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...
Softball first baseman Kayti Grable fields Sports’ No. 6 athlete of 2013-2014, putting together a season that has her garnering consideration for the MAC Freshman of the Year award.In her first season in DeKalb, Grable has started in all 48 games, energizing...
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)...
Women’s basketball turned to an unlikely hero, sophomore guard Alexis Lindstrom, to take down the Eastern Michigan Eagles, 81-76, in overtime in the first round of the MAC Tournament March 10 in Ypsilanti, Mich.Lindstrom, who entered the matchup averaging...
Women’s basketball announced the addition of redshirt senior guard Katlyn Payne, who will transfer to NIU from Eastern Illinois University.Payne, of St. Charles, will be eligible to play with the Huskies in the 2014-15 season. She will graduate from...
Softball enters its final weekend of home games in the midst of a season-long three-game losing streak; it’s the third time this season the Huskies have lost three games in a row.The Huskies (19-24) lost game one against the Loyola Ramblers (19-27),...
Softball will take a break from conference play but stay in the state for a midweek doubleheader.The Huskies (19-22) will take on the Loyola Ramblers (17-27) at 3 and 5 p.m. today at Loyola Softball Park in Chicago.“It’s important for us to go in...
Senior third baseman Ashley Kopp wasn’t her usual self during the 2013 regular season: She was launching home runs left and right and didn’t solidify her defensive prowess at third base until late in the year.Now, she’s found her comfort zone of...
Softball returned from its four-game Michigan road trip the same way it left: three games below .500.The Huskies (19-22, 7-7 MAC) split a Friday doubleheader against the Central Michigan Chippewas (28-15, 7-5 MAC) at Margo Jonker Stadium in Mt. Pleasant,...
So much for the Huskie Bowl’s change in format because of injuries to the defense.The Cardinal team (defense) dominated the Black team (offense), 72-37, in the Huskie Bowl Saturday at Huskie Stadium. The format was changed to a skills, fundamentals...
NIU extended men's basketball head coach Mark Montgomery's contract by two years, Athletic Director Sean Frazier announced Friday. Montgomery's contract will run through the 2017-18 season.Montgomery guided the Huskies to a 15-17 overall record and an...
