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Minneapolis, MN, USA. 4/6/2019: Entertainment in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament on Nicollet Mall. Signage on the the street.

Weight of words: the NCAA failed attempt to right its wrong

By Wes Sanderson | March 21, 2021

March is host to one of the largest annual sporting events in the U.S. For three and a half weeks the NCAA hosts its annual NCAA Men’s and Women’s National Championship Tournaments. Fields of 68 teams for each tournament converge and compete in...

Volleyball gets swept in Western Kentucky tournament

Volleyball splits weekend series with Golden Flashes

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | March 21, 2021

DeKALB ⎼ The NIU women's volleyball team split a pair of matches Friday and Saturday against the Kent State University Golden Flashes. Friday: NIU 3, Kent State 2 The team got back in the win column Friday after defeating Kent State in a very...

Junior Mia Lord performs a beam rountine March 1 during NIU's meet against Southeast Missouri State University at the Convocation Center.

Huskies take second at MAC Gymnastic Championships

By Wes Sanderson | March 20, 2021

DeKALB — NIU gymnastics fell .375 points short of defending its Mid-American Conference championship. The team recorded a final score of 195.525 Saturday in Kalamazoo, Michigan. “We had a great day, and a few little mistakes kept things from going...

Men's tennis remains undefeated in MAC play

Men’s tennis remains undefeated in MAC play

By Abby Hostman | March 19, 2021

DeKALB — A 6-1 victory over the University at Buffalo Bulls Friday moves the men’s tennis team to 14-1 on the season, with a 3-0 record in the Mid-American Conference.  The Huskies won five singles matches and two doubles matches in the contest....

The Huskies celebrate a goal Oct. 8, 2019 during an eventual 5-1 win against Eastern Illinois University at Soccer and Track and Field Complex.

Men’s soccer extends winning streak to two

By Kyle Mathas | March 18, 2021

DeKALB — Men’s soccer came out on top in a closely-fought battle against the Western Michigan University Broncos Wednesday, 3-2. The Huskies extended their winning streak to two wins after defeating the Broncos. The Huskies, who were down 2-1 in...

Brit Wilson takes home individual MAC Championship

2021 NCAA Wrestling Championship preview

By James Krause | March 17, 2021

DeKALB — After several wrestlers were denied their chance to compete at the national championship last year, NIU hopes their five qualifiers this season can find success in St. Louis. While normally the week spent leading up to the NCAA Wrestling...

Volleyball on a wood court floor.

Volleyball swept by WMU Broncos

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | March 17, 2021

DeKALB — The women's volleyball team faced off against the Western Michigan University Broncos Tuesday for another Mid-American Conference matchup. For the Huskies, it resulted in a second straight loss, their third in the last four games.  The...

NIU senior Lauren Ingle tees off Oct. 9. during an intra-squad round at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Women’s golf takes eighth in BYU Spring Classic

By Wes Sanderson | March 17, 2021

DeKALB — Women’s golf took eighth place in the BYU Spring Classic at Sand Hollow Resort in Hurricane, Utah. The 54-hole event was cut down to 36 holes after Tuesday’s final round was canceled due to snow. The team fired rounds of 304 and 309...

Then-junior Ashley Tutt inches her way to a first-place finish Nov. 2, 2019 during the 2019 Mid-American Conference Championships hosted by NIU at the North 40 course.

Ashley Tutt finishes 80th at nationals

By Abby Hostman | March 15, 2021

DeKALB — Senior Ashley Tutt completed her four-day stretch at nationals with an 80th-place finish, with a time of 21:22.8 at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship Monday at the Oklahoma State Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  Tutt...

Junior runner Ashley Tutt approaches the finish line to take first place Sept. 11 at the Huskie Challenge.

Ashley Tutt earns Second Team All-American honors

By Abby Hostman | March 15, 2021

DeKALB — Senior Ashley Tutt earned Second Team All-American honors Friday as she finished 13th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:19.42 at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville,...

Close-up view of a baseball.

Huskies fail to pickup win over four-game weekend

By James Krause | March 15, 2021

DeKALB — The baseball team’s losing streak extends to eight after a pair of losses to the Rice University Owls and the Kansas State University Wildcats in a round-robin meeting in Houston, Texas. The Huskies’ offense struggled to get runs all...

Senior middle blocker Kennedy Wallace and Junior setter Grace Balensiefer await an opponent's attack Oct. 25, 2019.

Huskies split weekend series with Bulls

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | March 14, 2021

DeKALB — The volleyball team took on the University at Buffalo Bulls Friday and Saturday for a two-match conference matchup. The Huskies, with a record of 6-8, looked to improve their standings in the Mid-American Conference with the MAC tournament...