2017 NORTHWESTERN SOFTBALL HILLENBRAND INVITE THE @NUSBCATS The Tournament HILLENBRAND INVITE SCHEDULE Softball season is here! GAME 1 • vs. TULSA Northwestern kicks off the 2017 16 • NCAA TOURNAMENT Appearances Friday, Feb. 10 • 2 p.m. CT/1 p.m. MT 7 • BIG TEN Championships campaign Feb. 10-12 at Arizona’s Single-Camera stream • Visitor • 1st Base 7 • NCAA Regional Championships Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.— 5 • WCWS Appearances GAME 2 • vs. No. 21 BAYLOR 3 •WCWS Semifinals Stadium since opening the 2005 season at Friday, Feb. 10 • 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT 1 • WCWS Championship Series the PepsiWildcats Arizona first visitSoftball to Hillenbrand Classic. Baylor audio broadcast ($) • Home • 3rd Base Northwestern’s season-opener 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 3 • at No. 10 ARIZONA is at 2 p.m. CT/1 p.m. MT Friday, Feb. (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Saturday, Feb. 11 • 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result 10, against Tulsa before taking on No. Full live stream production • Visitor • 1st Base FEBRUARY 21 Baylor Friday night. No. 10 Arizona 10-12 Hillenbrand Invitational—Tucson, Ariz. 10 vs. Tulsa 2 p.m. and Fordham are NU’s opponents in GAME 4 • vs. FORDHAM 10 vs. No. 21 Baylor 8 p.m. a 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT Saturday night Saturday, Feb. 11 • 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT 11 at No. 10 Arizona 6 p.m. doubleheader before Northwestern Live stats only (no stream) • Home • 1st Base 11 vs. Fordham 8 p.m. 12 vs. Cal State Northridge 11 a.m. concludes the tournament at 11 a.m. GAME 5 • vs. CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 17-19 B1G/ACC Challenge—Tallahassee, Fla. CT/10 a.m. MT Sunday morning against 17 at Florida State 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 • 11 a.m. CT/10 a.m. MT 18 at Florida State 12:30 p.m. Cal State Northridge. Single-Camera stream • Visitor • 1st Base 18 vs. Pittsburgh 5:30 p.m. The Wildcats are coming off their 19 vs. Pittsburgh 9 a.m. 24-26 Nutter Collegiate Classic—Cathedral City, Calif. 11th NCAA Tournament appearance HILLENBRAND COVERAGE 24 vs. Georgia 7:30 p.m. in head coach Kate Drohan’s 15-year 25 vs. Washington Noon tenure; NU won its opening contest at LIVE STATS: Live statistics will be available for all five 25 vs. N.C. State 4:30 p.m. the Athens Regional to give Kate and her games on the schedule page of NUsports.com. 26 vs. Houston 11 a.m. FULL STREAM: Northwestern’s game against host twin sister Caryl Drohan 30-career NCAA MARCH Arizona will feature a full live stream production 3-5 Judi Garman Classic—Fullerton, Calif. Tournament victories. SINGLE-CAMERA STREAM: NU’s games against 3 vs. California 2 p.m. The 2017 team is vastly different Tulsa and Cal State Northridge will have a single- 3 vs. South Carolina 7:30 p.m. than last year’s, however, due in large part camera video stream with no commentary 4 vs. Fresno State 11:30 a.m. 4 vs. Florida 2 p.m. to the graduation of seven seniors—NU’s AUDIO ONLY: Baylor will have an audio broadcast for 5 vs. Washington 11 a.m. largest class since the 2003 group also was NU’s game with against the Bears 17-19 Santa Clara Invitational—Santa Clara, Calif. 17 vs. Long Beach State 1:30 p.m. seven strong. The roster number falling 17 vs. Lehigh 4 p.m. from 22 to 17 has fostered a much closer 18 vs. Grand Canyon 6:30 p.m. 18 at Santa Clara 9 p.m. 19 vs. Long Beach State 11 a.m. 19 at Santa Clara 1:30 p.m. theteam NCAA dynamic, RPI top-100 preparing a year the Wildcatsago. This tostrength launch of into schedule yet another has long difficult been schedule a calling cardahead. of Of Northwestern’s 52 games on the slate, 41 (79 percent) are against teams that finished in 21 at Saint Mary’s 5 p.m. 24 WISCONSIN o 4 p.m. Two All-Big Ten Wildcats, 2015 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Sabrina Rabin and 25 WISCONSIN o 1 p.m. sophomorethe ’Cats, and it makes for excitement, return to and lead intrigue a Northwestern from the lineupfirst pitch with each its mostseason. speed in 26 WISCONSIN o Noon Morgan Nelson 29 UIC 4 p.m. recent memory. In the circle, sophomores Kenzie Ellis and Kaley Winegarner step into the 31 at Michigan o 5 p.m. void left by a pair of graduated seniors who threw 68 percent of NU’s innings last year. They APRIL are joined by senior Nicole Bond 1 at Michigan o 1 p.m. 2 at Michigan o Noon —finally healthy after a tumultuous last two seasons— 5 ILLINOIS (DH) o 2 p.m. hander Morgan Newport to again comprise a diverse four-member staff. 7 MARYLAND o 4 p.m. lookingFollowing to recapture the opening the magic weekend of an undefeated of the year, freshman Northwestern’s campaign nonconference and by first-year odyssey left- to 8 MARYLAND o 1 p.m. face the best of the best takes it to Tallahassee, Florida, for the B1G/ACC Challenge, familiar 9 MARYLAND o Noon 12 at Loyola (Chicago) 4 p.m. stops at the Mary Nutter Classic and Judi Garman Classic in California, and a spring break 14 at Minnesota o 6 p.m. trip to Santa Clara in the Bay Area. NU 15 at Minnesota o 1 p.m. 16 at Minnesota o Noon opens at home March 24 with Wisconsin. 