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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...

Women's 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....

Women's 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...

Women's 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...

Men's golf to play in FAU Spring Break Championship, women's golf to play in SIU Invitational

Men’s golf to play in FAU Spring Break Championship, women’s golf to play in SIU Invitational

By Sean Anderson | March 21, 2012

NIU men’s and women’s golf will both be in action over the weekend. The women’s team will head south to Carbondale to play in the SIU Invitational. The Huskies are coming off a seventh place finish in the NIU Snowbird. “Well, it was great. We...

Huskie Briefs for 3/20/12

By James Cantagallo | March 19, 2012

NIU baseball’s Kyle Glancy and women’s golf’s Allie Parthie were named the NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week for March 12 through March 18, according to a press release. Glancy, a senior, got two saves last week for the Huskies in their wins versus...

Huskie Briefs: March 29

By Andrew Singer | March 28, 2011

Coming up golden in the field Cora Caulfield and nine other Huskies won events at the Viking Olympics hosted by Augustana College over the weekend. Caulfield broke her own school record in the discuss with a throw of 162-11. The throw was over 30 feet...