A hungry NIU softball team had no mercy for its weekend opponents. The team went 4-0 after sweeping MAC foes Akron and Ohio in two games apiece at Mary M. Bell Field, with its last victory coming by the mercy rule as the team beat the Bobcats 8-0 in only...

Attack. That's what the NIU softball team plans to do when it steps up to the plate in a four-game home stand over the weekend. "If you attack and you're aggressive, then you learn how to battle and just get out there and play," said NIU head coach Lindsay...

A power surge lifted the NIU softball team to a 5-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday against Valparaiso at Mary M. Bell Field. Three of the five runs came off home runs from Kayla Kramer and Carly Norton as the Huskies got their first...

For the NIU softball team, a week-long break after dropping both games of a doubleheader Wednesday against Loyola of Chicago, was a welcomed gift. The Huskies (4-16) are batting just .200 as a team and have only one hitter over .300 in senior Katie Colby....

It wasn't the ideal home opener for the NIU softball team as it dropped the first game of a doubleheader 4-0 at Mary M. Bell Field Wednesday. But behind the shadow of NIU's 15th loss of the season was a solid pitching effort from freshman Morgan Bittner....

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...