DeKALB – Three top-20 individual finishes helped NIU men’s golf finish the Hawkeye Invitational in third place out of 13 teams. Sophomore Ben Sluzas had the Huskies’ best showing, finishing tied for third place.
The Huskies finished the first...
DeKALB – NIU softball (19-19, 9-7 MAC) hosted the Ohio University Bobcats (24-18, 14-6 MAC) – the No. 1 ranked MAC softball team – splitting wins in the doubleheader. Strong batting helped the Huskies take game one, but poor pitching plagued NIU...
DeKALB – Clutch hitting eluded NIU baseball (7-25, 4-10 MAC) as it dropped the second game of a three-game set to the Western Michigan University Broncos (10-23, 7-7 MAC) 7-1 Saturday.
Despite collecting 10 hits and drawing two walks, the Huskies...
DeKALB – NIU to claim Ralph McKinzie Field at Walt and Janice Owens Park as NIU baseball’s home in honor of late NIU coach, faculty member Walt Owens.
There will be a ceremony to dedicate the name change at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday. The ceremony...
DeKALB – NIU Athletics hosts its annual Victor E. Bash event in May of 2023. Fans and alumni have the option to attend this event in person or virtually. The event will take place from May 1 to May 6.
To start the Bash on May 1, auction items such...
DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis dropped its contest against Eastern Michigan University by a score of 5-2 Friday (April 14) at Nelson Tennis Center in Chick Evans Field. EMU evened the season series against NIU at 1-1.
With the loss, NIU falls to 12-13...
By Joseph Segreti, Senior Sports Reporter
| April 14, 2023
DeKALB – NIU baseball (7-24, 4-9 MAC) walked off for the second straight game in a thrilling 6-5, 11-inning victory over the Western Michigan University Broncos (9-23 6-7 MAC).
The Huskies came back multiple times in the game, scoring one run in...
DeKALB – Former Eastern Illinois University defensive back and assistant coach DJ Bland has joined NIU’ football’s coaching staff as a cornerback coach, according to head coach Thomas Hammock.
Coach Bland spent the 2022 season at EIU, serving...
DeKALB – NIU men’s golf struggled at the Mason Rudolph Championship placing 12th out of 15 teams. Sophomore Ben Sluzas led the way, finishing tied for 33rd place.
The Huskies opened the tournament shooting 301 – 17-over par – in the first...
DeKALB – NIU senior guard Darweshi Hunter has committed to Miami University Monday according to Verbal Commits.
Hunter is the second NIU men’s basketball player to transfer this season. Senior guard Kaleb Thornton – who transferred to the University...
By Joseph Segreti, Senior Sports Reporter
| April 11, 2023
DeKALB – Junior Jasmine Ly earned her second straight top-five finish at the BYU Intercollegiate as NIU women’s golf finished in seventh place Tuesday.
The Huskies finished with a final score of 33-over par, 897, through three rounds. NIU finished...
DeKALB – NIU softball (18-18, 8-6 MAC) faced off against the Valparaiso University Beacons (5-29, 1-12 MVC) splitting wins in a doubleheader. Poor hitting hurt NIU in the first game, but the Huskies bounced back with seven runs in the second game.
GAME...
