DeKALB – NIU Athletics and women’s soccer head coach Michael O’Neill welcomed Taryn Jakubowski as a volunteer assistant on the women's soccer coaching staff on Wednesday.
Jakubowski played four years with Creighton University and served as the...
By Ethan Gonzales, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 15, 2023
DeKALB – Career-best scoring performances by NIU senior guards Darweshi Hunter and Kaleb Thornton were not enough to defend home court in Tuesday’s MAC battle against the University of Toledo.
Both players led the box score as the Rockets handed...
By Alex Crowe, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 14, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – NIU hockey was run out of its own building Friday in a 12-0 thrashing at the hands of the fourth-ranked University of Jamestown Jimmies (14-5, 8-1 MCH) at Canlan Ice Sports.
The loss was the Huskies’ (2-19, 1-10 MCH) third loss to...
By Alex Crowe, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 13, 2023
DeKALB – The Huskies hockey team (2-18, 1-9 MCH) is back in conference play with the fourth-ranked University of Jamestown (13-5, 7-1 MCH) Jimmies making the trip from North Dakota to West Dundee for a two-game series Friday and Saturday.
NIU has...
DeKALB – Standing at the podium in front of the crowd gathered at Victor E. Court during her first appearance as the new head coach of NIU volleyball on Tuesday, Sondra Parys shared a brief moment with her father, Joe.
“I know you’ve always wanted...
By Alex Crowe, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 11, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – Key players returned for the Huskies’ hockey team, helping them to bounce back from Friday’s loss with a come-from-behind win over the Roosevelt University Lakers (6-10, 4-6 GLCHL) by a final score of 3-2 Saturday.
The win was NIU’s...
By Alex Crowe, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 11, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – Playing under-manned crippled NIU hockey in its first game back from a month-long break, falling to the Roosevelt University Lakers (6-9, 4-6 GLCHL) by a final score of 7-3 Friday at Canlan Ice Sports.
Due to disciplinary reasons, the...
