2005 Big Ten Softball Tournament -- Game 5 Notes & Quotes
5/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
2005 Big Ten Softball Tournament
#22 Iowa 2, #19 Northwestern 1 (8 innings)
Game 5 -- Saturday, May 14 -- 9 a.m.
Alumni Field, Ann Arbor, Mich.
NOTES AND QUOTES
Iowa Notes
With the win against Northwestern, Iowa has won 18 of its last 20 ... Heading into the game, Iowa was 0-2 against Northwestern this season ... With the win, Iowa evened up its all-time record against Northwestern at 41-41 ... Lisa Birocci, who got the win, was credited with both losses to Northwestern in the regular season ... Stacy May, who leads the team with 44 runs, scored both runs in the Hawkeyes' 2-1 win ... Iowa is 2-7 this season against ranked opponents ... Iowa is 19-4 in the Eastern Time Zone this season.
Iowa Head Coach Gayle Blevins
On the mistakes ... "Our defense was a little ragged, but the good thing was that we didn't make back-to-back mistakes. If you have an error, you have to make that next play. That's the one good thing about our defense today -- behind our mistakes, we were able to rebound and took care of the next play."
On Lisa Birocci ... "Birocci gave us a great effort. She's been pitching really well for us and gives us a chance to win every time she steps on the mound. [Northwestern's] got a very fine team with a lot of really good hitters and any time they can explode on you. To control that lineup, it's a big confidence booster for her."
Northwestern Notes
With the loss, Northwestern is now 0-7 all-time against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament ... Ten of Northwestern's 15 losses this season have come by one run ... Northwestern left 10 on base in the 2-1 loss to Iowa ... Five of Northwestern's last nine games in the Big Ten Tournament have gone to extra innings ... Northwestern has lost three of its last four games ... Freshman Stephanie Churchwell was 5-7 in Big Ten Tournament play.
