2007 SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball team

American college softball season March 2026 August 2023 2007 SIU Edwardsville Cougars Softball SIU Edwardsville Cougars wordmark.svg 250 Great Lakes Valley Conference GLVC 49–8 19–5 Sandy Montgomery 19th Jessica Jones Valerie McCoy Shannon Evans (Grad.) Cougar FieldCapacity 1,000+ GLVC Co-ChampionGLVC Tournament Champion NCAA Lewis U. Regional Champion NCAA Division II National Champion The 2007 SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2007 NCAA Division II softball season. The Cougars, led by nineteenth year head coach Sandy Montgomery, played their home games at Cougar Field on the SIUE campus as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2006-07/schedule 2007 SIUE Softball Schedule Southern Illinois University Edwardsville July 14, 2017 August 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170820052114/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2006-07/schedule dead They finished the season as the NCAA Division II National Champions.https://www.ncaa.com/history/softball/d2 DII Softball Championship History NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 14, 2017 http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/early-schedule-prepares-siue-for-tourney/article_0c44c04c-dd79-58bd-a290-73b1395e7596.htm Early schedule prepares SIUE for tourney St.Louis Post-Dispatch/STLtoday.com May 14, 2014 July 14, 2017 In July 2017, the team was elected to the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame.http://www.siuecougars.com/hallfame/index SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame Southern Illinois University Edwardsville July 14, 2017 Preseason Despite the loss of graduated 1st Team All-American and GLVC Player of the Year Alicia DeShasier, good things were expected of the Cougars. Thirteen players returned from the 52–11 2006 squad that had played in the Division II Women's College World Series, including 3rd Team All-American and 1st team All-GLCV pitcher Sabra McCune and 1st team All-GLCV shortstop Kaeleigh Rousey, along with All-GLVC 2nd team first baseman Emily Lenart, plus All-GLVC honorable mentions pitcher Kaitlin Colosimo and catcher Libby Lenart.http://www.glvcsports.com/sports/2008/2/22/sb_2006_all_glvc.aspx 2006 Softball All-GLVC Team Great Lakes Valley Conference July 14, 2017 The Cougars were the No. 5-ranked team in the NFCA/NCAA Division II preseason coaches poll.https://nfca.org/index.php/polls NFCA/NCAA Division II preseason coaches poll National Fastpitch Coaches Association (dead link July 14, 2017) Regular season The season began with the Cougars winning three of five games at the West Georgia Tournament, with both losses to nationally ranked teams. They then won both ends of a doubleheader at Lincoln before going back South to win twelve of thirteen of games at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida, losing only to St. Cloud State. The GLVC schedule started with a Cougars' loss in the first half of a doubleheader at Kentucky Wesleyan. The loss was followed by a seven-game win streak (five in-conference) before SIUE lost one of two at Wisconsin–Parkside and two at eventual GLVC co-champion Lewis. They followed that up with nine wins in a row before dropping one at Missouri–Rolla, then closing out the GLVC schedule with four more wins. The regular season ended with an overall record of 37–8 and a GLVC record of 19–5, which tied Lewis for the conference championship. Highlights During the regular season, sophomore Kaitlin Colosimo pitched a no-hit game against Missouri-St. Louis.http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/archive/nohitters.html SIUE 2014-06-18 2015-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401154222/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/archive/nohitters.html dead Six Cougars were named to the All–Great Lakes Valley Conference teams:Great Lakes Valley Conference - 2007 All-GLVC Softball Team Catcher Libby Lenart, outfielder Jodie Ohlau, and pitchers Kaitlin Colosimo and Sabra McCune were selected for the All-GLVC 1st Team. First baseman Emily Lenart and shortstop Kaeleigh Rousey were named to the All-GLVC 2nd Team. Kaitlin Colosimo was also picked as GLVC Pitcher of the Year. Pitcher Kaitlin Colosimp was named to the Daktronics All-America Softball Third Team. She and outfielder Jodie Ohlau were also members of the Daktrronics Great Lakes All-Region team.2007 Daktronics All-America Softball Team http://www.ferris-pages.org/Sports/softball/07news/07Daktronicsallamerica.