If at first you don't succeed, check the addition. And it's a good thing NIU swimming coach Jeanne Fleck did just that. Her Huskie women swimmers left Green Bay Friday thinking they had just lost a season-opening dual meet with the University of Wisconsin-Green...

Freshman Derek Niepomnik brought back images of Willy Roy Jr. during his best collegiate performance in the NIU soccer team's 5-1 blowout of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday. Niepomnik sprayed outside bombs from all over the field—like Roy Jr. used to...

The NIU soccer team could be walking into a potential time-bomb at Milwaukee, Wis., which is set to explode at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers boast "Lagos bombs," which packs quite a punch against opposing defenders. Panther's forward...

With November rolling in and the days getting shorter and colder, it must be time for the NIU women's swimming and diving team to take its marks. Jeanne Fleck makes her Huskie coaching debut as the season opens Friday at 7 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Green...

Talk about big weekends. The NIU volleyball team (17-5, 3-2) hosts Illinois State Friday and travels to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for its last regular season North Star Conference match on Saturday. ISU and Huskie meetings are always big rivalries,...

The NIU wrestling squad opens its regular season this weekend in a six-team tournament hosted by Northwestern University. The tourney will give the young Huskies a chance to see where they stand as far as wrestling outside of practice. "We're taking a...

After two grueling months of facing some of the nation's best, what better way for the NIU field hockey team to close out the home portion of its schedule than against another "giant." The Huskies and fifth-ranked University of Iowa close out Huskie Stadium...

It seemed like a legitimate coaching maneuver. With his team comfortably leading Valparaiso 3-0 on Wednesday, NIU soccer coach Willy Roy pulled his star goalkeeper and son, Markus Roy from the net. Redshirt freshman and backup goalie Dan Green trots onto...

With only two North Star Conference matches remaining, the NIU volleyball team is hungrier than ever to make those matches triumphant. But the University of Illinois-Chicago would like to take itself off the menu and dish up a win of its own against NIU...

Saturday's NIU football game will feature two teams suffering dissapointing seasons. The Huskies, 1-5, travel to Akron to take on the 3-4 Zips. Akron, however, has won three of four games on its home field, the Rubber Bowl. The two teams have a common...

The NIU wrestlers recently hit the mats again in preparation for the upcoming season. But this season the Huskies will not only be armed with strength but with head coach Ed Vatch's confidence as well. "We're facing a really tough schedule this season,"...