NIU volleyball junior libero Crew Hoffmeier has been named the Week 4 Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
"I'm really glad to see Crew honored because she has been working very hard since day...
By Northern Star Sports Staff
| September 17, 2023
This Week in Huskie Sports: Sept. 18 to Sept. 24
DeKALB – NIU Athletics embarks on another busy week of sports, headlined by football’s return home and volleyball’s first conference action of the season.
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Saturday, Sept. 23: vs. University...
DeKALB – Offensive woes persisted as NIU football (1-2) dropped its away matchup to the University of Nebraska (1-2) in a 35-11 blowout on Saturday.
The Huskies' offensive struggles extended into Saturday’s game, as they scored just 11 points,...
DeKALB – NIU men’s soccer (2-5) dropped its first conference game of the season in a shutout 3-0 loss to No. 15 Missouri State University (4-0-1). This is the third loss in a row for the Huskies and the third game in the last four of being outshot...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 16, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – A strong comeback effort fell short for NIU hockey (0-2) Saturday, who dropped a tightly-contested matchup with Kent State University (4-0) by a final score of 4-3.
The Huskies trailed 4-1 before a goal by graduate forward Rodahn Evans...
One day removed from a crushing defeat followed by a resounding win to open the UNI Tournament, NIU volleyball was forcefully brought back to earth by a “Northern” foe.
NIU’s post-win fire was extinguished by an overpowering performance by the...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 16, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – Despite a strong start to the game, NIU hockey was handled easily in its home opener by Kent State University by a final score of 8-2.
The Huskies tallied just three minutes into the game off the stick of freshman forward Micah Maldonado,...
DeKALB – Senior Katelyn Robbins was once again the first Huskie to cross the finish line as NIU’s cross country team finished ninth out of the 10 participating teams at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Open on Friday.
Not a single NIU contestant secured...
From suffering a sweep to dishing one out. From the worst hitting percentage in a match to the best. All in a matter of hours. A tale of two extremes.
That tale tells the story of NIU volleyball’s first day of action Saturday at the UNI Tournament...
DeKALB – As announced on Friday, Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean T. Frazier welcomed Dr. Randi Napientek and TJ Feuerbach as the newest members of his executive team.
After joining the Huskies academic staff in 2017,...
DeKALB – An early own goal and a stifling DePaul University defense extinguished any hope of an NIU women’s soccer home victory after the Blue Demons defeated the Huskies 1-0 Thursday.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sadie McGill gave up an own goal...
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| September 14, 2023
DeKALB – During Labor Day Weekend, NIU Assistant Vice President of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion brought student-athletes from eight NIU sports teams to facilitate an educational experience about the history of African Americans in Boston.
The...
