SOFTBALL. Record: 18-9 Ranking: 24th. Away Record: 0-0 vs. Wichita St.: 10-3

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1 NEBRASKA COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH (402) (402) Record: 19-9 Ranking: Not Ranked Big Ten: 0-0 Home Record: 2-0 vs. Nebraska: 3-10 The No. 24 Nebraska softball team wraps up its 11- day road trip this weekend when the Huskers travel to the Land of Lincoln to open Big Ten Conference play with a three-game series at Illinois. The Huskers and Fighting Illini will play single games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Nate Rohr will call all of the action for free on Huskers.com, courtesy of the IMG College Husker Sports Network. Fans can also watch all three games this weekend by subscribing to Illinois live video service. Nebraska takes an 18-9 record into Big Ten play, while Illinois is On paper, the Husker-Fighting Illini matchup is the best of the seven Big Ten series this weekend, as Nebraska and Illinois 37 combined wins and.672 combined winning percentage are the highest combined totals of any Big Ten series. Nebraska owns an 18-9 record this season while facing the nation s 12th-toughest schedule. The Huskers have used 27 different starting lineups (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, DP) this season and 27 different batting orders, never duplicating a starting lineup or batting order. Nebraska owns a record in conference openers, including a 3-1 mark in Big Ten openers. After playing seven of its last 18 games against ranked opponents, the Huskers will play each of their next 10 games against unranked opponents. Eleven different Huskers have homered this season, the most players to hit a home run in a single season in school history. SOFTBALL GAME 1 FRIDAY 6 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com Video: FightingIllini.com GAME 2 SATURDAY 1 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com Video: FightingIllini.com GAME 3 SUNDAY NOON Audio: Huskers.com Video: FightingIllini.com NEBRASKA AT ILLINOIS Eichelberger Field March TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH Mattie Fowler owns a six-game hitting streak, batting.529 (9-for-17) during the streak with two homers and seven RBIs. Her season average has climbed from.286 to.348 during the streak. THIS WEEK S TOP 10 Record: 18-9 Ranking: 24th Big Ten: 0-0 Away Record: 0-0 vs. Wichita St.: 10-3 Nebraska has won nine of the 12 meetings with Illinois since the Huskers joined the Big Ten prior to the 2012 season. NU has posted 2-1 series victories in each of its two trips to Illinois in 2013 and Nebraska has been a road warrior for the past three Big Ten seasons, winning 10 consecutive Big Ten weekend road series. NU s last road series loss came in a three-game sweep at Indiana in the final road series of the 2012 season. The Huskers are 25-9 in Big Ten road games the past three seasons. The Huskers have finished in the top three in the final Big Ten standings in each of their first four seasons in the conference. Nebraska has posted a record in Big Ten play, ranking second in the league in wins and winning percentage (.714) during NU s time as a Big Ten Conference member. Nebraska has not lost a Big Ten Conference road series in the last three seasons. The last Big Ten road series NU lost was in May of Nebraska plays 12 of its first 17 Big Ten games on the road, beginning with the conference-opening series at Illinois this weekend. MJ Knighten ranks second nationally with 15 home runs, the sixth-highest total in school history. Alicia Armstrong made her 200th career start against Omaha last Wednesday and tied the Nebraska game record with eight RBIs. Kiki Stokes made her 200th career start against UNLV last Friday, and she tied the Nebraska record with four runs scored vs. UNO last Wednesday. MJ Knighten ranks second nationally in homers (15), fifth in slugging (1.012) and 13th in RBIs (36). She has more home runs this season than she totaled in her first two years combined (14) NEBRASKA SCHEDULE (18-9) UNI-Dome Classic (hosted by Northern Iowa) Feb. 12 at Northern Iowa W, 7-4 (8) Feb. 13 vs. Western Illinois W, 3-2 Feb. 13 vs. Drake W, 11-2 (5) Feb. 14 vs. Green Bay W, 8-0 (5) Feb. 14 vs. Saint Louis W, 7-4 Big Ten/ACC Challenge (at North Carolina State) Feb. 19 at North Carolina State W, 6-1 Feb. 20 vs. Louisville W, 4-3 Feb. 20 at North Carolina State L, 6-11 Feb. 21 vs. Louisville W, 3-0 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) Feb. 26 vs. No. 7 Oregon W, 6-5 Feb. 26 vs. No. 1 Florida L, 0-8 (5) Feb. 27 vs. San Diego State W, 3-1 Feb. 28 vs. No. 9 Washington L, 5-6 (9) March 5 Wichita State (Game 1) W, 6-4 March 5 Wichita State (Game 2) L, 1-2 March 6 Wichita State W, 10-5 Louisville Slugger Invitational (hosted by Arizona State) March 11 vs. No. 9 James Madison W, 8-4 March 11 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 0-7 March 12 vs. No. 9 James Madison L, 0-6 March 12 vs. Ohio State W, 5-4 March 13 vs. Georgetown W, 12-4 (5) March 16 Omaha W, 12-8 Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton) March 18 vs. UNLV W, 6-1 March 19 vs. New Mexico L, 3-6 March 19 vs. Arkansas L, March 20 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma L, 2-4 March 20 vs. DePaul W, 7-5 March 23 at Iowa State Canceled March 25 at Illinois* 6 p.m. March 26 at Illinois* 1 p.m. March 27 at Illinois* Noon March 29 South Dakota State 6 p.m. April 1 at Maryland* 5 p.m. April 2 at Maryland* 1 p.m. April 3 at Maryland* Noon April 6 Iowa (Game 1)* 4 p.m. April 6 Iowa (Game 2)* 6 p.m. April 8 Michigan* 7:30 p.m. April 9 Michigan* 1 p.m. April 10 Michigan* Noon April 15 at Northwestern* 4 p.m. April 16 at Northwestern* 1 p.m. April 17 at Northwestern* Noon April 22 at Minnesota* 6 p.m. April 23 at Minnesota* 1 p.m. April 24 at Minnesota* Noon April 27 at Creighton 6 p.m. April 29 Purdue* 5:30 p.m. April 30 Purdue* 1 p.m. May 1 Purdue* Noon May 6 Wisconsin* 5:30 p.m. May 7 Wisconsin* 1 p.m. May 8 Wisconsin* Noon May at Big Ten Tournament TBA May NCAA Regional FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL

2 NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Lincoln, Neb. Population 268,738 Founded 1869 Enrollment 25,260 Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors Scarlet & Cream Conference Big Ten Chancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D. Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984) Career Record (.652) [25th year] Nebraska Record (.654) [24th year] Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (27th year) Assistant Coach Diane Miller (8th year) Volunteer Coach Livi Abney (1st year) Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (4th year) 2015 TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) 17-6 (3rd) 2015 NCAA Tournament NCAA Regional 2016 TEAM OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost 4/0 All-Conference Players 5 All-Region Players 4 All-Americans 1 FACILITY INFORMATION Stadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500) First Season 2002 Record at Bowlin Stadium (.727) Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility Opened Fall, 2011 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball 1976 All-Time Record 1, (.642) NCAA Record 1, (.653) All-Time Conference Record (.596) Big Ten Record (.714) Overall Conference Titles 19 Big Eight Titles 12 Big 12 Titles 6 Big Ten Titles 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances 23 College World Series Appearances 7 NCAA Tournament Record (.545) NCAA Regional Record (.613) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400) College World Series Record 8-12 (.400) NFCA All-Americans 25 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 29 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alicia Armstrong Laura Barrow Kaylan Jablonski Taylor Kadavy Rhonda Revelle Taylor Otte Lotte Sjulin Kiki Stokes Dawna Tyson Austen Urness uh-leash-uh BEAR-oh juh-blon-ski CAD-uh-vee ruh-vell OUGHT LOT-ee shuh-linn KEY-KEY DAWN-uh urr-ness A total of four Huskers are returning all-region selections, which ties for the most returning all-region players in program history. The returning all-region players include two-time honorees Emily Lockman and Cassie McClure and 2015 selections MJ Knighten and Kiki Stokes. Five Huskers are returning all-conference selections, which ties for the second-most returning allconference players in school history. The returning all-conference players include threetime All-Big Ten selection Emily Lockman, two-time honorees Alicia Armstrong and MJ Knighten, 2015 All-Big Ten pick Kiki Stokes and Cassie McClure, a 2014 All-Big 12 selection at Texas Tech. Nebraska s captains this spring are seniors Alicia Armstrong, Mattie Fowler and Kiki Stokes. The trio are