DeKALB – NIU men’s golf placed first at the MAC Championship, finishing four strokes ahead of Ball State University. The Huskies’ first place finish at the MAC Championship marked their first win at the tournament since 1985.
NIU finished the...
DeKALB – After posting a career-high nine strikeouts in two straight games against the University at Buffalo Bulls, freshman utility player Danielle Stewart claimed her second career Huskie of the Week honor.
In Game 1 of the weekend series with...
DeKALB – NIU softball (24-24, 13-12 MAC) secured a game three victory over the University at Buffalo (12-35, 6-17 MAC) Sunday at Nan Harvey Field behind freshman pitcher Danielle Stewart’s strong pitching performance.
After winning Games 1 and...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| May 1, 2023
DeKALB – NIU hockey players roll out of bed at 5 a.m. to make the 40 minute trip to Canlan Ice Sports in West Dundee for their 7 a.m. practices. Anywhere from three to five days a week, the players of NIU’s oldest club deal with the lack of an ice...
DeKALB – NIU football announced former players Cole Tucker and Izayah Green-May have been invited to NFL camps Monday.
Tucker will be headed to the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp after playing in a Huskie uniform for five seasons.
The...
DeKALB – Fifth year Diamond Riley earned first place in the triple jump and graduate student Aquilla St. Louis’ two second place finishes highlighted NIU women's track and field’s split squad results
Riley competed at the Drake Relays this...
This Week in Huskie Sports: May 1 to May 6
DeKALB – NIU sports is back in action this week, headlined by men’s golf at the MAC Championship in Alabama.
BASEBALL
Wednesday, May 3: at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 6 p.m.
Franklin, Wisconsin...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (7-35, 4-16 MAC) dropped both games of a doubleheader against the University of Akron Zips (17-27, 9-15 MAC). NIU pitching continued to struggle as they lost Game 1 11-9 and lost Game 2 8-4 for its 10th and 11th consecutive losses.
GAME...
DeKALB – NIU (23-24,12-12 MAC) softball split the first two games of a three-game weekend series against the University at Buffalo (12-34, 6-16 MAC) Saturday at Nan Harvey Field.
GAME 1
Game 1 in Saturday's doubleheader ended in a narrow 3-2...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 28, 2023
DeKALB – The MAC announced Friday three Huskie women’s golfers to All-MAC teams. Junior Jasmine Ly earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team for a second year in a row, while graduate Sydney Naro and junior Emily Romancew received Second Team honors...
DeKALB – Sophomore Ben Sluzas earned his second consecutive MAC Golfer of the Week after finishing first place in the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. Sluzas finished two under par with a score of 211.
Sluzas finished the tournament six strokes ahead...
DeKALB – NIU has agreed to terms on a contract extension with women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen, NIU announced on Tuesday.
Carlsen was extended through the 2024-25 season.
Carlsen expressed her sincere gratitude to the NIU community,...
