By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 26, 2023
Struggles on the power play cost NIU hockey game one of its two-game road series against the Midland University Warriors (4-17, 4-5 MCH), who snuck past the Huskies by a final score of 4-3 Friday in Fremont, Nebraska.
The loss extended NIU’s (2-21,...
DeKALB – NIU women's basketball (10-7, 2-5 MAC) competed against Kent State University (11-6, 4-3 MAC) Wednesday. The Huskies fell short against the Golden Flashes, losing 82-61.
The Huskies started off the game slowly scoring 13 points while allowing...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 25, 2023
DeKALB – Huskies Hockey (2-22, 1-13 MCH) looks to get back in the win column after being swept by Midland in Nebraska when they take on Drury University (2-13, 2-13 MACHA) in the final home series of the season Friday and Saturday.
NIU has struggled...
DeKALB – Sondra Parys, the newly-hired head coach of NIU volleyball, has made her first addition to the team’s roster as the program announced the signing of Savanah Brandt on Tuesday.
Brandt, a 6-foot-2 middle blocker, will join the Huskies as...
In the first episode of All-Star to kick off the spring 2023 semester, Sports Editor Skyler Kisellus and Assistant Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales are joined by sports writers Joseph Segreti and Alex Crowe to recap the NIU sports slate during the winter...
DeKALB – NIU sophomore guard David Coit scored 21 or more points in back-to-back games on his way to receiving the Northern Star’s first Huskie of the Week honor of Spring 2023.
Coit led the Huskies in scoring during their recent matchups with...
Six NIU sports teams will be tested on the home front this week as NIU settles in for its second week of classes. All competitions on NIU's slate will be played within Illinois state boundaries.
Men's and women's basketball will each host a pair Mid-American...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 23, 2023
Hot shooting nights from sophomore guards David Coit and Zarique Nutter propelled the NIU men’s basketball team to a dominant 88-67 victory over Eastern Michigan University. The Huskies extended their win streak to two games after Saturday’s win.
Coit...
As the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs approaches, fans are in for a treat with an electric weekend of matchups. The only game without a repeating matchup this weekend is Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.
This...
