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2016 Schedule (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Horizon League) Feb. 19 vs. ULM#... 9 a.m. at Tennessee State#...4 p.m. Feb. 20 vs. East Tennessee State#...3:45 p.m. Feb. 21 vs. Butler#... 11:45 a.m. vs. Evansville#.

m. vs. St. Bonaventure%...2:45 p.m. March 6 vs. Villanova%... 9 a.m. March 8 vs. Wagner% (DH)...12 p.m. March 9 vs. Butler%...1 p.m. vs. Penn%...3 p.m. March 11 vs. South Dakota^... 9:30 a.m. vs. East Carolina^.

..3 p.m. March 25 OAKLAND*...3 p.m. March 26 OAKLAND* (DH)...1 p.m. March 29 at Eastern Kentucky...4 p.m. April 1 at Valparaiso*...4 p.m. April 2 at Valparaiso* (DH)...1 p.m. April 6 MOREHEAD STATE (DH).

..4 p.m. April 23 at Cleveland State* (DH)...12 p.m. April 26 IUPUI (DH)...2 p.m. April 29 GREEN BAY*...3 p.m. April 30 GREEN BAY* (DH)...12 p.m. May 6 at Youngstown State*...3 p.m. May 7 at Youngstown State* (DH).

Horizon League Championship TBD # denotes Tennessee State Invitational $ denotes Frost Classic % denotes Under Armour Invitational ^denotes Under Armour Showcase * denotes Horizon League contest All

; Nashville, Tenn. Live stats: nkunorse.com Game 1 vs. ULM (4-2) Friday, Feb. 19 9 a.m. CT / 10 a.m. ET Game 2 vs. Tennessee State (1-4) Friday, Feb. 19 4 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. ET Game 3 vs.

m. ET matchups at a glance (2015 stats) NKU ULM Tenn. State ETSU Butler Evansville Record 0-0 4-2 1-4 0-2 2-2 4-1 Batting Avg. --.340.219.226.297.271 Opponents --.206.376.320.400.233 Slugging Pct. --.497.

03 Strikeouts/7 inn. -- 5.2 2.6 2.2 4.1 7.5 Opponents -- 4.9 4.3 4.0 5.1 6.6 Top Returners and pitching staff (2015 stats) Pos. No. Name B/T Cl. Hometown GP-GS Avg.

Lawrenceburg, Ind. 46-45.258 2 19 0-0 OF 14 Alina Maher R/R So. Alton, Ill. 30-20.245 0 3 1-1 P 7 Ashlynn Roberts R/R So. Cincinnati, Ohio 43-36.242 0 9 0-0 No. Name B/T Cl.

