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         <title>Second Day of 2008 Tournament Underway</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/softball/" target="_blank">Big Ten Network coverage</a><li><a href="http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/08-bigten-w-softbl.html" target="_blank">Tournament Host Site</a><li><a href="http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/050808aab.html" target="_blank">All-Big Ten Honorees</a><br>The second day of the 2008 Big Ten Softball Tournament is underway in Evanston, Ill. The tournament kicked off yesterday with a big upset when seventh-seeded Michigan State knocked of co-Big Ten Champion and archrival Michigan, 2-1, to advance to the semifinals. Top seed Northwestern cruised in an 8-0 five-inning victory vs. Ohio State in today's final contest. Friday's action consists of two quarterfinal games, followed by two semifinal contests. All four games are live on the Big Ten Network.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Jo and Murray Daniels were both proud and sad to see their daughter Joey leave home in Oakley, Calif., to attend college on a softball scholarship at Wisconsin. The talented young catcher made the 2,100-mile trip to Badger country to make a difference. Now as her collegiate career comes to an end, Daniels is set to embark on a new journey. It's one that already has her parents nervous, is far more thousands of miles away, and will unquestionably provide her a chance to once again, make a difference.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Big Ten office announced the 2008 softball All-Big Ten teams and individual honors today with co-champions Michigan and Northwestern each earning two individual laurels. NU's Tammy Williams picked up Player of the Year accolades while teammate Lauren Delaney was named Pitcher of the Year. Michigan's Jordan Taylor was tabbed Freshman of the Year and her coach Carol Hutchins earned Coach of the Year laurels.]]></description>
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         <title>2008 Big Ten Softball Tournament Preview</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 14:21:21 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/softball/" target="_blank">Big Ten Network coverage</a><li><a href="http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/08-bigten-w-softbl.html" target="_blank">Tournament Host Site</a><li><a href="http://www.bigtennetwork.com/news/article.asp?story_id=373903" target="_blank">Pre-Tournament Teleconference</a><br>The 2008 Big Ten Softball Tournament will take place on May 8-10 in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern hosts this year's tournament at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. Thursday's games begin at 2:00 p.m. with Michigan State facing Michigan before Ohio State takes on Northwestern.]]></description>
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         <title>Big Ten Announces Final Softball Weekly Accolades of 2008</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Iowa's Katie Brown and Northwestern's Nicole Pauly are named Co-Players of the Week. Michigan's Jordan Taylor earns the Pitcher of the Week honor. Northwestern, Michigan and Iowa are the top three seeds in this weekend's Big Ten Softball Tournament.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Michigan and Northwestern each won their final game of the year to share the Big Ten softball regular season championship and closed out the conference season with matching 18-2 records. NU will host this week's 2008 Big Ten Softball Tournament which will take place May 8-10.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Michigan's Samantha Findlay is named Player of the Week, and Northwestern's Lauren Delaney is Pitcher of the Week. The Wolverines and Wildcats are currently tied for first place in the conference.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Northwestern's Nicole Pauly and Lauren Delaney and Iowa's Brittany Weil earn weekly accolades.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Michigan's Alessandra Giampaolo is named Player of the Week while her teammate Nikki Nemitz and Iowa's Brittany Weil share the weekly pitching honor.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Michigan's Jordan Taylor, Northwestern's Michelle Batts and Purdue's Jenna Alexander take home this week's awards.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Purdue head softball coach Kim Maher and senior Ashley Hall both agree that the latter is at her best when she is quick on her feet. Whether it is taking line drives from the "hot corner" at third base or using her instincts on offense at the plate and stealing bases, Hall believes that thinking will only slow you down.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:52:12 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Illinois' Angelena Mexicano earns her second career weekly award. Northwestern's Lauren Delaney takes home her fourth career Pitcher of the Week honor.]]></description>
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         <title>Big Ten Softball Teams Begin Conference Play This Weekend</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[All 11 Big Ten softball teams will begin their conference schedules this weekend. This weekend also marks the first television broadcast of the 2008 Big Ten softball season as the Big Ten Network will air the Penn State at Indiana doubleheader on Sunday, March 30, beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:50:28 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Recruiting Gina Mondo was not something Michigan state head softball coach Jacquie Joseph set out to do. Typically the Spartans don't look for talent on the East coast and Joseph had no ties to Connecticut. Mondo, who hails from Orange, Conn., had no interest in playing at a northern school and only had warm-weather schools on her short list. But one day at a club tournament in California, the two people not looking to be found, found each other.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:09:47 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Michigan's Nikki Nemitz, Michigan State's Kara Weigle and Penn State's Ashley Esparza are this week's Big Ten Weekly Softball honorees.]]></description>
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