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The Northern Illinois University softball team won its sixth-straight league game and swept its second-straight doubleheader Sunday when the Huskies took two from Buffalo at Nan Harvey Field. The Huskies (17-26, 7-7) went into extra innings to defeat Buffalo in Game One, 6-4, and shutout the Bulls (12-26, 5-9) in second game. Sophomore Emily Norton...

The NIU softball team swept Kent State in Mid-American Conference softball at Diamond at Dix Friday afternoon. The Huskies (15-26, 5-7) took Game One, 5-1, and posted a 4-3 win over Kent State (19-16-1, 9-5) in the nightcap. NIU jumped on top early in both games, quite the contrast from the late rallies in the...

The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered an 11-9 loss to Northwestern at Sharon J. Drysdale Field Tuesday afternoon. What started out as a pitcher’s duel, turned into a slugfest as the Huskies (13-26) and Wildcats (22-16) combined for 20 runs and 18 hits. The two teams combined for one run and two hits through...

A walk-off home run by Shelby Miller (Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa) gave the NIU softball team an 8-7 come-from-behind victory Sunday over Eastern Michigan. “This win gives us momentum in conference play and gets us back into it,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “We knew going into the weekend we had to at least go .500....

A walk-off home run proved to be the difference as the Northern Illinois University softball team dropped a 5-4 extra inning contest to Miami at MU Softball Stadium Sunday afternoon. “We battled from behind twice and showed a ton of fight,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “We just need to figure out how to...

The Northern Illinois University softball team dropped a 7-3 contest to Illinois State at Marian Kneer Stadium Wednesday. “We weren’t able to get the clutch hit or clutch defensive play when we needed it,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “They had a couple hits that just fell in that ended up being the difference...

A three-run seventh proved to be the difference Saturday as Western Michigan handed the Northern Illinois University softball team a 7-6 setback in Mid-American Conference action at Mary M. Bell Field. “They continued to play to according to their strengths and when push came to shove they did a nice job of staying in it...

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 opens the home portion of its 2013 season and Mid-American Conference play Friday when the Huskies welcome Western Michigan to Mary M. Bell Field. “It’s nice after 27 games to finally get on our own field,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “I think the kids are really excited...

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 split its doubleheader with Cal State Northridge at Matador diamond Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies (7-13) dropped a 3-2 decision to Cal State Northridge (11-17) in the first game and posted a 2-1 victory over the Matadors to snap an eight-game losing streak. Improved defense and a two-run fourth proved...