21 PURDUE o 4 p.m. IN THESE NOTES o 22 PURDUE 1 p.m. #B1GCats Tickets On Sale Now! • Roster/Quick Facts Information (PAGE 2) 23 PURDUE o Noon 25 NOTRE DAME 4 p.m. Full season passes, single game tickets and • Head Coach Kate Drohan (PAGE 3) 28 at Nebraska o 5:30 p.m. group tickets to all 14 Northwestern home • Big Ten Standings (PAGE 3) 29 at Nebraska o 1 p.m. 30 at Nebraska o Noon games are available NOW at NUsports. • Team Statistical Rankings (PAGE 4) com. NU welcomes Big Ten foes Wisconsin, • The Northwestern Roof Club (PAGE 5) MAY Illinois, Maryland and Purdue to The J this • Broadcast Schedules (PAGE 5) 3 DePAUL 4 p.m. 5 at Iowa o 6 p.m. year while also hosting nonconference • National Polls (PAGE 6) 6 at Iowa o 2 p.m. games against UIC, Notre Dame and • NU Single-Game Records (PAGE 6) 7 at Iowa o 1 p.m. DePaul. Don’t miss the FUN! • Season/Career Records (PAGES 7-8) 11-13 Big Ten Tournament—Ann Arbor, Mich. • Student-Athlete Bios/Stats (PAGES 9-25) All times Central • Home games in BOLD CAPS • o Big Ten games SOFTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION Softball Contact: Office Phone: (847) 491-3588 • Office Fax: (847) 491-8818 • Twitter: Cell Phone: (847)Doug 833-2471 Meffley • E-mail: @VoiceOfMeffley [email protected] 2017 QUICK FACTS 2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School Location ........................................................ Evanston, Ill. 3 Brooke Marquez IF R/R 5-0 Jr. Garden Grove, Calif./Pacifica Founded .........................................................................1851 4 Marissa Panko IF/OF L/R 5-6 Jr. Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy Enrollment ................................................................8,688 5 Sabrina Rabin OF L/R 5-4 Jr. St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North President ...............................................Morton Schapiro 7 Morgan Nelson IF/C R/R 5-6 So. Scottsdale, Ariz./Scottsdale Prep Nickname ..............................................................Wildcats 9 Lily Novak IF R/R 5-6 So. Winnetka, Ill./New Trier Official Color ............................................................Purple 12 Kenzie Ellis P R/R 6-0 So. Indianola, Iowa/Indianola Conference .......................................Big Ten Conference 14 Alcy Bush IF R/R 5-11 Sr. Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King Director of Athletics ...................................Jim Phillips 15 Sammy Nettling C R/R 5-9 Jr. Tucson, Ariz./Canyon Del Oro Sport Administrator ................................. Steve Green 16 Eva Stees C/IF R/R 5-5 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech Senior Woman Administrator ...............Janna Blais 17 Abbey Boyd OF L/L 5-9 Jr. Wilmette, Ill./New Trier 18 Morgan Newport P/U L/L 5-8 Fr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb SOFTBALL FACTS 20 Nicole Bond P R/R 5-10 Sr. Clayton, N.C./Clayton Head Coach .................................................. Kate Drohan 21 Renee Ariola OF R/R 5-4 Jr. Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community Alma Mater ..................................... Providence, 1995 22 Emma Bartz OF R/R 5-4 Fr. Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic Record at NU .....................507-297-1 (16th season) Career Record ...................................................... Same 23 Krista Williams OF L/L 5-5 Sr. Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley Associate Head Coach ............................Caryl Drohan 25 Anna Petersen OF R/R 6-2 Sr. Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley Alma Mater ..................................... Providence, 1995 30 Kaley Winegarner P R/R 5-9 So. Garden Grove, Calif./Pacifica Assistant Coach ............................Michelle Gascoigne Alma Mater ...................................... Oklahoma, 2013 Head Coach: Kate Drohan—Providence, ’95 (16th season) Volunteer Assistant Coach .......... Tammy Williams Associate Head Coach: Caryl Drohan—Providence, ’95 (16th season) Alma Mater .............................. Northwestern, 2009 Assistant Coach: Michelle Gascoigne—Oklahoma, ’13 (Second season) First Season of Competition ...............................1976 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tammy Williams—Northwestern, ’09 (First season) Overall Program Record .............1,157-836-4 (.580) Sports Performance Coach: Tyler Jorgensen—Midland, ’05 (Sixth season) Home Field .................................Sharon J. Drysale Field Student Assistant Coach: Fran Strub—Northwestern, ’16 (First season) Capacity ..................................................................1,000 Press Box Phone .................................(847) 467-0803 Graduate Manager: Andrea Filler—Northwestern, ’15 (First season) 2016 Overall Record ..............................................27-28 2016 B1G Record/Finish ................................15-8/3rd 2016 Postseason .................................