Softball: NU in Championship Series!!

Sam_Lee
Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:04:55 +0000

Well, it’s much tougher for schools like Northwestern to do well in those without compromising too much on admission standard during the recruiting process.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060604nuwomen,1,7586176.story?coll=chi-sportsnew-hed



In women’s sports, athletes almost universally cite the combination of academics and athletic opportunity when asked why they picked Northwestern.

“In the recruiting process, the value of the education means more in women’s sports than it does in sports like football or men’s basketball,” said Murphy, a former pro football player whose daughter, Katie, 23, played basketball at Harvard.

“There aren’t the same professional opportunities [in women’s sports], so the value of the degree is more important.”