May 22, 2012
Budz Earns Academic All-America Honor
The 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division III Softball Teams were released on Tuesday morning, with Dominican University’s Sarah Budz garnering a repeat selection, this time earning spot on the First Team.
May 15, 2012
NAC Lands 11 On NFCA All-Region Teams
The 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Region awards were recently announced by the organization, and the Northern Athletics Conference was represented by 11 softball student-athletes on the All-Great Lakes Region teams, which included two on the first team.
May 15, 2012
Budz Garners Back-To-Back Academic All-District Honors
The College Sports Information Directors of America announced the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District softball teams with Dominican University’s Sarah Budz garnering District 7 First Team honors.
May 11, 2012
Eagles' Season Ends With 1-0 Loss To Carthage
The Benedictine University softball team saw its season come to an end with a 1-0 loss to Carthage College in the NCAA Softball Regionals played at Illinois Wesleyan University.
May 10, 2012
Eagles Fall To Linfield In NCAA Regionals
The Benedictine University softball team dropped a 3-0 decision to the No. 2 seed, Linfield College, on Thursday afternoon at Illinois Wesleyan University.
May 9, 2012
Buchmann Resigns As Lakeland's Head Softball Coach
Chad Buchmann, one of the winningest head softball coaches in Lakeland College history, resigned from that position on Friday following the end of the team’s season.
May 7, 2012
Benedictine Heads To Bloomington Regional To Face Defending Champ
The NCAA Division III Softball Committee announced Monday morning the field of 61 teams for the 2012 NCAA Division III Softball Championship including the bracket and locations. Northern Athletics Conference champion Benedictine University will travel to the Bloomington, Ill., Regional hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University and play defending national champion Linfield College in a first-round game on Thursday at 4 p.m.
May 7, 2012
Benedictine Sweeps Final Weekly Softball Awards Of Season
Benedictine's Kelly Mieszala and Brittany Adcox were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 30-May 6, the final awards of the 2012 season.
May 5, 2012
Benedictine Becomes Back-To-Back NAC Tourney Champs
Benedictine hit three home runs in the final game of the 2012 Northern Athletics Conference Softball tournament and cruised to a 10-0 victory over Dominican for its second-consecutive tournament championship and second-straight trip to the NCAA III Championship Tournament.
May 4, 2012
Stars' Duo Ks 25 In Victories, Top Two Seeds Also Advance
The top two seeded teams Benedictine and Aurora advanced to the final day of the 2012 NAC Tournament with three-run victories, while sixth-seeded Dominican's pitching duo tallied 25 strikeouts in their two wins today at Alverno Field.
May 3, 2012
Jansen Homers Marian To Victory, CUW Tops Dominican
Emily Jansen hit two home runs to help Marian defeat Lakeland 7-1 in the opening game of the 2012 Northern Athletics Conference Softball tournament, while Concordia Wisconsin shut out Dominican for six innings and held on to a 4-2 victory in the night cap this evening at Alverno Field.
May 2, 2012
2012 NAC Softball Tournament Preview
The final standings are in the books for the 2012 Northern Athletics Conference softball season, and the bracket is set for the upcoming conference tournament where the league's top six teams will compete for the league's bid to the NCAA III Championship Tournament. Games are scheduled for May 3-5 on Alverno Field at Alverno College in Milwaukee.
May 2, 2012
Adcox Headlines NAC Softball Awards, Named Pitcher, Player Of The Year
The Northern Athletics Conference has announced the softball awards for the 2012 season, as voted on by the league's head coaches. Benedictine's Brittany Adcox headlined the All-NAC First Team and has been named the Player and Pitcher of the Year.
April 30, 2012
Richards Wins 200th Career Game
Edgewood College softball head coach J.P. Richards earned his 200th win on Sunday when the Eagles defeated Concordia University Chicago in game two of their doubleheader. Richards is Edgewood College’s all-time leader in wins and is the first coach in program history to reach the 200 win milestone.
