The NIU softball team's bats came to life in Game 1 of a double-header, leading the Huskies to a 4-2 victory over Central Michigan University. The Huskies ended the Chippewas 13-game winning streak after they dropped the first game of the three-game series...

Illinois teams don't face the rise pitch often. When the NIU softball team faced Central Michigan University ace Amber Puchalski, a California native and a rise pitch veteran, she used that throw to frustrate most of the Huskie batters. "In the Midwest,...

After losing the first two games of the weekend series to Toledo, NIU coach Dave Schrage was pleased his team showed resiliency and came away with a split. The Huskies (22-23 overall, 5-14 Mid-American Conference) used great hitting to even the series,...

For the NIU men's tennis team, revenge is definitely sweet. The Huskies went into Thursday's first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament looking for payback against Toledo, who had bumped them from last year's tourney, and got it in a 4-0 win....

If the Huskies want to get into the Mid-American Conference baseball tournament, they have to start turning things around. But with a recent two-game slide, they have not been playing to coach Dave Schrage's liking. The last two games lacked in hitting...

Each time Anne Roman took the field for the women's soccer team last season, a part of her was missing. This spring, the freshman midfielder got it back. Playing only in spurts, Roman had lacked the endurance that the rest of the team had. Originally,...

Kris Tiedt and Molly Opel get along on and off the court, and they should — after being doubles partners for three years, their relationship has grown. "I was a little bit intimidated by Molly," said Tiedt, who came to NIU the year Opel was redshirted...

NIU senior pitcher Dan Badgley finally got back into the form expected of him. Even though the Huskies lost to Chicago State, 4-2, on Wednesday, the senior pitcher worked four and two-thirds innings in relief and surrendered only one run. Badgley struck...

Ten straight road games have seemed to take its toll on the NIU softball team as it dropped both games of the doubleheader against University of Illinois-Chicago. In Game 1, the Huskies' pitching fell apart in a 9-1 rout, while in Game 2 the Huskies produced...

The NIU men's tennis team is out for revenge at the Mid-American Conference tournament this weekend. The Huskies, placed at the No. 4 seed, face No. 5 Toledo today in a noon matchup at Western Michigan University. Junior Jon Perlman said his team wants...

The NIU women's tennis team has its sights set on rematches with Marshall and Miami University when the teams head to the Mid-American Conference tennis tournament. "It would be a little bit of revenge if we could see them again," said junior Molly Opel....

When freshman Vraham Kadkhodaian stepped onto the practice field with the NIU men's soccer team, he sensed something he wasn't going to get playing for Indiana: a chance. Redshirting last season with the Hoosiers, "Cue" felt a change of scenery was needed....