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Men’s golf finish 17th in weekend tournament

By Sam Bauman | March 18, 2013

Men’s golf finished 17 out of 18 this past weekend at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular in Florida. The Huskies were +71 with a score of 935 in the tournament and finished one point away from the 16th place team, George Mason University. The top scoring...

Womens golf finishes in second place

Women’s golf finishes in second place

By Sean Anderson | September 12, 2012

NIU women’s golf finished in second place at the Green Bay Fall Invitational. Indianapolis would go on to win the team title with a score of 629, which was 12 strokes better than NIU and Butler. Butler’s Jenna Peters won the individual title by one...

Senior golfer Allie Parthie watches finishes her swing and watches her shot at a tournament at home last season.

Women’s golf begins season in third place

By Sean Anderson | September 11, 2012

NIU women’s golf sits in third place after day one at Green Bay, Wis., when the it opened its season in the Green Bay Fall Invitational at the Green Bay Country Club. This is the first time in 26 years that the Huskies will not have Pam Tyska on the...

Huskie Briefs 8/27

By Northern Star Staff | August 27, 2012

Bennett receives contract extension After leading NIU women’s basketball to the MAC quaterfinals for the first time since 2007, head women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennett received a contract extension until 2017. Bennett led the Huskies to a 14-17...

Huskie Briefs: April 12

By Andrew Singer | April 11, 2011

Gonzales garners MAC POTW honor Coming off a three-hit complete game shutout over the weekend, NIU starting pitcher Jeremy Gonzales was named MAC West Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday afternoon. This is the first time in Gonzales' four years at NIU that...

Xavier Silas stands in relaxation during a round of golf.

Ironing out the kinks

By Jimmy Johnson | October 12, 2010

Xavier Silas has been told by many people close to him that he needs to find an escape from basketball. After a summer in which he literally traveled around the world, his friends, family and peers soon realized that the NIU men's basketball forward needed...

Huskie Briefs: Men’s golf, women’s tennis, cross country

By Andrew Singer | September 14, 2010

Men's golf Earlier this week, the NIU men's golf team broke the seal on its 2010 season as it grabbed a 12th place finish at the Marshall Invitational. The Huskies were led by Bryce Emory, who enjoyed a career best performance in the final round with...

The Rant: Don’t criticize Furyk

By Chris Dertz | August 25, 2010

Ever since Brett Favre got his jerseys set on fire by the likes of me, I've been searching for a new hero; a new athlete to look up to unconditionally. Jim Furyk, please come forward and accept my gift of unconditional love, for your oversleeping for...