serving as captains for the second straight season. Fowler has served as a team captain each of the last four seasons, becoming the first four-time captain in school history. Nebraska s 2016 roster consists of 19 players, which ties for the third-largest roster in school history. Sixteen of Nebraska s 19 players are returners. The Huskers 16 returning players are tied for the most returners under Rhonda Revelle (1993-present). Despite featuring the highest number of returning players under Revelle, NU still features a youthful roster in Ten of the Huskers 19 players are freshmen or sophomores. Nebraska features five pitchers on its roster, marking the first time since 1997 that NU has had a fivepitcher rotation. The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, tying for the program s most in-state players since softball became an NCAA sport in Six Huskers were named their state s high school player of the year, representing four states. The Huskers who earned state high school player-ofthe-year honors include: Alicia Armstrong (Nebraska); Mattie Fowler (Arizona); Kaylan Jablonski (Nebraska); Emily Lockman (California); Cassie McClure (Texas); and Madi Unzicker (Nebraska). Three of Nebraska s five pitchers were honored as their state s player of the year, including Jablonski (Nebraska), Lockman (California) and McClure (Texas). Rhonda Revelle is in her 24th season leading her alma mater in Revelle is the longest serving female head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Revelle owns 894 wins at NU. She is the all-time wins leader (male or female) in Nebraska Athletics history. Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 27th year at Nebraska. Sippel is the longest-tenured female assistant coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Revelle ( ) and Sippel ( ) also played for Nebraska. Counting their time as both a player and coach, Revelle and Sippel have been a part of 1,200 of Nebraska s 1,377 all-time victories (87 percent). Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker coaching staff. In her eighth season, Miller has helped Nebraska s offense set more than 30 school records. Revelle, Sippel and Miller were named the Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013 and Nebraska is scheduled to play 40 percent of its schedule against teams that made the 2015 NCAA Tournament (21 of 53 games). Of those 21 games, only three are in Lincoln, with nine on the road and nine at a neutral site. The Huskers are also scheduled to play 15 games - 28 percent of the schedule - against teams ranked in the 2016 preseason NFCA top-25 poll NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) 01 Lotte Sjulin 5-7 Jr. OF/C R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) 3 Dawna Tyson 5-5 Sr. INF/DP R/R Corona, Calif. (Corona) 4 Emily Lockman 5-6 Sr. RHP R/R Corona, Calif. (Norco) 7 Madi Unzicker 5-9 So. C/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 So. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 So. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5-7 So. RHP/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) 13 Kiki Stokes (c) 5-5 Sr. OF L/R Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) 14 Taylor Kadavy 5-8 So. LHP L/L York, Neb. (York/Nebraska-Kearney) 17 Mattie Fowler (c) 5-9 Sr. INF R/R Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) 21 Alicia Armstrong (c) 5-10 Sr. INF R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 So. OF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 So. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 27 Austen Urness 5-5 So. OF/C R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 Jr. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 32 Alyvia Simmons 5-9 Fr. OF L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) 44 Bri Cassidy 5-3 Fr. C R/R San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 66 Cassie McClure 5-7 Jr. RHP/UTL R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Texas Tech) 99 MJ Knighten 5-5 Jr. INF R/R Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills) 2 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

3 3 LEADING OFF... Nebraska came in at No. 22 in the first NCAA RPI ranking of the season, released on Monday. The Huskers have played the nation s 12th toughest schedule according to the NCAA RPI. The opponent has scored first in 19 of Nebraska s 27 games this season, including 12 of the last 15 games and 18 of the last 23 games. Nebraska was 6-0 this season when scoring first before losing both games last weekend when scoring first. NU was 8-0 when scoring in the first inning before losing both times last weekend when it scored in the first. NU is 17-2 when holding the opponent five runs or less. The Huskers have hit multiple home runs in 14 of their 27 games this season (12-2 record). Nebraska is 15-2 this season when committing one or no errors and 3-7 when committing two or more errors. Nebraska has committed multiple errors in six of its last nine games, including five games with three errors. In the first 18 games, the Huskers had only four games with multiple errors and no games with three errors. The Huskers have drawn 52 walks in their last eight games (6.5 per game). In the first 19 games, Nebraska totaled only 33 walks (1.7 per game). HUSKER QUICK HITTERS Eighteen of Alicia Armstrong s 29 RBIs this season have come with two outs. Laura Barrow went 8-for-16 (.500) in five games at the Easton Tournament last weekend with two doubles and four RBIs. In her first 18 games, Barrow was 11-for-54 (.204) with one double and four RBIs. Barrow has four multi-hit efforts in her last five games after having two multi-hit games through the first 18 games of the season. Caitlin Bartsch threw a career-high 4.1 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief vs. DePaul in NU s last game. Senior Mattie Fowler owns a six-game hitting streak, batting.529 (9-for-17) during the streak with two homers, five walks and seven RBIs. Fowler has produced multiple hits in three straight games. Taylor Kadavy made her collegiate debut last Saturday, allowing one run in 3.2 innings against Arkansas. She became the first left-hander to pitch for NU since MJ Knighten ranks second nationally with 15 home runs. She is already tied for sixth on Nebraska s season home run chart, one shy of the most by a Husker junior. Due to her power, Knighten has seen fewer pitches to hit recently. She has drawn a walk in eight straight games, totaling 13 walks and two hit-by-pitches in that stretch. Knighten has produced either multiple hits, multiple RBIs or both in 19 of 27 games this season. She owns eight games with both multiple hits and multiple RBIs. NEBRASKA NOTES Knighten is hitting.429 and has had a season batting average above.400 at the end of 60 consecutive games dating back to March 21, Knighten has started 147 consecutive games. She is the only Husker with more than 11 straight starts. Junior Cassie McClure earned her 10th victory in Nebraska s last game. The 10 wins are a career high for McClure, and she entered the week as one of 65 Division I pitchers with a double-digit win total. Senior Kiki Stokes is one of only eight active players nationally who has totaled 150 career hits, 150 runs and 50 stolen bases. Last weekend, Stokes became the sixth Husker to draw 100 career walks. She is one of 27 active Division I players who has walked 10 0 times. HUSKERS OFF TO SOLID START Nebraska is 18-9 against a schedule that has included 12 games against 2015 NCAA Tournament teams, seven contests against ranked opponents and five games against top-10 teams. Nebraska is 18-9 through 27 games this season. At this point last year, the Huskers were NU has finished with at least a.500 record every week, including winning records in four of the first six weeks. The Huskers went 10-3 in February, becoming the fifth Nebraska team to post double-digit wins in February. NU matched the best 10-game start in school history (9-1). DON T COUNT OUT THE HUSKERS Nebraska has shown an uncanny ability to come from behind this season, rallying from a deficit in 12 of its 18 wins, including two seventh-inning comebacks. Nebraska is 4-6 when trailing after five innings and 2-7 when trailing after six innings. In 2015, the Huskers were 1-17 when trailing after five innings and 0-17 when trailing after six innings. NU is 4-3 in one-run games this season after going 1-6 in one-run games last year. The Huskers have rallied from a seventh-inning deficit to take the lead four times, winning three of those games. The Huskers have scored 25 runs in the seventh inning, their second-highest total of any inning. NU has produced the winning run in the sixth inning or later in eight of its 18 victories. GAMES DECIDED IN THE