Tag: Lindsay Chouinard
The Northern Illinois University softball team split a pair of games against in-state rivals Western Illinois and Southern Illinois in the final two games of the Coach B Classic hosted by Southern Illinois. NIU (5-7) opened the day with a 5-0 victory over Western Illinois and it was the top of the order doing the...
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its first two games of the Coach B Classic hosted by Southern Illinois, defeating Wright State in the opening game Saturday before dropping an extra inning affair with SIU-Edwardsville. Shelby Miller (Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa) led the way in NIU’s (4-6) 5-1 victory over the Raiders of Wright State. Miller,...
The Northern Illinois University softball team continues its 27-game road swing when the Huskies travel to Carbondale, Ill. for the Coach B Classic this weekend. The Huskies, who open the tournament with Wright State at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 3, will see familiar faces fellow in-state rivals Southern Illinois Edwardsville (March 3, 2 p.m.), Western...
The Northern Illinois University softball team had its games against Wichita State and Missouri State at cancelled today due to inclement weather in the Denton, Texas, area. NIU was scheduled to face the Shockers at 10 a.m. and Missouri State at 5:30 p.m. Northern Illinois (3-4) will close out play in the Fairfield Inn and...
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered a 10-2 loss to the host Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions to close out play at the 2012 Lion Softball Classic Sunday. “It just wasn’t a good day for us today,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said. “We did not do well in any facet today.” The Huskies (3-2)...
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its two games on the second day at the 2012 Lion Softball Classic hosted by Southeastern Louisiana Saturday. After suffering a 10-2 loss to Troy in the first game of the day, the Huskies (3-1) came back to post a 7-5 victory over Tennessee-Martin in Game Two. Shelby...
The NIU softball team opened its 2012 campaign on a high note Friday, winning its first two games of the 2012 Lion Softball Classic hosted by Southeastern Louisiana. The Huskies used a five-run fifth to rally from a one-run deficit to post an 8-4 victory over Southern in the season opener and overcame a four-run...
NIU’s softball team opens its 2012 campaign this weekend at the Lion Softball Classic hosted by Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond, La. The Huskies will play a doubleheader Friday, Feb. 10, taking on Southern at 11 a.m. (CT) and Nicholls State at 3 p.m. The Huskies continue play Saturday with a doubleheader against Tennessee-Martin at 3...
Jenna Roberts, a former standout on the Northern Illinois University softball team from 2006-09, has returned to NIU as an assistant softball coach Huskies’ head coach Lindsay Chouinard announced Tuesday. “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Jenna back,” Chouinard said. “She has every trait that I was looking for in an assistant and more....
Northern Illinois University softball freshman Stephanie Tofft was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team Thursday by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Tofft, who put together a school-record 36-game hitting streak during the season, is the first Huskie to earn All-Region honors since 2003, when Lisa Mattke was a second team...
The No. 3 seed Northern Illinois University softball team suffered a 4-1 loss Wednesday to Central Michigan in its opening game of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio. Trailing 1-0, CMU (30-19), the No. 6 seed, broke through in the top sixth with three runs on two hits and...
Headlined by its standout freshman utility player, a group of five Northern Illinois University softball players earned all-conference honors from league coaches as the Mid-American Conference announced its annual awards Wednesday. “It’s wonderful that they were acknowledged for the good things they have done for us this year,” said NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard. “Our...