DeKALB – With the 2023 NFL Draft a few weeks away, general manager Ryan Poles and the Chicago Bears currently hold the ninth overall pick. At the start of the NFL offseason, Chicago held the first overall pick before trading it to the Carolina Panthers.
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...
By Joseph Segreti, Senior Sports Reporter
| April 4, 2023
DeKALB – Junior Jasmine Ly’s top five finish helped NIU women’s golf earn a fourth-place finish at the Pinetree Collegiate Monday and Tuesday.
The Huskies finished the two-day event in fourth place with a final score of 17-over par, 881. NIU...
DeKALB – NIU junior outfielder and catcher Colin Summerhill recorded seven RBIs (runs batted in) in the Huskies’ last four games, including a grand slam against Northwestern University. Summerhill’s dominant performance from the plate helped him...
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 Joseph Segreti, Senior Sports Reporter
| April 2, 2023
DeKALB – NIU softball’s slow offensive showing caused it to drop both games of Sunday’s series finale doubleheader against the Central Michigan University Chippewas.
GAME ONE
NIU suffered a close extra innings loss in the first game of their...
This Week in Huskie Sports: April 3 to April 9
DeKALB – NIU Athletics begins another week of action, highlighted by baseball’s home series with Central Michigan.
BASEBALL
Tuesday, April 4: at University of Illinois Chicago, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago,...
Chicago Bulls fans have been talking on social media about the Pat Bev Effect. The Bulls have improved their team chemistry and performance since signing Patrick Beverly after the All-Star break.
Beverly grew up on the west side of Chicago. In his...
DeKALB – NIU softball (15-14, 6-3 MAC) used a late-game comeback to defeat the Central Michigan University Chippewas (12-17, 2-4 MAC) 6-5 in Game 1 of a three-game home series Saturday.
After Central Michigan jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, 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...
