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Then-freshman middle blocker Charli Atiemo leaps up for a hit over the net in a match against Eastern Michigan Universty on Oct. 1, 2021. Atiemo was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team for her performance last season.

NIU Volleyball set to open 2022 with home tournament

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | August 24, 2022

DeKALB — NIU women’s volleyball is hungry for another berth to the Mid-American Conference Tournament after getting a quick taste last season. “We want to play in December because the best time of the year to play women’s volleyball is in December,”...

Introducing Paciolan: NIU Athletics' new ticketing system

Introducing Paciolan: NIU Athletics’ new ticketing system

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | August 24, 2022

DeKALB — NIU sports fans are set to experience slight changes in the fan experience with NIU Athletics’ recent switch to a new ticket provider. NIU Athletics first announced its plans to switch from Ticketmaster to Paciolan in a June 29 news release....

A guide to attending NIU sporting events

A guide to attending NIU sporting events

By Aliyah DePersio | August 21, 2022

Attention Huskies: It’s that time of year again to cheer on NIU’s athletes! NIU has three primary athletic facilities on campus: Huskie Stadium, the Convocation Center and the Soccer and Track & Field Complex. NIU students can attend any home...

The NIU women's soccer team mobs then-graduate student forward Haley Hoppe after scoring the winning goal against Indiana State on Aug. 22, 2021, in DeKalb. Hoppe's goal in the 104th minute gave the Huskies their first victory of the 2021 season.

O’Neill claims victory in NIU coaching debut

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | August 18, 2022

At a glance Head coach Michael O’Neill wins first game at NIU Pair of Saginaw Valley State transfers shine in Huskie debuts International player scores first career goal DeKALB — Thursday marked five years to the day since NIU’s...

Then-COVID-freshman wide reciever Trayvon Rudolph rushes past defenders on his way to a 75-yard touchdown run in NIU's 33-27 victory over Buffalo on Nov. 17. Rudolph led all NIU receivers in 2021 with 51 receptions for 892 receiving yards.

NIU leading receiver Trayvon Rudolph out for 2022

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | August 14, 2022

DeKALB — NIU will be without its top receiving threat this season after sophomore wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph sustained a season-ending non-contact knee injury during preseason practices last week. News of Rudolph's injury was first reported Friday...

Football head coach Thomas Hammock is among the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees.

NIU Athletics 2022 Hall of Fame class announced

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | July 13, 2022

DeKALB — NIU Athletics announced July 5 that it will be adding 13 inductees to its Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame class. The size of the 2022 class was expanded due to the postponement of the 2021 induction as a result of the COVID-19...

Courtesy of NIU Athletics

Women’s basketball adds Paulina Castro to coaching staff

By Northern Star Sports Staff | June 8, 2022

DeKALB — The clock on former guard Paulina Castro’s tenure with NIU’s women’s basketball program will continue to run as she returns as the team’s director of basketball operations. Women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen announced Castro’s...

Senior distance runner Grace Louis races in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Redbird Invite on April 2 in Normal, Illinois. Louis recorded her highest finish at the event after crossing the finish line in 11:40.02 to claim second place. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Grace Louis shows versatility as two-sport athlete

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 17, 2022

Senior and former redshirt Grace Louis has overcome obstacles, literally and figuratively, during her past six years in DeKalb as the most recent student-athlete to play more than one sport at NIU. Louis was NIU’s lone multi-sport student-athlete...

Senior athlete Jazmyn Smith jumps during an event April 9 at the Illini Classic in Urbana, Illinois.

Track and field takes home two event titles at MAC Outdoor Championships

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 15, 2022

DeKALB — The women’s track and field team claimed a pair of Mid-American Conference titles and broke a pair of school records during the MAC Outdoor Championships Thursday through Saturday in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sophomore Skylynn Blue earned the...

Then-sophomore Jasmine Ly takes a swing during the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on May 9-11, 2022. Ly finished 12-over-par at the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Corey Rush/EKU)

Jasmine Ly earns top-30 finish at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 11, 2022

DeKALB — Sophomore women’s golfer Jasmine Ly closed out a historic sophomore campaign Wednesday at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional. She finished in a three-way tie for 29th place after hitting 12-over-par through three rounds to earn a score of 225. Ly...

Graduate student Michael Cascino tees off on a hole at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California on Nov. 9. NIU finished 17th out of 19 teams in the Saint Mary's Invitational that concluded Nov. 11. (Wes Sanderson | Northern Star)

Men’s golf ties for third at MAC Championship

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 2, 2022

DeKALB — The NIU men’s golf closed out spring play with a tied-third finish in the Mid-American Conference Championship Sunday. The Huskies hosted the tournament at White Eagle Country Club in Naperville. NIU’s 32-over-par finish tied with Bowling...

Sophomore runner Scout Regular (left) jumps over a hurdle during the 100-meter hurdles event Saturday at the Illini Classic at Demirijan Park Stadium in Urbana, Illinois. Scout recorded a time of 14.32 seconds to take first place in the event, alongside three other NIU first-place finishes.

Huskies finish track and field regular season at Drake Relays

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 1, 2022

DeKALB — The track and field team brought their regular season to a close Saturday with competition at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola, Iowa. The majority of the three-day span of competition was spent...