NIU men’s soccer (2-11, 0-5 MVC) dropped its sixth straight match, losing 2-1 against the University of Evansville Purple Aces (7-5-2, 3-2 MVC).
The Purple Aces found the back of the net in the 23rd minute, when redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 19, 2024
DeKALB – Playing in front of a home crowd of more than 18,000 for the second time this season, NIU football had the University of Toledo beat on paper in Saturday’s 117th Homecoming Game.
The Huskies ran 92 plays, put up 391 yards of offense and...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 19, 2024
DeKALB – On the eve of the 117th Homecoming Football game, former NIU men’s track and field star Matt Byrnes stood at the podium. Still wearing the same handlebar mustache he rocked in his athletic hayday in the 1970s, Byrnes regaled the audience...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| October 18, 2024
NIU volleyball (3-15, 1-7 MAC) lost to the Central Michigan University Chippewas (16-5, 7-2 MAC) in three sets Friday. It is the sixth time the Huskies have been swept this season.
The first set was a close one that saw the Huskies fall 25-21. Central...
By Andy Inboden, Sports Reporter
| October 18, 2024
NIU women's soccer (8-4-4, 2-3-3 MAC) clinched a crucial 2-1 victory against Eastern Michigan University (5-6-4, 1-3-4) in a thrilling Mid-American Conference matchup.
The match began with Eastern Michigan seizing an early advantage as redshirt sophomore...
NIU cross country earned an eighth place finish in their trip to Peoria, Illinois, for the Bradley Pink Classic.
The Huskies scored 239 points in a field of 15 schools. St. Louis University finished ahead of the Huskies in seventh place, scoring 188...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| October 17, 2024
NIU Volleyball (3-14, 1-6 MAC) fell to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (12-10, 6-2 MAC) in 5 sets. The Huskies have now lost eight of their last nine games.
HOT START, COLD FINISH
The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Thursday's match....
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 17, 2024
DeKALB – The Mid-American Conference’s top scoring offense and top scoring defense face off on the gridiron Saturday as NIU hosts the University of Toledo Rockets for NIU’s 117th Homecoming Game.
With both teams sitting at 4-2 halfway into the...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 16, 2024
DeKALB – Saturday’s gridiron matchup between the Huskies and the University of Toledo Rockets will mark NIU’s 117th Homecoming celebration.
With two of the Mid-American Conference’s elite set to square off at Huskie Stadium, the matchup promises...
By Edison Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 15, 2024
After beginning the season as one of NIU’s most impressive teams, the Mid-American Conference has humbled NIU women’s soccer (7-4-4, 1-3-3 MAC) to say the least.
Through the first eight games of this season, the Huskies held an impressive record...
NIU Athletics will host a public celebration of its 2024 Hall of Fame class on Friday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center.
Among the seven inductees is former NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch, who finished third in Heisman Trophy...