SEVENTH INNING OR LATER Opponent Scenario Result Score Northern Iowa Trailed 4-1 Won 7-4 (8) NC State Trailed 1-0 Won 6-1 Louisville* Tied 3-3 Won 4-3 NC State Led 5-4 Lost 11-6 Oregon* Trailed 5-4 Won 6-5 Washington Trailed 3-0 Lost 6-5 (9) Wichita State* Tied, 4-4 Won 6-4 DePaul* Led, 4-3 Won 7-5 *walk-off wins A LOOK AT THE LINEUP 23 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES P KIKI STOKES CF R 32 H 4 2B 2 HR 8 RBI 204 Career Starts 184 Starts in CF 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 3B R 33 H 4 2B 15 HR 36 RBI 147 Career Starts 147 Starts at 3B 21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG SS R 25 H 2 2B 5 HR 29 RBI 204 Career Starts 204 Starts at SS 66 CASSIE McCLURE DP R 16 H 3 2B 2 HR 11 RBI 112 Career Starts 96 Starts at DP MATTIE FOWLER 1B R 23 H 1 2B 3 HR 17 RBI 178 Career Starts 121 Starts at 1B MADI UNZICKER C R 13 H 4 2B 3 HR 9 RBI 28 Career Starts 26 Starts at C 32 ALYVIA SIMMONS RF R 10 H 4 2B 1 HR 3 RBI 14 Career Starts 14 Starts at RF TAYLOR OTTE LF R 4 H 2 2B 0 HR 0 RBI 11 Career Starts 11 Starts at C LAURA BARROW 2B R 19 H 3 2B 1 HR 8 RBI 81 Career Starts 81 Starts in LF EMILY LOCKMAN RHP ERA 58.0 IP 25 SO 117 Career Appearances 93 Starts SUBSTITUTES LOTTE SJULIN OF/C R 1 H 0 HR 1 RBI DAWNA TYSON INF/DP R 13 H 1 HR 6 RBI CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP ERA 5.1 IP 1 SO GINA METZLER OF R 10 H 0 HR 1 RBI KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP ERA 43.2 IP 32 SO KAYLAN JABLONSKI DP R 19 H 3 HR 10 RBI TAYLOR KADAVY LHP ERA 4.1 IP 4 SO AUSTEN URNESS OF R 7 H 2 HR 6 RBI RACHEL ARTHUR INF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI BRI CASSIDY C R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI CASSIE McCLURE RHP ERA 67.2 IP 51 SO

4 CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4 BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (MARCH 23) Rk. Team Big Ten Overall 1. Michigan Illinois Ohio State Minnesota Nebraska Purdue Indiana Michigan State Wisconsin Rutgers Penn State Northwestern Iowa Maryland NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE TITLES (19) Year Conference Title(s) 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1984 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1985 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1986 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1987 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1988 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1998 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2000 Big 12 Tournament 2001 Big 12 Regular Season 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2014 Big Ten Regular Season NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE FINISHES BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE ( ) Year Record Finish Tournament t-4th N/A th t-6th th t-6th th N/A rd 3rd st 1st th N/A st 1st st 1st st 1st st 1st st 1st rd t-5th th 2nd th t-4th th t-4th th N/A th N/A rd N/A BIG 12 CONFERENCE ( ) Year Record Finish Tournament th 2nd th 5th st 1st th 2nd nd 1st st 5th nd 2nd th t-4th st 1st th t-5th nd t-3rd th t-5th t-9th 2nd th t-5th t-6th t-5th th N/A BIG TEN CONFERENCE (2012-PRESENT) Year Record Finish Tournament rd N/A nd t-3rd t-1st t-5th rd 2nd HUSKERS TIE RECORDS VS. OMAHA Seniors Alicia Armstrong and Kiki Stokes each tied school records in Nebraska s 12-8 win over Omaha last Wednesday at Bowlin Stadium. Armstrong had eight RBIs in the win - including her first career grand slam - to tie Nebraska s game RBI record. Stokes tied the school record with a career-high four runs scored, marking the 14th time a Husker has scored four runs in a game. HOMERING HUSKERS Nebraska has hit 38 homers in only 27 games this season. NU leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth nationally in home runs and seventh in home runs per game. The 38 home runs already rank 14th in school history. Forty-eight percent of Nebraska s total runs this season have scored on a home run (73 of 151). Nebraska is on pace to hit 75 home runs in its 53 scheduled regular-season games. The school record for home runs in a season is 73 in 2014 (62 games). HIGHEST HOME RUN TOTALS AFTER 25 GAMES Year Home Runs PITCHING MUCH IMPROVED FROM 2015 Nebraska s pitching staff has shown much improvement from last year, a big reason for the Huskers strong start. Nebraska s ERA is 1.72 lower through 27 games this season than it was at this point last season (5.44). Cassie McClure is 10-4 with a 2.79 ERA after owning a 7-2 record with a 3.76 ERA at this point last season. McClure has allowed one earned run or less in 17 of her 22 appearances, including seven scoreless outings. McClure is 6-2 as a reliever with four saves and a 1.73 ERA. Emily Lockman is 6-2 with a 3.02 ERA after owning an 8-7 record with a 5.76 ERA at this point last year. Lockman has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of her 14 appearances this season and has allowed two earned runs or less eight times. Lockman has allowed three earned runs or less in 16 straight appearances and has allowed more than three earned runs only once in her last 25 outings. 27-GAME COMPARISON: 2015 TO 2016 Year ERA IP R H BB AVG DIFF COMPARISON OF STARTERS VS. RELIEVERS Year ERA W-L IP H SO AVG. Starts Relief KNIGHTEN HOMERING AT RECORD RATE Junior MJ Knighten is homering at a record pace, slugging 15 homers to lead the Big Ten and rank second nationally. Just 27 games into the season, Knighten already ranks in a tie for sixth in school history with her 15 home runs. She is one shy of the highest total by a Husker junior. Knighten has homered 15 times in 27 games after hitting 14 homers over 120 games in her first two seasons. Knighten s 15 home runs are four more than any Husker hit in 58 games last season, and it took Knighten only 17 games to surpass any player s total from It took Knighten only 14 games to hit her 10th home run of the season, the fastest Husker to reach the mark. Knighten has hit more home run herself than 240 teams nationally, according to the most recent NCAA stats. Entering this week, Knighten had more home runs herself than six of the other 13 Big Ten teams. Individually, Knighten has seven more home runs than any other Big Ten player (Ohio State s Alex Bayne has eight homers). At her current pace, Knighten would finish with 29 home runs in Nebraska s 53 scheduled regular-season games. The NU season record is 22 homers by Ali Viola in Knighten is eighth on NU s all-time home run chart (29) NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall 18-9 Non-Conference 18-9 Big Ten Conference 0-0 Home 3-1 Neutral 13-6 Road 2-2 Night Games 2-2 Day Games 16-7 Sunday 6-2 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 1-0 Thursday 0-0 Friday 5-2 Saturday 6-5 vs. Ranked Opponents 2-5 vs. Unranked Opponents 16-4 Extra Innings Run Games 4-3 When Out-Hitting Opponent 14-2 When Out-Hit by Opponent 4-6 When Scoring First 6-2 When Opponent Scores First 12-7 When Scoring in the First Inning 8-2 When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 0-5 When Scoring 5 or More Runs 14-3 When Scoring 10 or More Runs 4-1 When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 7-1 When Allowing 5 or More Runs 4-7 When allowing 10 or More Runs 0-2 When Leading After Five Innings 9-1 When Leading After Six Innings 12-1 When Trailing After Five Innings 4-6 When Trailing After Six Innings 2-7 When Tied After Five Innings 2-1 When Tied After Six Innings 1-0 When Committing 0 Errors 5-1 When Committing 2 or More Errors NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

