DeKALB – After dropping game one 5-4, NIU softball (22-23, 11-11 MAC) came back to win game two 8-4 and split the doubleheader against the Western Michigan University Broncos (16-23, 10-10 MAC) Wednesday. Senior infielder Kelly Walinski belted a sixth...

DeKALB – NIU softball’s (21-22, 10-10 MAC) comeback bid fell short, losing 7-6 to the Western Michigan University Broncos (15-22, 9-9 MAC) Tuesday. A complete game from junior pitcher Rissa Bajusz helped the Broncos win the first of the three-game...

DeKALB – Three RBIs from senior infielder Kelly Walinski helped NIU softball (20-19, 9-7 MAC) take down the DePaul University Blue Demons (12-25, 4-11 Big East) 6-0 at Cacciatore Stadium in Chicago. Efficient batting led to four Huskies logging RBIs.  Junior...

Senior utility player Sam Mallinder is the type of teammate that pulls her team together through rough times.  Mallinder’s teammate, junior catcher Ellis Erickson, spoke highly of her team leader. “Sam is probably one of the most hard-working...

DeKALB – NIU Athletics kicks off another full slate of sports this week, headlined by baseball’s trip to Northwestern and softball’s home series with Central Michigan.  BASEBALL Tuesday, March 28: at Northwestern University, 3:30 p.m. Evanston,...

DeKALB – Marshall University junior catcher Autumn Owen blasted two home runs en route to a  5-0 victory over NIU (1-6, 0-0). Owen hit a home run in both the first and sixth inning, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs (runs batted in). Owen accounted for...

DeKALB – NIU softball struggled in the pitcher's circle during its final three games of the San Diego State Tournament, falling by identical final scores of 8-2 to the University of Notre Dame and California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Saturday...

DeKALB – The Huskies softball team traveled to San Diego, California, for its first weekend tournament of the year and split its first two games against the University of Memphis and No. 22 Arizona State University. NIU was led by freshman left fielder...

The NIU softball team won two games in a doubleheader Saturday in Athens, Ohio, at Ohio University but lost the series finale on Sunday. Saturday, game one: NIU 10, Ohio 7 The first game of the day on Saturday was a close one as the Huskies mounted...

The NIU softball team gained one win while losing two games in a weekend series against Kent State University Friday and Saturday in DeKalb. Six senior softball players, Bianca Barone, Katie Keller, Maddie Mackey, Amberly Rodriquez, Mackenzie Mahy...

Baseball The NIU baseball team will have a three-game series this weekend in Rochester, Michigan, as they take on Oakland University. The Huskies dropped all four games to Central Michigan University this past week, putting them at 6-25 overall and...