UW-Green Bay gets tough NCAA draw with Big Ten champion Gophers

The Phoenix women’s softball team, making only the second NCAA tournament appearance in program history, has been assigned to University of Minnesota regional. The Gophers (41-9), champions of the Big Ten tournament, earned the No. 16 overall seed and will host Green Bay (27-12), North Dakota State (35-16) and Auburn (39-16) in the double-elimination format. Green Bay and Minnesota will square off on Friday evening at 6:30 to start the tourney. For more details.