August 7, 2009
Second day of softball team camp canceled
Northern Colorado softball coach Jen Schunke announced this afternoon Friday, Aug. 7, the cancellation of the second half of her 2009 Team Camp.

May 11, 2009
Schoepflin Named ESPN The Magazine All-District
For the second consecutive season, Northern Colorado softball player Jessica Schoepflin has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII First Team.

May 6, 2009
Ryba splits All-Independent Co-Freshman of the Year honors
True freshman from Littleton helped the Bears this season a record 18 Division I victories. She finished tops on the team in batting average, runs scored, hits, RBIs, doubles, triples and total bases. She also had 15 multi-hit games this season, including five contests where she finished with three or more hits.

April 28, 2009
Softball comes up short against Rams on Senior Day
Bears drop both games of season-ending doubleheader to instate-rival Colorado State in final games of seniors Nancy Hilbers, Katelyn Landorf and Hillarie Van Otterloo.

April 26, 2009
Softball tumbles in Independent tourney third-place game
Houston Baptist scores four runs in the first inning against Northern Colorado and never looks back in lopsided 9-3 victory.

April 25, 2009
Bears softball makes history on first day of DI Independent Tournament
Northern Colorado scores three runs in the eighth inning against Houston Baptist on Friday night at Butler-Hancock Softbal Field and holds on for 6-4 victory and day-one split at this year's NCAA Division I Independent Tournament. The Bears set a program record for D-I wins with the victory.

April 25, 2009
Softball comes up short in bid for 2009 Independent crown
Northern Colorado loses 6-5 to South Dakota in semifinal of NCAA Division I Independent Tournament. The Bears will next play Houston Baptist at 2:30 Sunday in tourney's third-place game.

April 24, 2009
Bears softball can't stop Rebels' run
UNLV scores four runs each in third and seventh innings Thursday night at Butler-Hancock Softball Field to push Northern Colorado's losing streak to five heading into this weekend's NCAA Division I Independent Tournament.

April 23, 2009
Northern Colorado softball ready for UNLV, D-I Independent tourney
Bears will play single game against Rebels on Thursday night before hosting 2009 NCAA Division I Independent Tournament from Friday to Sunday, April 24 to 26, at Butler-Hancock Softball Field

April 18, 2009
Softball suffers Pocatello tumble against Bengals
Northern Colorado remains at sixteen wins this season after losing streak hits hits four with doubleheader sweep at Idaho State.

April 17, 2009
Bengals push past Bears softball in Pocatello
Northern Colorado allows four runs in final two innings Friday afternoon to fall 7-2 to Idaho State.

April 14, 2009
Softball can't make five-run lead hold up in loss to Rams
Northern Colorado surrenders two-run triple in bottom of the ninth in 10-9 loss to instate-rival Colorado State.

April 11, 2009
Softball goes deep -- five times! -- in split with Utah Valley
Junior-transfer Jessica McNabb parks two long balls (one each game) while juniors Kailee Vessey and Kara Ryman and sophomore Kelli Henderson each go deep once against the Wolverines.

April 11, 2009
Softball's dominance continues against Utah Valley
The Bears get three home runs and 27 hits combined in doubleheader sweep against future-Pacific Coast Softball Conference foe Wolverines. Northern Colorado is now 8-2 in its last 10 games.

April 3, 2009
Softball provides glimpse of future in tripleheader victory against Idaho State
Jen Schunke's team shows it could be a force in Pacific Coast Softball Conference play once league action begins next season with two victories out of three against Bengals in rare triplebill.

April 2, 2009
Bears, Bengals will now play three Friday
This weekend's impending winter storm has caused yet another change to Jen Schunke's Northern Colorado softball schedule. The Bears, who are set to open their home schedule against future Pacific Coast Softball Conference-foe Idaho State this weekend, will now play all three of their games against the Bengals on Friday, April 3.

April 2, 2009
Softball ready to host tripleheader against Idaho State
The Bears (11-20) were originally scheduled for a Friday-Saturday series with Bengals (11-16), but expected winter weather this weekend has pushed series to a three-game set Friday, starting at 10 a.m.

March 27, 2009
Bears softball doubleheader with Rams moved to Sunday
Saturday's twinbill between Northern Colorado and in-state rival Colorado State has been postponed because of inclement weather that hit northern Colorado on Thursday morning.

