Northwestern softball beat Illinois 6-1 on Wednesday, sweeping through a home-and-home series with the Fighting Illini. Northwestern won the first game 12-0 in Champaign on April 5.
No. 20 Northwestern (28-9, 13-1 Big Ten) completed its third consecutive sweep this weekend, winning three games against Wisconsin (22-14, 7-5 Big Ten). The Wildcats swept Penn State (23-13, 5-9 Big Ten) and Illinois (24-20, 3-11 Big Ten) earlier this month and carry an eight game win streak. Before the series at Wisconsin, NU held.