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210715060342/http://www.ferris-pages.org/Sports/softball/07news/07Daktronicsallamerica.pdf usurped July 15, 2021 NCAA Coach Sandy Montgomery and assistants Valerie McCoy and Shannon Evans were selected as both the Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year and the 2007 NFCA Division II National Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.SIUE Named Division II Coaching Staff of Year Postseason The Cougars entered the double-elimination Great Lakes Valley Conference at EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Illinois as the #2 seed. SIUE beat St. Joseph's in the opening round, Wisconsin–Parkside in the quarterfinals, and top seed Lewis in the first semifinal. After Lewis defeated Missouri–Rolla in the second semifinal, the Cougars won the Final to earn the GLVS's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament.Great Lakes Valley Conference - 2007 Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Championship The Cougars were the #3 seed at the Great Lakes Regional, hosted by top-seeded Lewis. After SIUE beat Shepherd in the first round, Kaitlin Colosimo pitched her second no-hitter of the season against Wayne State in the quarterfinals. SIUE then bested 4th seed Ferris State in the first semifinal. The regional final matched the Cougars with Grand Valley State, which had won four elimination games after falling to Wayne State in the first round. SIUE scored six runs in the first inning and went on to win the final 10–1 in five innings and advance to the Division II Women's College World Series.Softball Division II Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_champs_records/2012/d2/12d2sbchamps.pdf NCAA SIUE arrived at the Division II Women's College World Series at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio on a 12-game winning streak. The Cougars continued their winning ways by downing Florida Southern in the opening round and Cal St. Stanislaus in the quarterfinals. In the first semifinal, Kaitlin Colosimo tossed her third no-hitter of the season against the defending champion and top-seeded Lock Haven Bald Eagles. Lock Haven came back to win the elimination bracket semifinal and set up the final. Lock Haven scored one run in the third inning. The Cougars tied in the top half of the fourth only to have the Bald Eagles go back on top with a run in the bottom of the inning. SIUE once more tied the score in the sixth, and the game evolved into a pitching duel between Lock Haven's Kristin Erb and Kaitlin Colosimo, pitching in relief. The Cougars finally managed to score in the top of the twelfth inning, then held on to win the 2007 NCAA Division II Softball Championship.http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2006-07/boxscores/20070521_ro7m.xml SIU Edwardsville vs Lock Haven - SIUE 2014-06-18 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042120/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2006-07/boxscores/20070521_ro7m.xml dead Highlights In the Great Lakes Regional, Kaitlin Colosimo threw her second no-hit game of the season versus Wayne State and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. She was joined on the All-Tournament Team by outfielders Jodie Ohlau and Courtney Mall, catcher Libby Lenart, and shortstop Kaeleigh Rousey.https://archive.today/20140618021044/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/051307aaa.html Cougar Wins Great Lakes Regional Championship - SIUE In the Women's College World Series, Kaitlin Colosimo threw her third no-hitter against Lock Haven in the first semifinal and was again named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. She was joined on the All-Tournament Team by outfielder Jodie Ohlau, catcher Libby Lenart, and shortstop Kaeleigh