1 2016 Schedule (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Horizon League) Feb. 19 vs. ULM#... 9 a.m. at Tennessee State#...4 p.m. Feb. 20 vs. East Tennessee State#...3:45 p.m. Feb. 21 vs. Butler#... 11:45 a.m. vs. Evansville#...2 p.m. Feb. 26 vs. Eastern Illinois$ a.m. vs. Lipscomb$...4 p.m. Feb. 27 vs. Miami (Ohio)$ a.m. vs. Evasnville$...1:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Chattanooga$...1:30 p.m. March 5 vs. IPFW% a.m. vs. St. Bonaventure%...2:45 p.m. March 6 vs. Villanova%... 9 a.m. March 8 vs. Wagner% (DH)...12 p.m. March 9 vs. Butler%...1 p.m. vs. Penn%...3 p.m. March 11 vs. South Dakota^... 9:30 a.m. vs. East Carolina^...2:15 p.m. March 12 vs. Fairfield^... 9:15 a.m. vs. IPFW^...2 p.m. March 13 vs. Quinnipiac^... 11:45 a.m. March 16 DAYTON (DH)...1 p.m. March 19 at Memphis...4 p.m. March 20 at Memphis...1 p.m. March 22 at Kentucky...3 p.m. March 25 OAKLAND*...3 p.m. March 26 OAKLAND* (DH)...1 p.m. March 29 at Eastern Kentucky...4 p.m. April 1 at Valparaiso*...4 p.m. April 2 at Valparaiso* (DH)...1 p.m. April 6 MOREHEAD STATE (DH)...2 p.m. April 8 DETROIT*...4 p.m. April 9 DETROIT* (DH)...12 p.m. April 15 at UIC*...4 p.m. April 16 at UIC* (DH)...1 p.m. April 19 WRIGHT STATE* (DH)...3 p.m. April 20 WRIGHT STATE*...4 p.m. April 22 at Cleveland State*...4 p.m. April 23 at Cleveland State* (DH)...12 p.m. April 26 IUPUI (DH)...2 p.m. April 29 GREEN BAY*...3 p.m. April 30 GREEN BAY* (DH)...12 p.m. May 6 at Youngstown State*...3 p.m. May 7 at Youngstown State* (DH)...1 p.m. May 11-May 14.Horizon League Championship TBD # denotes Tennessee State Invitational $ denotes Frost Classic % denotes Under Armour Invitational ^denotes Under Armour Showcase * denotes Horizon League contest All Times Eastern Home games in ALL CAPS Akron Classic Notes 2016 NORTHERN KENTUCKY SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Week One: NKU at Tiger Classic Northern Kentucky Norse (0-0) at Tiger Classic Tiger Softball Field ; Nashville, Tenn. Live stats: nkunorse.com Game 1 vs. ULM (4-2) Friday, Feb a.m. CT / 10 a.m. ET Game 2 vs. Tennessee State (1-4) Friday, Feb p.m. CT / 5 p.m. ET Game 3 vs. East Tennessee State (0-2) Saturday, Feb. 20 3:45 p.m. CT / 4:45 p.m. ET Game 4 vs. Butler (2-2) Sunday, Feb :45 a.m. CT / 12:45 p.m. ET Game 5 vs. Evansville (4-1) Sunday, Feb p.m. CT / 3 p.m. ET matchups at a glance (2015 stats) NKU ULM Tenn. State ETSU Butler Evansville Record Batting Avg Opponents Slugging Pct Opponents Runs/game Opponents Earned Run Avg Opponents Strikeouts/7 inn Opponents Top Returners and pitching staff (2015 stats) Pos. No. Name B/T Cl. Hometown GP-GS Avg. HR RBI SB-ATT C 8 Dani Devlin R/R Jr. Chicago, Ill B 23 Kate Bartolovich R/R So. Fairfield, Ohio SS 16 Sydney Ferrante R/R So. Southington, Conn UT 4 Paige McQueen R/R Jr. Lawrenceburg, Ind OF 14 Alina Maher R/R So. Alton, Ill P 7 Ashlynn Roberts R/R So. Cincinnati, Ohio No. Name B/T Cl. Hometown APP-GS ERA BB SO W-L-S P 7 Ashlynn Roberts R/R So. Cincinnati, Ohio P 21 Alyssa Enrique R/R Jr. Sunrise, Fla P 13 Charlie Nolen * R/R Jr. Lucerne, Ind P 25 Jordan Harbacek R/R Fr. Plainfield, Ill * Stats from Kankakee Community College (Ill.)

2 Norse Notes Tweetable notes for this week in NKU Softball 2016 NKU SOFTBALL NOTES Gleason leads new staff NKU welcomes an all-new coaching staff to head the softball program. Kathryn Gleason is the new head coach, coming to Northern Kentucky after three seasons at Boston University where she led the Terriers to a record and a Patriot League crown in Shana Madura joins NKU Softball as an assistant where she will help the offense and infield. She spent the previous three seasons at SUNY Orange. In 2012 and 2013, she led the team to Conference and Region XV Titles while earning Coach of the Year awards in both of those seasons. Jamie Schulle comes to NKU and will assist with the pitching. After graduating from Norfolk State, she held an assistant coaching position at Norfolk State and Lynchburg College where she assisted the teams in developing more mechanically sound pitching techniques. Offensive punch returns NKU returns two of their top hitters to the lineup this season in Dani Devlin and Kate Bartolovich. Together, the two combined for 17 home runs and 44 RBIs. Devlin batted.347 and led the team with 12 bombs while assuming the regular catching duties behind the plate. Bartolovich batted.295, including 15 extra-base hits, while playing third base. Fresh Faces on the Field NKU welcomes five freshmen to the squad to bolster the offense. Jessica Dmochowski batted.481 her senior season at Cincinnati Glen Este High School. Zahrya McFarland hit.551 with 34 RBIs and a.630 on-base percentage last year at Downers Grove South (Illinois) High School. Kara Meter, in her junior season, batted.381 with 28 RBIs at Andrew High School in Illinois. Hayley Curtis batted.494 with 5 home runs her final campaign at Cincinnati Colerain High School. New Blood in the Circle Junior pitcher Charlie Nolen, comes to NKU after playing two seasons at Kankakee Community College. While there, she pitched to a 1.27 ERA while amassing 24 wins in 154 innings pitched. She helped lead her team to the NJCAA National Championship and was named to the First-Team All National Championship Tournament. Jordan Harbacek looks to be a potent player on the mound and in the batter s box. In her sophomore season at Plainfield South (Illinois) High School, she pitched to 2.15 earned run average over 167 innings pitched. That same season she batted.429 and had 25 runs batted in. She finished her high school career as the team s all-time leader in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched. GENERAL INFORMATION School... Northern Kentucky University City/Zip... Highland Heights, Ky Founded Enrollment... 15,750 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Horizon League School Colors... Gold, Black and White Nickname... Norse Facility (Capacity)...Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field (500) President... Geoffrey S. Mearns Alma Mater, Year...Yale, 1981 Athletic Director... Ken Bothof Alma Mater, Year... Buena Vista, 1980 Faculty Representative... Dr. Mary Kirk Athletic Website... Athletic Dept. Phone... (859) Mailing Address 133 BB&T Arena 500 Nunn Drive Highland Heights, Ky COACHING STAFF QUICK FACTS Head Coach...Kathryn Gleason Alma Mater... Michigan, 1996 Career Record/Years (.500)/3 Seasons Record at NKU/Years... Assistant Coach... Shana Madura Assistant Coach...Jamie Schulles ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Director (SB Contact)...Mike Anderson ... andersonm3@nku.edu Office Phone... (859) Cell Phone... (859) Fax... (859) Best Time to Reach Coach... Contact Athletic Communications Office Assistant AD/Communications & Media Svc.... Bryan McEldowney Director of Communications (Video)... Brad Pope Graduate Assistant...Melissa Powell TEAM HISTORY First year of Softball All-Time Record (.557) First year of Division I Division I Record (.146) Conference Titles... 2 (GLVC-2005, 2009) NCAA DII Tournaments:...9/17-18 (.486) 2

