Polar opposites. The phrase summarizes the doubleheader between the NIU softball team and the Loyola Ramblers Wednesday afternoon in DeKalb perfectly. Though the Huskies dropped both games to the Ramblers, NIU was able to put together a late seventh inning...

After weeks of road play, the NIU softball team is happy to be home. The Huskies have gone 4-14 on the road this season and make their home debut today in a double-header against Loyola-Chicago. The first game starts at 3 p.m. while the second is slated...

What was supposed to be a five-game weekend in Alabama for the NIU softball team turned out to be a two-game trip mauled by inclement weather. NIU's first game of the Eighth Annual Magic City Classic against Samford was postponed due to rain and started...

A win over No. 18 Houston was the highlight of the NIU softball team's weekend in the Marriott Houston Classic in Houston. The Huskies went 2-3 over the weekend. Andrea Colosimo's grand slam was the deciding factor in the Huskies' upset win over Houston...

As students on campus rush to their morning classes in the frigid cold today, the NIU softball team will be in Houston, Texas for its season opener. The Huskies will kick off the 2009 season against Prairie View A&M in the Marriott Houston Classic...

Ben Gross When I reflect on NIU, there's plenty to be thankful for. But if I had to limit it to one thing, I'm most thankful for the facilities NIU has received over the past year and a half. The Yordon Center, the indoor hitting center and the new Soccer/Track...

Growing up in Los Angeles County means more than Hollywood, beaches and sunshine. Canyon Country, Calif., resident Dani Thompson can attest to that. For Thompson, a senior infielder on the NIU softball team, her hometown lives up to its name. "We always...

Each year NIU athletic teams add new players to their rosters. The incoming athletes come from various places and have different backgrounds. From the way they got started in sports, to their many inspirations, these athletes must gel with a new team...

DeKALB | The NIU softball team fell twice in its doubleheader versus DePaul on Saturday by scores of 5-0 and 6-3. Outfielder Jenna Roberts and second basemen Bailey Ouellette led the Huskies offensively in both games. "They are seniors who worked really...

The Huskies begin their fall exhibition schedule this Saturday in the Illinois Collegiate Softball Championship. NIU had three games scheduled for this past weekend, but they were canceled due to rain. The Huskies were supposed to play one game on Saturday...

With heavy rains and flooding hitting Illinois over the weekend, the NIU softball team found its games washed away in the rain as well. Saturday's home game against Loyola-Chicago and Sunday's games versus Notre Dame and Lewis University were canceled....

The regular season may be a semester away but the NIU softball team is already getting into full swing. The Huskies will host Loyola-Chicago on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the opening game of their Fall schedule. On Sunday, NIU will travel to Joliet to take...