By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 9, 2022
DeKALB – Dominant defense was the name of the game for NIU on Saturday as the Huskies emerged victorious in their final match of Homecoming weekend.
NIU volleyball (13-4, 6-1 MAC) trounced the Miami University RedHawks (6-11, 1-5 MAC) in straight...
DeKALB – The Huskies (1-5, 0-2 MAC) made the game interesting in the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell short of the University of Toledo Rockets (4-2, 2-0 MAC) in the 115th homecoming football game.
Sophomore cornerback Quinyon Mitchell had four...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 8, 2022
DeKALB – Every point counted in Friday’s battle at Victor E. Court between the Mid-American Conference’s division leaders as NIU volleyball (12-4, 5-1 MAC) pulled out a 3-1 victory over Bowling Green State University (9-7, 4-1 MAC).
“The match...
DeKALB – The Huskies went up against Chicago State University Thursday evening and came away with the win with a score of 3-1.
Huskies head coach Ryan Swan spoke of his team’s performance that led to them coming out with a victory.
“I like...
DeKALB – NIU’s 115th Homecoming celebration features a weekend filled with Huskie home sporting events. Football, volleyball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer all stay in DeKalb to defend home against various Mid-American Conference opponents....
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| October 6, 2022
DeKALB – Freshman forward Amber Best’s first career goal allowed NIU women’s soccer to escape the Ohio University Bobcats with a 1-1 stalemate on Thursday.
The Huskies (5-4-3, 2-2-1 MAC) earned their first road stalemate of 2022 in a road battle...
DeKALB – NIU’s 115th homecoming weekend will take place from Oct. 7 to Oct. 9. It will involve two events that are now open to the public: the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame Induction and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX at a brunch.
The...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 6, 2022
Editor’s note: Skyler Kisellus is a junior accountancy major and serves as the sports editor at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece.
NIU is commonly tabbed as a football school, though...
DeKALB – In honor of homecoming week at NIU, here is a list of some of the more memorable NIU homecoming football games.
The Huskies have dominated in their past homecoming games, holding a record of 74-30-10. NIU has also won 20 of its last 22 homecoming...
Before the 2022-23 season, the NIU hockey program made some changes. Instead of two divisions, there is only Division I for this season.
"We consolidated this year to focus on one team and build a program the right way,” Division I head coach Brad...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 4, 2022
Struggles with mental health impact millions of people. The wide-reaching community of student-athletes is no different. To combat mental health struggles, a trio of Huskie softball players have launched a chapter of The Hidden Opponent at NIU.
“Unfortunately,...
DeKALB – The Huskies volleyball team had two players announced as Mid-American Conference Players of the Week Monday
Junior middle blocker Sammi Lockwood earned Defensive Player of the Week and junior setter Ella Mihacevich earned Setter Player of...
