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The Northern Illinois University softball team had six players named 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athletes, the organization announced. Representing Northern Illinois were Kaitlyn Barrett, Kristyn Barrett, Jennifer Barnett, Ashley Kopp, Shelby Miller and Amanda Sheppard. “These six exemplify what NIU athletics stands for,” NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe said. “They are...

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...

The Northern Illinois University softball team continued its run at Mid-American Conference title when it posted a 3-1 victory over top-seeded Ball State in the Game 7 of the 2013 MAC Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium Thursday. The Huskies had some clutch hits and capitalized on the Ball State defense to win and advance. “It’s...

The Northern Illinois University softball team opened play in the 2013 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament with a 2-1 victory over No. 5 seed Miami at Firestone Stadium Wednesday evening. “We showed a lot of patience throughout that game,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “We’ve been a comeback team all year. Being able to score...

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 split its Friday doubleheader with Akron at Mary M. Bell Field. Northern Illinois (18-28, 8-8) took Game One, 3-0, before falling 7-5 in eight innings to the Zips (19-24, 5-11) in the second game. “We’re doing a better job of putting up runs on the board earlier in the...

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...

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 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....