 II • ( University of Northern Iowa •J•I•J•Qijfjf fJ§fit)Q,fjt • • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • •• •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Welco01e to the University of Northern Iowa

Regarded for its entire 124-year history as a leader in teacher preparation, the University of Northern Iowa has evolved into one of the nation's finest comprehensive public universities. In 2000, U.S. News and World Report again identified UNI as second among the best comprehensive public universities in the Midwest.

• e{•I•J•Qijfjf fj§JjQ•fjf ~ University of Northern Iowa ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The University of Northern Iowa was founded in 1876 as the Iowa State Normal School. In 1909, it became Iowa State Teachers College. In 1961, the name was changed to State College of Iowa, and in 1967, the Iowa Legislature acted to change the status of the institution to that of a university under its present title. While maintainjng its primary emphasis on teacher education, the university has evolved into one of the finest comprehensive public universities in the nation, with nationally-acclaimed programs in many disciplines. UNI emphasizes outstanding undergraduate education and offers selected graduate programs at the master's, specialist's and doctoral levels. Building on its historic strength in teacher education, the university has developed a number of outstanding UNI's accounting program continues to be ranked programs in its Colleges of Business Administration, among the best in the nation, as does its music program. Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, Student groups ranging from interests in chemistry to and Social and Behavioral Sciences. UNI also participates conservation to public relations have been recognized for in the bachelor of liberal studies program offered by Iowa's excellence by their respective national organizations. Regent Universities, and the university's division of UNI offers a wide variety of cultural programs, Continuing Education and Special Programs provides conferences and outreach services. Continuing classes off-campus in centers throughout the state. Education's non-credit division, the College of Business Recognized as the premier public undergraduate Administration's Business and Community Services university in the state, UNI is no longer Iowa's "best kept division and the university's Office of Conference and secret," as evidenced by the demand for its high-quality Visitor Services offer outreach programs to business and programs. UNI enrollments have grown by nearly eight industry, locally and across Iowa. percent in the past five years. Enrollment on UNI's 900- acre campus was 13,774 students in the fall of 2000, whjch represented the third consecutive year of record enroll ments. Students come from every county in Iowa, 46 states UNI Points of Excellence and 57 countries. UNI's heritage and philosophy place great value on II UNI produces more teachers than any other college providing a student-centered educational experience. The or university in Iowa. UNI graduates represent more university offers a learning environment that is small than one-fifth of the of the teaching force in Iowa's enough to offer students individualized attention, yet large public and nonpublic elementary and secondary enough to provide a variety of resources, including schools and Area Education Agencies. distinguished faculty. The university prides itself on its II UNI's College of Business Administration is among reputation as a great teaching institution, and most courses only 20 percent of the nation's college and university are taught by one of more than 600 full-time faculty business programs to be accredited by the American members who are committed to helping students grow Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business; intellectually and personally. UNI ranks fourth in the nation for percentage of accounting graduates who pass the CPA exam. II 90 percent of UNI's classes have fewer than 50 students, and 60 percent of those classes have 25 or fewer students. II The UNI Athletic teams led the Missouri Valley Conference in graduation rate in a 1998 study published by the Des Moines Register. II UNI has finished fourth the past two years in the Missouri Valley Conference's All-Sports Standings. In 1999-2000, UNI won conference championships in men's indoor track, men's outdoor track, women's volleyball and women's softball . • ( _____A_d_m_in_i_st_r_a_t_io_n ____ .3•I•J I ii ril ii§ Ji:) ·ti f• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A President Dr. Robert Koob Robert Koob, a Northern Iowa alumnus, is in his sixth year as UNl's eighth president. A 1962 graduate of what was then State College oflowa, Koob was named president July 1, 1995, by the Iowa State Board of Regents. Koob had been a senior vice president and vice president for academic affairs at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, CA, since 1990. Prior to his position at Cal Poly, Koob was vice president of academic affairs at North Dakota State from 1985-90 and served a one-year term as interim president from 1987-88. At Cal Poly, Koob was director and chair of the Cal Poly Fou~dation and served on a number of CSU system committees, including the CSU Commission on Telecommunication Infrastructures. He began his teaching career at North Dakota State in 1967 as an assistant professor of chemistry, advancing to the professor of chemistry in 1972. He served that institution in several capacities before assuming the vice presidency. He was chair of the chemistry department for six years, and acting chair of the physics department one year, as well as dean of the College of Science and Mathematics from 1981-84. Koob graduated from State College of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and earned his doctorate in chemistry from Kansas in 1967. He and his wife, Yvonne, have seven grown children. "It's an honor for me, as a UNI graduate, to return as president," he said." "I can't imagine anyone being more honored in the State of Iowa."