3 THE LAST TIME NKU... Won an extra-inning game...march 14, 2015 at Alabama State (Game 2) (8 innings) Scored 10+ runs in a victory...march 14, 2015 at Alabama State (Game 2) (8 innings) Scored 10+ runs in a loss...march 3, 2012 at Missouri- St. Louis (Game 1) Scored 15+ runs in a game... April 23, 2009 vs. Tiffin (Game 1) 17-1 Scored 20+ runs in a game vs. Bluefield State (in Kissimmee, Fla.) 21-0 Had 15+ hits in a game... April 28, 2012 vs. Illinois Springfield (GLVC Tournament) 16 Had 20+ hits in a game...april 19, 2008 at Drury (Game 2) 20 Shutout an opponent in both halves of a doubleheader...march 20, 2012 vs. Urbana 9-0, 2-0 Won 10+ games in a row... March 14-April 3, Won 15+ games in a row... Feb. 11-May 20, (NCAA Record) Won 25+ games in a row... Feb. 11-May 20, (NCAA Record) Lost five or more games in a row... May 3, 2014-March 8, THE LAST TIME AN NKU PLAYER... Had 4+ hits in a game...march 11, 2014 at Florida A&M (Game 2) - Katelyn Roy (4) Had 2+ doubles in a game...march 14, 2015 at Alabama State (Game 2) - Devlin (2), Bartolovich (2), Maher (2) Had 2+ triples in a game... April 25, 2009 vs. Bellarmine (Game 2) Rose Broderick (2) Had 2+ home runs in a game... April 28, 2012 vs. Illinois Springfield (GLVC Tournament) Katelyn Roy (2) Had 5+ RBI in a game...march 11, 2014 at Florida A&M (Game 2) - Katelyn Roy (5) Stole 2+ bases in a game...march 7, 2015 vs. Cleveland State - KC Straley (2) Hit a walk-off home run... April 7, 2012 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (Game 2) Emily Schwaeble Hit an inside-the-park home run...march 9, 2013 vs. Norfolk State Michelle Carson Hit back-to-back home runs...april 6, 2013 vs. Jacksonville (Game 1) Alexis VanHorn and Dana Jarboe Hit a grand slam...march 11, 2015 vs. Tennessee State (Game 1) - Katelyn Roy Hit two grand slams in a game... April 19, 2012 vs. Cedarville (Game 2) Emily Schwaeble Struck out 10+ batters... April 16, 2013 vs. Miami (Ohio) Emily Schwaeble (10) Struck out 15+ batters... March 7, 2012 at King (Tenn.) (Game 1) Emily Schwaeble (15) Struck out 20+ batters...april 6, 2004 vs. Bellarmine (14 inn.) Krystal Lewallen (21) Pitched a no-hitter... March 20, 2012 vs. Urbana (Game 1) Emily Schwaeble Pitched a perfect game... March 20, 2005 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Game 1) Krystal Lewallen Pitched back-to-back shutouts... May 4 (vs. Ill. Springfield) and 5 (at Indianapolis), 2012 Emily Schwaeble MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES Tot TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current DEVLIN, Dani -- 4 BARTOLOVICH, Kate -- 1 FERRANTE, Sydney -- 1 MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES Tot TEAM ON-BASE STREAKS Longest Current DEVLIN, Dani -- 4 BARTOLOVICH, Kate -- 1 FERRANTE, Sydney -- 1 HAYES, Nicolette -- 1 NORSE RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Conference Non-Conference Home games Away games Neutral site Day games Night games vs Left starter vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games Extra innings Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs Scored in 1st inning Opponent scored in 1st Scores first Opponent scores first After 6 leading After 7 leading After 8 leading Hit 0 home runs home run home runs Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs Made 0 errors error errors Opponent made 0 errors error errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied...0-0

