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April 21, 2008
Tiedgen Named ADIII Independents Softball Player of the Week

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior softball player Ashley Tiedgen has been named the Association of Division III Independents softball Player-of-the-week for the week of April 14

April 20, 2008
Baseball Goes 1-3 For the Weekend

The Nebraska Wesleyan baseball team fell back into a tie for sixth place in the Great Plains Athletic Conference standings after going 1-3 over the weekend in GPAC action. NWU started the weekend

April 20, 2008
Softball Drops Three Straight Games

After winning nine out of their last 10 games, the Nebraska Wesleyan softball team dropped three games in a row to end their weekend road swing. The Prairie Wolves opened with a 8-0 win at Dakota

April 16, 2008
Tiedgen Throws No-Hitter to Beat Mt. Marty

Ashley Tiedgen threw a no-hitter in game one while going 3-3 at the plate as Nebraska Wesleyan defeated Mount Marty College, 8-0, in six innings in game one of a GPAC doubleheader on Wednesday

April 16, 2008
Kennedy Named GPAC Player-of-the-Week

Nebraska Wesleyan University freshman softball player Marcia Kennedy has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports Softball Player-of-the-Week for the week of April 7-13, 2008.

April 16, 2008
Track Competes At Concordia Invite

Nebraska Wesleyan’s track and field teams didn’t let some adverse weather affect them this past weekend as they competed strong at the Concordia Invitational. The meet, which was originally

April 13, 2008
Petersen Hits Game-Winner in 10th

Corey Petersen hit a single up the middle to drive in Bryon Janata in the bottom of the 10th inning as Nebraska Wesleyan pulled out a 2-1 victory over Morningside College in game one of a GPAC

April 13, 2008
Praire Wolves Sweep Cougars in Softball

Klancy Nixon drove in Ashley Tiedgen with the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Nebraska Wesleyan to a 6-5 victory over the University of Sioux Falls in the first game of

April 9, 2008
NWU Defeats Doane in Nonconference Game

Nebraska Wesleyan took advantage of four straight hit batters in the bottom of the seventh inning to score four runs and rally back to earn a 6-4 victory over Doane College in a 9-inning

April 9, 2008
Prairie Wolves Split with Warriors in Softball

Nebraska Wesleyan erupted for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn a 6-1 victory over Midland Lutheran College in game one of a doubleheader on Wednesday night (Apr. 9) in Lincoln,

April 7, 2008
Rust, Nixon Receive Player-of-the-Week Honors

Nebraska Wesleyan University athletes swept the Association of Division III Independent's (AD3I) weekly awards for the week of March 31-April 6. John Rust was named the baseball Player-of-the-Week

April 7, 2008
Kingery Becomes All-Time Leader in Wins

Nebraska Wesleyan University head softball coach Lance Kingery has become the all-time leader in career wins in NWU softball history. With the 11-3 victory over Grinnell

April 6, 2008
Rust Leads Prairie Wolves to Victories

John Rust hit three home runs on the day including two in game two to lead Nebraska Wesleyan University to a 14-4 victory over Hastings College on Sunday afternoon at NWU Field in Lincoln, Neb.

April 6, 2008
NWU Sweeps Buena Vista in Softball

Nebraska Wesleyan pitchers held Buena Vista to a combined eight hits as the Prairie Wolves swept the Beavers in a softball doubleheader on Sunday (Apr. 6) at University Place Park in Lincoln, Neb

April 4, 2008
Doane Defeats NWU in Track Dual

Both the Doane College women and men defeated Nebraska Wesleyan University in a track & field dual between the two rival schools on Friday (April 4) at Abel Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The Tiger

April 2, 2008
Extra Innings for Softball Doubleheader

GPAC softball rivals Nebraska Wesleyan and Concordia University needed extra innings to settle both games of the softball doubleheader on Tuesday (Apr. 2) in Lincoln, Neb. NWU scored three runs in

April 1, 2008
Prairie Wolves Take Two From Peru State

The Nebraska Wesleyan baseball team ended its three game losing streak by sweeping a doubleheader against Peru State College on Tuesday (Apr. 1) in Peru, Neb. NWU held off the Bobcats, 6-5, in

March 30, 2008
Grand Slam Lifts NWU Past Briar Cliff

Corey Petersen hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to help Nebraska Wesleyan earn a 7-2 victory over Briar Cliff University in game one of a Great Plains Athletic Conference

March 29, 2008
Softball Goes 1-3 in GPAC Weekend

The Nebraska Wesleyan softball team split games with Briar Cliff University on Saturday (Mar. 29) to finish a home weekend of Great Plains Athletic Conference action with a 1-3 record. NWU

March 27, 2008
NWU Athletes Sweep GPAC Tennis Honors

Nebraska Wesleyan University tennis athletes swept the Great Plains Athletic Conference/Hauff Mid-America Sports tennis Players-of-the-Week honors for the week of March 10-16. Freshman