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DEKALB, Ill. – This Week in Huskie Athletics, the Northern Illinois University baseball team plays host to Akron in a four-game set at Ralph Mackenzie Field starting Friday, while the women's tennis team wraps its season at home when the Huskies face Western Michigan on Sunday.
Men's Golf
Friday, April 30: MAC Championships (Fort Wayne, Ind.) – All Day |
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Saturday, May 1: MAC Championships (Fort Wayne, Ind.) – All Day |
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The NIU men's golf team plays in the MAC Championships this Friday and Saturday at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. Senior
Jordan Less was the Huskies' top finisher in last weekend's Robert Kepler Intercollegiate at Ohio State, tying for 48th place. It was the third straight event that Less was NIU's top finisher. He leads NIU in scoring average at 73.59, with six of his last nine rounds at two-over par or better. Junior
Tommy Dunsire is NIU's top returning finisher from the 2019 MAC Championships. Dunsire tied for 31st in the rain-shortened event as a freshman.
A complete preview of the MAC Championships will be posted on NIUHuskies.com later this week.
Women's Tennis
Friday, April 30 at Ball State, 12 p.m. CT
Sunday, May 2 vs. Western Michigan, 1 p.m. CT
Already with the most wins by an NIU women's tennis team in a season since the 2012-13 squad finished 14-10, the Huskies will have two opportunities to top that mark. NIU opens the weekend at 2021 MAC Champion Ball State on Friday before returning home to close out the 2021 campaign against Western Michigan. Weather permitting, the Huskies will play at DeKalb High School on Sunday.
The Huskies enter Friday's match in Muncie on a high after edging Buffalo in a tight match. After dropping the first set 2-6, and the contest tied, 3-3,
Iulliia Dmitrieva fought off three match points in the second set and won the third, 6-0, to take the match at No. 5 singles and clinch the season sweep for NIU over Buffalo.
Baseball
Friday, April 30: Akron, 2 p.m. CT –
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Saturday, May 1: Akron, 12 p.m. CT –
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Saturday, May 1: Akron, 3 p.m. CT –
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Sunday, May 2: Akron, 12 p.m. CT –
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The NIU baseball team opens an eight-game homestand this weekend with a four-game series against the Akron Zips at Ralph McKinzie Field. It's the first meeting between the two sides since Akron reinstated its program in the 2020 season. The Huskies look to get back in the win column after being swept at Ball State last weekend.
Junior
Kam Smith continues to have a strong 2021 season after hitting .417 against the Cardinals with five hits in the four games.
Brady Huebbe had four hits over the final three games of the series. Junior pitcher
Kyle Seebach made his first career start on the mound last Friday after 46 career relief appearances and threw six shutout innings with six strikeouts. There will be a complete preview up on NIUHuskies.com later this week.
Softball
Friday, April 30: at Buffalo, 3 p.m. CT –
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Saturday, May 1: at Buffalo, 12 p.m. CT –
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Saturday, May 1: at Buffalo, 2 p.m. CT –
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Sunday, May 2: at Buffalo, 11 a.m. CT –
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Tuesday, May 4: at Ball State, 12 p.m. CT –
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Tuesday, May 4: at Ball State, 2 p.m. CT –
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NIU's softball team embarks on its final road trip of the season when the Huskies open a six-game stretch starting Friday in Buffalo. Following a four-game series with the Bulls, the Huskies travel to Muncie for a doubleheader at Ball State on Tuesday, May 4.
The Huskies head to Buffalo looking to build on their modest three-game winning streak following a series victory over Akron last weekend.
Mackenzie Bryan was brilliant in the circle for NIU in her two starts against the Zips. She pitched a complete game shutout to finish a doubleheader sweep of the Zips Saturday and came back to pitch four strong innings in the series finale victory on Sunday.
Katie Keller continues to pace the Huskie offense. She led the way for NIU during its 3-1 series win over Akron batting.455, going 5-for-11 with five RBIs, two runs scored and four walks in four games against the Zips. Keller leads the Huskies in 10 offensive categories including batting average (.377), hits (43), doubles (16) and RBIs (28).
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