UNO at Minnesota State for Key NCC Games
Apr 26, 2007 | Softball
The Mavericks wind up their regular season schedule with seven games in Mankato, Minn. UNO will square off with Minnesota State in a North Central Conference doubleheader Friday afternoon at 2.
Saturday and Sunday, UNO will play five games in the MSU Classic: Saturday-North Dakota, 9 a.m.; Missouri Southern, 1 p.m.; Winona State, 3 p.m. Sunday-Upper Iowa, 10 a.m.; Concordia-St. Paul, noon.
The Records
Nebraska-Omaha is 25-13 on the year. The Mavericks, ranked No. 21 in the nation and No. 4 in the North Central Region, are 7-3 in the NCC. Minnesota State is 31-12 overall and 6-1 in the NCC and ranked No. 2 in the region. At stake will be the No. 1 seed in the NCC tournament. UNO must win both games to earn the top seed.
The Coach
Maverick head coach Jeanne Tostenson Scarpello is in her eighth season at UNO with a record of 344-102-1. She has led the team to six NCC titles and six straight regional tournament appearances, including the national title in 2001. Her assistants are Michala Cimino, in her 10th season, Kevin Dunn and Cory Petermann. Scarpello is the second coach in UNO history to record 300 career wins.
Notebook...
Leslie Svoboda's homer at North Dakota April 20 put her in the career lead with 31, breaking a tie with Nicole Vos...Junior Jenifer McDowell tied a school record with three home runs against Augustana April 17, driving in 8 runs in a 9-3 win. The feat tied Michala Cimino's performance in 1994 on both counts. It also earned her NCC player of the week honors for April 17-22. Tracy Carey also drove in 8 runs in a 1994 game, which at the time was an NCAA II record. All three now share the UNO record..Melissa Negrete earned NCC pitcher of the week honors after twirling a perfect game against Upper Iowa April 15... ..Svoboda has been walked 19 times this year, tying her season total in 2006.
On Deck
The North Central Conference tournament is the next assignment for the Mavericks, May 4-5 in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Saturday and Sunday, UNO will play five games in the MSU Classic: Saturday-North Dakota, 9 a.m.; Missouri Southern, 1 p.m.; Winona State, 3 p.m. Sunday-Upper Iowa, 10 a.m.; Concordia-St. Paul, noon.
The Records
Nebraska-Omaha is 25-13 on the year. The Mavericks, ranked No. 21 in the nation and No. 4 in the North Central Region, are 7-3 in the NCC. Minnesota State is 31-12 overall and 6-1 in the NCC and ranked No. 2 in the region. At stake will be the No. 1 seed in the NCC tournament. UNO must win both games to earn the top seed.
The Coach
Maverick head coach Jeanne Tostenson Scarpello is in her eighth season at UNO with a record of 344-102-1. She has led the team to six NCC titles and six straight regional tournament appearances, including the national title in 2001. Her assistants are Michala Cimino, in her 10th season, Kevin Dunn and Cory Petermann. Scarpello is the second coach in UNO history to record 300 career wins.
Notebook...
Leslie Svoboda's homer at North Dakota April 20 put her in the career lead with 31, breaking a tie with Nicole Vos...Junior Jenifer McDowell tied a school record with three home runs against Augustana April 17, driving in 8 runs in a 9-3 win. The feat tied Michala Cimino's performance in 1994 on both counts. It also earned her NCC player of the week honors for April 17-22. Tracy Carey also drove in 8 runs in a 1994 game, which at the time was an NCAA II record. All three now share the UNO record..Melissa Negrete earned NCC pitcher of the week honors after twirling a perfect game against Upper Iowa April 15... ..Svoboda has been walked 19 times this year, tying her season total in 2006.
On Deck
The North Central Conference tournament is the next assignment for the Mavericks, May 4-5 in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Players Mentioned
Monday, October 05
Tuesday, September 01
Wednesday, August 26
Friday, August 21
