Suzie Rizek entered the Huskie softball program in 1997 quietly, barely uttering a word during her freshman campaign. Her teammates may not have known then but the soft-spoken Rizek would one day have a loud impact on the team. "[She] kept more to herself,"...

Despite a few bumps in the road, the NIU volleyball team is working hard to continue its stellar play this fall, looking to top last year's 24-9 record. Wrapping up their spring season tomorrow, the team has been busy training since the season ended Nov....

Jon Perlman felt he was the reason the NIU men's tennis team did not win Saturday. In the 4-0 loss to Ball State in the semi-finals in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the junior said it was mainly his fault the Huskies' season ended. Perlman said...

In the midst of a monster two-week schedule, the NIU softball team hit a roadblock at Kent State on Monday afternoon. After enduring three games against Mid-American Conference leader Central Michigan two days earlier, the Huskies may have succumbed to...

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,...

Rookie NIU men's head basketball coach Rob Judson is staying true to his roots, completing his triumvirate of head coaches with the addition of former DePaul volunteer assistant Ed Molitor. Serving stints at Texas A&M, Lewis University and the Blue...

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...

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,...

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...