Softball: Northwestern sweeps Maryland, extends unbeaten home streak

Padding its undefeated home streak and lead over the Big Ten field, Northwestern swept Maryland in a three-game weekend series. The Wildcats (26-8, 12-1 Big Ten) extended their home winning streak to 36 games — the longest active streak of any Division 1 squad — en route to securing a two-game advantage in the conference standings. With 10 regular season contests remaining, NU has won 18 of its last 19 games and has won seven consecutive matchups. The ’Cats’ pitching staff shined, limiting the Terrapins (17-24, 4-10 Big Ten) to...