Softball will look to continue its four-game winning streak this weekend against the Bowling Green Falcons and the Toledo Rockets.The Huskies (16-13, 3-0 MAC) began the weekend by winning the first game of a doubleheader Friday against Bowling Green (11-14,...
Softball senior pitcher Jessica Sturm has gained numerous accolades while at NIU, but she’s looking to end her softball career with something she doesn’t have: a MAC Championship.In four years at NIU, Sturm has piled up 44 wins (fifth most in program...
Softball swept a Saturday doubleheader against the Akron Zips after a scheduled Friday doubleheader against the Ohio Bobcats was canceled due to poor weather conditions.The Huskies (15-13, 2-0 MAC) beat the Zips (12-13, 0-2 MAC), 9-1, in six innings in...
Softball got off to an impressive start to their week with a midweek extra-inning victory over the Illinois State Redbirds.The Huskies (13-13) beat the Redbirds (13-18), 6-3, in eight innings Wednesday in Normal.How it happenedIt was a back-and-forth...
Softball has catapulted itself into first place in the MAC West through 24 non-conference games despite being a bit rocky at the start of the season.Softball (12-12, 0-0 MAC) went 6-4 last week. But, the Huskies began the season 6-8 in a 14-game stretch...
Over the next week, volunteers will mentor female students on effectively defending themselves from sexual aggressors with the RAD system.The RAD system, or Rape Aggression Defense system, is divided into three sessions with the final session being a...
Softball hopes to make some progress in finding replacements for the three starting seniors who graduated after the 2014 season when the team plays a quartet of home games this weekend.The Huskies (1-0) will take on the Heartland Community College Hawks...
Softball qualified for the MAC Tournament for the second time in as many seasons under head coach Christina Sutcliffe, earning a No. 7 seed after it split its final four games.The Huskies (23-29, 10-12 MAC) split their Friday doubleheader against the...
Softball closes out its regular season hanging onto the eighth and final MAC Tournament spot with a one-game lead over the Bowling Green Falcons (21-28, 7-11 MAC) and the Western Michigan Broncos (16-31, 7-11 MAC).The Huskies (21-27, 8-10 MAC) will open...
Softball’s offense couldn’t be cooled down after it took a few innings to heat up in its final non-conference game.The Huskies’ (21-27) bats carried the team while the relief pitching sealed the deal in a 12-4 beatdown of the Illinois-Chicago Flames...
Something will have to give when softball (20-27) takes on the Illinois-Chicago Flames (12-24) at 4:30 p.m. today at Flames Field in Chicago.The Huskies head to the Windy City on a three-game losing streak. The Flames enter the midweek matchup as the...
With the MAC Tournament approaching quickly, softball suffered a setback against a pair of cross-divisional opponents over the weekend.The Huskies (20-27, 8-10 MAC) split their Friday doubleheader against the Kent State Golden Flashes (24-16, 10-4 MAC)...
