Indiana University Athletics
Indiana to Face Duke and Syracuse in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
10/25/2018 11:18:00 AM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball will travel to Durham, N.C. to battle Duke and Syracuse in the 2019 ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge, the conference office announced on Thursday.
The Hoosiers will play each team twice, beginning with a single game against the Blue Devils on Friday, Feb. 15. IU will face off against Syracuse first on Saturday before again facing Duke. The weekend will conclude on Sunday with another meeting between Indiana and Syracuse.
Last season, IU participated in the event for the first time as the Hoosiers faced Georgia Tech and Boston College.
The fourth annual event will feature 10 schools from each conference, with eight of those schools playing four games each at four campus sites, while two more compete at the inaugural ESPN St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational in Clearwater, Fla., all during a four-day period from Feb. 14-17, 2019.
The entire 2019 Indiana Softball schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
2019 ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge
(schools listed as away vs. home for each matchup)
At Chapel Hill, N.C. (host – North Carolina)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Northwestern vs. Louisville
Game 2 – Michigan vs. North Carolina
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Louisville vs. Michigan
Game 4 – Louisville vs. Northwestern
Game 5 – North Carolina vs. Michigan
Game 6 – Northwestern vs. North Carolina
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Michigan vs. Louisville
Game 8 – North Carolina vs. Northwestern
At Raleigh, N.C. (host – North Carolina State)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh
Game 2 – Nebraska vs. N.C. State
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Pittsburgh vs. Nebraska
Game 4 – Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin
Game 5 – N.C. State vs. Nebraska
Game 6 – Wisconsin vs. N.C. State
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Nebraska vs. Pittsburgh
Game 8 – N.C. State vs. Wisconsin
At Atlanta, Ga. (host – Georgia Tech)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Michigan State vs. Boston College
Game 2 – Illinois vs. Georgia Tech
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Boston College vs. Illinois
Game 4 – Boston College vs. Michigan State
Game 5 – Georgia Tech vs. Illinois
Game 6 – Michigan State vs. Georgia Tech
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Illinois vs. Boston College
Game 8 – Georgia Tech vs. Michigan State
At Durham, N.C. (host – Duke)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Penn State vs. Syracuse
Game 2 – Indiana vs. Duke
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Syracuse vs. Indiana
Game 4 – Syracuse vs. Penn State
Game 5 – Duke vs. Indiana
Game 6 – Penn State vs. Duke
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Indiana vs. Syracuse
Game 8 – Duke vs. Penn State
The Hoosiers will play each team twice, beginning with a single game against the Blue Devils on Friday, Feb. 15. IU will face off against Syracuse first on Saturday before again facing Duke. The weekend will conclude on Sunday with another meeting between Indiana and Syracuse.
Last season, IU participated in the event for the first time as the Hoosiers faced Georgia Tech and Boston College.
The fourth annual event will feature 10 schools from each conference, with eight of those schools playing four games each at four campus sites, while two more compete at the inaugural ESPN St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational in Clearwater, Fla., all during a four-day period from Feb. 14-17, 2019.
The entire 2019 Indiana Softball schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
2019 ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge
(schools listed as away vs. home for each matchup)
At Chapel Hill, N.C. (host – North Carolina)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Northwestern vs. Louisville
Game 2 – Michigan vs. North Carolina
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Louisville vs. Michigan
Game 4 – Louisville vs. Northwestern
Game 5 – North Carolina vs. Michigan
Game 6 – Northwestern vs. North Carolina
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Michigan vs. Louisville
Game 8 – North Carolina vs. Northwestern
At Raleigh, N.C. (host – North Carolina State)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh
Game 2 – Nebraska vs. N.C. State
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Pittsburgh vs. Nebraska
Game 4 – Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin
Game 5 – N.C. State vs. Nebraska
Game 6 – Wisconsin vs. N.C. State
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Nebraska vs. Pittsburgh
Game 8 – N.C. State vs. Wisconsin
At Atlanta, Ga. (host – Georgia Tech)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Michigan State vs. Boston College
Game 2 – Illinois vs. Georgia Tech
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Boston College vs. Illinois
Game 4 – Boston College vs. Michigan State
Game 5 – Georgia Tech vs. Illinois
Game 6 – Michigan State vs. Georgia Tech
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Illinois vs. Boston College
Game 8 – Georgia Tech vs. Michigan State
At Durham, N.C. (host – Duke)
Friday, Feb. 15
Game 1 – Penn State vs. Syracuse
Game 2 – Indiana vs. Duke
Saturday, Feb. 16
Game 3 – Syracuse vs. Indiana
Game 4 – Syracuse vs. Penn State
Game 5 – Duke vs. Indiana
Game 6 – Penn State vs. Duke
Sunday, Feb. 17
Game 7 – Indiana vs. Syracuse
Game 8 – Duke vs. Penn State
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