April 30, 2012
Schroder, Adcox Pick Up Weekly Awards
Concordia Wisconsin's Jannelle Schroder and Benedictine's Brittany Adcox were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 23-29.
April 27, 2012
AU’s McKenzie Reaches Victory Milestone
Aurora University Spartan softball coach Mike McKenzie earned his 300th career victory at AU when the Spartans defeated Edgewood College 3-0 on Sunday, April 22.
April 23, 2012
Benedictine's Brittanys Named Weekly Awards Winners
Benedictine's Brittany Wolski and Brittany Adcox were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 16-22.
April 21, 2012
Adcox No-Hits Edgewood With Perfect Game
Benedictine University’s Brittany Adcox pitched a perfect game on Saturday, April 21, helping BenU defeat Edgewood College 9-0 (5 innings) in the first game then beat EC 8-3 in the nightcap.
April 21, 2012
Budz Becomes NAC Home Run Leader
Sarah Budz led off the bottom of the first of game one of doubleheader with her 25th career home run, giving the Stars a 1-0 advantage. The blast was historic for Budz, the 25th of the senior sluggers' career, surpassing Jamie Kurt for all-time lead in the NAC.
April 16, 2012
Wolski's Record Hit, Dulek's Ks Bring In Weekly Awards
Benedictine's Brittany Wolski and Alverno's Erin Dulek were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 9-15.
April 10, 2012
Jansen's Walk-Off Grand Slam, Pondo's Perfect Game Earn Weekly Awards
Marian's Emilie Jansen and Benedictine's Eryn Pondo were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 2-8.
April 6, 2012
Pondo Pitches Perfect Game
Benedictine freshman Eryn Pondo pitched a perfect five-inning game, completing a sweep of Wisconsin Lutheran on Friday morning in Northern Athletics Conference action.
April 2, 2012
Wilcox, Burke Nab Weekly Softball Awards
Aurora's Tristan Wilcox and Concordia Wisconsin's Danielle Burke were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 26-April 1.
March 27, 2012
CUW's Schuh Throws No-Hitter
In the day’s second game, Falcon pitcher Jamie Schuh crafted a no-hitter, allowing only two Maranatha batters to reach base while also tossing 11 strikeouts.
March 26, 2012
Curtis Hits For Weekly Award
Wisconsin Lutheran's Jinny Curtis was named the Northern Athletics Conference Softball Position Player Student-Athlete of the Week for games of March 19-25.
March 20, 2012
Eagles Sweep Softball Weekly Awards
Edgewood's Jessica Spitzer and Brittany Andrews were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 12-18.
March 16, 2012
Hall Of Fame Coach Sue Enquist Visits Dominican
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Famer and 11-time National Champion, Sue Enquist concluded her historic 27-year coaching career at UCLA in 2006 as the winningest active softball coach. Now, she travels the country speaking at universities and organizations about competitive excellence, and this week she visited Dominican University.
March 12, 2012
Wilmore, Cicale Capture Weekly Softball Awards
Alverno's Stef Wilmore and Dominican's Jori Cicale were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 5-11.
March 5, 2012
Sagat, Zanella Honored With Weekly Softball Awards
Alverno's Ashleigh Sagat and Aurora's Natalie Zanella were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of February 27-March 4.
February 27, 2012
Edgewood Earns Weekly Awards Sweep In Softball
Edgewood's Jessica Spitzer and Charlie Leikness were named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of February 20-26.
February 14, 2012
Benedictine Tops Preseason Softball Poll
Benedictine was tabbed to win the 2012 NAC Softball Championship, which would be its third straight, according to the preseason coaches' poll.
January 17, 2012
Haehnel Named Concordia Chicago's SWA
Haehnel has been promoted to the position of Senior Woman Administrator at Concordia University Chicago, effective immediately. Haehnel will continue as the school’s head softball coach.