1971 Women's College World Series

Women's softball tournament The 1971 ASA/DGWS Women's College World Series (WCWS), the third in its history, was held in Omaha, Nebraska. On May 13–16, softball teams from 27 colleges met in that year's national fastpitch softball tournament, still the largest number of teams to play in a single-site WCWS.newspapers.com ISU women in national softball meet The Pantagraph May 14, 1971 August 10, 2026 https://www.newspapers.com/image/70480590/?match=2&search-id=bd38d7ac-6a6b-4143-b641-209f89217aed&search-rank=2&clipping_id=203485211 Bloomington, IllinoisA Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series William Plummer III Larry C. Floyd 2013 Turnkey Communications Inc. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 978-0-9893007-0-4 The tournament consisted of 53 games.newspapers.com JFK to seek 3rd crown in the CWS Omaha World-Herald May 13, 1971 August 10, 2026 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-1971-wcws-27-teams-en/203500598/ The John F. Kennedy College Patriettes won their third consecutive national championship, this time from the loser's bracket, by shutting out the Iowa State Cyclonettes twice in the final, 6–0 and 4–0. Paula Miller of Arizona State was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, pitching all of ASU's seven games. Iowa State's result occurred despite having zero funding from the university. Teams The double-elimination tournament included these teams: TeamAppearanceArizona State1stBuena Vista College (IA)1stCentral Missouri State1stConcordia (NE)2ndEastern Illinois1stIllinois State3rdIowa State1stJohn F. Kennedy3rdKansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State)1stKearney State3rdLuther College (IA)2ndMidland Lutheran (NE)2ndMinnesota–Duluth2ndMinot State2ndNebraska2ndNebraska–Omaha3rdNorthern Colorado3rdParsons College (IA)1stSouth Dakota1stSouth Dakota State1stSouthern Illinois2ndSouthwest Baptist (MO)1stSouthwest Missouri State3rdUpper Iowa2ndWartburg College (IA)1stWayne State (NE)2ndWisconsin State–Eau Claire1st Bracket The individual game results are shown in the tournament bracket below.http://missouristate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/w-softbl/MediaGuide/2017/2017%20Softball%20Media%20Guide%20Combined.pdf 89 Missouri State Bears Softball 2017 Media Guide Missouri State University 2017-03-04http://www.omavs.com/attachments1/282039.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31400 Omaha Softball All-Time Year-By-Year Results 23 2017-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626085523/http://www.omavs.com/attachments1/282039.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31400 2014-06-26 deadhttps://issuu.com/jackrabbitathletics/docs/2016_softball_media_guide_reduced 2016 South Dakota State University South Dakota State Softball 2016 Media Guide 37 2017-03-04http://www.msubeavers.com/sports/2014/5/23/SB_0523142711.aspx?id=292 Minot State Beavers Softball Season-by-Season 2017-03-04http://bvuathletics.com/sports/sball/history-records/game-by-game Buena Vista Softball Game-by-Game Results 2017-03-04 2017-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233500/http://bvuathletics.com/sports/sball/history-records/game-by-game deadOmaha, Nebraska Omaha World Herald https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-137DF1398C548976@2441086-1379A83E6EFD6320@29-137E67CBF9E8EBB0@?search_terms=softball May 14, 1971 30 Grindle in Form as UNO Gals Win Kent Savery 2017-03-24May 15, 1971 17 ASU Has 'Girl Power,' Too Omaha, Nebraska Omaha World Herald