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...
The most recent crossover between pop culture and sports, and the spike in viewership and sales for the National Football League, is thanks to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
Swift is a singer, songwriter and global icon who is currently on break...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| October 8, 2023
DeKALB – Graduate student forward Sahara Zingano played hero for NIU women’s soccer on Sunday as she scored the lone goal of a 1-0 senior day victory over Miami University.
Zingano scored on a penalty kick in the 50th minute, a goal that pushed...
DeKALB – NIU Athletics is set for another week of events, headlined by NIU football’s homecoming matchup with Ohio University.
FOOTBALL
Saturday, Oct. 14: vs. Ohio University, 3 p.m.
DeKalb / Huskie Stadium
Watch: ESPNU Live Stats: SideArm...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 7, 2023
FREMONT – As Midland University (3-2, 3-1 MCH) senior forward Trevor Timm celebrated potting his team's sixth goal of the game late in the third period, the 14 skaters dressed for NIU Hockey (0-6-2, 0-2 MCH) skated back to its bench, taking deep breaths...
In the 87th minute, sophomore midfielder Angel Rodriguez converted a penalty kick that saved the NIU men’s soccer team (3-6-1, 0-2-1 MVC) from defeat against the Drake University Bulldogs (2-6-2, 1-2-1 MVC).
In the 1-1 draw, both the goal from...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 7, 2023
Behind junior running back Antario Brown’s 280 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, NIU football (2-4, 1-1 MAC) dismantled the University of Akron Zips (1-5, 0-2 MAC) 55-14 for its first conference victory of the season.
NIU gained a season...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| October 7, 2023
DeKALB – After the first five games of the regular season, NIU football (1-4, 0-1 MAC) stands at a critical juncture, with their season teetering on the edge. Silver lining: The Huskies still have seven opportunities to redirect the trajectory of the...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 7, 2023
FREMONT – Through a plethora of injuries, ineligible players and other forms of adversity, NIU hockey (0-5-2, 0-1 MCH) battled to the bitter end but came up just short in it’s conference-opening, high-scoring 7-6 defeat to the Midland University Warriors...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 6, 2023
Within the confines of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio, the lyrics of Big Sean’s “Bounce Back” resonated through the visitors’ locker room after a redeeming win.
One verse best captured the essence of a weekend performance...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 5, 2023
NIU volleyball displayed a first-set performance rife with discipline and efficiency, all put together to reward NIU with its first set win over Ohio University in nearly four years.
From there, the game went downhill for the Huskies (5-12, 3-2 MAC)...
By Sana Polizzi, Sports Reporter
| October 5, 2023
The Huskies found success in a 2-0 shutout win against Eastern Michigan University, extending their win streak to two games.
With the win, NIU improved to 2-2-1 in conference, good for seventh place in the MAC. Eastern Michigan fell to ninth in the...
