With another month of Huskie sports comes another batch of heroics and heartbreak. From lengthy losing streaks to game-changing goals, these are the most thrilling and stinging moments from the last month of NIU Athletics. HIGH: MEN’S SOCCER SNAPS...

NIU women’s soccer (9-5-5, 3-4-4 MAC) was defeated on the road 1-0 against the Western Michigan University Broncos (11-1-6, 8-0-3 MAC). “Really proud of the group,” said NIU women’s soccer head coach Michael O’Neill. “We attacked the game...

NIU gymnastics released its 2025 schedule Thursday afternoon, outlining 12 meets with four on Huskie soil in the spring. "We are super excited to be only 71 days away from our 2025 season," interim gymnastics head coach Dawnita Teague said in the NIU...

With 15 seconds left on the clock Saturday against Ball State University, NIU was on the cusp of victory. Senior kicker Kanon Woodill had just made a 47-yard field goal to give the Huskies their first lead of the game. But once again, the Cardinals...

NIU cross country prepares for its final meet of the season at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Muncie, Indiana, on Saturday.  Graduate students Camille Jackson and Bailey Wilk have been two of the Huskies’ frontrunners for a majority...

With its 2024 campaign igniting Monday, NIU women’s basketball enters the season with something to prove.  “They (NIU’s returning athletes) feel like they have something to prove,” said NIU women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen. “Leaving...

NIU men’s basketball’s new-look roster aims to exceed expectations as the Huskies enter year four of head coach Rashon Burno’s tenure.  In the Mid-American Conference’s preseason poll, NIU was picked to finish 11th in the conference, only...

Halfway through the 2024 NFL season, the Chicago Bears sit at the bottom of the NFC North with a record of 4-3. Despite being one tipped Hail Mary away from a 5-2 record, the Bears have still been successful and have a shot at a playoff appearance in...

Led by goals in each match last week, graduate student midfielder Abby Zipse has earned Huskie of the Week for the second week in a row. In the same match in which she eclipsed Debbie Huston for the most games played for NIU women’s soccer, Zipse...

NIU women’s soccer (9-4-5, 3-3-4 MAC) scored a late goal to tie with the University of Toledo Rockets (6-7-4, 3-4-3 MAC), leaving the Huskies tied for fifth place in Mid-American Conference standings with one match remaining.  “I’m proud...

After spending three days in paradise – the Ocean Club Golf Course in Paradise Island, Bahamas – NIU men’s golf wrapped up its fall season finishing in 6th place at the White Sands Collegiate. Senior Felix Krammer commanded the charge, logging his...