4 TEAM LEADERS (2015 Stats) Batting Average.347 Dani Devlin Slugging Percentage.712 Dani Devlin On-base Percentage.407 Dani Devlin Runs scored 27 Sydney Ferrante Hits 41 Dani Devlin Runs batted in 30 Dani Devlin Doubles 10 Katelyn Roy Triples 3 Conner, Straley Home Runs 12 Dani Devlin Total bases 84 Dani Devlin Walks 20 Sydney Ferrante Hit By Pitch 6 Bartolovich, McQueen Sacrifices 7 Paige McQueen Stolen Bases 9 KC Straley Earned Run Average 6.24 Kelley Benhase Opponent Batting Average.292 Kelley Benhase Innings Pitched Ashlynn Roberts Strikeouts 32 Ashlynn Roberts Caught Stealing by (catchers) 19 Dani Devlin 2016 Horizon League Standings (as of Feb. 18) School Horizon Pct. Overall Pct. RPI (2015) Cleveland State Youngstown State UIC Green Bay Wright State Detroit Valparaiso Northern Kentucky Oakland ROSTER/PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown/High School 4 Paige McQueen UT R/R 5-5 Jr. Lawrenceburg, Ind. / East Central 5 Jessica Dmochowski C R/L 5-5 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Glen Este 6 Nicolette Hayes 2B R/R 5-8 Sr. Loveland, Ohio / Loveland 7 Ashlynn Roberts P R/R 5-4 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Fairfield 8 Dani Devlin C R/R 5-9 Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Regina Dominican 9 Zahrya McFarland OF R/R 5-6 Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove South 11 Emma Coons OF R/R 5-7 So. Jeffersonville, Ind. / Jeffersonville 13 Charlie Nolen P R/R 5-2 Jr. Lucerne, Ind. / Lewis Cass (Kankakee CC) 14 Alina Maher OF R/R 5-5 So. Alton, Ill. / Alton 16 Sydeny Ferrante SS R/R 5-7 So. Southington, Conn. / Southington 17 Kara Meter C/ INF R/R 5-8 Fr. Orland Hills, Ill. / Victor J. Andrew 20 Ashley Rains 1B R/R 6-0 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin 21 Alyssa Enrique P R/R 5-7 Jr. Sunrise, Fla. / America Heritage 22 Hayley Curtis UT R/R 5-6 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain 23 Kate Bartolovich 3B R/R 5-5 So. Fairfield, Ohio / Fairfield 25 Jordan Harbacek P R/R 5-8 Fr. Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield South HEAD COACH: Kathryn Gleason ASSISTANT COACH: Shana Madura ASSISTANT COACH: Jamie Schulle ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 23 Kate Bartolovich 3B 11 Emma Coons OF 22 Hayley Curtis UT 8 Dani Devlin C 5 Jessica Dmochowski C 21 Alyssa Enrique P 16 Sydney Ferrante SS 25 Jordan Harbacek P 6 Nicolette Hayes 2B 14 Alina Maher OF 9 Zahrya McFarland OF 4 Paige McQueen UT 17 Kara Meter C/INF 13 Charlie Nolen P 20 Ashley Rains 1B 7 Ashlynn Roberts P PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 5 Jessica dee-moe-chow-ski 9 zar-ee-uh McFarland 14 Alina MAY-hair 16 Sydney fuh-ron-tay 21 Alyssa en-ree-kay 23 Kate bar-tow-low-vich 25 Jordan HAR-buh-check AC: SHAY-na mah-dur-ah AC: Jamie SHOE-lee 4

Kathryn Gleason Head Coach Kathryn Gleason, an 18-year coaching veteran with a combined four appearances in the Women s College World Series as a player and as an assistant, was named the fifth head

Previously, Gleason had spent three seasons as the head coach at Boston University, where she compiled an overall record of 74-74-1.

