DeKALB – After suffering a 14-11 upset in Saturday’s home opener against Southern Illinois University, NIU football (1-1) is ready to hit the road, gearing up for a showdown against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (0-2).
Despite amassing over...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 13, 2023
DeKALB – NIU football plays eight conference games in 2023 against its MAC foes and look to improve upon their 2-6 conference record from a season ago.
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An injury-riddled 2022 season hit the Huskies hard as the 2021...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 13, 2023
The weather has begun to cool, and the leaves are falling from the trees, signifying the hockey season is right around the corner.
Hockey season in DeKalb means the return of NIU hockey, which is eager to prove itself after winning just four games...
The one-win NIU volleyball team has one set of tests remaining in the non-conference portion of its schedule, starting with a head-to-head against the No. 25-ranked team in the nation.
NIU is set to begin action at the UNI Tournament hosted by the...
DeKALB – Missed opportunities and a lack of defense from NIU men’s soccer (2-4) led to a tough 3-2 loss against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (2-3) in an honorary night for the Lewang Cup.
The Lewang cup honors John Lewang, former...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 12, 2023
DeKALB – Senior Jasmine Ly picked up where she left off last season in NIU women’s golf’s first tournament of the year, tying for third place in the Redbird Invitational at Illinois State University.
The Huskies finished 18 over par, 882, through...
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| September 12, 2023
DeKALB – NIU men’s golf wrapped up its first tournament of the Fall 2023 season, placing tied for 10th place out of 14 teams. The Huskies had two golfers place within the top 25. Junior Ben Sluzas finished tied for 11th place, and junior Felix Krammer...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 12, 2023
After beginning the season 1-0 with a road victory over the Boston College Eagles, NIU football (1-1) came up short in its home opener, falling to the Southern Illinois University Salukis (2-0) 14-11.
In order to bounce back with a win on Saturday...
DeKALB- NIU men’s soccer is coming off of a tough 2-1 loss to Northwestern University this past Friday. The Huskies lacked offensive opportunities against a much bigger and stronger Northwestern team. Here are a few things to look out for heading into...
By Northern Star Sports Staff
| September 11, 2023
DeKALB – Thanks to a hat-trick in NIU men’s soccer’s victory over Aurora University Monday, senior midfielder Eddie Knight earned Huskie of the week honors.
Knight’s selection is the first of his career at NIU and marks men’s soccer’s first...
Like you might find its players doing on the sideline during a mid-match challenge, NIU volleyball has found itself in a limbo near the end of its non-conference stretch.
After losing every one of its matches at the DePaul Invitational in Chicago this...
DeKALB- NIU men’s soccer (2-3) was stunned by the Northwestern Wildcats (4-0-1) with a late goal at the 89:46 minute mark to give the Wildcats the 2-1 win.
Wildcat senior midfielder Rom Brown scored a top left shelf goal with only a few seconds...
