Back home in the NCAA tournament - The Saluki women's softball team finds itself in a familiar place as the squad qualified for a fourth consecutive NCAA tournament. The 25th-ranked Salukis, 34-11, face No. 4 seed Northwestern in a first-round game at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Evanston. Notre Dame and the University of California-Santa Barbara are also in the bracket.

-- Photo by Jeff Garner, Media & Communication Resources