DeKALB — NIU’s men’s soccer team (3-3-1) suffered their third loss of the season to the Eastern Illinois University Panthers (1-3-1) in a five-goal, 3-2 thriller on Tuesday night. A combination of defensive lapses, solid goalkeeping and lack of...

Featuring 13 home matches, NIU men’s tennis’s 2026 schedule was announced by NIU Athletics on Thursday. The Huskies will play 21 matches in their spring dual season, eight of which will be on the road.  After a 8-15 season in which the Huskies...

I’m not going to sit here and tell you NIU has played great football this season. I won’t pretend to be as confident in the Huskies on Tuesday morning as I was more than a week ago — on a dark, humid Friday night in Maryland. After hearing all...

After being named to the Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament team Sunday, NIU volleyball sophomore outside hitter Emma McCartney has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  In every match at the tournament, which was hosted by Indiana...

DeKALB — To kick off  Mid-American Conference play, NIU’s women’s soccer hosted the Miami University Redhawks (4-3, 1-0 MAC) on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies (2-4-1, 0-1 MAC) were haunted by defensive mistakes leading to two early goals and a 2-0...

DeKALB — Earning just its second loss of the season, NIU men’s soccer (3-2-1) fell to the St. Thomas University Tommies (3-1-2) in a 1-0 shutout, their first of the season.  “Hugely disappointing obviously, losing the game here at home especially...

NIU volleyball rounded out the Hampton Inn Invitational in Indianapolis Saturday against the Indiana University Indianapolis Jaguars.  The Huskies (7-2) attacked from all angles to get through the Jaguars’ blocks. IU Indy rallied back, taking the...

NIU volleyball continued its hot streak against non-conference teams at the Hampton Inn Invitational in Indianapolis.  The Huskies (6-2) battled the Gonzaga University Bulldogs (5-3) and the Bellarmine University Knights (4-4) on Friday and, with...

Week 3 of the college football season has arrived. Across the country, many teams enter conference play, while others will face off in premier non-conference matchups. Meanwhile, NIU has the week off as it gears up for its Sept. 20 visit to Starkville...

Editor’s note: This column is the second of a two-part satire column series wherein Senior Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus hypothetically fights teams from the two conferences NIU will join in 2026 — the Mountain West Conference and the Horizon League....

From a team that finished the season with just three wins last season, to starting 2025 with a 3-1-1 record, NIU men’s soccer has had a vastly different start to the season than they did in 2024.  Last season, the Huskies went 1-4 in their first...

Editor’s note: This column is the first of two-part satire column series wherein Senior Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus hypothetically fights teams from the two conferences NIU will join in 2026 — the Mountain West Conference and the Horizon League....