VALPARAISO, IND. Statistics don't tell the real story of the battle that the NIU soccer team fought here on Wednesday. Wretched field conditions coupled with a brisk wind and a referee with a propensity for calling offsides almost doomed the Huskies....

VALPARAISO, IND.—NIU's second half domination boosted the Huskies soccer team to a tough 3-2 decision over Valparaiso University. The lackadaisical NIU defense gave up an unassisted goal to Valpo forward David Lindenberg just 12 minutes into the game....

Practice makes perfect. That is the philosophy NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone hopes his players will exercise during their two-week break between games. The Huskies, coming off a 49-7 win over Murray State Saturday, will not play until Nov. 3, when...

There is an old axiom that says "all good things must come to an end," but nobody said anything about a crashing end. For the NIU women's volleyball team, the tables were turned Tuesday night...make that overturned. NIU journeyed to the Windy City with...

NIU's women's basketball team began their journey toward the NCAA tournament by opening practice last week. The defending North Star Conference champions began practicing on Oct. 15 for the season opener in late November at the University of Central Florida's...

Each of the four matches left in the NIU soccer team's schedule is critical. NIU faces on Wednesday a 3 p.m. inter-conference match-up against the 4-9 Valparaiso squad. The Crusaders are the first of two obstacles left in the Huskies quest for their first...

NIU Intercollegiate Athletics has named Tom Mitchell as Associate Athletic Director for Development and Tommy Bell as Assistant Athletic Director of Chapter Development, Athletic Director Gerald K. O'Dell announced Oct. 22. "We're positioning ourselves...

The defense of the NIU football squad, which struggled early in the season because of injuries and inexperience, has turned itself around with strong performances in the last three games The Huskies have allowed their opponents only 25 points in those...

NIU's head men's basketball coach Jim Molinari and his team have one week of practice under their belts and Molinari is very appreciative of his team's effort thus far. "These are the dog days of the season and they're a little worn out, but the team...

General Electric would have trouble containing the power surge of the NIU football team's electrifying performance in its last three games. The Huskies (5-3) have exploded for 157 points in those three games while surrendering just 25 points. More importantly,...

NIU's No. 1 doubles tennis duo of Erik Andersch and Greg O'Neil roughed up the competition at the Michigan State Doubles Invitational and brought home yet another championship. Andersch and O'Neil came back from a set down to Brad Rosenbaum and Wade Martin...

This weekend, the NIU field hockey team found nothing but frustration in Columbus, Ohio. Friday the Huskies saw a 2-0 lead turn into a 3-2 loss in the final 13 minutes as weekend host Ohio State made a major rally. On Saturday the University of Toledo...