2013 Northern Athletics Conference Softball Headlines
May 17, 2013
Lynch Named NFCA All-American
Aurora's senior designated player Stephanie Lynch (Naperville, Ill./Central) was named to the 2013 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American Third Team.
May 16, 2013
12 From NAC Named NFCA All-Great Lakes Region
The 2013 NFCA Division III All-Region awards were recently announced, and the NAC was represented by 12 softball student-athletes on the All-Great Lakes Region teams, which included five on the first team.
May 10, 2013
Eagles Edged by IWU In Extra Innings In NCAA Tournament
Three Benedictine softball players homered in their NCAA III Softball Regional game against the No. 2 seed Illinois Wesleyan, but it was the Titans who took home the 7-6 win in eight innings.
May 10, 2013
Aurora Advances In NCAA Regional With 6-2 Victory
Aurora University used timely offense and took advantage of errors to knock Anderson University (Ind.) to the elimination bracket with a 6-2 victory in game seven of the 2013 NCAA Division III Angola Softball Regional.
May 10, 2013
Benedictine's Ends Season In NCAA Tournament
Benedictine dropped a 5-1 decision toUW-Eau Claire on Friday afternoon to end its season in its second game of the NCAA DIII Softball Regional Tournament.
May 9, 2013
Heidkamp Claims 400th Win
Benedictine University Head Softball Coach Kate Heidkamp claimed her 400th career victory in the Northern Athletics Conference Tournament on Saturday.
May 9, 2013
Aurora Gets Walk-Off Win In Opening Game Of NCAA Tournament
In the second game of the NCAA 2013 Division III Angola Softball Regional, fourth-seeded Aurora defeated fifth-seeded Mount Union, 2-1., on a Stephanie Lynch walk-off hit.
May 7, 2013
Spencer Named CoSIDA-Capital One Academic All-District First Team
Aurora's Brooke Spencer has been named to the 2013 CoSIDA-Capital One District VII Academic All-District Team.
May 7, 2013
Aurora Receives At-Large Bid To NCAA Tournament
Fourth-seeded Aurora will take on No. 5 Mount Union University on Thursday, May 9.
May 7, 2013
Benedictine Takes On IWU At NCAA Regional
The No. 7 seed Benedictine will take on the No. 2 seed Illinois Wesleyan for the first round of the UW-Whitewater regional Thursday.
May 6, 2013
Spartans Sweep Final Weekly Awards Of Season
Aurora's Sarah Clauser and Vanessa Hartzell have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 29-May 5, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
May 5, 2013
Eagles Capture Third-Straight NAC Tournament Title
The Benedictine Eagles defeated the Aurora Spartans, 1-0, in the 11th and deciding game of the 2013 Northern Athletics Conference Tournament and captured the title for the third-straight year.
May 4, 2013
Eagles, Falcons and Spartans Survive To Final Day
The Northern Athletics Conference softball tournament sent three of the six teams home as day two of the double-elimination tournament was concluded. Top-seeded Aurora, second-seeded Benedictine and fourth-seeded Concordia Wisconsin all survived for the final day of the event on Sunday at Alverno Field.
May 2, 2013
Mahoney Tosses Perfect Game In Opening Day Of NAC Tourney
Dominican's Emily Mahoney threw the first perfect game and just the second no-hitter in Northern Athletics Conference tournament history as the opening day of the event saw a pair of 8-0 shutouts and a close 5-4 decision this afternoon at Alverno Field.
May 2, 2013
Mahoney, Wilcox Headline 2013 NAC Softball Awards
The Northern Athletics Conference has announced the softball awards for the 2013 season, as voted on by the league's head coaches, and Dominican's Emily Mahoney and Aurora's Tristan Wilcox headlined the All-NAC First Team as the Pitcher and Position Player of the Year.
May 1, 2013
2013 NAC Softball Tournament Preview
The bracket is set for the 2013 Northern Athletics Conference Softball Tournament, as the top six teams qualified for this weekend's championship event in Milwaukee. Games are scheduled for May 2-4 on Alverno Field, with the league's bid to the NCAA III Championship Tournament on the line.
April 29, 2013
Sagat, Zanella Collect Weekly Honors
Alverno's Ashleigh Sagat and Aurora's Natalie Zanella have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 22-28, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 27, 2013
Spartans Sweep Muskies To Claim NAC Softball Title
With a sweep of the visiting Lakeland College Muskies, the Aurora University spartans team captured the 2013 Northern Athletics Conference softball championship. AU defeated the Muskies 7-0 and 8-0 (6 innings) to claim the title.
