By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 14, 2024
DeKALB – Without the services of leading scorer junior guard David Coit, a short-handed NIU men’s basketball team (9-15, 3-8 MAC) snuck past the University at Buffalo Bulls (3-21, 1-10 MAC) 72-68 Tuesday.
Despite missing four rotational players...
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| February 10, 2024
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (11-11, 4-6 MAC) overpowered the Georgia Southern University Eagles (13-12, 3-9 SBC) 91-84 in the second part of the MAC-SBC Challenge.
Senior guard Jayden Marable keyed the charge with a career-high 26 points....
It’s the Super Bowl matchup no one was hoping for. Two teams that have already established dominance in the NFL and two teams that have already faced each other in the biggest sporting event in the United States.
Everyone was hoping Lamar Jackson...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 7, 2024
DeKALB – When asked about her team’s strengths, NIU softball head coach Christina Sutcliffe offered three words to describe her team: gritty, spunky and fast.
Guided by its 12th-year skipper, NIU will look to use that grit, spunk and speed in 2024...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 6, 2024
Super Bowl LVIII’s matchup features the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The two offensive juggernauts are set for what could be one of the highest-scoring Super Bowl’s in NFL history.
San Francisco’s star-studded lineup of Christian...
DeKALB – A 19-point, 6-rebound performance from sophomore forward Xavier Amos propelled NIU men’s basketball to its first conference win and Amos’ second Huskie of the Week honor.
The 6-foot-8-inch forward led the Huskies in scoring in their...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 3, 2024
DeKALB – The streak is finally over!
After 47 days of winless conference play and 10 straight losses, NIU men’s basketball (7-14, 1-8 MAC) has found the win column after a 76-66 victory over Eastern Michigan University (9-13, 2-8 MAC) on Saturday.
The...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 30, 2024
DeKALB – A career-high 23 points from junior guard Zarique Nutter was not enough for NIU men’s basketball (6-14, 0-8 MAC) to pull out its first conference victory of the season, as the Huskies fell 84-77 to the Central Michigan University Chippewas...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| January 30, 2024
Thirteen consecutive NCAA qualifiers, 13 All-MAC honorees, 34 MAC champions, and 40 Academic All-MAC selections and a feat repeated just twice in program history: 100 career wins.
In the grand tapestry of NIU wrestling head coach Ryan Ludwig's coaching...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 29, 2024
DeKALB – Former NIU men’s tennis head coach Patrick Fisher was formally charged with domestic battery that occurred on Oct. 3, 2023. The case was deemed a misdemeanor.
According to a court record from the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court of DeKalb County,...
NIU women’s basketball (9-9, 3-4 MAC) has dropped to .500 for the fifth time this season as it lost by double-digits for the seventh time this season.
The Huskies have capitalized on the cushy games in their schedule, going 8-2 against teams with...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 24, 2024
DeKALB – The “second-half Huskies” strike again!
Despite a night of putback dunks and streaky shooting from the Huskies, NIU men’s basketball (6-12, 0-6 MAC) was outscored in the second half for the 11th time this season in an 89-73 loss to...
