Northwestern University Athletics
Schedule Announced For Big Ten Tournament
5/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 7, 2006
2006 Big Ten Softball Tournament Bracket
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- With a 3-0 victory over Illinois on Saturday, Northwestern captured the regular season league championship and will serve as the host of the 2006 Big Ten Softball Tournament. The Wildcats welcome Michigan, Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State, Indiana, Michigan State and Illinois to the 2006 event, which will be held Thursday through Saturday, May 11-13 at NU's Sharon J. Drysdale Field.
Every first round and semifinal game of the 2006 Big Ten Softball Tournament will be webcast live for the first time ever with streaming audio and video available FOR FREE through NUSports.com and CSTV's All-Access. The championship game will air live on CSTV.
To view these streams, visit the special tournament page at NUSports.com and click on the "watch" links next the game currently being played to view the stream.
Northwestern entered the final weekend of league play needing to win just one game against Illinois to claim its first Big Ten title since 1987. The Wildcats responded by posting a 3-0 triumph in Saturday's contest at Illinois. NU also notched a 5-0 shutout over the Fighting Illini on Sunday to close out the conference slate at 16-3 and clinch its fifth Big Ten regular season crown in school history.
Michigan, the reigning Big Ten Tournament Champion, finished the year at 14-4 in league play to capture the No. 2 seed in the tournament. The Wolverines open tourney play at 2 p.m. CST Thursday, May 11 when they face off against No. 7 Michigan State, which ended the league season with a 9-11 mark. Northwestern then takes on No. 8 Illinois (8-11) at 4:30 p.m.
No. 3-seed Iowa (12-7) battles No. 6 Indiana (8-9) at 9 a.m. Friday, May 12, while the second game of the day will feature No. 4 Ohio State (11-7) taking on No. 5 Penn State (10-10) at 11:30 a.m. The championship game is set for Saturday, May 13, at noon CST, and will be televised by College Sports Television.
For more information on the 2006 Big Ten Softball Tournament, visit Big Ten Softball.
A complete tournament schedule follows.
2006 Big Ten Softball Tournament
Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, Ill.
Thursday, May 11
Game 1: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 7 Michigan State • 2 p.m.
Game 2: No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 8 Illinois • 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 12
Game 3: No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 6 Indiana • 9 a.m.
Game 4: No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Penn State • 11:30 a.m.
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 Winner • 2 p.m.
Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner • 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 13
Game 7: Tournament Championship • Noon
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