By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| October 12, 2023
DeKALB – So far this season, NIU men’s golf has competed in four tournaments. Although the Huskies have yet to crack the top-five this season, their best showing was at the VCU Shootout, placing tied for sixth place.
Despite the slow start to...
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| October 12, 2023
DeKALB – After leading the charge at the Purdue Fall Invitational, graduate student Zach Place nabbed his career first MAC Golfer of the Week award. This marks NIU men’s golf’s second MAC Golfer of the Week award in a row and its third this fall.
Finishing...
In this episode of All-Star, Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales and Assistant Sports Editor Alex Crowe get caught up with NIU sports, talk about the ongoing MLB playoffs and discuss the much-anticipated debut of Connor Bedard.
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By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 11, 2023
To say the start of the 2023-2024 season has been a disappointment is a massive understatement for NIU Hockey, who have yet to win a game with a quarter of the season in the books.
A season that began with so much optimism – due to the eight new...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 11, 2023
DeKALB – NIU football (2-4, 1-1 MAC) earned its first win since the season opener at Boston College with a 55-14 rout of the University of Akron Zips on Saturday. The Huskies offense exploded for eight touchdowns and 571 total yards.
“We’re...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 11, 2023
Drenched by the torrential downpour and riding the high of a late ‘90s victory, a boisterous crowd of NIU football’s faithful marched the goalposts from Huskie Stadium through the heart of NIU's campus.
For a fanbase well-versed in the art of...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 11, 2023
With its six-game gauntlet against Ohio-based opponents now in the rear-view mirror, the NIU volleyball team has its sights set on a triumphant homecoming to ring in NIU’s 116th Homecoming.
“Everyone’s excited to be back home,” said NIU volleyball...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 11, 2023
A strong individual performance from graduate student Zach Place propelled NIU men’s golf to a top-10 finish at the Purdue Fall Invitational, which ended Tuesday.
The Huskies brought home their fourth top-10 finish of the Fall season at the Purdue...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| October 10, 2023
DeKALB – Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sadie McGill was named the MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after leading the Huskies to two clean sheet victories.
McGill has recorded seven saves, two shutout victories, and zero allowed goals in...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 10, 2023
NIU volleyball is back home from its final Ohio road trip this season. With them, the Huskies brought a road conference victory and indicators of an upward trend within the program.
FAST STARTS
NIU took the opening set in each of its matchups with...
DeKALB – Much like he ran away from the University of Akron’s defense on Saturday, NIU junior running back Antario Brown has run away with Huskie of the Week honors after a career-best rushing performance.
Brown ran for 280 yards and four TDs on...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 9, 2023
DeKALB – NIU junior running back Antario Brown notched his first MAC West Offensive Player of the Week award for his performance in the Huskies 55-14 win over the University of Akron Saturday.
Brown had a career day on Saturday, posting career...