5 5 KNIGHTEN ON TORRID PACE Junior MJ Knighten is off to a sizzling start this season, batting.429 with 33 hits, 29 runs, 13 homers and 31 RBIs. Entering the week, Knighten ranked second nationally in home runs and home runs per game (0.6), fifth in slugging (1.012), 13th in RBIs (36) and 20th in runs per game (1.2). Knighten leads Big Ten in home runs, runs and slugging percentage, while ranking second in RBIs, third in average and fourth in hits. With the regular season half over, Knighten is on pace to smash several school records based on NU s scheduled 53 regular-season games. Despite playing only 22 games, Knighten is already just one home run shy of moving into a tie for eighth place on Nebraska s season home run list. Against Omaha on Wednesday, Knighten moved into 10th place on NU s career home run and RBI charts. MOST RUNS IN SEASON S FIRST 25 GAMES Player Year Runs MJ Knighten Nikki Haget Kiki Stokes MOST RBIs IN SEASON S FIRST 25 GAMES Player Year RBIs Taylor Edwards MJ Knighten Sheena Lawrick MOST HOME RUNS IN SEASON S FIRST 25 GAMES Player Year Home Runs MJ Knighten Ali Viola Taylor Edwards KNIGHTEN S RECORD PACE Category Total Pace NU Record Average Slugging Pct On-Base Pct Hits Home Runs Runs RBIs THE LAST TIME NEBRASKA Beat a No. 1 Team at Oklahoma [1-0] (3/2/13) Beat a Top-5 Team at No. 3 Oregon [4-2] (5/26/13) Beat a Top-10 Team vs. No. 9 James Madison [8-4] (3/11/16) Beat a Ranked Team vs. No. 9 James Madison [8-4] (3/11/16) Won When Trailing After 6 Innings at NC State (2/19/16) Lost When Leading After 6 Innings at NC State (2/20/16) Scored 10+ Runs vs. Arkansas [10] (3/19/16) Scored 15+ Runs at Iowa [16] (3/25/15) Scored 20+ Runs vs. Illinois [21] (2/24/06) Allowed 10+ Runs vs. Arkansas [11] (3/19/16) Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15) Allowed 20+ Runs never Recorded 15+ Hits at Northern Iowa [15] (2/12/16) Recorded 20+ Hits vs. UMKC [21] (4/11/96) Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15) Hit 4+ Home Runs at Ohio St. [5] (4/4/15) Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07) Drew 10+ Walks vs. Georgetown [12] (3/13/16) Was No-Hit at Oklahoma St. (3/9/12) NEBRASKA NOTES SENIORS AMONG ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Seniors Alicia Armstrong, Emily Lockman and Kiki Stokes have enjoyed productive careers and each ranks highly among all active Division I players in several categories. NU SENIORS AMONG ALL ACTIVE DIVISION I PLAYERS Player Category Total Rank Alicia Armstrong At Bats nd Alicia Armstrong Hits rd Emily Lockman Starts 93 17th Emily Lockman Wins 57 17th Emily Lockman Shutouts 15 18th Emily Lockman Innings th Kiki Stokes Triples 12 10th Kiki Stokes Runs th Kiki Stokes Walks th Kiki Stokes Hit-By-Pitch 29 25th Kiki Stokes Stolen Bases 57 40th HUSKERS FEATURE VETERAN INFIELD Nebraska s infielders have combined for 647 career infield starts. Current Huskers have combined for 257 consecutive starts at short, 208 at first, 147 at third and 85 at second. Senior Alicia Armstrong has started 204 of a possible 208 games the past four seasons at shortstop. Junior Rachel Arthur has started the other four games. Junior MJ Knighten has started all 147 games at third base the last three years. Sophomore Laura Barrow has started 81 of 85 games at second base the past two seasons, with Dawna Tyson starting the four games Barrow hasn t started. The senior tandem of Mattie Fowler (121 starts) and Dawna Tyson (86) have combined to start every game at first base the past four seasons (208 games). Fowler has earned 121 career starts at first and also has starting experience at short (49 starts) and third (5). CONSECUTIVE INFIELD STARTS BY 2016 HUSKER ROSTER Position Consecutive Starts Shortstop 257 First Base 208 Third Base 147 Second Base 85 THE LAST TIME A HUSKER Had 6+ At Bats 6 players (6) vs. Florida (6/1/13) Had 5+ Hits Lizzy Rock (5) vs. Illinois (2/24/06) Scored 4+ Runs Kiki Stokes (4) vs. Omaha (3/16/16) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Had 2+ Homers MJ Knighten (2) vs. Wichita State - 1 (3/5/16) Had 3+ Homers Christie McCoy (3) vs. Missouri (4/18/98) Homered in 1st Career AB Hailey Decker vs. UIC (2/8/13) Stole 3+ Bases Nikki Haget (3) vs. La Salle (3/12/11) Drew 4+ Walks Alicia Armstrong (4) vs. Northwestern (4/19/15) Had 2+ HBP Alicia Armstrong (2) vs. Ohio State (3/12/16) Had 5+ RBIs Alicia Armstrong (8) vs. Omaha (3/16/16) Threw a No-Hitter Tatum Edwards vs. Bradley (5/17/14) Threw a Perfect Game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05) Had 10+ Strikeouts Cassie McClure (10) vs. Green Bay (2/14/16) Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12) Had a 10-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (10) ( ) Had a 15-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015) Had a 20-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015) Had a 25-Game Hit Streak Taylor Edwards (25) ( ) NATIONAL RANKINGS ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL POLL (MARCH 22) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (18)* Michigan (1)* Auburn Texas A&M Louisiana-Lafayette (1) LSU Oregon* Alabama James Madison* Washington* Florida State Georgia Kentucky Oklahoma* Missouri UCLA Notre Dame Arizona Tennessee Baylor Arizona State* Minnesota* Fresno State Oregon State Mississippi State RV USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (MARCH 22) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (32)* Michigan* Auburn Oregon* Louisiana-Lafayette Alabama LSU Texas A&M James Madison* Washington* Florida State Georgia Oklahoma* UCLA Kentucky Missouri Tennessee Arizona Notre Dame Baylor Arizona State* Minnesota* Florida Atlantic RV 24. Nebraska Fresno State *2016 Husker opponent WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKING Week ESPN.com NFCA Record Preseason RV RV 0-0 Feb. 16 NR RV 5-0 Feb. 23 RV RV 8-1 March 1 RV March 8 RV March March 22 RV March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

6 HUSKER HIGHLIGHTS NEBRASKA NOTES 6 60 NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES ARMSTRONG CONTINUES.300 PACE HUSKERS WITH MOST HITS PRIOR TO SENIOR SEASON Nebraska has won 60 games in its 23 Alicia Armstrong ranks eighth in NU history with a.338 Player Years Hits NCAA Tournament appearances while career average. She has hit better than.300 in each of her Kim Ogee posting an overall record of (.545) winning first three seasons and looks to become only the seventh Tobin Echo-Hawk Husker to post a.300 batting average all four years. Ali Viola percentage). The Huskers 60 postseason wins rank Jennifer Lizama th in NCAA history. Alicia Armstrong ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS A total of 21 Huskers have combined to earn 29 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. That total is the most of any softball program in the country and ranks second among all female athletic programs nationally behind the Nebraska volleyball team (37). 25 ALL-AMERICANS Nebraska has produced 25 All- Americans in school history, including seven first-team All-Americans, six two-time honorees and a pair of three-time All-Americans. 23 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES In the 34 years softball has been an NCAA sport, the Huskers have made 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including 13 straight from 1995 to Nebraska s 23 postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history. 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Nebraska has won 19 conference titles in its 40 seasons as a varsity sport. The Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns and captured their first Big Ten title in ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLE In her first 23 years as Nebraska s head coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 12 players to a total of 19 All-America honors. 15 TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGS Nebraska has been ranked in the final NFCA poll in 15 of the 21 years the poll has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams nationally to be ranked in the final poll in each of the first 12 years it existed (1995 to 2006). 13 REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Rhonda Revelle has produced 13 academic All-Americans in her first 23 seasons at Nebraska. Over that time frame, Revelle has produced the second-highest total of academic All-Americans of any coach in the country. 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Nebraska has advanced to the Women s College World Series seven times to rank 11th in NCAA history. 4 SOFTBALL OLYMPIANS A total of four former Huskers have competed in the Olympics, beginning with Lori Sippel at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The 2008 Beijing Olympics - the most recent Olympic Games where softball was played - featured a pair of former Huskers, as did the 2004 Athens Games..300 HITTERS AS A FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE & JUNIOR Denise Day ( ) Tobin Echo-Hawk ( ) Ali Viola ( ) Jennifer Lizama ( ) Kim Ogee ( ) Brooke Thomason ( ) Alicia Armstrong ( ) Note: The first six players who hit.300 as a freshman, sophomore and junior also hit.300 as a senior. HUSKERS ADDING TO CLUB Senior Alicia Armstrong and junior MJ Knighten have become the 12th and 13th Huskers to total 100 career hits, runs and RBIs. Armstrong became the 12th Husker in the club when she hit a three-run homer at NC State on Feb. 19. Knighten then became the 13th member of the group with her 100th run scored following her home run against San Diego State on Feb. 27. Knighten is only the fourth Husker to reach each milestone prior to her senior season. Senior Kiki Stokes is on the cusp of joining the club, as she owns 191 career hits, 167 runs and 92 RBIs, eight shy of the 100 mark. HUSKERS WITH 100 CAREER HITS, RBIs & RUNS Tobin Echo-Hawk Ali Viola* Jennifer Lizama Amanda Buchholz Kim Ogee Nicole Trimboli Crystal Carwile* Julie Brechtel Brooke Thomason Taylor Edwards* Tatum Edwards Alicia Armstrong MJ Knighten* *only players to join the club prior to their senior season ARMSTRONG PRODUCING HITS Alicia Armstrong has been a hit machine in her career, totaling 205 hits in only 204 games. Armstrong has produced 56 career multi-hit games. Armstrong is 1 of 4 players in school history to total 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Armstrong is bidding to become just the fifth Husker to finish with more hits than games played in her four-year career and the ninth Husker to hit.300 all four seasons. HUSKERS WITH 50 HITS IN EACH OF FIRST 3 SEASONS Player Fr. So. Jr. Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee Nicole Trimboli Alicia Armstrong YEAR HUSKERS WITH MORE HITS THAN GAMES PLAYED Player Hits Games Diff. Ali Viola Tobin Echo-Hawk Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee Alicia Armstrong KNIGHTEN EARNS BIG TEN WEEKLY HONOR MJ Knighten began her junior season with a blistering start at the UNI-Dome Classic, batting.632 (12-for- 19) with one double, five homers and 14 RBIs. For her performance, Knighten earned the first Big Ten Player-ofthe-Week honor of the 2016 season. Knighten had four multi-hit efforts in five games, including a trio of three-hit games. She also had four games with multiple RBIs. Knighten homered in each of her first four games and produced at least one extra-base hit in all five games. In the fourth game of the weekend vs. Green Bay, Knighten went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs, tying her career highs for runs (3), homers and RBIs. McCLURE NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK Junior Cassie McClure was dominant in the circle at the season-opening UNI-Dome Classic, posting a 2-0 record with two saves and a 0.00 ERA in 12.0 shutout innings. For her efforts, McClure earned the first Big Ten Pitcher-ofthe-Week honor of the 2016 season. McClure finished with 16 strikeouts and only one walk, while limiting opposing hitters to a.122 average. In her lone start against Green Bay, McClure tossed a one-hit shutout, the first shutout of her career. She also added a career-high 10 strikeouts. STOKES SEEKS SECOND ALL-AMERICA HONOR Kiki Stokes looks to repeat as an All-American in 2016 after earning third-team All-America accolades in Stokes was one of 50 players nationally named to the 2016 USA Softball Player-of-the-Year watch list. Stokes joined 2002 All-American Kim Ogee as the only Husker outfielders to be named an All-American. Stokes looks to become the ninth Husker to earn multiple All-America accolades and the third in four years. Stokes set Nebraska records for runs (66), on-base percentage (.532) and hit-by-pitches (17) in Stokes was one of only six players nationally to total 10 home runs and five triples in NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

7 7 KNIGHTEN COMING OFF BIG SEASON Junior MJ Knighten put up big numbers as a sophomore in 2015, when she just missed All-America honors. After being the lone freshman position player to earn All-Big Ten honors in 2014, Knighten was one of only six unanimous All-Big Ten selections in 2015, and she was also a first-team NFCA All-Midwest Region honoree. Knighten posted the fifth-highest batting average in Nebraska history last season (.412), while ranking fourth in hits (82) and RBIs (60) and eighth in runs (53). Knighten was one of only 17 players nationally to post a.400 batting average and total 60 RBIs in Knighten was the third-fastest Husker to total 100 hits, reaching the milestone in her 92nd career game. Knighten is one of seven Huskers to produce 50 hits as both a freshman and sophomore. HUSKERS WITH MOST HITS ENTERING JUNIOR SEASON Player Years Hits Ali Viola Kim Ogee MJ Knighten LOCKMAN LOOKS TO ADD TO LEGACY Senior Emily Lockman has made her mark at Nebraska. As a freshman, Lockman recorded her first no-hitter faster than any pitcher in NU history. Three months later she earned the complete-game win at No. 3 Oregon that sent the Huskers to the 2013 Women s College World Series. In her second season, Lockman became the only Nebraska pitcher to earn first-team all-region accolades as both a freshman and sophomore. Last year, Lockman became just the fourth Husker pitcher to be recognized as an allconference performer in each of her first three seasons. This season, Lockman looks to add to her legacy. Lockman looks to become the first Husker pitcher to be a three-time, first-team all-region selection. Lockman has already joined All-Americans Peaches James ( ) and Tatum Edwards ( ) as the only Nebraska pitchers to twice earn first-team all-region accolades. Lockman is also a three-time All-Big Ten selection. She looks to become just the fifth Husker pitcher to be a fourtime all-conference honoree, joining Lori Sippel ( ), Jenny Voss ( ), Peaches James ( ) and Tatum Edwards ( ). Lockman is one of only four pitchers nationally who has earned a pair of first-team all-region accolades. TWO-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION PITCHERS IN 2016 Player Team All-Region Emily Lockman Nebraska 2013, 2014 Jailyn Ford James Madison 2013, 2014, 2015 Cheridan Hawkins Oregon 2014, 2015 Geri Ann Glasco Oregon 2013, 2015 NEBRASKA NOTES HUSKERS EXCEL AT SCORING RUNS Nebraska has been exceptional at scoring runs under Diane Miller, who is in her eighth season as hitting coach. Nebraska has scored 300 runs in three consecutive seasons and has averaged 308 runs per season in Miller s first seven seasons. Previously, NU had scored 300 runs only three times in school history. The Huskers have averaged more than 5.0 runs per game in five consecutive seasons, a mark reached only twice in the first 35 seasons in program history. In 2015, NU averaged 6.9 runs per game, breaking the previous record - set in by 1.2 runs per game. Nebraska ranked 18th nationally in scoring in The Huskers are one of only 12 teams to rank in the top 50 nationally in scoring each of the last five seasons. TEAMS IN THE TOP 50 IN SCORING EACH OF LAST 5 YEARS Alabama Arizona State Ball State Florida Louisiana-Lafayette Missouri Nebraska Northwestern Oklahoma Notre Dame UCLA Washington SIPPEL PRODUCES STAR PITCHERS Lori Sippel has consistently developed All-America-caliber pitchers during her first 26 seasons as the Huskers pitching coach. Over the past two decades, Sippel has produced a star pitcher practically every year. During the last 21 seasons, Nebraska has averaged more than one all-region pitcher per season, with allregion pitchers advancing to the All-America ballot. Since 1995, the Huskers have produced nearly double the number of all-region pitchers than any other team in the Midwest region. MOST NFCA ALL-MIDWEST REGION PITCHERS SINCE 1995 School Total Nebraska 22 Oklahoma 12 Oklahoma State 11 OFFENSIVE RECORDS FALL UNDER MILLER Nebraska s offense has set more than 30 individual and team records under hitting coach Diane Miller, including more than a dozen team records in the past two seasons. Four of Nebraska s top-five home run and RBI totals and slugging and on-base percentages have come under Miller. Three of the Huskers top-five marks in average, runs, doubles and walks have also come under Miller. NEBRASKA RECORDS UNDER MILLER IN 2014 & 2015 Category Record Previous Record Average Runs Home Runs Extra-Base Hits RBIs Slugging Pct On-Base Pct Walks BOWLIN STADIUM 73 HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE Nebraska has won 73 percent of its games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a record since the facility opened in The Huskers have posted a winning record in each of their first 14 seasons at Bowlin Stadium. 15 SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUM The 2016 season marks Nebraska s 15th season calling Bowlin Stadium home. Although the Huskers hosted a fall tournament at the stadium in 2001, Bowlin Stadium s inaugural year was in The facility has seen upgrades since then, including a new indoor practice facility. 13 TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGS In the first 14 seasons Nebraska has played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in attendance 13 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance three times. 23 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 5 NCAA REGIONALS In the first 14 seasons Nebraska has called Bowlin Stadium home, the Huskers have been selected to host five NCAA Regionals at the facility, most recently in WORLD S LARGEST SOFTBALL TAILGATE Nebraska set a world record when 2,204 fans showed up for the World s Largest Softball Tailgate against Ohio State on April 19. NU broke its previous record of 1,840 set in BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDS YEAR RECORD PCT TOTAL LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM 1. 2,204 Ohio State April 19, ,960 Texas April 9, ,844 Iowa May 17, ,840 Michigan April 27, ,752 Wisconsin May 12, ,692 Indiana May 3, ,585 Lehigh May 20, ,518 Purdue May 10, ,417 California May 22, ,318 California May 23, 2004

