Winona, Minn. - The Winona State University softball team, currently #15 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II poll, is set to start the NSIC portion of their 2021 schedule today when they travel to Fayette, Iowa to take on Upper Iowa University.
The Warriors will face the Peacocks, in a NSIC double-header starting at 2pm.
Head coach
Greg Jones and his WSU team have had success trekking south of late, as the Warriors have won their last six against UIU, most recently a 10-0 shutout win and 7-1 victory in a pair of games at UIU on March 27, 2019.
Current NSIC Preseason Player-of-the-Year
Alison Nowak had two home runs that day, while Warrior pitchers
Jordyn Kleman and
Liz Pautz combined to hold the Peacocks to just five hits between the two games.
Although today's contests are more than two years removed from those wins, Winona State will want more of the same from the same cast of characters, as Nowak, Kleman and Pautz will likely factor heavily in the outcome this afternoon.
Also performing well so far this spring is
Katie Kolb; the senior from St. Charles, Ill. is hitting .421 overall, with six RBIs in 38 at-bats. A patient hitter, Kolb has drawn 12 walks and scored 12 times for WSU. Kolb was recently featured on the
NSIC Podcast series; please
go to this link for Kolb's chat with the NSIC on all things Warrior softball.
Currently, the Warriors are 11-2 overall, and are the second-highest ranked NSIC program, with #3 Augustana University the only conference program also in the NFCA Top 25. Minnesota State - Mankato is receiving votes.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
Media Contact: Pete Watkins, Director of Athletic Communications | Ph: 507.457.5577 | Email: pwatkins@winona.edu
