It wasn't your typical home run trot. In fact, it wasn't a trot at all; it was more of a sprint. It wasn't until NIU catcher Allie Parker rounded second base that she realized she had picked up her first home run as a Huskie. The solo shot in the fourth...

NIU (3-5, 9-21 MAC) vs. Bowling Green (9-19, 7-2 MAC) Noon at Bowling Green (Doubleheader) Last game NIU The Huskies lost to DePaul 9-1 in five innings Wednesday. The game only went five, as the mercy rule was in effect. Third baseman Krista McPherson...

To err is human. And the NIU women's softball team proved they were just that after Wednesday's 9-1 ‘slaughter rule' loss to No. 25 DePaul. The Huskies made it through only five innings before dropping the contest to NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard's...

Falling behind in the count proved to be the story of the day for the NIU softball team. The Huskies fell 9-1 to DePaul (30-12) Wednesday evening. NIU (9-21 overall, 3-5 MAC) was held to only two hits in the contest, both of which came from third baseman...

DePaul Blue Demons (28-12) will play the Huskies (9-20) at Mary M. Bell Field at 4 p.m. today. Coach's take NIU: NIU softball coach Lindsay Chouinard is facing her alma mater for the first time. Knowing how good DePaul's program is, Chouinard says NIU...

NIU announced that Robert Collins, deputy athletics director, will serve as NIU's interim athletics director. Collins assumes the role immediately, as Friday was former NIU Athletics Director Jim Phillips' last day. Phillips has assumed the position of...

There really is no place like home for the NIU softball team. The Huskies (9-20 overall, 3-5 MAC) started the weekend with a two-game sweep of Buffalo (3-21, 1-5) with scores of 5-3 and 3-2. A walk-off hit by NIU junior Bailey Ouellette capped off Game...

If there are two things the NIU and Buffalo softball teams have in common, it's that they know how to lose games. Each team will have a prime opportunity to pick up a win Friday, as the two square off in DeKalb for a doubleheader. The first game is slated...

Sixteen hasn't been so sweet for the NIU softball team. The Huskies continued their losing streak with a 4-3 loss to Loyola University on Tuesday. The streak now stands at 16 losses, marking the longest in NIU history. NIU (5-18 overall, 0-4 MAC) was...

In a perfect world, basketball coach Ricardo Patton would have come to NIU and led the Huskies to a MAC championship and into the NCAA tournament. In the real world, however, the team finished 6-22 with one of the worst records in the MAC. One of the...

Loyola (10-15, 5-3 Horizon), NIU (5-17, 0-4 MAC) at 3 p.m. at Loyola Softball Park Last Time Out NIU Despite Michelle Nendza tying her career high in home runs (seven) this weekend, the Huskies dropped their 14th and 15th consecutive games. NIU lost a...

After having its home opener canceled, the NIU softball team will hit the road. The Huskies will attempt to end their 13-game losing streak against Western Michigan. NIU (5-15 overall, 0-2 MAC) will take the field Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at noon...