Athletic Director Rick Hartzell Rick Hartzell, former Director of Athletics and Recreation at Bucknell University, was named Director of Athletics at the University of Northern Iowa on August 9, 1999. The position became available after Chris Ritrievi resigned after seven years to accept a position at Michigan State Univer sity as Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics. Hartzell had been at Bucknell since 1988, directing a Division I program with I-AA football consisting of 28 total sports. During his tenure, Hartzell initiated and completed several building projects costing over $10 million and guided the department through the NCAA certification and the gender equity review. Bucknell's football program claimed the Patriot League title in 1996 and was nationally ranked in both '96 and '97. The men's cross country, wrestling, lacrosse and water polo teams reached the Top 20 in the country during Hartzell's reign, and the men's basketball team played in the NCAA Tournament twice. Additionally, Hartzell directed a $25 million fundraising effort, and Bucknell ranked first in the nation in the graduation rate of all students-athletes from 1995-97, never ranking lower than fourth in the annual NCAA statistics. Prior to his appointment at Bucknell, Hartzell was Director of Athletics and Chairman of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County from 1985-88, directing a 19-sport program which moved from Division II to Division I during his tenure. Hartzell has also been an Assistant Athletic Driector for football and men's and woman's basketball at Northwestern University from 1982-85; an Administrative Assistant to the Director of Athletics Assistant Baseball Coach from 1980-82 at the University of Iowa; and an instructor, Assistant Football Coach and Head Baseball Coach from 1977-80 at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA. Hartzell is no stranger to UNI. He played football and baseball for the Panthers. Hartzell received his bachelor's degree from UNI in Physical Education and English in 1974, and his master's degree in Educational Administration from UNI in 1977. He was a five sport letterwinner at Klemme, IA. Hartzell has two children- Nate, 20, and Amanda, 18.

Kevin Buisman Sandra Julie Bright Sloane Tyler Nancy Justis Vicki Melnick Associate AD/ Williamson Associate AD/ Assistant AD/ Atheltic Media Academic Sport Associate AD/ Business Development Relations Advising Management Compliance Director • •1·1·> I i i,ii ff§f 1) n·t) f • _____M_c_L_e_o_d_u_s_A_C_e_n_te_r ___ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $4 Million Gift to Help Build New Sports Arena: McLeodUSA Center

The University of Northern Iowa announced receipt of the largest gift in the institution's 124-year history on July 25, 2000. Clark and Mary McLeod, on behalf of McLeodUSA, will donate $4 million to help build a new sports arena on the UNI campus.

According to UNI President Robert D. Koob, this is the lead gift to support construction of the $15 million McLeodUSA Center, which will become the primary performance venue for UNI intercollegiate men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling.

"This arena will be the first visible element of a collaboration between UNI and McLeodUSA to promote student excellence," said Koob. "Other elements of this collaboration may include internships, technology enhancements, scholarships and other opportunities."

"UNI is committed to its students and to serving the state of Iowa," said Clark McLeod, chairman and chief executive officer, McLeodUSA. "We have a similar commitment. Our future growth will depend on our ability to attract and retain people who are willing to grow, who value relationships and who have the passion and commitment to be the best they can be. Iowa needs to keep these people here in the state. We see this gift as an investment. It's an investment in the University of Northern Iowa and it's an investment in future opportunities for all Iowans."

According to UNI Athletic Director Rick Hartzell, the arena will contain approximately 5,000 to 6,000 seats and will be located on the campus's west side, near the UNI-Dome and Wellness/Recreation Center. Once funds are secured, construction is expected to take approximately 24 to 36 months.