8 STARTER BREAKDOWN NEBRASKA NOTES & OPPONENT PREVIEW 8 PITCHER Emily Lockman Kaylan Jablonski Cassie McClure Taylor Kadavy SCOUTING ILLINOIS (19-9) Illinois brings a 19-9 record into Friday s Big Ten Conference opener. The Fighting Illini have won eight of their last 10 games and 12 of their last 15. Illinois is 2-0 at home this season, sweeping a doubleheader from IUPUI at Eichelberger on March 15. SERIES HISTORY Nebraska s series with Illinois dates back to 2006, when the Fighting Illini program was in only its seventh season of existence. In the 2006 meeting, Nebraska set a school record for RBIs (20) and scored the second-most runs in program history in a 21-1 run-rule victory. CATCHER Madi Unzicker Bri Cassidy FIRST BASE Mattie Fowler Dawna Tyson SECOND BASE Laura Barrow Dawna Tyson THIRD BASE MJ Knighten SHORTSTOP Alicia Armstrong Rachel Arthur LEFT FIELD Gina Metzler Taylor Otte Austen Urness CENTER FIELD Kiki Stokes Taylor Otte RIGHT FIELD Alyvia Simmons Austen Urness Gina Metzler Lotte Sjulin DESIGNATED PLAYER Cassie McClure Kaylan Jablonski Dawna Tyson Madi Unzicker Mattie Fowler Illinois is 1-0 against ranked opponents this season, defeating then-no. 10 Florida State, 5-1, on Feb. 13. The Fighting Illini are 4-2 this season against teams from a Power Five Conference. FIGHTING ILLINI OFFENSE Illinois is batting.314 as a team while averaging 6.0 runs per game. The Fighting Illini rank second in the Big Ten in average and runs scored (167), while leading the league in hits (238). Illinois boasts power and speed, leading the Big Ten in doubles (46) and triples (11) and ranking second in stolen bases (53). Kylie Johnson paces the Illini with a.354 average and 12 stolen bases. She has put the ball in play in each of her 84 plate appearances this season, as Johnson has not drawn a walk or been hit by a pitch. Allie Bauch is batting.349 with three home runs and a team-high 11 walks, and she ranks second in the Big Ten in triples (3). Remeny Perez has also added three triples and three home runs. Carly Thomas and Nicole Evans have been Illinois top power threats, as each has hit five home runs. Evans is batting.302 and leads the team with 24 RBIs, while Thomas is hitting.347 and leads the Illini with a.614 slugging percentage. FIGHTING ILLINI DEFENSE The Fighting Illini boast a 2.90 ERA while allowing an average of 3.7 runs per game. Illinois also boasts a.960 fielding percentage, committing 33 errors in 28 games. Jade Vecvanagas and Breanna Wonderly have been the Illini s top two pitchers. Vecvanagas is 8-6 with a 2.48 ERA in 82.0 innings. She has allowed only one home run and opponents are hitting just.239 against her. Wonderly is 6-3 with a 3.25 ERA in 71.0 innings. Taylor Edwards (4-0, 1.57 ERA in 22.1 IP) and Kate Giddens (1-0, 6.77 ERA in 10.1 IP) round out the Illini staff. FIGHTING ILLINI STAFF Illinois is led by first-year head coach Tyra Perry. Perry has led the Fighting Illini to a 19-9 start, and she owns a career record of in 16 seasons as a collegiate coach. Perry previously served as head coach at Ball State ( ), Western Kentucky ( ) and Birmingham- Southern ( ). Perry is assisted by associate head coach Kassie Stanfill and assistant coach Laura Trout. Category Nebraska Illinois Record Average Home Runs Runs/Game ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct The 2006 meeting marked the only matchup between the programs before Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference prior to the 2012 seasons. The teams have met annually in each of the Huskers first four seasons in the league. Nebraska has won each of the first four conference series between the programs, including a sweep in 2012 and road series victories at Illinois in 2013 and NEBRASKA VS. ILLINOIS SERIES HISTORY Series Record: Nebraska leads, 10-3 Last Meeting: Nebraska won 9-1 (5) in 2015 Current Win Streak: Nebraska, 1 game Big Ten Conference Record: Nebraska leads, 9-3 Last 5 Games: Nebraska leads, 4-1 Last 10 Games: Nebraska leads, 7-3 Series Record in Champaign: Nebraska leads, 4-2 Revelle vs. Illinois: 10-3 (.769) Revelle vs. Coach Perry: 0-0 (.000) 2 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

9 9 BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) 1. Ali Viola, (263/629) 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (266/702) 3. MJ Knighten, 2014-present.376 (174/463) 4. Lizzy Rock, (133/356) 5. Jennifer Lizama, (254/710) 6. Anne Steffan, (217/625) 7. Lisa Wangler, (121/350) 8. Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present.338 (205/606) 9. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present.337 (191/567) 10. Denise Day, (186/553) BATTING RECORDS WATCH RBIs 1. Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Nicole Trimboli, Tatum Edwards, Crystal Carwile, Jenny Smith, Jennifer Lizama, Tobin Echo-Hawk, MJ Knighten, 2014-present 134 PITCHING RECORDS WATCH VICTORIES 1. Jenny Voss, Peaches James, Leigh Ann Walker, Molly Hill, Ashley Hagemann, Lori Sippel, Ashley DeBuhr, Tatum Edwards, Emily Lockman, 2013-present Donna Deardorff, HITS 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kim Ogee, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Nicole Trimboli, Taylor Edwards, Anne Steffan, Brooke Thomason, Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present Jenny Smith, RUNS 1. Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, Taylor Edwards, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kiki Stokes, 2013-present Ali Viola, Jessica Yoachim, Nikki Haget, Tatum Edwards, Anne Steffan, TRIPLES 1. Kathy Foley, Julie Uryasz, Margie Ogrodowicz, Denise Day, Kiki Stokes, 2013-present Kris Hermanson, Jennifer Lizama, Shelley Scott, Denise McMillan, Four players tied 7 -- MJ Knighten, 2014-present 6 HOME RUNS 1. Taylor Edwards, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Tatum Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Crystal Carwile, Jenny Smith, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Denise Day, Jamie Fuente, Nicole Trimboli, Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present 124 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) 1. Ali Viola, (478/629) 2. Christie McCoy, (197/307) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (451/710) 4. MJ Knighten, 2014-present.631 (292/463) 5. Taylor Edwards, (423/673) 6. Denise Day, (320/553) 7. Tatum Edwards, (367/648) 8. Hailey Decker, (215/385) 9. Brooke Thomason, (360/659) 10. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (378/702) STOLEN BASES 1. Kim Ogee, Jennifer Lizama, Jessica Yoachim, Anne Steffan, Margie Ogrodowicz, Kiki Stokes, 2013-present Leigh Suhr, Meghan Mullin, Kristin Davidson, Jill Rishel, WALKS 1. Taylor Edwards, Jennifer Lizama, Ali Viola, Kim Ogee, Ashley Guile, Kiki Stokes, 2013-present Gabby Banda, Brooke Thomason, Tatum Edwards, Jamie Fuente, HIT BY PITCH 1. Taylor Edwards, Julie Brechtel, Kiki Stokes, 2013-present Ashley Guile, Crystal Carwile, Devin Porter, Gabby Banda, Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present Heidi Foland, Jane Kremer, Trisha Tannahill, Dawna Tyson, 2013-present 15 WIN PERCENTAGE (MIN. 30 DECISIONS) 1. Mori Emmons, (40-9) 2. Leigh Ann Walker, (81-25) 3. Lori Sippel, (73-23) 4. Jeanne Wagner, (27-9) 5. Donna Deardorff, (55-20) 6. Peaches James, (98-38) 7. Tatum Edwards, (70-28) 8. Jenny Voss, (110-48) 9. Emily Lockman, 2013-present.686 (59-27) 10. Angela Blackwood, (40-22) INNINGS PITCHED 1. Jenny Voss, , Peaches James, Ashley Hagemann, Molly Hill, Ashley DeBuhr, Lori Sippel, Leigh Ann Walker, Tatum Edwards, Sandy Wolterman, Emily Lockman, 2013-present STRIKEOUTS 1. Ashley Hagemann, Peaches James, Ashley DeBuhr, Leigh Ann Walker, Lori Sippel, Jenny Voss, Molly Hill, Tatum Edwards, Donna Deardorff, Emily Lockman, 2013-present 349 SAVES 1. Lori Sippel, Mori Emmons, Sandy Wolterman, Jenny Voss, Peaches James, Cassie McClure, 2015-present 9 7. Leigh Ann Walker, Ashley DeBuhr, Ashley Hagemann, Rhonda Revelle, ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

