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Senior Caroline Kent watches her drive from the tee box on her follow-through. Kent led NIU women's golf as the Huskies finished in last place on Tuesday at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah. (Northern Star File Photo)

Women’s golf finishes last at the Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | October 8, 2024

NIU women’s golf earned a 15th place finish out of 15 teams at the Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah.  The Huskies finished five strokes back of the University of North Texas. NIU posted a first round score of 18 over par, which was 9 strokes...

Sophomore Eva Nijenhuis watches the ball as she attempts a putt on the green. Women's golf finished in 11th place at the Diane Thomason Invitational on Tuesday. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Women’s golf takes 11th at Diane Thomason Invitational

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | October 1, 2024

Freshman Dakota Tallent led NIU women’s golf to an 11th-place finish at the Diane Thomason Invitational.  Tallent had her highest finish of the season and was the top Huskie finisher on the team’s trip to Iowa City, Iowa.  The freshman finished...

Senior Jóhanna Lúðvíksdóttir watches her shot on her follow-through. NIU women's golf finished in 12th place at the Mary Fossum Invitational on Monday in East Lansing, Michigan. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Women’s golf takes 12th at Mary Fossum Invitational

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | September 23, 2024

Freshman Alexa Ouellet led NIU women’s golf to a 12th place finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Michigan. Ouellet finished the tournament with a low score among all NIU athletes, posting a score of 10 over par (226) and ending...

Senior Caroline Kent watches her drive from the tee box on her follow-through. Kent tied for 20th place at the Redbird Invitational Monday as the Huskies finished in a tie for fifth place. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Women’s golf takes 5th at Redbird Invitational

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | September 9, 2024

NIU women’s golf kicked off its fall season at the Redbird Invitational, tying for fifth place out of 15 teams.  The Huskies finished the invitational in a tie with the University of South Dakota, as both teams’ final scores were 37 over par.  NIU...

Youthful roster leads women’s golf for fall 2024

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | September 6, 2024

DeKALB – NIU women’s golf is sporting a new-look roster heading into its 2024 fall season. With four new freshmen on the roster, the Huskies have a lot of new talent to fill the shoes of former NIU golfers such as Jasmine Ly or Emily Romancew. The...

Then-junior Jasmine Ly shoots at the 2023 MAC Championship in April of 2023. Ly finished tied for 25th place in her final tournament of her senior season as the Huskies finished in third place at the 2024 MAC Championship. (Northern Star File Photo)

NIU women’s golf places third at the MAC Championship

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | April 23, 2024

NIU women’s golf wrapped up the 2023-24 season Tuesday after placing third at the MAC Championship. Senior Emily Romancew and graduate student Sydney Naro each logged a top-10 finish.  The Huskies kicked off the tournament with a score of 310 in...

Kim Kester advises her player during an NIU women's golf practice. NIU Athletics announced Wednesday that Kester was given a multi-year contract extension. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Kim Kester extended through 2026-27 season

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | April 19, 2024

DeKALB – NIU women’s golf head coach Kim Kester received a multi-year contract extension, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier announced Wednesday. The contract extension keeps Kester in DeKalb through June of 2027.  “She...

Senior Jasmine Ly follows through on her swing on Sep. 26, 2023. Ly finished tied for fifth-place at the Oral Roberts Spring Invite Tuesday as NIU women's golf took third-place. (Northern Star File Photo)

Three top-10 placements lead NIU women’s golf to third-place finish

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | April 10, 2024

NIU women’s golf finished the Oral Roberts Spring Invite in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Monday and Tuesday, placing third out of 15 teams, the Huskies best placement this season. Senior Emily Romancew, senior Jasmine Ly and graduate student Sydney Naro...

Then-junior Emily Romancew swings her driver at the Atlantic Invitational in February of 2023. Romancew finished tied for 21st at the Colonel Classic Tuesday as NIU finished 5th out of 15 teams. (Northern Star File Photo)

Women’s golf finishes 5th at Colonel Classic

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | April 2, 2024

NIU women’s golf wrapped up the Colonel Classic tying for fifth-place out of fifteen teams. Senior Jasmine Ly paved the way, finishing tied for eighth-place.  The Huskies finished the two rounds 27-over par, leaving the tournament with 603 strokes....

Women’s golf finishes fourth at BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | February 15, 2024

NIU women’s golf opened the spring season finishing in fourth place Wednesday at the Bowling Green State University Women’s Intercollegiate. Senior Jasmine Ly paved the way for the Huskies, finishing tied for sixth place.  The Huskies also had...

New Tallent signs with women’s golf

By Sana Polizzi, Sports Reporter | November 30, 2023

DeKALB — Women’s golf Head Coach Kim Kester has announced the signing of Dakota Tallent. Tallent will join NIU in the 2024-2025 season.  “We are very excited to welcome Dakota to the Huskie golf family. We know she is going to have a great impact...

Women’s golf makes international signing with Alexa Ouellet

By Lucas Didier, Sports Editor | November 16, 2023

NIU women’s golf is adding a highly successful athlete with the signing of Alexa Ouellet from De La Salle College in Toronto, Ontario. Ouellet won Golf Ontario’s 4-Ball championship in 2022 and 2023. She also won the AJGA Mercy Health Foundation...