In Game 5 of a crucial conference match it was the play of a freshman that jump-started the Huskies to victory in five games. Setter Kerri Royer came to serve with the Huskies (11-8 overall, 4-3 MAC) down 1-2 in the last game and shined. Royer rallied...

Playing a team with a current two-match winning streak, having injured players and not being able to win at home is not a good combination for victory. These are the problems facing the NIU volleyball team (10-8, 3-3 MAC) today as they host Miami (Ohio)...

Baseball is a game. This is a fact that people sometimes find it hard to remember. Now that first year head coach Ed Mathey has restored life in the players, the NIU baseball team is remembering this. "Baseball is supposed to be a fun game," senior Dan...

At the conclusion of Sunday’s NIU women’s soccer game, defenseman Stephanie Burgmeier was escorted off the field by an ambulance. A junior, Burgmeier played the last seven minutes of the game against Western Michigan University. Less than five minutes...

s if getting swept on consecutive days wasn’t bad enough for the NIU volleyball team, an injury to middle blocker Jen VonderHaar made it worse. VonderHaar, who leads the team in hitting percentage, and was first in total kills before the weekend, is...

The NIU volleyball team continued its Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impression this weekend. One week after beating up on winless MAC opponents Buffalo and Bowling Green, the Huskies (10-8, 3-3 in MAC) were manhandled this weekend at Victor E. Court by Marshall...

Oxford, Ohio - This time, Dan Sheldon made sure to score on the offensive side of the ball. After returning punts for touchdowns in the two prior weeks, sophomore wide receiver Dan Sheldon caught six passes for 163 yards and two scores in NIU’s 48-41...

A battle will be waged at Huskie Soccer Field on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. as the NIU women’s soccer team will take on Western Michigan in a key MAC game. This game has important implications as the Huskies (5-6, 3-4) are tied with the Broncos (5-5, 3-2-1)...

After taking on two winless teams in the MAC a week ago, the NIU volleyball team now has to set its sites on two 3-1 squads. Marshall will visit the Convocation Center on Friday at 7 p.m. while Eastern Michigan will battle the Huskies at 7 p.m. on Saturday....

The feeling may be shared with people on campus, and on the same note, some might oppose it. With all opinion pieces, there are differing views. When the Northern Star ran a headline and column last week about how an athlete wasn’t getting the job done,...

he Miami (Ohio) football team has not treated NIU well in recent times. In two games in 1997 and 1998, the RedHawks manhandled the Huskies by a combined score of 83-10. NIU hopes to change that Saturday when it plays the RedHawks at 1 p.m. at Yager Stadium...

Leaders. Every good team has them, but not all of them are as important or influential as the co-captains on the NIU women’s soccer team. Juniors Maggie Nowicki and Katie Klaas were selected by coach Frank Horvat at the beginning of this season to help...