10 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL REVELLE S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE 10 COACHING STOPS Nebraska (Head Coach) 1993-present NFCA HALL OF FAME San Jose State (Assistant Coach) Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) WINNINGEST COACH Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986 IN THE HISTORY OF HUSKER ATHLETICS (ALL SPORTS) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (1987) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish N/A Totals N/A NEBRASKA (1993-PRESENT) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish th th rd th 3-2 2nd th 1-2 t-5th st 4-0 1st th 3-1 2nd nd 4-1 1st st 2-2 t-3rd rd 3-1 2nd th 2-2 t-3rd st 4-0 1st th 2-2 t-5th nd 2-2 t-3rd th 0-1 t-7th t-9th 3-1 2nd th 0-1 t-7th t-6th 0-1 t-7th th rd nd 1-1 t-3rd t-1st 0-1 t-7th rd 2-1 2nd Totals Career NCAA TOURNAMENT (NEBRASKA ONLY) Year Round Record Finish Rank Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1996 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1997 Regional 2-2 t-9th 25th 1998 Regional 4-2 t-5th 5th 1999 Regional 4-2 t-9th 20th 2000 Regional 3-2 t-17th 14th 2001 Regional 2-2 t-17th 14th 2002 WCWS 5-2 t-5th 6th 2003 Regional 3-2 t-17th 13th 2004 Regional 3-2 t-9th 14th 2005 Regional 1-2 t-33rd 25th 2006 Regional 2-2 t-17th 15th 2007 Regional 0-2 t-49th Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 2-2 t-17th 21st WCWS 5-3 t-7th 8th 2014 Super Regional 4-3 t-9th 16th 2015 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- Totals 19 app REVELLE S COACHING TOTALS AT NEBRASKA Conference Coach-of-the-Year Awards 4 Big Ten Coach of the Year 1 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1 Regional Coaching Staff-of-the-Year Awards 5 Conference Titles 7 Big Ten Conference Titles 1 Big 12 Conference Titles 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances 19 NCAA Regional Titles 4 Women s College World Series Appearances 3 NFCA All-Americans 19 Multi-Time All-Americans 5 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13 WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE D1 COACHES)* 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1, Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1, Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1, Diane Ninemire, California 1, Margo Jonker, Central Michigan 1, Donna Papa, North Carolina 1, Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 1, Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Sandy Montgomery, SIUE* Patrick Murphy, Alabama Bob Coolen, Hawaii Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 896 *SIUE has only been a Division I school since 2009 RHONDA REVELLE COACH OF THE YEAR IN THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES (BIG 8, BIG 12, BIG TEN) FIVE-TIME REGIONAL COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR THREE-TIME NFCA PRESIDENT 24th SEASON AT NEBRASKA 25th CAREER SEASON RECORD AT NEBRASKA CAREER RECORD Rhonda Revelle is truly one of the nation s elite coaches. One of only 14 active Division I coaches enshrined in the NFCA Hall of Fame, Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken 19 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks fifth nationally among active coaches. In the classroom, Revelle has coached 13 players to academic All-America honors in 24 seasons, the second-highest total of any coach nationally during that span. Revelle won her 900th game on March 12, 2016, vs. Ohio State, becoming the 15th active Division I coach and 25th coach in Division I history to record 900 victories. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES) 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona Diane Ninemire, Cal Carol Hutchins, Michigan Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 19 MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993) 1. Ralph & Karen Weekly, Tennessee Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 13 Eugene Lenti, DePaul 13 ACTIVE DIVISION I NFCA HALL-OF-FAME COACHES Mike Candrea, Arizona Inducted 1996 Margo Jonker, Central Michigan Inducted 2003 Carol Hutchins, Michigan Inducted 2006 Eugene Lenti, DePaul Inducted 2008 Diane Ninemire, Cal Inducted 2009 Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Inducted 2010 Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Inducted 2010 Ralph Weekly, Tennessee Inducted 2011 Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Inducted 2012 Donna Papa, North Carolina Inducted 2012 Joan Joyce, Florida Atlantic Inducted 2013 Patrick Murphy, Alabama Inducted 2013 Jo Evans, Texas A&M Inducted 2015 Clint Myers, Auburn Inducted NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

11 21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG 4 EMILY LOCKMAN 3 twice Hits 3 18 times 7.0 vs. Louisville IP 10.0 at LSU (2015) 3 vs. Georgetown Runs 3 six times 3 twice Ks 11 at Wichita St. (2013) 8 vs. Omaha RBIs same 4 vs. Louisville Hits (CG) 0 vs. Utah St. (2013) 1 five times HRs 2 twice 0 vs. Louisville ER (CG) 0 17 times 29 RACHEL ARTHUR none Hits none 1 vs. UNLV Runs 1 six times none RBIs 1 vs. UTEP (2014) none HRs none 23 LAURA BARROW 3 at Northern Iowa Hits same 2 three times Runs 3 vs. Michigan State (2015) 2 vs. UNLV RBIs 2 six times 1 at NC State HRs none 8 CAITLIN BARTSCH 4.1 vs. DePaul IP same 1 at NC State Ks 2 vs. Georgia Tch (2015) 1 vs. DePaul Hits 1 twice 0 at DePaul ER 0 twice 44 BRI CASSIDY none Hits none none Runs none none RBIs none none HRs none 17 MATTIE FOWLER 2 six times Hits 3 four times 1 five times Runs 2 six times 3 vs. DePaul RBIs 4 at New Mexico St. (2012) 1 three times HRs 1 12 times 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI PITCHING 5.2 vs. Wichita St. IP 7.0 twice 4 three times Ks 9 at UNO (2015) 5 vs. Drake Hits (CG) 2 twice 1 vs. Drake ER (CG) 0 three times 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI BATTING 2 four times Hits 2 seven times 1 10 times Runs 2 vs. Montana (2015) 2 three times RBIs 2 six times 1 three times HRs 1 four times 14 TAYLOR KADAVY PITCHING 3.2 vs. Arkansas IP same 4 vs. Arkansas Ks same 2 vs. Arkansas Hits same 1 vs. Arkansas ER same 14 TAYLOR KADAVY BATTING none Hits none 1 vs. Drake Runs same none RBIs none none HRs none 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 3 five times Hits 4 twice 3 four times Runs 3 seven times 5 vs. Green Bay RBIs 5 twice 2 twice HRs 2 three times 66 CASSIE McCLURE PITCHING 7.0 twice IP same 10 vs. Green Bay Ks same 1 vs. Green Bay Hits (CG) same 0 twice ER (CG) same 66 CASSIE McCLURE BATTING 3 at Northern Iowa Hits 3 six times 1 six times Runs 2 five times 3 twice RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 1 twice HRs 2 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 11 GINA METZLER 2 at NC State Hits 2 three times 1 eight times Runs 1 28 times 1 at NC State RBIs 1 twice none HRs none 22 TAYLOR OTTE 1 four times Hits same 1 five times Runs 1 20 times none RBIs none none HRs none 32 ALYVIA SIMMONS 2 twice Hits same 2 at NC State Runs same 2 at NC State RBIs same 1 at NC State HRs same 01 LOTTE SJULIN 1 vs. Wichita St. Hits same 1 four times Runs 1 27 times 1 vs. Wichita St. RBIs same none HRs none 13 KIKI STOKES 3 vs. Washington Hits 4 twice 4 vs. Omaha Runs same 2 twice RBIs 5 vs. Michigan St. (2015) 1 twice HRs 2 vs. Tennessee (2015) 3 DAWNA TYSON 3 vs. Saint Louis Hits 3 three times 2 vs. Saint Louis Runs 2 three times 2 twice RBIs 3 three times 1 vs. Saint Louis HRs 1 nine times 7 MADI UNZICKER 2 four times Hits same 2 vs. Omaha Runs 2 twice 3 vs. Arkansas RBIs same 1 three times HRs same 27 AUSTEN URNESS 1 seven times Hits 3 at Cal St. Fullerton (2014) 1 three times Runs 2 three times 4 vs. James Madison RBIs same 1 twice HRs 1 six times 2 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

12 21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG SS Career RACHEL ARTHUR INF Career LAURA BARROW 2B Career CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career BRI CASSIDY C Career MATTIE FOWLER 1B Career KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career KAYLAN JABLONSKI UTIL Career TAYLOR KADAVY LHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career TAYLOR KADAVY UTIL Career MJ KNIGHTEN 3B Career TIME 2ND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN 2nd-year captain ranks 8th in school history with a.338 career batting average Owns three NU game records: doubles (3 in 2014), walks (4 in 2015) & RBIs (8 in 2016) 1 of 6 players in NU history to post a.300 average as a freshman, sophomore and junior 1 of 4 players in school history to produce 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore and junior 1 of 10 Huskers to total 200 career hits (ranks 9th in school history with 204 hits) Only Husker on the 2016 roster who has earned starts in both the infield and outfield Produced an RBI in her first career plate appearance (bases-loaded walk) 2015 Academic All-Big Ten; four-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Only Lincoln native on Nebraska s 2016 roster Father Mike is Nebraska s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research Has started 81 of last 85 games at second; hit first career home run at NC State (2/20) Tallied 13 doubles in 2015, the third-highest freshman total in Nebraska history 1 of 4 Huskers to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week