After the NIU volleyball team's Friday victory over Ball State, one of the Mid-American Conference's powerhouses, coach Todd Kress and athletic director Cary Groth knew it was a great victory for the program. "It was a big win," said Kress. "I don't want...

There is nothing that can be done to take this away from them. This year's volleyball team is permanently engraved into the NIU record books. Tieing the 1992 and ‘93 team records for the longest win-streak of all time, the 2001 Huskies have accumulated,...

Sports Reporter It is said that offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships. Since the Huskies did not sell many tickets or win any championships in Saturday's 40-17 win over Eastern Michigan, the credit must go to the special teams. "We got...

Sports Reporter You can teach technique. You can teach endurance. You can teach speed. You can't teach depth. In Saturday's meet with Ball State and hosts Miami, Ohio, the NIU swim teams were hurt by something they could do nothing about. "We don't have...

Using its exhibition game on Thursday night to its advantage, NIU found out it had a lot to work on. Preseason games are used as a measuring stick to see where teams stand, and what needs to improve. NIU got its first glance at Odyssey last night, and...

The NIU hockey club will welcome non-conference opponent Northwestern University to the Carlson Ice Arena in Rockford this Friday for a game coach Bill Thorn hopes will end in a victory. The team has learned a lot from its 5-4 loss to the University of...

Chick Evans Field House was the site of an exhibition basketball game Thursday night. That was one of the few positives the NIU women's basketball team could take away from its performance as it dropped a 57-43 decision to the Odyssey. It was a tale of...

NIU senior soccer player Becca Bleyer says today will be an emotional day for her and the five other seniors as they play the University of Illinois in the final game of the season. Bleyer says the seniors have been cherishing everything during their...

Some people say the preseason means nothing. In the case of the NIU swim teams, this could not be further from the truth. As the Huskies prepare for their first conference meet this weekend with Ball State and Miami, Ohio, already they have a lot to be...

As the newly ranked number-seven team in the Mideast Region, the NIU volleyball team enters a challenging weekend against two of its conference rivals. Facing Ball State (16-6, 12-2) on Friday at 7 p.m. and Western Michigan (12-8, 7-6) on Saturday at...

Mickey Johnson is now gone, and so are her 11 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. The Huskies need to make up for the loss of those numbers, and junior Jessica Shattuck accepts the challenge. The 6-foot-4 inch center has a different attitude this season...

Some athletes have that rare ability to always be where the action is. Just ask Bears fans about Brian Urlacher. Watch an NIU women's basketball practice and a certain 6-foot junior forward will consistently pop into your field of vision. No matter what...