DeKALB — The Huskies football team fought to the final play but couldn’t fend off the Eastern Michigan University Eagles, losing 41-33 Saturday in Ypsilanti.
The loss means NIU finishes their season with an 0-6 record — their first winless...
The Huskies found themselves with a chance to snatch their first win of the season entering the fourth quarter last week, but 17-unanswered points gave the Toledo Rockets the 41-24 win. NIU tries to pick up the pieces and avoid a winless season when they...
DeKALB — NIU Athletics announced its 2020-21 volleyball schedule after the season was postponed in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Huskies will compete in a 22-match conference schedule starting Jan. 22. They will travel to take on the Bowling...
DeKALB — The Huskies football team have left the field the past five games with a bad taste in their mouth, but victory will taste sweet if they end their season with a win Saturday over the Eastern Michigan University Eagles in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
NIU,...
DeKALB — The women’s basketball team lost 82-79 to the University of Toledo Rockets Thursday at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb. This was the first game in Mid-American Conference play for the team.
Sophomore guard Chelby Koker led the team...
NIU is two football seasons into the Thomas Hammock Era, and on paper it looks like an unmitigated disaster.
Under Hammock’s watch, NIU had played to a 5-12 record, including an 0-5 record this season as the Huskies head to Eastern Michigan University...
DeKALB — The men’s basketball team fell in overtime Tuesday to open up Mid-American Conference play against the Ball State University Cardinals, 79-70.
The Huskies are now 0-1 in MAC play with the loss and 0-4 on the season. NIU junior guard...
DeKalb — At the end of the first half in 2020-21 Mid-American Conference play, the men’s basketball team leads the Ball State University Cardinals Tuesday 34-28.
The last first half of MAC play occurred March 6 on senior night at the NIU Convocation...
DeKALB — Whether it is multiple top-25 college basketball upsets, the Huskies women’s basketball team winning two games straight or all of sport cancellations due to COVID-19, this week gave us a lot of entertainment in sports.
NCAA...
DeKalb — The men’s basketball team fell Saturday for their third straight loss, this time against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.
The Huskies were no match against the Panthers, losing by 30 points and giving the Panthers their first win...
DeKALB — The Huskies football team collapsed in the fourth quarter against the University of Toledo Rockets, losing 41-24 Saturday in a game that was tied after three quarters.
NIU scored a season-high 24 points in the first half, only to be shutout...
DeKALB — The women’s basketball team earned its second win of the season Saturday, sweeping the weekend at Eastern Illinois University.
NIU defeated the Western Illinois University Leathernecks 79-67 and clinched the Compass Challenge championship.
The...
