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Katherine Follmer, Photojournalist

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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)

[Photo] NIU women’s tennis defeats Bulls in season finale

By Angel Morales, Sports Reporter
April 21, 2024
Senior Anastasia Rakita prepares to serve on March 9 at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House. NIU womens tennis defeated Bowling Green State University 6-1 on Sunday. (Northern Star File Photo)

[Photo] Women’s tennis takes down Bowling Green 6-1

By Angel Morales, Sports Reporter
April 15, 2024
Sophomore Jenna Horne awaits an opponents serve at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House on March 9. NIU womens tennis lost its second consecutive match as they fell 6-1 to the University of Toledo. (Northern Star File Photo)

[Photo] Stewart pushes NIU softball over Toledo

By Lucas Didier, Assistant Sports Editor
April 13, 2024
NIU junior Reagan Welch prepares to return a serve on March 9. Welchs singles win earned the only point for NIU womens tennis Sunday in a 6-1 loss to Western Michigan University. (Northern Star File Photo)

[Photo] Women’s tennis routed 6-1 by Western Michigan

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Reporter
April 8, 2024
NIU sophomore Nataly Ninova prepares for a strike against Eastern Illinois University on March 9. Ninova and her doubles partner, junior Erika Dimitriev, earned MAC Doubles Team of the Week honors, along with NIU seniors Mikael Vollbach and Cheng En Tsai. (Northern Star File Photo)

[Photo] Tennis Sweeps MAC Doubles Team of the Week

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Reporter
March 28, 2024
Freshman gymnast Isabella Ross ends her routine with the Huskie hand sign. Ross ended her floor routine with a score of 9.750. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Gymnastics pulls second in ‘Senior Day’ meet

By Katherine Follmer, Photojournalist
March 18, 2024
NIU sophomore Jenna Horne and junior Reagan Welch talk to assistant coach Ksenija Tihomirova while switching sides on the court. Horne and Welch won their doubles match against Eastern Illinois University 6-2. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Women’s tennis thrashes Eastern Illinois

By Katherine Follmer, Photojournalist
March 17, 2024
NIU senior Diana Lukyanova bounces the ball before serving at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House Saturday. Lukyanova won all her matches in both singles and doubles as womens tennis defeated Eastern Illinois University 7-0 and University of St. Thomas 6-1. (Katherine Follmer | Northern Star)

[Photo] Women’s tennis’ Saturday sweep extends winning streak to 5

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Reporter
March 10, 2024
Junior guard Laura Nickel (32) dribbles the ball down the court toward her teammates Feb. 14 against Western Michigan University. Nickel recorded a season-high 12 points in Saturdays win over Eastern Michigan University. (Katherine Follmer | Northern Star)

[Photo] Women’s basketball rebounds to take rematch over EMU

By Lucas Didier, Assistant Sports Editor
February 17, 2024
Senior guard Jayden Marable (3) ducks under Western Michigans defense to try and go for a shot. Marable contributed 11 points to the game Wednesday. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Women’s basketball falls short to Western Michigan

By Katherine Follmer, Photojournalist
February 15, 2024
Senior guard Jayden Marable (3) ducks under Western Michigan senior guard Gabi Saxman (10) in a drive to the basket. Marable contributed 11 points in the Huskies loss on Wednesday. (Katherine Follmer | Northern Star)

[Photo] No shot for women’s basketball against Western Michigan

By Lucas Didier, Assistant Sports Editor
February 14, 2024
Senior guard Jayden Marable (3) dribbles the ball past a Georgia Southern defensive player. Marable led the team to victory with 26 points. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Women’s basketball bests Georgia Southern

By Katherine Follmer, Photojournalist
February 12, 2024
Senior guard Jayden Marable (3) dribbles the ball past Georgia Southern sophomore guard Paris Miller (2). Marable led the team to a victory with a career-high 26 points. (Katherine Follmer | Northern Star)

[Photo] Marable dominates as Huskies pick up second-straight win

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
February 10, 2024
The Huskie women’s basketball team storms the court after a win against Ball State. The game went into overtime and ended with a Huskie win of 76-71, an upset for Ball State, who was previously 10-0 in the MAC. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Women’s basketball hands Ball State first MAC loss

By Katherine Follmer and Ryanne Sandifer
February 8, 2024
Redshirt junior guard Sidney McCrea drives past a Ball State University defender in an NIU womens basketball home game Wednesday. McCrea led the Huskies in scoring with 17 points in a 76-71 victory over the Cardinals. (Katherine Follmer | Northern Star)

[Photo] Women’s basketball topples first-place Ball State in overtime

By Lucas Didier, Assistant Sports Editor
February 8, 2024
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