Cold weather and wind would have some pitchers shaking on the mound, but not Courtnay Foster. Despite all of these inconveniences, Foster came through with a clutch performance in Northwestern's 3-1 victory over the NIU softball team Tuesday at Mary M....

The NIU softball players finally got to sleep in their own beds before a game, but they didn't feel at home on the field. In their first home debut at Mary M. Bell Field in DeKalb, the Huskies were defeated by No. 16 Northwestern 3-1. "It's great to be...

It may be April, but someone must have forgotten to tell that to the wind. For the lion winds of March have continued to rip through DeKalb and across the NIU softball team's field. The whirling mass of air won't be slowing anytime soon, as it will reach...

If every team has a turning point during its season that defines how the rest of the year will go, the NIU softball team is in for a long spring. Winning seven of its last nine games heading into MAC play, NIU (10-13 overall, 0-4 MAC) gave up a combined...

Softball season began six weeks ago, and NIU has yet to see action in DeKalb. But before the Huskies (10-9) can return for their first home contest of the season, they will have to end a 23-game road marathon. The final four games of the long journey...

In the three-game series against Ohio last weekend, the NIU baseball team posted 50 hits, the highest three-game total under head coach Ed Mathey. Junior first baseman Scott Simon led the way and moved up to No. 3 on NIU baseball's career hit list. Simon...

Despite the poor weather conditions in Indianapolis Saturday, the NIU softball team pulled away with a victory 4-2 over Butler. The game was supposed to be the first of a doubleheader, but due to weather conditions, the teams only played game 1. "Considering...

With one team left to play before the start of the MAC season, the NIU softball team has come together over the past 10 games in spite of a slow start. The Huskies, however, will continue to play without the services of senior pitcher Lindsey LaChiana....

Psychologist Carl Rogers once said, "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." Of anyone on NIU's softball team this year, sophomore pitcher Taryn Hagemann has been the one proving Rogers correct. After starting...

One week in Florida rejuvenated the NIU softball team as the squad won six of its last eight games between two tournaments to improve its record to 9-9. More importantly, the Huskies went the whole break without the services of senior ace pitcher Lindsey...

Spring Break will begin two days early this year for the NIU softball team. The Huskies (3-5) will take on Tennessee Tech at noon today in their first game of the 24-team USF-Adidas Invitational in Clearwater, Fla. NIU will play Villanova, Massachusetts,...

NIU's baseball team doubled its win total on the season by taking two of three games at Southern Illinois-Carbondale over the weekend. After dropping Friday's game 7-4, the Huskies (4-5) and pitcher Nick Hall shutout SIU 8-0 Saturday. Hall tossed a complete-game...