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The Northern Illinois University softball team rallied Friday to defeat Western Michigan, 12-5, in the home and Mid-American Conference opener at Mary M. Bell Field. After falling behind, 5-0, after three and a half innings, Northern Illinois (11-17, 1-0) scored multiple runs in the next three frames, with the big blow coming off the bat...

The Northern Illinois University softball team split a pair of games on the second day of the Highlander Classic Saturday. The Huskies (9-18) suffered a 2-0 loss to Notre Dame in their third straight extra inning contest before knocking off Iona, 11-3, in five innings. “It was another great day for the Huskies,” said NIU...

The Northern Illinois University softball team went into extra innings in both games of the Highlander Classic splitting the pair Friday. The Huskies (8-17) bounced back from a tough 3-2 loss in eight innings to the University of Notre Dame to defeat host UC Riverside, 5-1, in Game Two. “This whole week has been about...

The Northern Illinois University softball team dropped its games to North Dakota State and Loyola Marymount at Smith Field Wednesday afternoon. The Huskies (7-15) lost a slugfest to North Dakota State, 9-7, pounding out 10 hits in the losing effort, while tallying a pair of hits in a 3-0 setback to Loyola Marymount, 3-0, in...

The Northern Illinois University softball team fell to host Southern Illinois, 12-4, in its final game of the Coach B Classic Monday afternoon. “We obviously needed to have a better performance in the circle from our pitching staff,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “It was nice to see us put together some offensive numbers...

The Northern Illinois University softball team split its first two games of the Coach B Classic hosted by Southern Illinois Sunday Afternoon. The Huskies (6-6) knocked off Butler, 3-2, in their first game, but dropped the nightcap, 3-2, to St. Louis in eight innings. Shelby Miller (Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa) led the way for the NIU offense...

The Northern Illinois University softball team dropped a 4-2 decision to Western Michigan in the season finale Sunday at Fran Ebert Field. After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Huskies (19-34, 7-15) responded with a pair in the top of the second. A leadoff single by Nicole Gremillion (Missouri City, Texas/Elkins) and a...

The Northern Illinois University softball team lost its doubleheader with Toledo at Scott Park Sunday afternoon. The Huskies (19-32, 7-13), who were playing a doubleheader with Toledo (18-32, 8-10) due to inclement Saturday, dropped the first game, 10-0, and were edged out, 4-3, in the final game. Northern Illinois took a 3-0 lead with a...

The NIU softball team split its doubleheader with Bowling Green at Meserve Field Friday afternoon. The Huskies (19-30, 7-11) rallied from a two run deficit in Game One, to post a 4-3 victory over Bowling Green (32-17, 12-4) to win their first game in six tries. Senior Dani Parrish (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield), who has stepped up...

The Northern Illinois University softball team wrapped up a disappointing road trip Sunday with a 12-6 loss to Akron at Lee R. Jackson Field. After the Huskies (18-28, 6-10) scored a pair of runs in the third and two more in the fourth to tie the game 4-4, Akron (17-26-1, 3-11) broke the game wide...

The Northern Illinois University softball team complete the series sweep of Kent State, defeating the Golden Flashes 9-4 on Senior Day at Mary M. Bell Field Sunday. “Kent’s a great team, they were at the top of the conference coming into this weekend,” said NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard. “After Friday, the girls did a...

The Northern Illinois University softball team scored a 7-3 victory over Kent State in Mid-American Conference softball action Saturday afternoon at Mary M. Bell Field. The Huskie (16-23, 5-6) offense unloaded three games of frustration on the Golden Flashes (22-19, 8-3) pounding out 10 hits on the afternoon. Jennifer Barnett (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) led the NIU...