NIU gymnastics hosted its last home meet of the season against Bowling Green State University. The scoring came down to the wire, and the Huskies rose above the Falcons by a 0.025 point difference in the final tally.  With eight podium finishers across...

NIU wrestling competed in the final day of the Mid-American Conference championship on Saturday in Trenton, New Jersey, after having five wrestlers advance to the second day of competition.  WEST SHINES BRIGHTEST  NIU redshirt junior Blake West...

Heading into its last game of the season, NIU men’s basketball had nothing to play for while the Central Michigan University Chippewas had everything to lose.  Sitting at eighth place in the Mid-American Conference coming into the matchup, Central...

Coming off a sweep at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, NIU baseball (6-5, 0-1 MAC) fell to the Kent State University Golden Flashes (5-6, 1-0 MAC) in a 15-5 loss to begin Mid-American Conference play.  The Huskies left 12 on base over eight...

After its playoff hopes were crushed devastatingly on Wednesday, NIU women’s basketball prepares to send off four upperclassmen after a wavering 2024-25 season after its final game on Saturday.  The victories of Western Michigan University and Central...

DeKALB – At the close of a turbulent 2024-25 season, four NIU women’s basketball players took the court at the Convocation Center for the last time on Wednesday against the University of Toledo Rockets. Graduate student guard Chelby Koker – the...

NIU women’s tennis improved to 12-3 on the season after taking a 5-2 battle with the Marquette University Golden Eagles (3-10).  “It was a great win,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach Eric Burns. “Marquette played a really strong match...

DeKALB – With its final season in the Mid-American Conference on the horizon, NIU released its 2025 football schedule Wednesday, which features matchups with two Power Four opponents and both of last season’s MAC championship contenders. NIU, who...

With NIU’s spring sports ramping up and winter sports dying down, NIU Athletics faces one of the busiest times of the year. While certain teams have hit their stride, others have cracked under the pressure.  Here are two high points, as well as...

DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (5-25, 1-16 MAC) dropped its 11th straight game, losing by a score of 71-58 to Bowling Green State University (14-16, 8-9 MAC). This season has been a forgettable one for the Huskies, as they currently boast the worst...

NIU women’s basketball graduate student guard Chelby Koker claimed this week’s Mid-American Conference Player of the Week award after back-to-back double-digit performances.  Koker’s noteworthy week was headlined by a season-high 28 points on...

Shortly after NIU’s first-round exit from the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament at the hands of second-seeded Kent State University, head coach Rashon Burno vowed that he and the Huskies would return to the postseason. “We’re determined...