DeKALB — Men’s basketball’s comeback attempt against the University of Akron fell short Tuesday night, losing a close ballgame 70-64 at the Convocation Center in DeKalb.
The Zips made it a priority to attack the paint early on with eight of the...
DeKALB — Three NIU wrestlers are receiving national recognition as redshirt seniors Mason Kauffman, Brit Wilson and redshirt junior Izzak Olejnik are listed on InterMat’s national wrestling rankings.
“They're doing great,” head coach Ryan Ludwig...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 7, 2022
DeKALB — The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish snapped the women’s tennis team’s three match win streak in a 5-2 victory in South Bend on Sunday.
Senior Christy Robinson and freshman Reagan Welch notched NIU’s lone victories of the day....
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 7, 2022
DeKALB — Men’s tennis remains unbeaten after completing a sweep against the visiting Cardinal Stritch University Wolves in back-to-back matches on Sunday in DeKalb.
NIU opened play with a 6-1 victory over Cardinal Stritch before finishing the day...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 6, 2022
DeKALB — The women’s tennis team takes itself to a three-game winning streak after freezing out Western Illinois University and the University of St. Thomas from the scoreboard in back-to-back home matches Friday and Saturday in DeKalb.
Friday: Huskies...
DeKALB — The NIU track and field competed in the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame University on both Friday and Saturday in South Bend, Indiana, where they had a rather strong showing.
The Huskies put out great performances over both days of...
DeKALB — The men’s basketball team battled hard, but could not overcome an early first half deficit against the Bowling Green State University Falcons Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Huskies lost big by a score of 87-75 and pushed its losing...
DeKALB — The NIU wrestling team faced off against Mid-American Conference rival University at Buffalo Bulls Saturday afternoon in a back-and-forth match that ended with the Huskies losing narrowly 17-15 to the Bulls.
The Huskies and the Bulls...
By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter
| February 5, 2022
DeKALB — The NIU women’s gymnastics team held their first home meet of the 2022 season Friday, taking first place against Lindenwood University and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at the NIU Tri-Meet.
After all four rotations had finished,...
DeKALB — Saturday’s Mid-American Conference matchup between NIU and the Ohio University Bobcats has been pushed back from Saturday to Sunday.
NIU Athletics pinpoints issues in travel related to recent weather as the driving force in the decision...
Junior guard Chelby Koker of the NIU women’s basketball team is the most encouraging and passionate player a team could ask for.
Koker grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, about 119 miles north of DeKalb. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her older...
