Huskies Fall to Boilermakers 8-1

Huskies fall to Boilermakers 8-1

NIU softball (4-5) fell 8-1 to the Purdue University Boilermakers (15-6) on Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana. “Our pitchers gave us a chance, they forced Purdue to put the ball in play, and we just didn’t,” NIU head coach Kathryn Gleason said. “We had a chance to make plays and we didn’t.” The Boilermakers struck first, scoring on a groundout to take a 1-0 lead. Later in the first inning, freshman middle-infielder Anna Moore hit a triple to e…

Huskies Drop Game to Purdue - NIU Athletics

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Jenna Turner (Marengo, Ill./Marengo) was the only Huskie to record a mutli-hit game as she scored the lone run as the Northern Illinois University (4-5) softball team fell in action to the Purdue Boilermakers (15-6).