Rousey.https://archive.today/20140618021009/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/052107aaa.html Cougar Softball Wins National Title - SIUE The National Championship game was the longest ever played, two innings longer than the previous record of ten innings set when Augustana defeated Bloomsburg for the 1991 title. Roster 2014 SIUE Cougars rosterhttp://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2006-07/files/07sbroster.pdf SIUE 2014-06-18 2015-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401130129/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2006-07/files/07sbroster.pdf dead  Pitchers 7 Lindsey Laas - Junior 22 Sabra McCune - Senior 34 Kaitlin Colosimo - Sophomore Infielders 5 Emily Lenart - Senior 15 Haylee Eubanks - Junior 16 Abbie Bates - Freshman 21 Lauren Zembruski - Freshman 24 Amanda Pucel - Sophomore 26 Kaeleigh Rousey - Junior 33 Mallory Ruggles - Junior Catchers 2 Ashley Price - Junior 31 Libby Lenart - Senior Outfielders 3 Chaleen Rumpf - Freshman 6 Courtney Mall - Sophomore 17 Katy Biggs - Senior 25 Jodie Ohlau - Senior Utility 4 Carly Wildenradt - Freshman 18 Nicole Beecher - Sophomore  Schedule yes no no |- !colspan=9| University of West Georgia Tournament February 16 11:00 AM w yes 5 North Alabama Maroon Field Carrollton, Georgia 3–1 50 Sabra McCune Stephanie Glienke February 16 1:00 PM w yes 5 Delta State Maroon Field Carrollton, Georgia 10–0 5 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Britni Adcox February 17 n/a l yes 5 Alabama–Huntsville 12 Maroon Field Carrollton, Georgia 0–9 5 50 n/a Kaitlin Colosimo February 17 3:15 PM l yes 5 Columbus State 15 Maroon Field Carrollton, Georgia 3–6 50 Amber Browning Sabra McCune February 17 7:15 PM w yes 5 West Georgia Maroon Field Carrollton, Georgia 11–3 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Kasie Crider |- !colspan=9| February 28 1:00 PM w yes 5 Lincoln LU Softball Field Jefferson City, Missouri 8–0 5 56 Sabra McCune N. Nelke February 28 2:20 PM w yes 5 Lincoln LU Softball Field Jefferson City, Missouri 11–2 5 56 Lindsey Laas N. Nelke |- !colspan=9|Rebel Spring Games @ Kissimmee, Florida March 4 1:00 PM w yes 5 Northwood (FL) Osceola County #3 Kissimmee, Florida 7–0 54 Sabra McCune Jessica Wojcik March 4 5:00 PM w yes 5 St. Rose n/a Kissimmee, Florida 8–0 5 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Nicole Welch March 5 9:00 AM w yes 5 Findlay n/a Kissimmee, Florida 10–2 6 50 Sabra McCune Stephanie Heydinger March 5 11:20 AM w yes 5 Ferris State n/a Kissimmee, Florida 7–3 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Sarah Mueller March 7 9:00 AM w yes 8 Northern State n/a Kissimmee, Florida 12–2 6 50 Lindsey Laas Christi Schulte March 7 11:00 AM w yes 8 Stonehill n/a Kissimmee, Florida 9–1 5 50 Sabra McCune Katie Mottau March 8 1:00 PM w yes 8 Georgian Court ? n/a Kissimmee, Florida 3–1 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Samantha Sasko March 8 5:00PM l yes 8 St. Cloud State n/a Kissimmee, Florida 1–2 50 Lacey Trossbach Sabra McCune March 9 1:00 PM w yes 8 St. Rose n/a Kissimmee, Florida 7–4 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Kristen Calahan March 9 n/a w yes 8 Lake Superior State n/a Kissimmee, Florida 8–0 5 n/a Sabra McCune n/a March 10 1:00 PM w yes 8 Dowling ? n/a Kissimmee, Florida 4–0 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Jackie Rogers March 10 4:30 PM w yes 8 Minnesota State–Mankato ? Osceola Field 5 Kissimmee, Florida 4–3 50 Sabra McCune Meagan Teal |- !colspan=9| March 14 2:15 PM l no 8 Kentucky Wesleyan Foster Field Owensboro, Kentucky 3–4 10 75 H. Ashworth Sabra McCune March 14 4:40 PM w no 8 Kentucky Wesleyan Foster Field Owensboro, Kentucky 9–1 6 75 Kaitlin Colosimo Jamie Ogles March 24 12 Noon w no 7 Quincy Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 5–1 95 Sabra McCune Sarah Ormond March 24 1:40 PM w no 7 Quincy Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 10–2 5 125 Kaitlin Colosimo Korby Paul March 25 12 Noon w no 7 Missouri–St. Louis Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 4–2 100 Sabra McCune Dana Essner March 25 1:40 PM w no 7 Missouri–St. Louis Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 8–0 5 100 Kaitlin Colosimo Emily Wagoner March 28 3:00 PM w yes 5 Central Missouri Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 5–4 75 Sabra McCune Lauren Young March 28 5:10 PM w yes 5 Central Missouri Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 3–0 100 Kaitlin Colosimo Lindsey Wagaman March 31 12:40 PM l no 5 Wisconsin–Parkside Case Complex Kenosha, Wisconsin 0–3 28 -?