By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 30, 2023
DeKALB – NIU (23-24,12-12 MAC) softball split the first two games of a three-game weekend series against the University at Buffalo (12-34, 6-16 MAC) Saturday at Nan Harvey Field.
GAME 1
Game 1 in Saturday's doubleheader ended in a narrow 3-2...
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...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 28, 2023
DeKALB – NIU has agreed to terms on a contract extension with women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen, NIU announced on Tuesday.
Carlsen was extended through the 2024-25 season.
Carlsen expressed her sincere gratitude to the NIU community,...
DeKALB – After dropping game one 5-4, NIU softball (22-23, 11-11 MAC) came back to win game two 8-4 and split the doubleheader against the Western Michigan University Broncos (16-23, 10-10 MAC) Wednesday. Senior infielder Kelly Walinski belted a sixth...
DeKALB – NIU softball’s (21-22, 10-10 MAC) comeback bid fell short, losing 7-6 to the Western Michigan University Broncos (15-22, 9-9 MAC) Tuesday. A complete game from junior pitcher Rissa Bajusz helped the Broncos win the first of the three-game...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 24, 2023
DeKALB – A rally during the closing matches wasn’t enough to complete a comeback as NIU women’s tennis lost 4-3 to Western Michigan University at Nelson Tennis Center in the Chick Evans Field House. NIU ended its season on three consecutive losses,...
DeKALB – A pair of top 10 finishes highlighted NIU women’s track and field’s visit to Waco, Texas for the Michael Johnson Invitational.
The Huskies had several athletes earn personal records and season bests in their events, totaling seven...
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...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 22, 2023
DeKALB - NIU women’s tennis was again dominated in a 7-0 blowout against Miami University Friday. Friday was the second consecutive game in which a MAC foe shut out NIU.
A poor performance during singles crippled NIU’s opportunity at a MAC tournament...
DeKALB – NIU Softball (21-20, 10-8 MAC) took on the University of Toledo Rockets, (17-22, 10-11 MAC) splitting wins in a doubleheader. NIU took game one, but dropped a 6-3 lead in the second game to lose 12-6.
GAME ONE
A three-RBI single from...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 20, 2023
DeKALB- NIU volleyball is set to host multiple volleyball camps this July. The camp is designed to instill and improve a multitude of different skills. NIU will host four separate camps: serving, skills, elite and team.
SERVING CAMP
The serving...
DeKALB – Three RBIs from senior infielder Kelly Walinski helped NIU softball (20-19, 9-7 MAC) take down the DePaul University Blue Demons (12-25, 4-11 Big East) 6-0 at Cacciatore Stadium in Chicago. Efficient batting led to four Huskies logging RBIs.
Junior...