March 27, 2009
Softball looks to keep momentum going in Ft. Collins
Northern Colorado, winners of five of its last six, will take on instate-rival Colorado State at noon on Saturday.

March 21, 2009
Softball earns first three-game winning streak this season at Utah Valley
The Bears used a steady onslaught in game one and a single big inning in game two to earn a doubleheader sweep against the Wolverines on Saturday afternoon in Orem, Utah. Northern Colorado has now won five of its last six games.

March 20, 2009
Van Otterloo, Maihi push softball past Utah Valley in DH split
Van Otterloo's three-run home run and Maihi's complete game help Bears hold on for 7-5 victory in Orem, Utah.

March 18, 2009
Softball takes winning streak to Utah Valley
Fresh off impressive victories against Texas Tech and San Diego, Northern Colorado softball heads to Orem, Utah, to take on Wolverines. The Bears finished 7-2 against Utah Valley last season.

March 15, 2009
Softball sweeps past Red Raiders, Toreros in San Diego
Bears take advantage of some Texas Tech mistakes in game one and get some timely hitting from Jessie Schoepflin and Melisa Ryba in game two against San Diego.

March 14, 2009
Huskies blank softball in San Diego
Northern Colorado outhits Big East team, but bats remain quiet in Bears' loss in San Diego Classic II.

March 13, 2009
Bears softball tripped up by Miami (Ohio), San Diego State
Northern Colorado done in by six-run sixth inning against RedHawks and nine strikeouts against Aztecs.

March 8, 2009
Van Otterloo's second straight dominant start not enough in softball loss
Senior turns in second complete game in two days in Bears' 3-0 loss to national power Oklahoma State.

March 7, 2009
Softball gets impressive win against Arkansas
Northern Colorado scores six in the fifth against Razorbacks and gets solid pitching performance from Hillarie Van Otterloo.

March 6, 2009
Softball can't overcome big innings on first day of Mizuno Classic
Northern Colorado (5-14) allows four lopsided frames in losses to Drake and Cleveland State during first day of Mizuno Classic in Stillwater, Okla.

February 27, 2009
Softball's bats stay silent in pair of losses at Diamond Devil Invitational
Northern Colorado still trying to find its way at the plate early on this season, following pair of four-run losses to Southern Utah and Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz.

February 21, 2009
Softball's offensive woes continue in El Paso
Northern Colorado gets complete-game pitching performances from Melisa Ryba and Hillarie Van Otterloo on Friday, but the Bears were only able to push across two runs in the pair of losses.

February 21, 2009
Softball ends tough run at UTEP Invite with another loss
Northern Colorado (3-9) finds itself down 5-0 after two innings against New Mexico State (13-3).

February 20, 2009
Bears softball loses first two in UTEP Softball Invitational
Cal State Northridge, host Miners both earn five-inning victories against suddenly struggling Northern Colorado squad.

February 19, 2009
Softball earns split with UTEP
Northern Colorado's softball team couldn't have played two games to as different of a result as it did Wednesday afternoon against UTEP in west Texas. The Bears won the first game 5-3 in nine innings, then allowed 11 runs in the bottom of the first in game two.

February 7, 2009
Softball comes up short in Red Desert finale
Bears can't overcome Utah State's six-run fourth inning in St. George, Utah

February 6, 2009
Softball splits with BYU, Idaho State
Northern Colorado struggles against powerhouse Cougars, but puts away Bengals, a future PCSC foe, during the second day of games at the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah.

February 5, 2009
Softball takes its lumps in season-opener against No. 12 Tennessee
Bears able to scratch out four hits against Lady Vols at BYU's 2009 Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah.

November 21, 2008
Bears Add 2010 Commit During Early-Signing Period
Loveland's Melanie Buol will join Northern Colorado for the 2010 season.

October 28, 2008
Bears Earn Much-Awaited Inclusion In Pacific Coast Softball Conference
The Pacific Coast Softball Conference announced today that is will extend invitations for conference membership to six new schools, including Northern Colorado. California State Bakersfield, Idaho State, Seattle, Utah Valley and Weber State have also been extended invitations. All six schools have accepted their bids and all will begin competing in the PCSC in 2010, joining charter members Loyola Marymount, Portland State, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Diego and Santa Clara.

August 14, 2008
Schunke Schedules Softball Walk-On Tryouts
Northern Colorado softball coach Jen Schunke announced today plans to host an open walk-on tryout for the 2008-09 season at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, on Butler-Hancock Softball Field.