Homecoming weekend isn’t just about celebrating and festivities surrounding the current NIU football team. It also marks the induction of members into the NIU Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame will enshrine five new members and...

Senior finance major Mike Love got on top of things yesterday afternoon as he signed up for intramural flag football. "I do it 'cause I'm Greek," said Love. "I have a good time and always have fun playing. I have participated in flag football, volleyball,...

Missed opportunities again kept NIU's softball team from sweeping an opponent last weekend. But after taking 2-of-3 in a series against conference foe Western Michigan, the Huskies have discovered that they can turn to new faces — depth that could be...

Her Huskies had just hung tough with one of the top teams in the nation, and even without NIU's ace pitcher, her defense cooled down 12th-ranked DePaul's hot bats for five innings. But it couldn't wipe the grimace off the face of softball coach Donna...

Suzie Rizek entered the Huskie softball program in 1997 quietly, barely uttering a word during her freshman campaign. Her teammates may not have known then but the soft-spoken Rizek would one day have a loud impact on the team. "[She] kept more to herself,"...

In the midst of a monster two-week schedule, the NIU softball team hit a roadblock at Kent State on Monday afternoon. After enduring three games against Mid-American Conference leader Central Michigan two days earlier, the Huskies may have succumbed to...

The NIU softball team's bats came to life in Game 1 of a double-header, leading the Huskies to a 4-2 victory over Central Michigan University. The Huskies ended the Chippewas 13-game winning streak after they dropped the first game of the three-game series...

Illinois teams don't face the rise pitch often. When the NIU softball team faced Central Michigan University ace Amber Puchalski, a California native and a rise pitch veteran, she used that throw to frustrate most of the Huskie batters. "In the Midwest,...

Ten straight road games have seemed to take its toll on the NIU softball team as it dropped both games of the doubleheader against University of Illinois-Chicago. In Game 1, the Huskies' pitching fell apart in a 9-1 rout, while in Game 2 the Huskies produced...

Although the NIU softball team has struggled for steady play this spring, its consistency troubles could work in its favor. Last spring, after dominating Mid-American Conference play 19-3 in the regular season, NIU was eyed as the favorite in the conference...

Mid-American Conference teams have discovered that the NIU softball team can be beaten this spring. But they've also found that no lead against the Huskies is safe. Lacking in consistency but not in effort, the Huskies put together a come-from-behind...