Saturday, February 9

Fullerton, Calif.

2:30 p.m. CT/12:30 p.m. PT

Northwestern

3-0

Louisville

2-2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Northwestern Softball vs. Minnesota March 25, 2018 in Evanston, Ill

Photo by: S. J. Carrera, Inc.

Wildcats Rally in the Seventh to Secure Third-Straight Shutout

2/9/2019 5:24:00 PM | Softball

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FULLERTON, Calif. – First-year Danielle Williams took the circle for her second-consecutive start and threw another complete game shutout to help propel Northwestern to a 1-0 victory over Louisville in the first game of a doubleheader in the second day at the Titan Classic.

The win is the #B1GCats' third-straight shutout victory to open the season, marking 19 consecutive shutout innings thus far. This is the first time since 1984 in which Northwestern has started 3-0 with three shutout wins.

The Wildcats had a runner reach base in each of the first five innings, but could not get a runner across. First-year shortstop Maeve Nelson reached base twice in that span, recording a walk in the second inning and a single in the fourth.

Morgan Newport began the Wildcats' rally in the top of the seventh inning with a lead-off triple. Emma Bartz pinch ran for Newport and was driven home on a sac fly from Lily Novak with one out.

Williams recorded 13 strikeouts while allowing just two hits. After allowing a hit in the first inning, she proceeded to retire 17-consecutive batters. Louisville had a runner reach via a triple to lead off the bottom of the seventh, but Williams quickly retired the next three batters to close the door on the Cardinals.

Northwestern will finish its double-header at 5 p.m. central time against Loyola Marymount. Fans can watch on Flosoftball.com or follow along to @NUSBCats on Twitter for updates.