GREENSBORO, N.C.  – UNCG softball hosts Northern Illinois for a pair of midweek contests, competing in a doubleheader with the Huskies at UNCG Softball Stadium this Wednesday, starting at 3 p.m. 

Who: Northern Illinois (DH)
Where: UNCG Softball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
Gm 1: Wednesday, March 11 | 3 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats
Gm 2: Wednesday, March 11 | After Gm 1 | Watch | Live Stats

Series History
-- The Spartans have lost their lone previous matchup with the Huskies, falling 1-0 in the Blue/Gold Challenge in Greensboro during the 2016 campaign
-- UNCG is 25-23 against all current MAC members, having played all but Western Michigan at least a single time prior to this week

Five Facts To Know
-- Averaging 1.20 home runs per game, the Spartans lead the Southern Conference and rank 19th in all of Division I softball
-- The Spartan pitching staff leads the SoCon in multiple categories; ERA (2.98), shutouts (2) and K/BB ratio (2.53)
-- Freshman righty Morgan Scott earned SoCon Player of the Month honors the previous week. Her strikeout total (88), K/7 (8.9) and K/BB (4.00) are all leading the conference currently, as she's already tossed eight complete games on the year
-- Junior Makenna Matthijs went 6-for-12 at the plate over three games against Elon, driving in five runs over the series, and coming a triple shy of the cycle in the Spartans' 7-2 game one victory
-- Kayleigh Willis leads the Spartans with six home runs on the year, but Samantha Lagrama, Delaney Cumbie, Matthijs and Hannah Kincer all have four in 2020

The Huskies
-- Sophomore Katie Keller has a team best eight doubles on the year, her .40 doubles per game are second in the MAC and 39th in the country
-- The Husky pitching staff has an ERA of 6.81 on the year, and has already surrendered 24 homers in 2020

Coming Up Next
The Spartans travel to the Cougar Classic in Charleston this weekend, opening the tournament with a Friday contest against hosts College of Charleston. UNCG will also face Fordham over the course of the weekend. 

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