https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1106B5BBD4B623A8%40GB3NEWS-139352F9F4A278A7%402441087-1393523F1D2247FF%4016-1394B04A97DDE8B8%40?search_terms=softball Steve Sinclair 2017-03-24Omaha, Nebraska Omaha World Herald May 16, 1971 5-C https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-1393A49CA84B2D43@2441088-13939BF0CDAE7F62@52-1394AB3FC3448088@?search_terms=softball I-State's Anonymity Ends in 7–6 Victory Steve Sinclair 2017-03-24Omaha, Nebraska Omaha World Herald May 17, 1971 18 https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:1106B5BBD4B623A8@GB3NEWS-137DF14002A4F121@2441089-1379A83E79D9A8FC@17-137E67ED6EC966D8@?search_terms=JFK Steve Sinclair Gloria Gomez Leads JFK Uphill to Title 2017-03-24 55em high y Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper round 3 Upper round 4 Upper final Lower final 2 South Dakota State 6 Central Missouri 5 Arizona State 14 Luther College 0 Nebraska 12 Midland Lutheran 2 Iowa State 12 Southwest Baptist 2 Northern Colorado 6"nh" no-hitter Wisconsin St.–Eau Claire 0 Illinois State 12 – 11 – Wartburg College 6"nh" Minot State 2 Parsons College 11 Wayne State 1 Eastern Illinois 6 Buena Vista College 1 South Dakota 3 Upper Iowa 5 Kearney State 8 Southern Illinois 18 Nebraska–Omaha 9 Concordia 1 John F. Kennedy 16 South Dakota State 0 Arizona State 11 Nebraska 0 Iowa State 3 Northern Colorado 2 Illinois State 9 Minnesota–Duluth 4 Southwest Missouri 6 Wartburg College 0 Parsons College 7 Eastern Illinois 6 Upper Iowa 5 Southern Illinois 8 Nebraska–Omaha 0 KS State Teach. Coll. 12 John F. Kennedy  7(8) Arizona State 6 Iowa State 8 Illinois State 1 Southwest Missouri 14 Parsons College 11 Southern Illinois 8 KS State Teach. Coll. 18 John F. Kennedy 6 Iowa State 7 Southwest Missouri 3 KS State Teach. Coll. 0 Iowa State 12 Southwest Missouri 9 Luther College 9 Midland Lutheran 2 Southwest Baptist 4 Wisconsin St.–Eau Claire 6 Wayne State 10 Buena Vista College 5 Kearney State 12 South Dakota 2 Luther College 11 Upper Iowa 1 Central Missouri 5 Nebraska–Omaha 3 Eastern Illinois 3 Wisconsin St.–Eau Claire 2 – Wartburg College – Wayne State 6 Northern Colorado 38 Minot State 8 Minnesota–Duluth 2 Kearney State 10 Nebraska 11 Concordia 9 South Dakota State 3 Luther College 9 Central Missouri 3 Eastern Illinois 5 Wartburg College 2 Northern Colorado 12 Minot State 0 Nebraska 9 Concordia 1 Luther College 0 Illinois State 10 Eastern Illinois 0 Arizona State 10 Northern Colorado 4 Southern Illinois 5 Parsons College 3 Nebraska 6 Illinois State 0 Arizona State 4 Southern Illinois 11 Nebraska 12 KS State Teach. Coll. 0 Arizona State 1 John F. Kennedy 16 Nebraska 2 Arizona State 3 John F. Kennedy 5 Southwest Missouri 0 John F. Kennedy 3 Iowa State 0 0 John F. Kennedy 6 4 Ranking Place School WCWS RecordBy finish: 1st John F. Kennedy College 7–1 2nd Iowa State 5–2 3rd Southwest Missouri State College 3–24th Arizona State 5–2 Nebraska 5–2 6th Kansas State Teachers College 2–2By record: Southern Illinois 3–2 Eastern Illinois 3–2 Northern Colorado 3–2 Luther College 3–2 Illinois State 2–2 Parsons College 2–2 Wartburg College 1–2 Central Missouri State College 1–2 Minot State College 1–2 Concordia Teachers College 1–2 Wisconsin State–Eau Claire 1–2 Kearney State College 1–2 Upper Iowa 1–2 Nebraska–Omaha 1–2 South Dakota State 1–2 Wayne State College 1–2 Minnesota–Duluth 0–2 South Dakota 0–2 Midland Lutheran College 0–2 Southwest Baptist College 0–2 Buena Vista College 0–2 See also AIAW Champions#Fastpitch Softball References Category:Women's College World Series Soft Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Category:Women's sports in Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska