Tag: softball
Northern Illinois University student-athletes Emily Naegele (softball) and Nelle Youel (women’s tennis) are among the 29 women selected nationally to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for Spring 2016, as the NCAA informed all winners of their selection over the past week. Naegele, who earned All-American honors in softball for 2016, and Youel, who completed her...
Three Northern Illinois University student-athletes were among a select group of 200 NCAA student-athletes chosen to attend the 2016 NCAA Career in Sports Forum held the first weekend of June in Indianapolis. Participants at the annual educational forum learn about and explore potential careers in sports. Among nearly 1,000 applicants from every level of collegiate...
Northern Illinois University freshman Alaynie Woollard (New Castle, Ind./New Castle) and senior Jessica Sturm (Wichita, Kan./Goddard) have been named the Mid-American Conference West Division’s Player and Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Sturm picked up the fifth MAC West Pitcher of the Week award of her career, while Woollard garnered her first weekly...
The Northern Illinois University softball team had 12 players named 2014 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athletes, the organization announced Thursday. Kaitlyn Barrett, Kristyn Barrett, Jordyn Bowen, Kayti Grable, Nicole Gremillion, Allyson Hecht, Ashley Kopp, Kali Kossakowski, Shelby Miller, Emily Naegele, Bryanna Phelan and Delani Vest were all honored for their work in the...
Northern Illinois University softball player Shelby Miller was named to the Mid-American Conference’s 2014 Softball Academic All-MAC Team, the league announced today. “Shelby is a class character for our program so it’s nice to see her continue to be recognized for all she’s done,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “She’s received some really prestigious...
Northern Illinois University softball sophomore Emily Naegele earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region second team honors, the association announced. “Emily’s all region honor speaks to her success at NIU,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “She works hard, leads on and off the field, and is a student of the game. I couldn’t...
The Northern Illinois University softball team’s run in the 2014 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament came to an end Saturday with a 7-2 setback to Buffalo at Firestone Stadium. “Backing up last year, with what we did this year is only going to move our program forward,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “If we had...
The Northern Illinois University softball team kept its tournament title hopes alive in a 6-1 victory over Akron in its second game of the 2014 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium Thursday. The Huskie (24-30) offense wasted little time jumping on top of the No. 3 seed Akron Zips (27-15) putting up a three-spot...
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered an 11-6 loss to Buffalo in Wednesday’s first round game of the 2014 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium. The Huskies’ (23-30) struggled to get off the field and Buffalo (28-20) took advantage, scoring a run in every inning, many of them coming with two outs. Emily...
The Mid-American Conference recognized five members of the Northern Illinois University softball team for their outstanding 2014 seasons as the league announced its All-MAC teams and specialty award winners today. “It shows that our program is headed in the right direction,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe on the number of All-MAC honorees for the...
Northern Illinois University softball player Rebecca Rupard was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of Week, the league announced today. A native of Normal, Ill., Rupard turned in a solid week in the pitcher’s circle, going 3-0, allowing six runs, four earned. She began the week with a victory over UIC, pitching four solid innings...
The Northern Illinois University softball team clinched a berth in the 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 6-1 victory Sunday over Ohio at Ohio Softball Field. Bryanna Phelan (Coal City, Ill./Coal City) provided the catalyst for the Huskies’ (23-29, 10-12) from the leadoff spot. The junior right fielder went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a...