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Junior golf athlete shows improvement

By Sam Bauman | April 8, 2013

Junior Jenny Niemiec has experienced a successful season for the women’s golf team, especially this spring. The transfer student played for NIU last spring and has made vast improvements since joining the team. Last season, Niemiec had scores ranging...

Women’s golf finishes 3rd in IPFW Classic

By Jacob Onak | April 1, 2013

The women’s golf team wrapped up the IPFW Spring Classic with a third-place finish Monday. The Huskies finished third out of 10 after moving up from fourth place from day one. “Definitely good to finish in the top three,” said head coach Kim Kester....

Women’s golf headed to Indiana for tournament

By Sam Bauman | March 27, 2013

Weather conditions are once again affecting the women’s golf team. The Huskies were originally scheduled to compete at the IPFW Women’s Spring Classic at the Pine Valley Country Club. The course was deemed unplayable due to the recent string of bad...

Women’s golf set for Arizona

By Sam Bauman | March 6, 2013

The women’s golf team will be traveling down to Rio Verde, Ariz., this Friday to compete at the Rio Verde Invitational. The tournament tees off Friday morning and will go throughout the weekend, ending on Sunday. The Huskies will look to continue their...

Ellett steps up, boosts women’s golf

By Sean Anderson | November 7, 2012

NIU women’s golf received a big boost this season from freshman Connie Ellett, who stepped up and became its second best golfer in the fall. Ellett currently holds the second lowest average on the team with 80.25 strokes per round, which is only two...

Women’s golf looks forward to spring season

By Sean Anderson | October 30, 2012

NIU women’s golf’s fall part of the season had its share of ups and downs, but it is looking for more positive outcomes in the upcoming spring season. One of the highs of the first half was the Huskies’ second-place finish at the UW-Green Bay Phoenix...

Women’s golf finishes out season at MAC preview

By Sean Anderson | October 16, 2012

NIU women’s golf concluded its fall season with a 10th place finish at the 2012 MAC Preview on Tuesday. The highlight of the tournament was the play of senior Allie Parthie, who shot a 77 which was good enough to finish tied for fifth. “I actually...

Women’s golf has strong showing on first day of MAC preview

By Sean Anderson | October 15, 2012

At the end of day one, NIU women’s golf sits tied for 10th place at the 2012 Mid-American Conference preview in Nashport, Ohio. Besides the Huskies, the 14-team field includes conference foes Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Toledo...

Sisters return to women’s golf

By Sean Anderson | September 24, 2012

For the first time last year sisters Taylor Ellett and Connie Ellett did not golf together. This season, they are back to their old ways, playing golf together for NIU women’s golf. Taylor and Connie spent their lives thus far golfing and competing...

Womens golf takes seventh place at Cardinal Classic

Women’s golf takes seventh place at Cardinal Classic

By Sean Anderson | September 23, 2012

NIU women’s golf finished in seventh place at the Cardinal Classic at The Players Club in Yorktown, Ind. The Huskies finished in fifth place last week at the Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago and hoped their play would continued in Yorktown....

Womens golf gets new coach

Women’s golf gets new coach

By Sean Anderson | September 18, 2012

Women’s golf has its first new coach in over 26 years in Kim Kester. Kester is looking forward to her opportunity at NIU and wants to create her own legacy. Last year, former coach Pam Tyska retired. “Pam did a great job while at NIU and created a...

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...