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Huskies enjoy early runs

By Nathan Lindquist | April 6, 2006

NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey likes to see his offense strike early and often. But even he has been surprised by his team's recent run explosion, staking pitchers to a large early lead. Over the past three games, NIU has scored 21 runs in the first three...

Table Setter

By Nathan Lindquist | April 5, 2006

After accumulating six championships, Michael Jordan decided in 1998 that it was time to leave the Bulls. Likewise, the following year, Dan Marino hung up his Dolphins jersey after setting countless passing records in the NFL. As star players' careers...

No home advantage for NIU

By Lacy Searcy | April 5, 2006

The NIU softball team's struggles continue. The Huskies' losing streak has stretched to five games, with four of the losses coming in MAC play. Despite having its next four games at home, NIU coach Donna Martin admitted they might as well be road games....

NIU improves record to 6-1 against in-state rivals, 12-14 overall

By James Nokes | April 4, 2006

An opportunistic NIU baseball team improved to 5-1 on its nine-game home stand. NIU exploded for seven runs on just three hits in the first inning of its 11-8 win Tuesday over Illinois State. The Huskies ran out to a 10-0 lead, then held off a late inning...

Huskies hang seven on Redbirds in first

By Nathan Lindquist | April 4, 2006

The NIU baseball team is settling into a pattern offensively, and coach Ed Mathey couldn't be happier. For the second-straight game and third time this season, the NIU offense plated seven runs in the first inning and held on for an 11-8 victory over...

Huskies host in-state rival Redbirds

By James Nokes | April 3, 2006

The NIU baseball team has a 5-1 record against in-state rivals. The Huskies will look to continue their winning ways today at McKinzie Field for a 2:30 p.m. matchup with Illinois State. Solid defense and timely hitting has led NIU (11-14, 4-2 MAC) to...

Huskies bounce Zips

By James Nokes | April 2, 2006

A dominant second half propelled the NIU women's basketball team to a 75-67 win at Akron Wednesday.

The Huskies overcame a lackluster first half, where they trailed by as many as 11 points, by outscoring Akron 44-28.

NIU picked up its second road win on the season with an overwhelming post presence. A 38-18 advantage on points in the paint, and a 43-27 edge in rebounding pulled NIU (7-10 overall, 3-3 MAC) back to .500 in the MAC.

A three pointer from Keishonda Williamson, who scored a season high 19 points, gave NIU a 61-58 lead it would not relinquish. NIU shot a robust 59 percent from the field in the second half and neutralized the early hot hands of Akron.

Forwards Jessie Crooks and Courtney Stewart, who combined for more than 40 points, got Akron (3-14, 0-6) on a roll in the first half. NIU took control of the game with a 16-4 run, where the defense stifled Akron into 1-of-8 shooting from the field.

"We were a lot more aggressive as a team in the second half," NIU coach Carol Owens said. "We took a lot more pride in our defense. We out rebounded them and got some charges that we needed in order to get some stops."

The NIU lead swelled to 70-61 on a jumper from guard Stephanie Raymond with 2:42 left in the game.

Raymond extended her streak of double-digit games to 24 with 16 points. A balanced NIU scoring effort featured 10 points from sophomore forward Kristin Wiener, eight points from senior forward Jamie Wilson, and seven points from both Nikita Odom and Mary Basic.

"Nikita and Jamie did a real good job helping out when Jen (Uptmor) and Kristin got in a little foul trouble," Owens said. "Stephanie was feeling the pressure to score for us, but what we really need is her leadership. And that's what we got from her in the second half."

With the victory over Akron the Huskies tied last season's win total of seven. The Huskies won four conference games last season.

Closing the Deal

By James Nokes | March 31, 2006

Classic rock anthem walk-out songs: "Hell's Bells," by AC/DC and "Enter Sandman," by Metallica. The two songs are used to warn hitters that closers Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivera are set to take the mound. "Piano Concerto in A major," by Wolfgang Amadeus...

Huskies to go against strikeout machine

By Nathan Lindquist | March 31, 2006

Last weekend against Ohio, the NIU baseball team's bats exploded for 50 hits. But when MAC foe Akron arrives this weekend, the Huskies will run into one of the toughest pitchers they've faced yet. NIU will place its four-game win streak on the line as...

Horvath excited for spring game

By Ben Gross | March 30, 2006

Spring is a beautiful time for sports. Fans share stories of broken brackets, baseball starts up its 162-game season and college football teams around the nation start to train for next year. With that in mind, the Northern Star had a chance to sit down...

Jewett’s decisions help win Game 1

By Nathan Lindquist | March 29, 2006

In the first home game of the baseball season, junior outfielder Daniel Jewett found himself on third base, only 90 feet away from scoring the game-winning run. He looks at the pitcher and takes his leadoff. The batter's swinging at the first pitch, and...

Huskies sweep Bradley

By James Nokes | March 29, 2006

The NIU baseball team opened its home slate with a doubleheader sweep of Bradley. NIU went into an extra inning to win game one 3-2 and took game two 5-3. NIU (9-13, 2-1) has won four straight games. "Our goal is to start our way back to .500," junior...

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