DeKALB | Ashley Clement was named MAC West Softball Player of the Week Wednesday. Clement received the honor after hitting .400 and slugging .700 in four games at the Ramada Inn/Northern Iowa Dome Tournament. The sophomore catcher had a home run, six...

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

DeKALB | With the season getting close to the end and the NIU volleyball team playing well, it's only fitting for the Huskies to receive national attention at some point. Garrett Wolfe is no longer the only reason the nation knows of NIU. Senior libero...

For the NIU softball team, this weekend's four-game set could mean a clinched spot in the MAC tournament. But the games could also shut the door on NIU's postseason. NIU holds the last spot in the eight-team tournament, but all could change after facing...

The bad thing for the NIU softball team is its loss. The good thing is, it didn't affect its standing in the MAC. On Tuesday, Illinois State came to DeKalb with a 33-12 record and not having played in six days. But the Redbirds didn't show signs of rust...

With a clean sweep of Ohio over the weekend, the NIU softball team will look to keep positive momentum as it will face instate rival Illinois State. The Huskies, (20-23 Overall) will finish their non-conference season at 5 p.m. in DeKalb against the Redbirds...

NIU softball coach Donna Martin's plan heading into this weekend's four-game series was to sweep all the games. Unfortunately for Martin, the plan was foiled after the first game. The Huskies were swept by Akron before picking up two victories against...

Eight MAC games remain while the NIU softball team attempts to return to the MAC tournament for the first time since 2003. At 1 p.m. today, against Akron, the Huskies (6-8 MAC, 18-21 overall) will begin a doubleheader before playing at 2 p.m. Saturday...

The NIU softball team didn't get any chance for redemption in Tuesday's doubleheader at DePaul. After losing the first game 3-0, the Huskies had no opportunity to play DePaul again, as the second game was canceled before the start of the first game due...

For the NIU softball team, today's doubleheader at DePaul at 3 p.m. will be time to fine tune for the remaining MAC schedule and conference tournament. Some of that fine tuning will be getting players rested, said coach Donna Martin. "We go out to win...

Jill Coffel was a record-breaking machine for NIU softball in the late 1980s. By the time her career ended, Coffel owned all but one of NIU's career hitting records. But in the stat books you'll have to search under Jill Justin, her maiden name, while...

A goal was placed on the NIU softball team this weekend — sweep the four-game home stand. Kent State's leading pitcher, Brittney Robinson, put an early end to this goal as the Huskies (18-20 overall, 6-8 MAC) lost in their first game 3-1. Robinson gave...