By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 15, 2023
DeKALB – Career-best scoring performances by NIU senior guards Darweshi Hunter and Kaleb Thornton were not enough to defend home court in Tuesday’s MAC battle against the University of Toledo.
Both players led the box score as the Rockets handed...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 14, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – NIU hockey was run out of its own building Friday in a 12-0 thrashing at the hands of the fourth-ranked University of Jamestown Jimmies (14-5, 8-1 MCH) at Canlan Ice Sports.
The loss was the Huskies’ (2-19, 1-10 MCH) third loss to...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 13, 2023
DeKALB – The Huskies hockey team (2-18, 1-9 MCH) is back in conference play with the fourth-ranked University of Jamestown (13-5, 7-1 MCH) Jimmies making the trip from North Dakota to West Dundee for a two-game series Friday and Saturday.
NIU has...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 12, 2023
DeKALB – Standing at the podium in front of the crowd gathered at Victor E. Court during her first appearance as the new head coach of NIU volleyball on Tuesday, Sondra Parys shared a brief moment with her father, Joe.
“I know you’ve always wanted...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 11, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – Key players returned for the Huskies’ hockey team, helping them to bounce back from Friday’s loss with a come-from-behind win over the Roosevelt University Lakers (6-10, 4-6 GLCHL) by a final score of 3-2 Saturday.
The win was NIU’s...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 11, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – Playing under-manned crippled NIU hockey in its first game back from a month-long break, falling to the Roosevelt University Lakers (6-9, 4-6 GLCHL) by a final score of 7-3 Friday at Canlan Ice Sports.
Due to disciplinary reasons, the...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 10, 2023
DeKALB – Less than a week after the Harlem Globetrotters left the Convocation Center, NIU men’s basketball senior guard Kaleb Thornton did his best on-court Globetrotter impersonation as he scored his final points of Tuesday’s game in unusual fashion.
The...
DeKALB – NIU gymnastics has added to its opening weekend success after sophomore Isabella Sissi and senior Natalie Hamp claimed both weekly Mid-American Conference honors, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Each gymnast championed at least...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 9, 2023
DeKALB – The 2022 Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year is SEC-bound after NIU volleyball libero Francesca Bertucci announced her commitment to the University of Alabama Sunday.
Bertucci, who will be a junior in 2023, made the...
