DeKALB – Three top-20 individual finishes helped NIU men’s golf finish the Hawkeye Invitational in third place out of 13 teams. Sophomore Ben Sluzas had the Huskies’ best showing, finishing tied for third place.
The Huskies finished the first...
DeKALB – Clutch hitting eluded NIU baseball (7-25, 4-10 MAC) as it dropped the second game of a three-game set to the Western Michigan University Broncos (10-23, 7-7 MAC) 7-1 Saturday.
Despite collecting 10 hits and drawing two walks, the Huskies...
DeKALB – NIU to claim Ralph McKinzie Field at Walt and Janice Owens Park as NIU baseball’s home in honor of late NIU coach, faculty member Walt Owens.
There will be a ceremony to dedicate the name change at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday. The ceremony...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (7-24, 4-9 MAC) walked off for the second straight game in a thrilling 6-5, 11-inning victory over the Western Michigan University Broncos (9-23 6-7 MAC).
The Huskies came back multiple times in the game, scoring one run in...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 13, 2023
DeKALB – Former Eastern Illinois University defensive back and assistant coach DJ Bland has joined NIU’ football’s coaching staff as a cornerback coach, according to head coach Thomas Hammock.
Coach Bland spent the 2022 season at EIU, serving...
DeKALB – NIU men’s golf struggled at the Mason Rudolph Championship placing 12th out of 15 teams. Sophomore Ben Sluzas led the way, finishing tied for 33rd place.
The Huskies opened the tournament shooting 301 – 17-over par – in the first...
DeKALB – NIU senior guard Darweshi Hunter has committed to Miami University Monday according to Verbal Commits.
Hunter is the second NIU men’s basketball player to transfer this season. Senior guard Kaleb Thornton – who transferred to the University...
DeKALB – Junior infielder Aaron Harper sent Huskie fans home happy after hitting a walk-off two-RBI single to defeat Central Michigan University Easter Sunday.
The Huskies trailed for the entire game, only taking the lead in the ninth inning to win...
DeKALB – The Huskies’ losing streak extended to seven after the loss against the Central Michigan University Chippewas Saturday, falling by a final score of 17-7.
The Chippewas aggressive bats came alive in the third and fourth innings. CMU had...
DeKALB – The NIU men’s tennis team was defeated in a close battle 4-3 Friday afternoon against the University of Toledo Rockets.
SINGLES
The Rockets put the first singles points on the board when junior Pawit Sornlaksup defeated NIU junior Cheng...
DeKALB – NIU baseball’s offense stalled out as the Huskies were shutout against the Central Michigan University Chippewas 7-0.
The Huskies could not amass any runs in Friday’s daytime matchup against CMU, picking up just two hits throughout the...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (5-22) dropped its fifth consecutive game after a 6-3 loss to the University of Illinois Chicago Flames (11-13) Tuesday. Despite nine total runs scored, both teams squandered multiple scoring opportunities, combining to leave 18...
