Weekend Preview

The University of Sioux Falls Softball Team (13-10) continues NSIC play starting tomorrow (April 2) when they head to Winona, MN to face off against Winona State (14-8) and Sunday will face off against Upper Iowa (9-11) in Fayette, IA.
 
• USF schedule flipped in facing Winona on Saturday and Upper Iowa on Sunday.
 
• In the last matchup against Winona State, USF won 9-6 back on April 10, 2021.
 
• In the all-time series against Upper Iowa, USF has won 10 out of the 18 matchups.

Game Coverage

• Both matchups will be available on the NSIC Network to watch and via live stats both on USFCougars.com and the GameChanger app. Link on USF Softball social media!
 
USF Season

• USF finished with a 12-9 non-conference record before NSIC play started last week.

• USF had a nine game win streak during the Florida trip where they went undefeated and most recently split a doubleheader in the first NSIC matchup against SMSU earlier this week.
 
• During The Spring Games tournament in Florida, USF hit an impressive .342 as a team, averaging just over eight runs a game, and from the circle had limited opponents to 29 runs and a combined 2.92 ERA between Hanna Cress, Kait Van Der Zwaag, Bailee Lampman, and Kennedy Thomas
 
• On the season, USF has 44 extra base hits, 15 home runs (led by Kait Van Der Zwaag with six and Kylie Madrid with five) for the Cougars. Resulting in 101 RBI and 122 runs scored.
 
• USF has four individuals hitting over .300 on the season through 23 games.

• Senior Kylie Madrid is leading the Cougars with a .403 average and an impressive 1.166 OPS on 31 hits through 23 games. Madrid was named NSIC player of the week for the first time in her career (Week of March 7).

• From the circle, USF pitching has a combined 3.89 ERA with 13 victories, and 104 K's on the season (149.1 innings pitched)
 
Piv's Perspective

"The start of the conference season is always exciting as it is the second of the three parts that we break our big spring season into. During the non-conference portion of our season our team has gelled and grown in many ways - on and off the field - developing trust and working daily to be the best person, teammate, and player we can be. We had a pretty successful preseason, learning from our wins and losses, and feel that it will provide us with many valuable experiences to use during the NSIC regular season. We know the NSIC will again be challenging this season and have the most respect for all the teams across the best league in the country. I know our kids are excited and ready for the challenge - we can't wait to continue this 30-game stretch!", said Head Coach Shannon Pivovar.