DeKALB – NIU junior outfielder and catcher Colin Summerhill recorded seven RBIs (runs batted in) in the Huskies’ last four games, including a grand slam against Northwestern University. Summerhill’s dominant performance from the plate helped him...
DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis dropped its Sunday match 5-2 against the University at Buffalo. The Bulls controlled the whole match against the Huskies and snapped NIU’s 15-game first-double match winning streak.
The Huskies drop to 12-7 on the season...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (5-21, 2-7 MAC) dropped the final game of a three-game series against the Xavier University Musketeers (16-12) 3-2 Sunday. The Musketeers earned their sixth consecutive win en route to a series sweep over the Huskies.
The...
DeKALB – NIU softball’s slow offensive showing caused it to drop both games of Sunday’s series finale doubleheader against the Central Michigan University Chippewas.
GAME ONE
NIU suffered a close extra innings loss in the first game of their...
This Week in Huskie Sports: April 3 to April 9
DeKALB – NIU Athletics begins another week of action, highlighted by baseball’s home series with Central Michigan.
BASEBALL
Tuesday, April 4: at University of Illinois Chicago, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago,...
Chicago Bulls fans have been talking on social media about the Pat Bev Effect. The Bulls have improved their team chemistry and performance since signing Patrick Beverly after the All-Star break.
Beverly grew up on the west side of Chicago. In his...
DeKALB – NIU softball (15-14, 6-3 MAC) used a late-game comeback to defeat the Central Michigan University Chippewas (12-17, 2-4 MAC) 6-5 in Game 1 of a three-game home series Saturday.
After Central Michigan jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, the...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 1, 2023
DeKALB – Junior pitcher Jacob Wilde’s solid start was spoiled thanks to a six-run sixth inning by Xavier University, who downed NIU baseball 9-4 in game two of a three-game weekend series.
Xavier (15-12, 0-0 Big East) secured a series win over...
DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis won four out of the six singles matches and two out of the three doubles matches en route to a 5-2 win over the Binghamton University Bearcats Friday.
The Huskies improved to 12-6 on the season and 2-0 in Mid-American...
DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis was swept away by the Ball State University Cardinals Friday afternoon in Muncie, Indiana, by a final score of 7-0.
NIU’s number one doubles team of sophomore Nataly Ninova and freshman Erika Dimitriev were knotted...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 31, 2023
DeKALB – A five-run first inning gave Xavier University all the offense it needed in its three-game series-opening victory over NIU baseball Friday by a final score of 8-3.
The Huskies (5-19, 2-7 MAC) have now lost four of their last five games...
DeKALB – Seven players from the NIU wrestling team were announced on Tuesday to be on the Mid-American Conference All-Academic team.
Student-athletes must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50% of the contests scheduled...
