NIU women’s tennis senior Erika Dimitriev and junior Nataly Ninova earned Co-Huskie of the Week honors after winning the doubles match in flight 1 of the NIU Huskie Invitational, which wrapped up on Sunday.
The duo won flight 1 after conquering...
By Edison Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| November 4, 2024
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (1-0) left its home opener victorious after defeating the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (0-1) 57-55.
“I think it's one of those games where I was really proud of our ability to stick...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 4, 2024
DeKALB – As NIU football begins the final month of the regular season, the Huskies gear up for their first game of the midweek MACtion schedule: a Wednesday night matchup with Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The Huskies (4-4,...
NIU women’s tennis went 29-3 in 32 matches played during the Huskie Invitational, hosted by NIU this weekend. Players from University of St. Thomas, Marquette University, Indiana University of Indianapolis and Lewis University joined NIU players at...
The NIU Panhellenic Council will host its annual women’s tugs tournament Wednesday and Saturday.
Tugs is a longstanding Greek life tradition at NIU, which features two teams at a time battling in a tug-of-war match.
Proceeds from the event will...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| November 3, 2024
NIU volleyball (3-20, 1-12 MAC) fell to the University at Buffalo Bulls (14-13, 10-4 MAC) in four sets. It is the Huskies’ eighth loss in a row.
COMING UP SHORT
The first set was a close one. NIU led by as much as three and were never down by...
Graduate student Camille Jackson led NIU cross-country at the Mid-American Conference Championship as the Huskies finished in 12th place.
NIU finished behind Kent State University in the final standings, with the Golden Flashes finishing in 11th...
Scoring more than one goal for the first time since Sep. 28, NIU men’s soccer (3-12, 1-6 MVC) dropped a 3-2 loss against the Drake University Bulldogs (9-3-3, 5-0-2 MVC) on Friday. The Huskies were eliminated from Missouri Valley Conference Tournament...
By Andy Inboden, Sports Reporter
| November 2, 2024
NIU volleyball (3-19, 1-11 MAC) lost to the University at Buffalo Bulls (13-13, 9-4 MAC) in three sets. This is the fifth consecutive defeat by sweep for the Huskies.
The Bulls came out with an aggressive and fast start, overwhelming the Huskies and...
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...
