By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 14, 2023
DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis dropped its contest against Eastern Michigan University by a score of 5-2 Friday (April 14) at Nelson Tennis Center in Chick Evans Field. EMU evened the season series against NIU at 1-1.
With the loss, NIU falls to 12-13...
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...
DeKALB – NIU softball (18-18, 8-6 MAC) faced off against the Valparaiso University Beacons (5-29, 1-12 MVC) splitting wins in a doubleheader. Poor hitting hurt NIU in the first game, but the Huskies bounced back with seven runs in the second game.
GAME...
DeKALB – NIU women’s track finished the Fighting Illini Challenge as junior Skylynn Blue earned the Huskies’ best finish of the one-day event.
Blue had the best individual finish for NIU, as she took second place in the 200-meter dash with...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 8, 2023
DeKALB – Friday afternoon’s MAC matchup between the Huskies and the Eastern Michigan University Eagles ended in a narrow 4-3 NIU victory.
The Huskies trailed 3-1 in the first four matches of play and were just one loss away from defeat. Three...
DeKALB – NIU softball (17-17, 8-6 MAC) snapped its three-game losing streak and swept Kent State University (9-23, 4-6 MAC) in a doubleheader. Strong pitching helped the Huskies pull out the win in both games.
GAME ONE
Five strikeouts from freshman...
DeKALB – NIU softball (15-17, 6-6 MAC) dropped its third consecutive game Friday, falling to the Kent State University Golden Flashes (9-21, 4-4 MAC) by a final score of 9-4. After the Huskies held a 4-3 lead entering the fifth inning, the Golden Flashes...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 6, 2023
DeKALB – NIU Director of Athletics and Vice-President Sean Frazier announced Juan Carrillo as head coach of the NIU cross country team Wednesday.
Carrillo returns to lead the cross country team after spending 2015-17 as a volunteer assistant.
As...
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,...
Senior utility player Sam Mallinder is the type of teammate that pulls her team together through rough times.
Mallinder’s teammate, junior catcher Ellis Erickson, spoke highly of her team leader.
“Sam is probably one of the most hard-working...
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...
DeKALB – NIU softball’s slow offensive showing caused it to drop both games of Sunday’s series finale doubleheader against the Central Michigan University Chippewas.
GAME ONE
NIU suffered a close extra innings loss in the first game of their...
