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Northern Star File Photo NIUs Stephanie Toft delivers a pitch
during a game against UIC last season.

Softball heading down south

By Brian Belford and Sean Anderson | February 15, 2012

NIU softball will travel to Texas to play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Classic hosted by North Texas.After the Huskies won three-out-of-five at the Southeastern Louisiana tournament last weekend, they will look for another successful series this weekend...

Megan Dortch

Dortch, Tofft claim MAC Weekly awards

By Northern Star Staff | February 14, 2012

Two NIU softball's players garnered MAC Weekly award honors for this week. Huskies pitcher Megan Dortch landed MAC West Pitcher of the Week, while teammate Stephanie Tofft earned Player of the Week honors, according to a press release. After an outstanding...

Softball takes 3-of-5 at Souteastern Louisiana Tournament

By Brian Belford | February 12, 2012

NIU softball won three out of its five games at the Southeastern Louisiana Tournament. Behind solid run production and hot bats, the Huskies (3-2) beat Southern University 8-4 and Nicholls State 9-8 in back-to-back games Friday. In the first game NIU...

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Softball set to open 2012 season this weekend

By Eli Gehn and Brian Belford | February 8, 2012

NIU softball will get its 2012 season under way in Hammond, La. Friday.The Huskies will play five games this weekend in the Southern Louisiana Tournament against Southern University and Nicholls State. NIU will play Tennessee-Martin and Troy Saturday...

Face-off: The outlook of NIU baseball and softball

By Brian Belford and Tony Osborne | February 7, 2012

Brian Belford: It's cold outside Tony, and with football completely over, the only sports that may be on people's minds are basketball and hockey. However, NIU baseball and softball are getting into gear. In fact, they've already been practicing outside....

The NIU softball team split a double header against Miami over the weekend.

Softball splits double header with Miami

By Brian Thomas | May 8, 2011

After suffering a loss to DePaul on Wednesday, the NIU softball team bounced back this weekend to go 3-1 against MAC rivals Miami (OH) and Ball State to close out the regular season. The Huskies (26-25 overall, 13-7 MAC) split a double-header with Miami...

Softball crushed by DePaul

By Katie Leb | May 5, 2011

Stephanie Tofft ended her school record-breaking hitting streak at 36 games as NIU softball fell at DePaul Wednesday afternoon, 9-1 in five innings.Tofft was 0-for-3 at the plate, ending a historic streak that began March 4 in the first game of the Colorado...

Top 10 Huskies of 2010-11: #8 Stephanie Tofft

By Brian Thomas | May 2, 2011

"I can't say enough about what Stephanie has meant to the team this year," said softball head coach Lindsay Chouinard. "She has done a great job for us all year, and been very impressive." Freshman Stephanie Tofft has clearly exceeded expectations and...

Softball swept in Michigan

By Brian Thomas | May 1, 2011

After winning its last three games in a row, NIU's softball team was beat by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich. on two walk-off home runs. The Huskies (23-23 overall, 10-6 MAC) dropped back to .500 on the year, as well as in the MAC standings, falling...

NIU senior Zoe Sinner dives to make a catch against Loyola on Thursday.

Softball sweeps Loyola

By Brian Thomas | April 28, 2011

Mary M. Bell Field played host for the NIU softball team's senior night on Thursday against Loyola. It was a great night for the Huskies (23-21 overall, 10-4 MAC) as they swept Loyola (22-21 overall, 12-5 Horizon) in two games. The Huskies won game one...

Jennifer Barnett swings away at a pitch earlier in the semester.

Softball splits doubleheader

By Katie Leb | April 26, 2011

DeKALB | The Huskies maintained a .500 record after splitting a doubleheader against non-conference rival Western Illinois Tuesday afternoon at McKee Stadium. NIU (21-21, 10-4 MAC) began the day with a run in the opening inning, but quickly fell behind...

NIU softball players field a ball in the outfield during a game earlier this season.

Softball continues strong MAC play

By Brian Thomas | April 25, 2011

NIU’s softball team continued its strong MAC play this weekend. The Huskies (20-20 overall, 10-4 MAC) went 2-1 on the weekend. They beat Bowling Green in their only game against them on Friday, 4-3, and they split their series with Toledo, losing on...