Women's Softball

The University of Minnesota Duluth softball's Nicole Schmitt was named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Central Region First Team announced on Monday.

University of Minnesota Duluth senior infielder Nicole Schmitt has been selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II First Team All-Central Region this afternoon.

Thirty-nine wins. A sweep of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season and postseason champions on their home turf in nearly a decade. Two NSIC First Team selections and a NSIC All-Defensive Team standout. Four single-season records broken. And... a postseason run that went all the way to the NSIC Semifinals.

The University of Minnesota Duluth came up short, falling to No. 8 Augustana University in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Semifinals Friday afternoon at Bowden Field on the campus of Augustana in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Vikings (45-9) advanced to the NSIC Championship round in search of their second straight league postseason championship after putting up a six-run fifth inning to break the ball game open.