DeKALB – The NIU women’s basketball team managed to pick up a home win, 61-53, against the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles on Tuesday despite a poor shooting performance in the fourth quarter.
Senior guard Chelby Koker and senior...
By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter
| November 15, 2022
Editor's note: Michael Stoll is a junior journalism and communications double major and serves as a sports reporter at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece.
American players have dominated...
WEST DUNDEE – NIU hockey’s (0-14, 0-6 MCH) losing streak hit 14 games Saturday when it dropped its weekend series finale against Waldorf University (5-8-2, 3-5-2 MCH) by a final score of 6-3.
The Huskies spent much of the opening period in the...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball entered the win column for the first time this season after pulling out a 99-73 victory in its first ever meeting with the Purdue University Northwest Pride on Monday evening.
Fresh off a pair of losses to in-state opponents,...
DeKALB – Senior guard Chelby Koker has become the first NIU women’s basketball player to earn Huskie of the Week honors, two days after NIU’s 86-79 defeat of the DePaul University Blue Demons on Saturday.
Koker headed up NIU’s scoring efforts...
DeKALB – NIU volleyball is on cusp of a Mid-American Conference Tournament berth after registering back-to-back wins over Eastern Michigan University in its final weekend series of the regular season.
The Huskies (17-10, 10-7 MAC) won each of their...
DeKALB – The women's basketball team had a competitive game Saturday against DePaul University, defeating DePaul in an 86-79 victory. This win marks the first win against DePaul in their last 20 matchups and follows their tough loss against Notre Dame...
DeKALB – The NIU men’s soccer team will be competing in the Missouri Valley Conference following the announcement that the Mid-American Conference will no longer sponsor men’s soccer beginning with the 2023-24 academic year due to a lack of membership.
The...
By Alex Crowe, Sports Reporter
| November 12, 2022
WEST DUNDEE – The Huskies’ hockey team (0-13, 0-5 MCH) extended its losing streak to 13 games, dropping the first of its two-game home series against Waldorf University (4-8-2, 2-5-2 MCH) by a final score of 9-2 Friday.
Waldorf pounced on the Huskies...
In this episode of “All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast,” sports editor Skyler Kisellus and sports reporter Alex Crowe to discuss NIU’s rebuilding hockey program with first-year head coach Brad Stoffers and sophomore defenseman Luke Marks. Skyler...
DeKALB – Three of NIU’s winter sports are underway as men’s basketball, women’s basketball and wrestling go to work. Hockey is still searching for its first win of the year while volleyball faces a conference rival for its final weekend series.
Friday,...