"UNI has some of the best student athletes, coaches and teams of any institution in the Midwest," said Hartzell. "What we don't have is a facility to match our people in these programs. The McLeodUSA Center will be one of the best of its size in the nation; an outstanding facility in which to showcase our quality student athletes and athletic programs."

The McLeod gift also is the lead gift to the UNI Foundation's $75 million "Students First" campaign - the next phase of a recent, highly successful scholarship campaign that exceeded its goal, raising $14 million. The new, broader "Students First" campaign will focus on scholarships, academic programs and facilities.

"This facility will serve the communities of the Cedar Valley," said Bill Calhoun, UNI vice president for Advancement and president of the UNI Foundation. "Similar to the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, the McLeodUSA Center will be another result of a successful private/public partnership between UNI and the Cedar Valley."

New construction covered by the Students First campaign will include the McLeodUSA Center; R.J. McElroy Hall, the university's new early childhood education facility on the Allen College campus, in Waterloo; and a human performance center. Facilities needing renovation or equipment are Russell Hall, Lang Hall, and McColl um Science Hall.

According to Calhoun, the offical campaign kickoff will take place in 2002. The university's last major campaign ended in 1995, raising more than $33 million, and exceeding its goal of $25 million.

McLeodUSII Center • Unlnnity of Nol1h8t'11 Iowa • Cedar Falls, low• • ( _____l_n_fo_r_m_a_t_io_n ____ ._ 1•It) • Qij iJ IiJ§ f 10 Q•fl I• • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • The Northern Iowa softball team found its home on the UNI campus in the 1978 season with the construction of its own diamond after previously playing all home games at a softball complex in nearby Waterloo. Ground-level dug outs have been added since that time to afford protection for the athletes from the possibility of inclement weather. These were remodeled in 1995 to provide a better playing atmosphere. However, if the weather dictates that games can no longer be played outdoors, the Panthers have the advantage of being able to play indoors in the UNI-Dome, a unique, multi purpose athletic facility built in 1976, that has gained a reputation as one of the finest colle giate facilities in America. The Dome combines the features of a fieldhouse, football stadium, and large auditorium. In addition to Panther football, basketball, softball, wrestling and track events, it has played host to the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs, the 1997 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, gymnastics and wrestling championships, high school football and basketball and the Iowa high school football playoffs. The turf was replaced five years ago with a new Astroturf manufactured by Balsam Corporation, the same material that lasted 16 years prior to the installation of the new surface. It's a premier surface utilized by every Dome facility in North America with the exception of one, and offers the best durability and playability of any material on the market. In 1998, the Dome roof got a new facelift, exchanging its air-supported Teflon roof with a more permanent one. Approximately 16,400 spectators can be seated for football games and track meets, and although normal capacity is 10,000 for basketball, seating can be expanded to over 20,000. UNI softball has hosted 10 tournaments in the Dome, placing two fields opposite each other on the turf. The tourney field has included nationally-ranked teams, including Nebraska, as well as Missouri Valley Conference members Drake and Bradley and strong teams such as Augustana of South Dakota, Wisconsin-Parkside and last year's Division II cham pion, Mankato State. UNI Media Information Press facilities are very limited at the UNI Softball Field. The field has no enclosed press box at this time. If you are covering a game, prepare for inclement weather. The contest may even be moved into the UNI-Dome. In any event, there are few electrical outlets for use, and there are no phone lines. If you need to use the fax machine or a phone after the second game of a doubleheader, please contact Bryan O'Neil, student assistant in charge of softball, in the Media Relations Office, (319) 273-5455 or at home, (319) 277-0309 before the day of a game. The UNI Softball Field is located behind the UNI-Dome and to the northwest. Free parking is available and there is no admission charge for games. Head coach Sara Hayes, assistant coach Christy Hebert and players are available for interviews on most occasions after the second game of a doubleheader. Interviews may be arranged with Hayes at (319) 273-4487. If media or any member of an opponent's sports information office are unable to attend a game, please call before the day of a game to request statistics and/or box scores of the game. These will be available approximately one hour after the second game of a doubleheader.

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