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The NIU women's soccer team mobs then-graduate student forward Haley Hoppe after scoring the winning goal against Indiana State on Aug. 22, 2021, in DeKalb. Hoppe's goal in the 104th minute gave the Huskies their first victory of the 2021 season.

O’Neill claims victory in NIU coaching debut

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | August 18, 2022

At a glance Head coach Michael O’Neill wins first game at NIU Pair of Saginaw Valley State transfers shine in Huskie debuts International player scores first career goal DeKALB — Thursday marked five years to the day since NIU’s...

Football head coach Thomas Hammock is among the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees.

NIU Athletics 2022 Hall of Fame class announced

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | July 13, 2022

DeKALB — NIU Athletics announced July 5 that it will be adding 13 inductees to its Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame class. The size of the 2022 class was expanded due to the postponement of the 2021 induction as a result of the COVID-19...

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Women’s basketball adds Paulina Castro to coaching staff

By Northern Star Sports Staff | June 8, 2022

DeKALB — The clock on former guard Paulina Castro’s tenure with NIU’s women’s basketball program will continue to run as she returns as the team’s director of basketball operations. Women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen announced Castro’s...

Senior distance runner Grace Louis races in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Redbird Invite on April 2 in Normal, Illinois. Louis recorded her highest finish at the event after crossing the finish line in 11:40.02 to claim second place. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Grace Louis shows versatility as two-sport athlete

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 17, 2022

Senior and former redshirt Grace Louis has overcome obstacles, literally and figuratively, during her past six years in DeKalb as the most recent student-athlete to play more than one sport at NIU. Louis was NIU’s lone multi-sport student-athlete...

Graduate student Michael Cascino tees off on a hole at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California on Nov. 9. NIU finished 17th out of 19 teams in the Saint Mary's Invitational that concluded Nov. 11. (Wes Sanderson | Northern Star)

Men’s golf ties for third at MAC Championship

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 2, 2022

DeKALB — The NIU men’s golf closed out spring play with a tied-third finish in the Mid-American Conference Championship Sunday. The Huskies hosted the tournament at White Eagle Country Club in Naperville. NIU’s 32-over-par finish tied with Bowling...

Moreno bonds with Huskies as new distance runner coach

Moreno bonds with Huskies as new distance runner coach

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 26, 2022

Jamie Moreno has demonstrated flexibility and competitiveness in his first year at NIU, but he is not a gymnast. Moreno is NIU’s newest cross country head coach and distance coach for track and field. Moreno has established himself as a fatherly...

Sophomore Jasmine Ly hits an approach shot into a green during a qualifying round at Rich Harvest Farms Aug. 28

Jasmine Ly wins first individual MAC championship in NIU women’s golf history

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

DeKALB — Sophomore Jasmine Ly became the first Huskie to win the Mid-American Conference Championship in women’s golf history Sunday. NIU finished their 2022-23 campaign as the conference runners-up of the three-day-long championship tournament....

Redshirt freshman quarterback Jeffery Lomax scores on a run toward the left side from three yards out during NIU’s spring game Saturday morning. (Alex Pyevich/Northern Star)

Huskies showcased at spring football game

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 17, 2022

DeKALB — NIU football’s spring practice schedule came to end at Saturday’s spring showcase at Huskie Stadium. NIU held 7-on-7 and full team drills in front of a crowd of approximately 1,000 fans for their final practice before summer. New year,...

Senior catcher Katie Keller (left) assumes her batting stance during a game against Ball State University April 6 in DeKalb.

This weekend in NIU Athletics: April 15

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | April 15, 2022

Baseball The NIU baseball team will have a three-game series this weekend in Rochester, Michigan, as they take on Oakland University. The Huskies dropped all four games to Central Michigan University this past week, putting them at 6-25 overall and...