Coming off a 13-2 season last year that included a first-place finish in the Mid-American Conference West, NIU wrestling is looking to be even better in the 2024-2025 season.  EXPECTATIONS  Expectations are high for the Huskies. NIU wrestling...

NIU football (4-4,1-3 MAC) is still two wins shy of bowl eligibility after suffering a narrow defeat to archrival Ball State University in Week 9. Wednesday night’s matchup with Western Michigan University (5-3, 4-0 MAC) will be its next opportunity...

NIU men’s basketball dropped its season opener on the road to Georgia Southern University by a score of 80-65.  The Huskies struggled shooting the ball in their first contest of the season, shooting just 39% from the field, 22-for-57, and 27% from...

DeKALB – As NIU football begins the final month of the regular season, the Huskies gear up for their first game of the midweek MACtion schedule: a Wednesday night matchup with Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Huskies (4-4,...

Scoring more than one goal for the first time since Sep. 28, NIU men’s soccer (3-12, 1-6 MVC) dropped a 3-2 loss against the Drake University Bulldogs (9-3-3, 5-0-2 MVC) on Friday. The Huskies were eliminated from Missouri Valley Conference Tournament...

With 15 seconds left on the clock Saturday against Ball State University, NIU was on the cusp of victory. Senior kicker Kanon Woodill had just made a 47-yard field goal to give the Huskies their first lead of the game. But once again, the Cardinals...

NIU men’s basketball’s new-look roster aims to exceed expectations as the Huskies enter year four of head coach Rashon Burno’s tenure.  In the Mid-American Conference’s preseason poll, NIU was picked to finish 11th in the conference, only...

After spending three days in paradise – the Ocean Club Golf Course in Paradise Island, Bahamas – NIU men’s golf wrapped up its fall season finishing in 6th place at the White Sands Collegiate. Senior Felix Krammer commanded the charge, logging his...

MUNCIE, Ind. – As NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock emerged from the visiting locker room at Scheumann Stadium, he hung his head low with his hands at his hips. Minutes earlier, he watched as his Huskies suffered yet another heartbreaking defeat...

NIU men’s soccer (3-11, 1-5 MVC) snapped a six match losing streak and earned its first Missouri Valley Conference win with a 1-0 victory against Belmont University Bruins (4-8-3, 1-5-1 MVC).  The defeat of the Bruins marks the first win for the...

Looking to get right after a demoralizing loss to the University of Toledo on Homecoming, NIU prepares to make a trip to the Hoosier State to square off with archrival Ball State University.  Like its cardinal and black Mid-American Conference brethren,...

DeKALB – Logan Zschernitz still remembers the last time NIU beat Ball State University in 2021. The redshirt senior center remembers John Richardson’s celebration after kicking the game-winning field goal that lifted the Huskies over the Cardinals. “When...