since NU joined B1G in 2012 Hit.382 in Big Ten play with a.485 on-base percentage Named to the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and to Fall 2014 Nebraska Honor Roll Has made six career relief appearances, allowing 2 ER or less four times Threw 4.1 scoreless innings of one-hit relief in Nebraska s comeback win over DePaul Two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 46-9 career record with a 1.46 ERA and 17 saves for The Woodlands High School Honorable-mention all-state pick held opponent scoreless in 29 of her 43 career prep starts Has earned nine starts as part of Nebraska s catching rotation Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in her first semester last fall Was named a first-team NFCA High School All-American as a junior Posted a.428 career average in high school with 33 doubles, 10 homers and 97 RBIs Excels defensively, as she allowed only six stolen bases in 31 attempts in her prep career 4th-year captain; first four-time captain in the 41-year history of Nebraska softball Fifth-year senior has overcome two torn ACL injuries (earned medical hardship in 2014) 2011 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year has earned starts at P, 1B, 3B, SS & DP at Nebraska Earned her degree in finance last May and is currently pursuing her MBA Younger sister of Kenzie Fowler, a two-time All-America pitcher at Arizona Has won 9 of her last 13 decisions, including seven of her final eight decisions in 2015 Ended her rookie year with a two-hit shutout vs. Texas Southern in the NCAA Tournament 1 of 2 Husker freshmen to toss a shutout in the NCAA Tournament (first since 2003) Went 6-0 in the month in April last season with a 2.62 ERA 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year; prep record with 1.50 ERA and 891 Ks Has earned 45 career starts in the lineup; 22 at DP, 20 at pitcher and 3 in left field Hit.310 in Big Ten play in 2015, including her only home run as a freshman at Ohio State Posted a.557 career average for Omaha Skutt Catholic with 25 homers and 137 RBIs.557 average was a Nebraska all-class record, breaking Alicia Armstrong s record (.514) Also set Nebraska Class B records with her 25 home runs and 137 RBIs Allowed one run on one hit in 3.2 innings in career debut vs. Arkansas First-year Husker after spending her freshman season at Division II Nebraska-Kearney Was unable to pitch for the Lopers in 2014, when she was hampered by a back injury Is Nebraska s first left-handed pitcher since 2001 Three-time all-state selection at York High School; 31-3, 1.85 ERA as a senior First-year Husker after spending her freshman season at Division II Nebraska-Kearney Has pinch run twice, scoring one run vs. Drake (Feb. 13) Pinch ran 13 times at UNK in 2014, scoring six runs Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in her first semester last fall Three-time all-state selection at York High School 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION 2-TIME ALL-BIG TEN Ranks 2nd nationally with 15 HR, which is already tied for sixth on NU s single-season list Big Ten Player of the Week the opening week after going 12-for-19 with 5 HR & 14 RBIs Ranked fourth in NU history in hits (82) and RBIs (60) and fifth in average (.412) in of 6 unanimous 2015 All-Big Ten picks; 1 of 3 freshman All-Big Ten picks in of 3 Huskers to produce 60 RBIs in a season; 1 of 5 Huskers to total 80 hits in a season 2 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

13 4 EMILY LOCKMAN RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career CASSIE McCLURE RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career CASSIE McCLURE DP Career GINA METZLER OF Career TAYLOR OTTE OF Career ALYVIA SIMMONS OF Career LOTTE SJULIN OF/C Career KIKI STOKES CF Career DAWNA TYSON 1B/DP Career MADI UNZICKER C/UTIL Career AUSTEN URNESS OF/C Career TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION 3-TIME ALL-BIG TEN 1 of 4 Division I pitchers who has earned two first-team all-region accolades 1 of 3 Husker pitchers to be a two-time, first-team all-region honoree Only Husker pitcher to be a first-team all-region selection as a freshman and sophomore 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to earn all-conference honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior Owns seven wins vs. top-15 teams, four vs. top-10 foes and two vs. top-three teams 2-TIME ALL-REGION ND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (2/15) after going 2-0 with two saves in 12.0 shutout innings Ranked 12th nationally with five saves in 2015; tied for 8th on all-time NU saves list (8) Has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 47 of her 50 career appearances Earned first-team all-region honors at the pitcher/utility spot in 2015 (3rd team in 2014) 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association Softball 4A-5A High School Player of the Year 2-TIME ALL-REGION ND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 First full year at Nebraska after transferring from Texas Tech in January of 2015 Owns a.347 career batting average after batting above.345 in each of her first two years Two-time all-region selection (first-team honoree in 2015) primarily because of her bat Homered in her first at bat as a Husker in the 2015 season opener vs. Colorado State Posted eighth-best average (.364) and ninth-most RBIs (44) in Texas Tech history in 2014 Has produced more hits than last season; has tied her RBI and walk total from 2015 Earned 15 starts as a freshman (14 in left and one in center) and scored 20 runs Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her first three semesters Posted a perfect 4.0 GPA in two of her first three college semesters Four-time first-team All-Nebraska selection at Papillion-La Vista High School Converted infielder has made six starts in left field this season and one in center Earned five starts in left field as a freshman and pinch ran 36 times, scoring 15 runs Two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll; perfect 4.0 GPA in fall of 2015 Three-time all-state selection helped Wahoo High School win three Class C state titles Hit.584 as a senior with 17 doubles, six triples, seven homers, 34 steals and 44 RBIs Posted first career homer, multi-hit game and multi-rbi game at NC State on Feb. 20 Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in her first semester last fall Participated in the tryouts for the 2015 USA Junior Women s National Team Played only two seasons of high school softball due to a family move Earned all-state honors in both Nebraska (sophomore season) and Kansas (senior season) Pinch ran 65 times in her career, scoring 27 runs; also 2 appearances in RF, 2 in LF, 1 at C Made first career start (RF) vs. Louisville (Feb. 20); first career hit vs. Wichita St. (March 6) Two-time recipient of Nebraska s Borg-Wright Coaches Award (2014, 2015) 2015 Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her first five semesters RD-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN ST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN 2nd-year captain is 1 of 2 Husker outfielders to earn All-America honors Set school records with 66 runs and a.532 on-base percentage in of 2 players in school history to total 60 hits and 60 runs in the same season (2015) 1 of 4 Huskers to produce 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs in the same season (2015) 1 of 6 Division I players to total 10 home runs and 5 triples in 2015 Put in tremendous work in the offseason after posting a career-high.301 average in 2015 Has earned 128 career starts: 87 at first, 37 as the designated player and 4 at second 2015 Academic All-Big Ten honoree and 2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner Sister Tori was a Husker ( ); sister Dena was a 2007 All-American at Washington Father Marty founded and coaches the Corona Angels, a top travel ball program Has surpassed freshman totals in hits, runs, doubles, homers and walks Earned eight starts as a freshman, including seven at catcher and one at designated player Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her first three semesters 2012 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Millard South High School Set a Nebraska all-class record with 37 career home runs, 13 more than the previous record Redshirted in 2015 after sitting out the season following offseason knee surgery Earned 38 starts as a freshman in 2014, including 26 outfield starts and 12 as the DP Only player on the 2016 Husker roster to start a game at every outfield position Only Husker freshman to hit multiple home runs in an NCAA Tournament (2 in 2014) Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her first five semesters 23 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES