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Northern Illinois University pitcher Jessica Sturm was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week,the league announced today. Sturm improved to 4-2 on the season with a 2-1 mark in three games at the 2014 Citrus Classic. The junior from Wichita, Kan. also lowered her earned run average from 1.07 to 0.52 after posting...

The Northern Illinois softball team split its final two games of the 2014 Citrus Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Sunday. NIU (5-4) suffered a 3-1 setback to Albany in the first game of the day before knocking off Delaware, 2-1 in the final game of the tournament. The Huskies’ contest with...

The NIU softball team suffered a 2-1 setback to Tulsa on the final day at the FAU “Kickoff Classic” Sunday. With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the first two Tulsa batters reached via a pair of Huskie (2-3) errors. A sacrifice bunt moved the two runners to second and third,...

The Northern Illinois University softball team fell Saturday to No. 3 seed Central Michigan in the championship game of the 2013 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium. A walk-off two-run homer by Central Michigan’s Trista Cox in the bottom of the 11th inning broke a 2-2 tie and ended the NIU’s tournament run. The...

Northern Illinois senior Jennifer Barnett won the Nan Harvey Sportswoman of the Year Award, and is one of three Huskies named to the 2013 All-Mid-American Conference Softball Team announced Tuesday. Junior Nicole Gremillion (Missouri City, Texas/Elkins) joined Barnett as a first team All-MAC selection, while Jessica Sturm (Wichita, Kan./Goddard) earned second-team accolades as a utility...

The Northern Illinois softball team rallied to win its sixth straight Sunday, posting a 5-4 victory over Bowling Green at Mary M. Bell Field on Senior Day. “I’m kind of glad today was a tight game to put a little pressure on us to show we can play under it,” said NIU head coach Christina...

The Northern Illinois University softball team swept its third doubleheader of the season when the Huskies took two from Toledo on a cold and rainy Friday at Mary M. Bell Field. The Huskies (22-29, 12-8) opened the day in style with a walk-off victory in Game One before posting an 11-2 five inning win over...

The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered a 2-0 setback to DePaul at Cacciatore Stadium Wednesday. Jessica Sturm (Goddard, Kan./Goddard) pitched well, scattering seven hits while allowing two runs. Unfortunately for NIU, the offense was unable to breakthrough against Blue Demon (29-19) pitcher Kirsten Verdun. “They didn’t really hit Jess that hard,” said NIU head...

The Northern Illinois University softball team swept league player of the week honors as Emily Norton was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week and Jennifer Barnett was named co-MAC West Player of the Week, the league announced today. Barnett had a stellar performance from the plate for Northern Illinois, batting an amazing...

The Northern Illinois University softball team completed the sweep of Ohio with a 3-2 victory Sunday over the Bobcats at Mary M. Bell Field. Jessica Sturm (Wichita, Kan./Goddard) turned in a stellar pitching performance for Northern Illinois (20-28, 10-8), allowing one run on one hit, a solo home run in the first inning, and striking...

Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday, the Northern Illinois University softball team scored a pair of runs but was unable to complete the comeback as the Huskies fell to UIC, 5-4, at Mary M. Bell Field. “We made a couple of defensive miscues that they capitalized on,” said NIU head coach Christina...

Northern Illinois University softball player Emily Norton was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. Norton posted a perfect 4-0 record in four appearances in MAC play this past weekend leading NIU to back-to-back doubleheader victories over Kent State and Buffalo. She pitched 23.2 innings, allowing six runs, two...