- Shimkus Sabra McCune March 31 2:50 PM w no 5 Wisconsin–Parkside Case Complex Kenosha, Wisconsin 6–1 71 Kaitlin Colosimo -?- Bryant April 1 12 Noon l no 5 Lewis 15 Lewis Softball Field Romeoville, Illinois 1–2 85 -?- Lyons Sabra McCune April 1 2:00 PM l no 5 Lewis 15 Lewis Softball Field Romeoville, Illinois 2–3 8 85 -?- Lyons Kaitlin Colosimo April 6 2:00 PM w no 13 Bellarmine Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 2–1 70 Kaitlin Colosimo Clare Horstman April 6 4:00 PM w no 13 Bellarmine Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 5–1 70 Sabra McCune Sharon Brill April 7 12 Noon w no 13 Northern Kentucky Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 4–3 8 70 Kaitlin Colosimo Amanda Smith April 7 2:25 PM w no 13 Northern Kentucky Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 10–1 5 70 Kaitlin Colosimo Candace White April 10 1:00 PM w no 13 Southern Indiana Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 3–1 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Amy Harrison April 10 2:45 w no 13 Southern Indiana Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 5–4 9 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Amy Harrison April 21 12 Noon w no 10 Rockhurst Loyola Park Kansas City, Missouri 6–1 50 Sabra McCune Heather Robertson April 21 1:30 PM w no 10 Rockhurst Loyola Park Kansas City, Missouri 9–0 5 50 Kaitlin Colosimo Erica Stone April 22 12 Noon w no 10 Missouri–Rolla UMR Softball Field Rolla, Missouri 2–1 9 60 Kaitlin Colosimo n/a April 22 12:25 l no 10 Missouri–Rolla UMR Softball Field Rolla, Missouri 0–8 5 60 Ashley Wallingford Kaitlin Colosimo April 28 12 Noon w no 12 Indianapolis Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 5–3 100 Sabra McCune Amanda Wendlinger April 28 1:50 PM w no 12 Indianapolis Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 2–0 100 Kaitlin Colosimo Megan Russell April 29 12 Noon w no 12 St. Joseph's Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 5–0 145 Sabra McCune n/a April 29 2:00 PM w no 12 St. Joseph's Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois 9–1 6 145 Kaitlin Colosimo Jessie Privett |- !colspan=9|Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament May 4 3:10 PM w 13 St. Joseph's EastSide Centre East Peoria, Illinois 3–1 8 100 Kaitlin Colosimo Sara Somogyi May 4 7:00 PM w 13 Wisconsin–Parkside EastSide Centre East Peoria, Illinois 3–1 100 Kaitlin Colosimo -?- Shimkus May 5 3:00 PM w 13 Lewis 7 EastSide Centre East Peoria, Illinois 5–0 100 Kaitlin Colosimo -?- Lyons May 6 1:00 PM w 13 Lewis 7 EastSide Centre East Peoria, Illinois 6–2 150 Sabra McCune -?- Lyons |- !colspan=9|NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional May 10 12 Noon w yes 5 Shepherd Lewis Softball Field Romeoville, Illinois 3–0 125 Sabra McCune Alicia Brandenburg May 11 2:15 PM w yes 5 Wayne State Lewis Softball Field Romeoville, Illinois 4–0 225 Kaitlin Colosimo Molly Yetman May 12 3:00 PM w yes 5 Ferris State Lewis Softball Field Romeoville, Illinois 6–4 250 Sabra McCune Sarah Mueller May 13 3:00 PM w yes 5 Grand Valley State Lewis Softball Field Romeoville, Illinois 10–1 5 275 Kaitlin Colosimo Stephanie Cole |- !colspan=9|NCAA Division II Women's College World Series May 17 5:00 PM w yes 5 Florida Southern ? Firestone Stadium Akron, Ohio 3–1 208 Kaitlin Colosimo Megan Brown May 18 7:45 PM w yes 5 Cal State–Stanislaus ? Firestone Stadium Akron, Ohio 1–0 202 Sabra McCune Omaira Estremera May 19 5:25 PM w yes 5 Lock Haven 1 Firestone Stadium Akron, Ohio 4–0 211 Kaitlin Colosimo Kristin Erb May 21 11:05 AM w yes 5 Lock Haven 1 Firestone Stadium Akron, Ohio 3–2 12 204 Kaitlin Colosimo Kristin Erb SEC Central Time Zone References SIU Edwardsville Cougars Category:SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball seasons