Before NIU and Akron can win their first Association of Mid-Continent Universities title, they will have to battle a Bear. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State have become the AMCU's conference power, winning the league's all-sport trophy the past three...

To no one's surprise, outfielder Jill Justin and pitcher Beth Schrader were named the NIU softball team's 1989 Most Valuable Players. Justin won the offensive MVP award by leading the team with a .443 batting average. She won the squad's batting crown...

Despite being a member of the North Star Conference for only two years, the NIU women's sports program has established itself as a league powerhouse. By winning two NSC crowns and finishing second in two other sports, NIU claimed the 1988-89 NSC All-Sports...

The Huskies waited, but the call never came. After cruising through its 1989 schedule and posting one of the top records in the country, the NIU softball team failed to receive its second consecutive berth in the NCAA College World Series. The Huskies,...

Six shutouts in a row enabled the NIU softball team to run away with the 1989 North Star Conference Tournament played last weekend in Akron, Ohio. By beating Wisconsin-Green Bay by a score of 4-0, Cleveland State (6-0), Valparaiso (1-0), DePaul (3-0),...

Windy City softball was no match for NIU softball Wednesday evening. The Huskies took both games of a doubleheader by a score of 4-0 against Illinois-Chicago at Flames Field. With the wins, NIU bumps its season record to 28-7, while the Flames fall to...

Maybe it's not all beachballs and bathing suits for the NIU softball team, but being outside the last few days is a welcome relief. After weeks of foul weather that forced the team to practice indoors, Huskie head coach Dee Abrahamson sent her troops...

Call it fortunate or lucky, but today's weather outlook for the NIU softball team improves somewhat from Monday's mid-winter conditions. Huskie head coach Dee Abrahamson and her squad face partly sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40s in...

The Huskies are ready for dirt. After a weekend of play on an astroturf field at the Creighton Bud Light/Lady Jay Invitational, the NIU softball team is ready to play on its own field against Iowa today for a 3 p.m. doubleheader at McCormick Park. Even...

While the Huskies didn't see anything amusing about April Fool's Day Saturday, the NIU softball squad got the last laugh. Despite losing both of its games on Saturday, the Huskies (18-3) took the initiative Sunday and found themselves playing for and...

Even though the Huskie softball squad lost five players to graduation last year, the recruits for the 1989 campaign are learning to fill the gaps. While there is a difference between veterans and young players, both NIU coach Dee Abrahamson and assistant...

After the NIU softball squad suffered its first loss of the season Sunday to Indiana, coach Dee Abrahamson had a talk with her team. They talked about everything from life in general to the concentration needed to improve the team's play. The precious...