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Baseball off to strong start in MAC play

By James Krause | March 22, 2021

DeKALB — After only one win in non-conference play, the baseball team nearly swept the Kent State University Golden Flashes in its Mid-American Conference-opening four-game series in Kent, Ohio. The Huskies took Friday’s game 6-3 and both ends...

Soccer ball flies through the net in the goal.

Falcons extend win streak over Huskies to 6

By Kyle Mathas | March 22, 2021

DeKALB — Men’s soccer ends its winning streak with a loss at home Sunday against the Bowling Green State University Falcons, 1-0.  The Huskies were looking for a win after losing the previous five games against BGSU to Sunday’s match. The Huskies...

Then-junior goalkeeper Megan Donnally swings her leg on a punt Sept. 29, 2019, during an eventual 1-0 loss to Kent State University at the Soccer and Track and Field Complex in DeKalb.

Women’s soccer shut out by CMU

By Jarrett Huff | March 21, 2021

DeKALB — Women’s soccer suffered a blowout loss to the Central Michigan University Chippewas Sunday. This was the Huskies’ third straight loss, falling to 1-4 on the season. Two first-half goals and another in the second, combined with CMU’s...

Then-redshirt sophomore Brit Wilson being announced the 2020 MAC 184-pound Champion March 8, 2020 after his win in the 2020 MAC Championship finals at the NIU Convocation Center.

Brit Wilson becomes first NIU All-American in 18 years

By James Krause | March 21, 2021

DeKALB — Redshirt junior 184-pounder Brit Wilson earned All-American honors with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships Saturday in St. Louis, the highest finish of five NIU wrestlers. Wilson, a Mexico, Missouri native, is the first NIU wrestler...

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...