DeKALB – Junior middle blocker Charli Atiemo has received MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after her stifling defensive performance throughout NIU volleyball’s homecoming series, the conference announced Monday.
Atiemo totaled 11 blocks during...
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| October 16, 2023
DeKALB – NIU men’s golf finished its last tournament of the fall – the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational – placing tied for ninth place. Graduate student Josh Kirkham led the Huskies for the first time this season, posting an 18th place finish.
The...
The stage is set for a MACtion matchup featuring two of the conference’s top-five squads as NIU volleyball prepares for a brush with a conference powerhouse in enemy territory.
The Huskies (8-12, 6-2 MAC) carry with them a three-games unbeaten streak...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 16, 2023
DeKALB – NIU redshirt sophomore kicker Kanon Woodill earned his second career MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week award for his performance in NIU football’s (3-4, 2-1 MAC) 23-13 win over the Ohio University Bobcats (5-2, 2-1 MAC) Saturday.
Woodill...
After a disappointing start to the season, it appears that the tide is turning for the NIU men’s soccer team.
Winning the first game of the season against Western Illinois University seemed to be a promising start, but the Huskies then went on...
An own goal conceded by Kent State University and a 57th minute score from freshman forward Tyra King was all it took for NIU women’s soccer to snap the Golden Flashes’ two-game win streak.
Kent State’s own goal came in the 24th minute after...
DeKALB – NIU Athletics’ weekly events are headlined by volleyball’s matchup with first-place Western Michigan University and football’s quest to extend their two-game winning streak against Eastern Michigan University.
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By Sana Polizzi, Sports Reporter
| October 14, 2023
DeKALB – The NIU men's soccer team inched to within three points of competing in the MVC championship after it defeated the Bradley University Braves by a score of 1-0 Saturday.
The Huskies currently have a 1-2-1 conference record. The Braves have...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 14, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – The ice in the defensive zone of the No. 7 ranked University of Jamestown Jimmies (5-2, 5-1 MCH) was fresh and pristine, looking nearly untouched.
A glance at NIU Hockey’s (0-8-2, 0-4 MCH) defensive end on the opposite side of the...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 14, 2023
DeKALB – Fueled by a dominant second half performance, NIU football (3-4, 2-1 MAC) came back to defeat the Ohio University Bobcats (5-2, 2-1 MAC) 23-13 Saturday.
“We knew it was going to take everything we had to give ourselves a chance,” said...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 14, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – The officials opened the penalty box door and pointed to the locker room where freshman forward Micah Maldonado was being told he had to watch the remainder of the scoreless game.
Maldonado’s head contact penalty was the beginning...
DeKALB – NIU volleyball had plenty to celebrate on Friday night, Homecoming week series sweep to a conference leaderboard climb.
The Huskies (8-12, 6-2 MAC) demolished the visiting Eastern Michigan University Eagles (2-19, 0-9 MAC) in straight sets,...
