Make it another perfect week for the Wildcats. After putting forth an offensive classic against the Nittany Lions last weekend, the Northwestern (28-9, 13-1) went 4-0 in Big Ten play this week.
The Wildcats welcomed in-state rival Illinois to the J in their mid-week contest on Wednesday. Lauren Boyd got the ball to open the game and threw 3.2 innings of one-hit softball. However, she loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth, and Danielle Williams replaced her. Williams struck out the final Illini batter to strand the runners and went on to cruise through the final 3.