Northwestern Softball extended its win streak to seven with a home sweep of the Iowa Hawkeyes on senior day weekend, putting the ‘Cats in prime position to win the Big Ten.
Northwestern entered the series toe-to-toe with Nebraska at the top of the conference and rode the hot bats of Hannah Cady, Rachel Lewis and Sam Hackenbracht of Ohio State, who helped the ‘Cats to an eventual three-game lead in the B1G. The junior hit 5-for-10 with four RBIs as the Buckeyes took two of three against Nebraska, dropping the Huskers to 15-4 in conference play with Northwestern towering high above them at 18-2.