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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...

Then-junior Jasmine Ly shoots at the MAC Tournament from April 21 to April 23. Ly tied the NIU record for lowest round score at the Johnie Imes Invitational and earned MAC Golfer of the Week. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Ly shines, Huskies struggle at Pat Bradley Invitational

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | October 17, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s golf closed out its fall season on a bad note, finishing 11th place out of 12 teams at the Pat Bradley Invitational at Florida International University. After finishing top five in its first tournament of the 2023-2024 season,...

Then-junior Jasmine Ly shoots at the MAC Tournament from April 21 to April 23. Ly tied the NIU record for lowest round score at the Johnie Imes Invitational and earned MAC Golfer of the Week. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Ly nabs MAC Golfer of the Week

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | September 30, 2023

DeKALB – Senior Jasmine Ly earned MAC Golfer of the Week after tying the NIU record for the lowest scored round in school history with a 67 at the Johnie Imes Invitational hosted by the University of Missouri.  This is Ly’s first MAC Golfer of...

Senior golfer Jasmine Ly following through on her swing on Tuesday. Ly finished in a tie for third place at the Redbird Invitational. (Bill Salyer | Illinois State Athletics)

Ly ties NIU single round record

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | September 27, 2023

DeKALB – Senior Jasmine Ly tied the record for the lowest round scored in NIU history with a 67 in Round 2 at the Johnie Imes Invitational hosted by the University of Missouri.  Ly was the Huskies’ top golfer, finishing in a tie for 14th place,...

Senior golfer Jasmine Ly following through on her swing on Tuesday. Ly finished in a tie for third place at the Redbird Invitational. (Bill Salyer | Illinois State Athletics)

Women’s golf places 12th at Mary Fossum Invitational

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | September 18, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s golf struggled in the Mary Fossum Invitational at Michigan State University, placing 12th out of 15 teams.  Senior Emily Romancew led the way for the Huskies, shooting three over par, 219, through three rounds. Romancew finished...

Huskies take fifth at Redbird Invitational

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | September 12, 2023

DeKALB – Senior Jasmine Ly picked up where she left off last season in NIU women’s golf’s first tournament of the year, tying for third place in the Redbird Invitational at Illinois State University. The Huskies finished 18 over par, 882, through...

Then-junior Jasmine Ly shoots at the MAC Tournament from April 21 to April 23. Ly tied the NIU record for lowest round score at the Johnie Imes Invitational and earned MAC Golfer of the Week. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Women’s golf prepares for 2023-2024 season

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | September 6, 2023

DeKALB – Coming off a second-place finish in last season’s MAC Golf Championship, NIU women’s golf looks to start the 2023-2024 season strong with three All-MAC golfers returning.  Senior Jasmine Ly, senior Emily Romancew and graduate student...

NIU women's golf junior Emily Romancew swings her driver at the Atlantic Invitational in February at the Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach, Fla. Romancew finished tied for 11th place Tuesday at the Pinetree Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Kennesaw State at the Pinetree Country Club. (Photo courtesy of Scott Walstrom | NIU Athletics)

3 Huskies earn All-MAC selections

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | April 28, 2023

DeKALB – The MAC announced Friday three Huskie women’s golfers to All-MAC teams. Junior Jasmine Ly earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team for a second year in a row, while graduate Sydney Naro and junior Emily Romancew received Second Team honors...

Then-sophomore Jasmine Ly takes a swing during the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on May 9-11, 2022. Ly finished 12-over-par at the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Corey Rush/EKU)

Ko, Ly help Huskies take second at MAC Championship

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | April 23, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s golf took second out of 10 teams at the 2023 MAC Championship. Senior Ahra Ko had the best showing, picking up seven birdies and finishing tied for eighth place.  The Huskies finished the first round in fifth place, shooting...

Then-sophomore Jasmine Ly takes a swing during the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on May 9-11, 2022. Ly finished 12-over-par at the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Corey Rush/EKU)

Ly shines, Huskies struggle at BYU Intercollegiate

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | April 11, 2023

DeKALB – Junior Jasmine Ly earned her second straight top-five finish at the BYU Intercollegiate as NIU women’s golf finished in seventh place Tuesday. The Huskies finished with a final score of 33-over par, 897, through three rounds. NIU finished...

Then-sophomore Jasmine Ly takes a swing during the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on May 9-11, 2022. Ly finished 12-over-par at the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Corey Rush/EKU)

Ly snags second Golfer of the Week

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | April 6, 2023

DeKALB – Junior Jasmine Ly of NIU women’s golf earned her second MAC Golfer of the Week award after finishing tied for fifth place at the Pinetree Collegiate the MAC announced Thursday. Ly opened the tournament shooting a 74 in the first round,...

NIU women's golf junior Emily Romancew swings her driver at the Atlantic Invitational in February at the Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach, Fla. Romancew finished tied for 11th place Tuesday at the Pinetree Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Kennesaw State at the Pinetree Country Club. (Photo courtesy of Scott Walstrom | NIU Athletics)

Ly, Romancew lead Huskies to fourth at Pinetree Collegiate

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | April 4, 2023

DeKALB – Junior Jasmine Ly’s top five finish helped NIU women’s golf earn a fourth-place finish at the Pinetree Collegiate Monday and Tuesday.  The Huskies finished the two-day event in fourth place with a final score of 17-over par, 881. NIU...