Northwestern University Athletics
2018 Softball Schedule
Overall38-190.667
Conference14-80.636
StreakL1
Home9-3
Away11-7
Neutral18-9
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9 (Fri) | 12:30 p.m. CT/11:30 a.m. MT | Neutral | #7 Arizona | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | L 1-4 |
| Feb 9 (Fri) | 8:30 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. MT | Neutral | San Diego State | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | W 7-6 |
| Feb 10 (Sat) | 12:45 p.m. CT/11:45 a.m. MT | Neutral | Boise State | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | W 11-3 |
| Feb 10 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT/2 p.m. MT | Neutral | Indiana | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | W 5-1 |
| Feb 11 (Sun) | 10 a.m. CT/9 a.m. MT | Neutral | South Dakota | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | W 13-5 |
| Feb 16 (Fri) | 10 a.m. CT/11 p.m. ET | Neutral | Louisville | Raleigh, N.C. | B1G/ACC Challenge | L 6-7 |
| Feb 16 (Fri) | 12:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. ET | Neutral | Louisville | Raleigh, N.C. | B1G/ACC Challenge | L 2-3 |
| Feb 17 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET | Away | N.C. State | Raleigh, NC | B1G/ACC Challenge | W 3-1 |
| Feb 18 (Sun) | 11:30 a.m. CT/12:30 p.m. ET | Away | N.C. State | Raleigh, NC | B1G/ACC Challenge | L 2-4 |
| Feb 23 (Fri) | 5:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. PT | Neutral | San Diego State | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | W 3-0 |
| Feb 23 (Fri) | 10:30 p.m. CT/8:30 p.m. PT | Neutral | Long Beach State | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | L 0-9 |
| Feb 24 (Sat) | 4:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. PT | Neutral | #11 Tennessee | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | L 1-6 |
| Feb 25 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT/9 a.m. PT | Neutral | St. John's | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | W 12-3 |
| Mar 2 (Fri) | 3:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. PT | Neutral | Portland State | Seattle, Wash. | Husky Invitational | W 6-0 |
| Mar 2 (Fri) | 8 p.m. CT/6 p.m. PT | Away | #1 Washington | Seattle, WA | Husky Invitational | L 2-8 |
| Mar 3 (Sat) | Noon CT/10 a.m. PT | Neutral | Portland State | Seattle, Wash. | Husky Invitational | W 7-4 |
| Mar 3 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. CT/12:30 p.m. PT | Neutral | BYU | Seattle, Wash. | Husky Invitational | L 0-8 |
| Mar 4 (Sun) | Noon CT/10 a.m. PT | Neutral | #11 Alabama | Seattle, Wash. | Husky Invitational | W 4-0 |
| Mar 9 (Fri) | 10 a.m. CT | Neutral | Iowa State | Houston, Texas | Houston Hilton Plaza Classic | W 1-0 |
| Mar 9 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Neutral | Penn State | Houston, Texas | Houston Hilton Plaza Classic | W 13-0 |
| Mar 10 (Sat) | 11:30 a.m. CT | Neutral | Penn State | Houston, Texas | Houston Hilton Plaza Classic | W 6-4 |
| Mar 10 (Sat) | 4:30 p.m. CT | Away | Houston | Houston, TX | Houston Hilton Plaza Classic | W 5-4 |
| Mar 11 (Sun) | 9 a.m. CT | Neutral | Lipscomb | Houston, Texas | Houston Hilton Plaza Classic | W 11-3 |
| Mar 17 (Sat) | 9:10 a.m. CT/10:10 a.m. ET | Neutral | UIC | Bloomington, Ind. | W 5-3 | |
| Mar 17 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. ET | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, IN | W 9-2 | |
| Mar 23 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Home | Minnesota | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 3-2 | |
| Mar 24 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT | Home | Minnesota | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 11-10 | |
| Mar 25 (Sun) | Noon CT | Home | Minnesota | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 0-8 | |
| Mar 28 (Wed) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Illinois | Urbana, IL | W 8-7 | |
| Mar 28 (Wed) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Away | Illinois | Urbana, IL | L 9-15 | |
| Mar 30 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Home | Nebraska | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 2-6 | |
| Mar 31 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Nebraska | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 8-3 | |
| Apr 1 (Sun) | Noon CT | Home | Nebraska | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 9-5 | |
| Apr 6 (Fri) | Noon CT/1 p.m. ET | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | L 6-14 | |
| Apr 7 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | L 3-6 | |
| Apr 8 (Sun) | Noon CT/1 p.m. ET | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | W 17-8 | |
| Apr 13 (Fri) | 3:30 p.m. CT | Home | #22 Ohio State | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 10-2 | |
| Apr 14 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | #22 Ohio State | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | - | |
| Apr 15 (Sun) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | #22 Ohio State | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 14-6 | |
| Apr 17 (Tue) | 4 p.m. CT | Home | Green Bay | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | - | |
| Apr 18 (Wed) | 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. | W 8-3 | |
| Apr 20 (Fri) | 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 15-1 | |
| Apr 21 (Sat) | Noon CT/1 p.m. ET | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 10-5 | |
| Apr 22 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 8-7 | |
| Apr 25 (Wed) | 4 p.m. CT | Home | Loyola (Chicago) | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 4-1 | |
| Apr 27 (Fri) | 4 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 4-1 | |
| Apr 28 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 0-3 | |
| Apr 29 (Sun) | Noon CT | Home | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 6-2 | |
| May 2 (Wed) | 4 p.m. CT | Away | DePaul | Chicago, IL | W 7-3 | |
| May 4 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 1-7 | |
| May 5 (Sat) | Noon CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | W 4-2 | |
| May 6 (Sun) | Noon CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 3-4 | |
| May 12 (Sat) | 10:30 a.m. | Neutral | Iowa | Madison, WI | Big Ten Tournament | W 2-1 |
| May 12 (Sat) | 5:50 p.m. | Neutral | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | Big Ten Tournament | W 11-0 |
| May 13 (Sun) | 10 a.m. CT | Neutral | Minnesota | Madison, Wis. | Big Ten Tournament | L 6-9 |
| May 18 (Fri) | 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET | Neutral | California | Athens, Ga. | NCAA Athens Regional | W 3-2 |
| May 19 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET | Neutral | #7 Georgia | Athens, Ga. | NCAA Athens Regional | L 0-12 |
| May 19 (Sat) | 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET | Neutral | California | Athens, Ga. | NCAA Athens Regional | W 4-3 |
| May 20 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET | Neutral | #7 Georgia | Athens, Ga. | NCAA Athens Regional | L 7-9 |