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Nicole Gremillion
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...
Ashley Kopp
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...
Amanda Sheppard
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...
Jessica Sturm
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...
Jennifer Barnett
A late rally in the final two innings was not enough for the NIU softball team as it dropped a 6-5 decision to host Cal Poly in the final game of the Mustang Classic Sunday at Bob Jenssen Field. “Obviously, showing the resiliency to come back in the sixth and seventh inning and give us...
Shelby Miller
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered a pair of losses on the first day of the Mustang Classic Friday at Bob Jenssen Field. The Huskies (6-9) dropped the tournament opener, 8-3, to Nevada and fell to host Cal Poly, 6-3, in the nightcap. In both games, Northern Illinois had an early lead, but was...
Nicole Gremillion
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...
Shelby Miller
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...
Jessica Sturm
Northern Illinois  softball player Jessica Sturm has been named co-Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Sturm (Wichita, Kan./Goddard), who improved to 3-2 on the season, posted a 2-1 record in her four appearances at the FAU “Strike-Out Cancer” Tournament in Boca Raton. She went the distance in NIU’s 4-2...
Brianna Phelan
The Northern Illinois softball team‘s bats erupted in its 7-3 victory over host Florida Atlantic on the final day of play in the FAU “Strike-Out Cancer” Tournament Sunday. The Huskies (5-5) pounded out eight hits and capitalized on four Owl errors to rally for the victory. Trailing 3-1 heading into the bottom of the second,...
Jennifer Barnett
Northern Illinois University softball player Jennifer Barnett is one of 30 NCAA softball student-athletes named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a...
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