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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Softball to host MAC’s top team

By Jarrod Rice | April 29, 2005

It’s not the best time for the NIU women’s softball team to face the top team in the MAC West. The Huskies have lost eight of their last nine games and scored only eight runs during that span. At 2 p.m. today at Mary Bell Field, the Huskies will kick...

Redbirds rule NIU

By Sean Connor | April 28, 2005

After going a week without playing a game, the NIU softball team lost Wednesday at Illinois State by slaughter rule. The Huskies (20-23) went up by two in the first inning when Toni Del Toro drove in Elyse Jamrozy and Shelby Bernard. After that it was...

New facility good for university, but plans for more are needed

By Sean Connor | April 26, 2005

No more will NIU football coach Joe Novak have to use the Convocation Center as the prime recruiting venue. No more will NIU athletes have to weight train in Huskie Stadium’s junior college-type weight room. And no more will NIU be at the butt-end of...

Taking her sweet time

By Sean Connor | April 26, 2005

Sixth-year senior Shelby Bernard of the NIU softball team said she expects to earn her second degree from NIU in August. Despite the extra-super senior being on scholarship, her athletic training and personal health degrees weren’t exactly free. Bernard...

Women’s golf finishes 6th at MAC

By Ian Waddick | April 26, 2005

Rain washed away the final day of the women’s golf MAC Championships as NIU finished sixth in the conference, its best finish since 1999. The Huskies finished with a two-round 649, 39 strokes behind champion Kent State. Leading the way for NIU was Jackie...

Softball drops two

By Sean Connor | April 21, 2005

Having lost eight of its last 10 games, the NIU softball team dropped two more contests Wednesday at Marshall. The MAC East leader won by scores of 1-0 and 3-0 against NIU (20-21 overall, 5-9 MAC). The losses put the Huskies below .500 for the first time...

Bridging the gap

By Melissa Blake | April 18, 2005

After the passage of Title IX 33 years ago, 59 percent of NIU athletes are male and 41 percent are female, official records show. "We take [gender equity] very seriously, and we very much believe in gender equity," Athletics Director Jim Phillips said....

NIU victory salvages weekend

By Jarrod Rice | April 18, 2005

It took all weekend, but the NIU softball team finally got it right. The Huskies started the weekend by dropping two games to Buffalo on Saturday by scores of 2-1 and 5-1. After they lost 2-0 in Game 1 of a doubleheader with Western Michigan on Sunday,...

Swept away at Mary Bell Field

By Nathan Lindquist | April 15, 2005

Mental mistakes on the field and a lack of run production came back to haunt NIU softball as the Huskies dropped a home doubleheader to DePaul Thursday. The Huskies (19-16) totaled 12 hits but only three runs in the twin bill as the Blue Demons (24-12)...

Demons head to DeKalb

By Sean Connor | April 14, 2005

Home runs have been the trademark of the NIU softball team and first baseman Toni Del Toro this spring. At 3 p.m. today at Mary Bell Field, the Huskies will need all of the home runs they can get as they start Game 1 of a doubleheader against in-state...

New seasons bring different success levels

By Colin Decair | April 13, 2005

A typical student’s mentality can be defined very simply. After Summer Break, most students are enthralled for the fall semester to begin and can’t wait to catch up on old times with friends until Christmas break comes and everyone wants a little...

Huskies salvage series

By Jarrod Rice | April 11, 2005

After managing only four hits in two games Saturday at Eastern Michigan, NIU softball finally decided to break out the bats Sunday. With losses of 2-1 and 2-0, the Huskies broke out with 10 hits in their 7-1 victory in the series finale. Despite their...

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