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Women’s tennis goes 1-1 over weekend

By Shaquil Manigault | March 30, 2014

Women’s tennis split this weekend’s games, beating the Akron Zips Friday and falling to the Buffalo Bulls Saturday.On Friday, the Huskies beat Akron, 4-3.In singles, Nelle Youel defeated Olga Shkundina, 6-1, 6-0, while Cristina Alvarez knocked off...

Men’s tennis takes down MAC rival

By Darwin Minnis | March 30, 2014

Men’s tennis (14-5, 1-0 MAC) won its first conference game of the season on Friday at Western Michigan (10-9, 0-1 MAC).The Huskies’ 5-2 win comes after two seasons in which the Broncos knocked the Huskies out of the MAC Tournament. WMU defeated NIU...

Track hits mark across 3 meets

By Rhema Rhea | March 30, 2014

Track and field competed in three meets in three days and put up solid showings over the weekend.On Thursday, the Huskies kicked off the weekend in Austin and San Marcos, Texas, for the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational, respectively.For the second...

Women’s tennis seeks 1st MAC victory

By Shaquil Manigault | March 26, 2014

Women’s tennis will look to end its three-match losing streak this weekend.The Huskies (5-7, 0-2 MAC) will play the Akron Zips (10-9, 0-2 MAC) at 1 p.m. Friday in Rockford. They will then face the Buffalo Bulls (10-3, 1-1 MAC) at 4 p.m. Saturday in...

Track and field heads to 3 meets

By Rhema Rhea | March 26, 2014

Track and field looks to continue the sprint to outdoor conference when it splits into two groups this weekend.This weekend will mark the second time this season the Huskies will split into groups. One set of sprint, jump and throw athletes are heading...

Baseball looks to rebound

By Brian Earle | March 26, 2014

After dropping its opening conference series last weekend, baseball will look to bounce back against Bowling Green in a three-game series in Westfield, Ind., this weekend.The Huskies (3-18-1, 1-2 MAC) won one out of their three games against Buffalo last...

Softball blasted by NU

By Frank Gogola | March 26, 2014

Softball surrendered a season-high 13 runs and couldn’t handle Kristen Wood, Northwestern’s sophomore starting pitcher, in a Wednesday loss.The Huskies (10-13) fell to the Northwestern Wildcats (18-6), 13-2, in five innings Wednesday at the Ballpark...

Senior Axel Lagerlof serves the ball in a match during men’s tennis’ 2012 season. Lagerlof and redshirt junior Dor Amir will be NIU’s No. 1 doubles team when it opens MAC play vs. Western Michigan Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Huskies begin conference play

By Darwin Minnis | March 26, 2014

Men’s tennis is ready to play its first conference matchup of the season.On Friday, the Huskies (13-5) will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich., to take on the Western Michigan Broncos (10-8). Both teams are heading into the game riding a two-game winning streak.This...

Women’s golf struggles in last match

By Rhema Rhea | March 25, 2014

Even though women’s golf gained a few spots after the three-day tournament, the Huskies had their worst outing of the spring as they finished 12th out of 16 with a 939 (314-310-315) at the MSU Ocala Spring Invitational in Dunnellon, Fla.NIU could not...

Softball’s defense improving

By Frank Gogola | March 25, 2014

Softball is getting defensive about its play in the field.Head coach Christina Sutcliffe said she was nervous about how the Huskies started their season defensively, but she’s been impressed with the progress the team has made in the field since the...

White helping lead men’s golf

By Zack Thompson | March 25, 2014

Junior transfer Liam White has been the most consistent player for the Huskies as he tries to lead one of the country’s youngest teams in the right direction.White, who transferred from Indian Hills Community College, has experience playing golf at...

Baseball looking to add speed on basepaths

By Brian Earle | March 25, 2014

Baseball is looking to get more aggressive on the basepaths this season, but it’ll have to do so without the Huskies’ stolen base leader.Former Huskie outfielder Jamison Wells recorded 87 stolen bases across four seasons, giving him sole possession...