DeKALB – NIU softball’s all-time stolen bases leaderboard has a new name atop its list.
Senior infielder Caitlyn Shumaker logged the 60th and 61st stolen bases of her NIU career during Saturday’s 5-2 victory over Kent State University to become...
After multiple postponed home games, NIU baseball is finally set to make its home debut Wednesday this week in Huskie sports.
BASEBALL
Wednesday, April 3 vs. University of Illinois Chicago, 3 p.m.
DeKalb / Ralph McKinzie Field at Walt and Janice...
Extending its winning streak to five matches, four of which being in conference play, NIU men’s tennis (16-3, 5-1 MAC) defeated the University of Illinois Chicago (9-8, 1-5 MAC) in a 6-1 victory.
The Huskies swept doubles matches to earn the double’s...
Freshman Arianna Calloway’s first place finish highlighted NIU track and field’s split squad action this weekend at the Redbird Challenge and the Bobcat Invitational.
BOBCAT INVITATIONAL
The Huskies sent a majority of their top athletes, such...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| March 31, 2024
NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock spoke to the media at the NIU Football 2024 Pre-Spring Press Conference. In case you missed it, here are the biggest takeaways from Hammock's 22 minutes at the podium.
EMPHASIS ON SPECIAL TEAMS
Hammock...
Senior catcher/outfielder Colin Summerhill’s ninth home run of the season proved to be the difference in NIU baseball’s (10-18, 6-6 MAC) 5-3 triumph over the University of Toledo Rockets (13-14, 8-4 MAC) Saturday.
"Games like today are big, when...
Dropping to 1-3 in MAC play, NIU women's tennis (12-8, 1-3 MAC) was defeated 1-6 in its match against the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (8-8, 2-2 MAC).
The Huskies went down early when the Eagles clinched the doubles point and were unable to...
DeKALB – NIU softball (8-19, 2-5 MAC) entered its MAC home opener Friday as the loser of its past six games, including a 17-5 trouncing in its home opener just three days earlier. After falling into a 2-1 deficit against the MAC’s second-ranked team,...
NIU baseball (9-18, 5-6 MAC) dropped its second consecutive game in a loss to University of Toledo (13-13, 8-3 MAC) by a score of 8-7 to fall below .500 in MAC play for the first time this season.
POOR STARTING PITCHING
For the second consecutive...
In the 43 years since the NCAA introduced women’s gymnastics as a sport in the 1981-82 school year, NIU has sent 36 gymnasts to compete as individuals at NCAA Regionals.
Of those 36, NIU hall of famer Sandy Menard is the only Huskie to ever advance...
NIU swept the Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week honors, with a team from both NIU men’s (15-3, 4-1 MAC) and women’s tennis (12-7, 1-2 MAC) being awarded the honor.
Senior duo Cheng En Tsai and Mikael Vollbach were named the MAC...
Following NIU baseball’s (9-17, 5-5 MAC) 17-8 victory over Northwestern University on Tuesday, the Huskies offense was held to only four runs to open its series against the University of Toledo (12-13, 7-3 MAC).
PITCHING MELTDOWN
Freshman pitcher...
