After a 3-2 road trip that tallied 45 runs, the Huskies could not spot one in a 7-0 loss to UIC on Wednesday afternoon at Mary M. Bell Field. In the Huskies' (16-18 overall, 6-2 MAC) first at-bat, freshman Stephanie Tofft extended her hitting streak to...
The Huskies are back home to take on in-state rival UIC today at 5 p.m. at Mary M. Bell Field. Coming off a 3-1 weekend of conference play at Buffalo and Kent State, NIU (16-17 overall, 6-2 MAC) is taking a break from MAC action. The Huskies dropped their...
Not knowing whether she was eligible to play volleyball or even if she was accepted to a university, Amber Walker packed up all her belongings and left home. Having to ferry her loaded truck from Juneau, Alaska to Seattle, Wash., she arrived in the lower...
Not every athlete finds their love of a sport during childhood, and not every student decides on their college by the end of senior year. Nora Ferguson is one person who claims both. A freshman on the cross country and track and field teams, Ferguson...
For a moment, it looked like Maddie Hughes was still on the NIU volleyball team. Walking into the Campus Recreation Center for the first spring tournament on March 26, the No. 9 grey libero jersey was out on the court making digs. But it was not Hughes...
DeKALB |During NIU volleyball’s Salvani Spring Play Date on March 26 at the Campus Recreation Center, I observed a type of camaraderie for the first time while at Northern: alumni were trash talking the current Huskies. It was not so much the trash...
Katie Leb: Jimmy, now that NIU’s baseball and softball teams have played some games at home, it is time to judge them. Unlike other NIU sports, these players get the opportunity to choose a personalized song to be played when they walk up to the plate....
Home field held no advantage Wednesday afternoon, as the Huskies fell to Valparaiso 17-6 and 8-5 at Mary M. Bell Field. With the wins, the Crusaders (20-10 overall, 3-0 Horizon) extended their program-record winning streak to 13 games. NIU (10-14) began...
Hugs and smiles were abundant between NIU volleyball players and the alumni team on Saturday at the Campus Recreation Center. But once the two groups battled on the court it was all business, at least most of the time.In the Salvani Spring Play Date,...
NIU softball took to California and Nevada for its final games before conference play begins.The Huskies (10-11 overall) came away with three wins and three losses during the break, while three games were cancelled due to snowy conditions in Reno, Nev.Play...
To Coley Pawlikowski, volleyball is more than a sport; it's a career. An alumna of the NIU volleyball program, Pawlikowski returned in 2009 as an assistant coach and recruiter. Coaching alongside her husband Dan, she incorporates volleyball into all aspects...
Before heading to the mountains for the Colorado State Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. over the weekend, NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard stressed the changing nature of the softball game, and the increasing importance of putting up runs often. The team...
