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...
DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis dropped its Sunday match 5-2 against the University at Buffalo. The Bulls controlled the whole match against the Huskies and snapped NIU’s 15-game first-double match winning streak.
The Huskies drop to 12-7 on the season...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (5-21, 2-7 MAC) dropped the final game of a three-game series against the Xavier University Musketeers (16-12) 3-2 Sunday. The Musketeers earned their sixth consecutive win en route to a series sweep over the Huskies.
The...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 1, 2023
DeKALB – Junior pitcher Jacob Wilde’s solid start was spoiled thanks to a six-run sixth inning by Xavier University, who downed NIU baseball 9-4 in game two of a three-game weekend series.
Xavier (15-12, 0-0 Big East) secured a series win over...
DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis won four out of the six singles matches and two out of the three doubles matches en route to a 5-2 win over the Binghamton University Bearcats Friday.
The Huskies improved to 12-6 on the season and 2-0 in Mid-American...