BU struggled early on trying to find its identity with eight newcomers but eventually pulled it all together entering the month of April.

5 Kathryn Gleason Head Coach Kathryn Gleason, an 18-year coaching veteran with a combined four appearances in the Women s College World Series as a player and as an assistant, was named the fifth head coach of the Northern Kentucky University softball program on Aug. 3, Previously, Gleason had spent three seasons as the head coach at Boston University, where she compiled an overall record of In 2014, the Terriers went and made their second NCAA appearance in three seasons. BU struggled early on trying to find its identity with eight newcomers but eventually pulled it all together entering the month of April. The squad won 13 games straight and went a perfect 3-0 in the conference tournament. The momentum carried over to the NCAAs, in which BU overcame a hard-fought 9-6 loss to then-no. 11 Arizona, with a dominating 8-3 victory over American Athletic Conference champion Louisville. The Terriers were the only fourth-seeded squad in the postseason tournament to earn a win and were one out away from adding a second against then-no. 23 LSU. The win over the Cardinals also marked the first NCAA victory by a Patriot League member since Accepting her first head coaching position at BU, Gleason was already quite familiar with the Terriers, having spent a combined six seasons at the University of Massachusetts, including the last two as associate head coach. Working primarily with the Minutewomen s infielders, she helped lead the team to the 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship and a overall record after finishing in Before rejoining UMass in 2010, she coached for six years at Michigan State, serving the last five years as associate head coach. She primarily worked with the infield, coaching six All-Big Ten and four All-Region honorees, along with guiding the Spartans to four straight Big Ten Tournament berths. She served as the program s recruiting coordinator and assistant director of all camps and clinics. Gleason was also the Spartans liaison for the Friends of Jaclyn program. Shana Madura Assistant Coach Madura comes to NKU after spending the past three seasons as the head coach at SUNY Orange. In 2012 and 2013, she led the Colts to Conference and Region XV titles. In both of those years, she was named Coach of the Year. In 2009, she graduated from Penn State University where she broke the team s single-game records for RBI s and home runs. Madura will assist with the offense and the infielders. Jamie Schulle Head Coach Schulle comes to NKU after spending the previous season at Lynchburg College where she was an assistant coach in charge of pitching. the season before preceding that one she was an assistant coach and helped with the pitching at her alma-mater, Norfolk State. While playing at Norfolk State, Schulle climbed the ranks to become the school s all-time strikeout leader. She graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Science. Joining the Spartans staff in June of 2004, Gleason moved to State following a threeyear stint as an assistant coach at Purdue University ( ) While working with the Boilermakers, Gleason assisted with team academics, equipment, promotions, tournaments, facilities, recruiting and strength & conditioning. On game days, she supervised and directed the outfield and assisted with the offense. Additionally, she worked with Purdue s softball camps and clinics. During her first stint at UMass, from , Gleason helped lead the Minutewomen to four Atlantic 10 regular season conference titles and four A-10 Championships. They made four appearances in the NCAAs, including winning the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Regional Championships, as well as advancing to the Women s College World Series both years. During that time, she also coached a 2000 United States Olympic Gold Medalist, as well as a 2004 Canadian Olympian. Gleason earned her Bachelor s degree in Sport Management and Communications from the University of Michigan in She was a member of the 1993, `95 and `96 Big Ten regular season championship teams, the `95 and `96 Big Ten Tournament Championship teams, and played in the `95 and `96 Women s College World Series while serving as co-captain of the `96 team. Gleason earned her Master s degree in Sport Management from UMass in She is heavily involved with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), currently serving as the third vice president, after previously serving as the first vice president, the second vice president and assistant coach representative for the association. NORSE 5 A native of Country Club Hills, Illinois, Gleason was inducted into the Marian Catholic High School Hall of Fame as Athlete of the Year in the 2002 induction class. She was also inducted into the East Suburban Catholic Conference High School Hall of Fame in March 2008.

2017 NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL GAME NOTES

Akron Classic Notes 2017 NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL GAME NOTES 2017 Schedule (12-29 overall; 6-9 horizon league) Feb. 17 Dayton (1)... L, 11-8 No. 12/10 Georgia (1)... L, 7-0 Feb. 18 Dayton