The University of Iowa softball team defeated Northern Illinois, 4-2 in its final game before Big Ten play. Sophomore Colleen McGlaughlin hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to give Iowa the win... Northern Illinois took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Freshman pitcher Amanda Zust had not allowed thru four and two-thirds innings before allowing a two-out, RBI double by Randi Kreiter. Sophomore Brittany Weil then relieved Zust and after giving up an infield single to load the bases, struck out Ashley Clement to end the inning.
McGlaughlin Powers Iowa Past Northern Illinois