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NIU women’s golf: Huskies open spring season in Florida

By Frank Gogola | February 9, 2015

It’s 7:45 a.m. Friday and women’s golf is nearing the end of practice before it leaves the snow-covered campus for the start of its spring season in Florida.The Huskies take to the course for the first time since Oct. 19 when they participate in the...

NIU, Rich Harvest Farms to host 2017 NCAA Golf Championships

By Northern Star Staff | January 15, 2015

NIU and Rich Harvest Farms have been selected to serve as the host and site, respectively, of the 2017 Division I Men's and Women's Golf Championships, according to an NCAA news release.NIU, which became a major college sports program in 1969, will host...

Women’s golf closes fall with whimper

By Northern Star Staff | October 19, 2014

Women’s golf struggled to get anything going over the weekend at the Hoosier Fall Invitational in Noblesville, Ind., its last fall tournament.Friday, the Huskies (319) finished eighth out of eight teams in the stroke-play portion of the tournament....

Women’s golf looks to finish fall ‘strong’

By Rhema Rhea | October 15, 2014

Women’s golf will close its fall schedule with its first match play tournament of the season.The Huskies will partake in the Hoosier Fall Invitational 7 a.m. Friday to Sunday in Noblesville, Ind.When NIU last saw action, Oct. 4-5 at the Diane Thomason...

5 minutes with… Lena Gautier

By Rhema Rhea | October 14, 2014

Sophomore women’s golfer Lena Gautier notched her highest finish of her Huskie career when she tied for first place out of 75 golfers Oct. 4-5 at the Diane Thomason Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa.Gautier, of La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France, was the first...

Women’s golfer Gautier finishes tied for 1st place

By Northern Star Staff | October 5, 2014

Sophomore women’s golfer Lena Gautier had a weekend to remember, finishing in a tie for first place.Gautier carded a 226 (79, 72, 75) at 10 over par Saturday and Sunday at the Diane Thomason Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa. She finished in a tie with...

Women’s golf tees off this weekend

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 2014

Women’s golf hits the course for the fourth time during the fall portion of its season.NIU will partake in the Diane Thomason Invitational 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa.The Huskies finished second at the Redbird Invitational Sept....

Ask an Athlete: Women’s golf

By Rhema Rhea | September 29, 2014

What is you major?Senior Casey LaBarbera: BiologySenior Taylor Ellett: Elementary educationJunior Connie Ellett: MarketingSophomore Sydney Brickey: Corporate communicationsWhat was your favorite childhood cartoon or movie?Casey: “The Land Before Time”Taylor:...

Women’s golf grabs 5th place

By Rhema Rhea | September 23, 2014

Women’s golf got better results but still isn’t where it wants to be after taking fifth out of 17 teams at the Cardinal Classic Tuesday in Yorktown, Ind.The Huskies displayed back-to-back 310s to post a score of 620 for the tournament. NIU placed...

Women’s golf hits Ind. for season’s 3rd tourney

By Rhema Rhea | September 21, 2014

Women’s golf will try and get back to shooting past records when it travels to Yorktown, Ind., for the Cardinal Classic today and Tuesday.NIU and the rest of the field is set to tee off at 7 a.m. both days. The Huskies will follow up the opening round...

Women’s golf finishes 11th

By Rhema Rhea | September 16, 2014

Women’s golf could not stay away from larger numbers during the Louisville Cardinal Cup, where the team placed 11th out of 17 Tuesday.Louisville Black took the crown, totaling an 888 (303, 290, 295), which was six strokes better than second-place Memphis...

Women’s golf settles for 2nd place

By Rhema Rhea | September 8, 2014

Women’s golf opened the season in a big way by claiming a tie for second out of 16 at the Redbird Invitational.Host Illinois State took the tournament crown, finishing with a third-round score of 910 (307-304-299). Redbird senior Brianna Cooper earned...