![Senior Julia Finegan (2) runs at the Redbird Tune Up on Feb. 16. Finegan finished third in the 800-meter run at the Fighting Illini Tune Up on Saturday. (Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DBXG5494-1200x800.jpg)
Huskies net 2 first place finishes in visit to Urbana-Champaign
By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter
| May 5, 2024
![Senior catcher/outfielder Ellis Erickson dives back to first base on Tuesday at Mary M. Bell Field. NIU softball dropped all three games of its regular season finale against Miami University on Saturday. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Erickson-4-30-24.png)
Softball swept in series versus No. 25 RedHawks
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| May 5, 2024
![Junior middle infielder/outfielder Avery Carnahan hits an RBI single in the third inning of Game 2 on Tuesday. Carnahan drove in three runs on Tuesday as NIU softball split a doubleheader with Ball State University. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SB-BallG2-5-1200x800.jpg)
Huskies hammer Ball State with home-run frenzy
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| April 30, 2024
![Sophomore Ari Christian (left) and graduate student Aasiyah Barr (right) run at the Redbird Tune-Up on Feb. 16. NIU track and field took four first-place finishes across the Kip Janzrin Open, ONU Outdoor Invitational and Drake Relays over the weekend. (Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DBXG5912-1200x800.jpg)
Huskies win four events in three meet weekend
By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter
| April 28, 2024
![Sophomore catcher/utility Cara Cruthers (16) makes contact on March 29 at Mary M. Bell Field. NIU softball split Saturdays doubleheader with Bowling Green State University as each game was ended by mercy rule. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cruthers-3-29-24.png)
NIU and Bowling Green swap wins in doubleheader
By Eddie Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 28, 2024
![Sophomore pitcher/utility Danielle Stewart (22) starts her pitching windup at Mary M. Bell Field on April 12. Stewart recorded the first no-hitter since 2006 in a win against Bowling Green State University Friday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Softball-Apr12-02-1-800x1200.jpg)
Stewart pitches no-hitter, NIU blanks Bowling Green
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| April 27, 2024
![Sophomore pitcher/utility Danielle Stewart (left) and senior catcher/outfielder Ellis Erickson (right) jump up for a high five during pre-game on April 12. NIU softball won both games of a doubleheader on Wednesday against Valparaiso University. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Softball-Apr12-21-1-1200x800.jpg)
Softball sweeps Valparaiso in doubleheader
By Lucas Didier, Sports Editor
| April 24, 2024
![Senior catcher/outfielder Ellis Erickson (23) rounds first base after hitting a single on March 30 against Kent State University. Erickson was named to the Northern Star Sports Staffs MAC softball All-Star squad. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0310_1-1189x1200.jpg)
COLUMN: Building the 2024 MAC All-Star softball team
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| April 24, 2024
![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)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ly-2023-MAC-Championship.png)
NIU women’s golf places third at the MAC Championship
By Eddie Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 23, 2024
![Sophomore right fielder Fiona Crane (26) throws the ball infield after catching the foul against the fence line in right field while senior center fielder Ellis Erickson (23) and junior second baseman Jenna Turner (4) cheer her on in the field. NIU softball was defeated 9-3 by the University at Buffalo Bulls Sunday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SB-Kent-29-17-1-1200x800.jpg)
Softball drops home series against Buffalo
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| April 22, 2024
![Sophomore Isabella Righi serves on March 9 at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House. NIU womens tennis won its final match of the regular season 5-2 on Sunday against the University at Buffalo Bulls. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Righi-3-9-24.png)
NIU women’s tennis defeats Bulls in season finale
By Angel Morales, Sports Reporter
| April 21, 2024
![Freshamn Faith Rouse chases junior Talayssia Sanders on Feb. 16 at the Redbird Tune-Up. NIU track and field earned one top-10 finish at the Michael Johnson Invitational on Saturday. (Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DBXG5922-1200x800.jpg)
Vorpagel highlights NIU’s weekend at the Michael Johnson Invitational
By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter
| April 21, 2024
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