Powell earned her second career weekly conference honors (Feb. 2016) with a strong start to the season in the circle for the Trojans.
TNU was another participant in the Charger Chillout 2.0 hosted by Alabama-Huntsville and played four programs all from the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Powell dazzled in her first start of the spring, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning against regional opponent UIndy. Despite a tough finish that included two defensive miscues to aid a Greyhounds walk-off rally, the junior fanned seven in 6.1 innings.
Both runs scored against her were unearned as she was tagged with a tough-luck loss.
She also started the next day against Southern Indiana and logged 2.1 innings against Missouri-St. Louis, racking up a combined seven more strikeouts.
In three appearances with a complete game, Powell turned in a 2.80 ERA with 14 punchouts in 15 frames. She held opponents to just a .154 batting average.