April 23, 2013
King Surpasses Another Coaching Milestone
King surpassed former Rockford College baseball coach Bill Langston for the most coaching wins in a single sport. King now has 328 wins over her 21 seasons as the Regents head softball coach.
April 23, 2013
Wilmore Becomes All-Time NAC Doubles Leader
Alverno's Stef Wilmore hit three doubles to move atop the NAC's all-time list in a doubleheader at league-leading Aurora.
April 23, 2013
Spencer, DeFord Honored With Weekly Accolades
Aurora's Brooke Spencer and Concordia Chicago's Sami DeFord have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 15-21, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 15, 2013
Wilcox, Mahoney Earn Weekly Awards
Aurora's Tristan Wilcox and Dominican's Emily Mahoney have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 8-14, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 8, 2013
Wilmore, Mahoney Honored With Weekly Accolades
Alverno's Stef Wilmore and Dominican's Emily Mahoney have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of April 1-7, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
April 2, 2013
Goetsch, Mahoney Earn Weekly Softball Awards
Concordia Wisconsin's Abbie Goetsch and Dominican's Emily Mahoney have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 25-31, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
March 25, 2013
Inferno Sweeps Weekly Softball Awards
Alverno's Megan Rossi and Jamie Villalobos have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 18-24, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
March 18, 2013
Warriors Sweep Weekly Softball Awards
Wisconsin Lutheran's Jinny Curtis and Bekah Shellberg have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 11-17, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
March 11, 2013
Lawler, Zanella Secure Weekly Softball Awards
Rockford Nicole Lawler and Aurora's Natalie Zanella have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of March 4-10, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
February 25, 2013
Robison, Leikness Collect Weekly Softball Awards
Concordia Wisconsin's Alyssa Robison and Edgewood's Charlie Leikness have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of Feb. 18-24, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
February 19, 2013
Alverno Sweeps First Weekly Softball Awards Of Season
Alverno's Stef Wilmore and Erin Dulek have been named the Northern Athletics Conference Position Player and Pitching Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games of Feb. 11-17, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
January 30, 2013
Aurora Picked As Favorite In NAC Softball Coaches' Poll
The Northern Athletics Conference softball coaches picked Aurora as the favorite in the 2013 preseason poll.
January 8, 2013
Benedictine Athletics Announces 2013 Hall Of Fame Class
The Benedictine University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announces the 2013 Hall of Fame Class.
December 4, 2012
5 To Be Inducted Into Edgewood Athletics Hall Of Fame
Edgewood College is proud to announce the addition of five individuals to the Edgewood College Athletics Hall of Fame. Kristin Elliott (softball), Todd Franke (baseball), Travis Krahn (baseball), Jeff Ornes (men's soccer) and Dr. James Ebben (contributor) will be inducted into the Edgewood College Hall of Fame in a special end of the year awards banquet on Friday, April 19, 2013. Edgewood College inducts new members into to the Hall of Fame once every three years.
August 14, 2012
CUC Appoints O'Malley-Fisher As Head Softball Coach
Concordia University Chicago has named Sarah O’Malley-Fisher as its head softball coach.
July 26, 2012
Haehnel Resigns As CUC's Softball Coach, SWA
Alison Haehnel, head coach of the Concordia University Chicago softball team since 2009 and senior woman administrator since 2011, has resigned effective Aug. 6, 2012.
July 24, 2012
Alverno Athletics Announces 2012 Hall Of Fame Class
Softball ace Jessica Goetz and top cross country runner Sarah Olson -- both 2010 graduates of Alverno -- will join the Alverno Athletics Hall of Fame as student-athletes, and Gary Grunau will be inducted into the 'Trailblazers Club' of the Hall as a supporter of Inferno Athletics.
July 20, 2012
Lakeland Names Dreyer New Softball Coach
Hailey Dreyer, a Wisconsin native with a solid background as a college softball player and coach, is Lakeland College’s new head softball coach.
July 2, 2012
Wenzel Named MSOE Softball Coach
Dan Harris, Director of Athletics at MSOE announced today the hiring of Marcus Wenzel as the new MSOE Head Softball Coach. Wenzel replaces Jessica Ott who is stepping down to focus on the women’s basketball coaching and administrative responsibilities.
