DeKALB – As the 2022-23 season closes, NIU men’s golf prepares for its last tournament in the 2023 MAC Championship. Coming off back-to-back third place finishes, sophomore Ben Sluzas headlines the Huskies roster.
All 10 MAC teams automatically...
By Joseph Segreti, Senior Sports Reporter
| April 26, 2023
DeKALB – A disastrous bottom half of the third inning for the Huskies where five Illinois State runs scored and stretched their lead to 8-5 led to NIU’s eventual loss.
NIU baseball (7-32, 4-13 MAC) dropped its eighth straight matchup Wednesday,...
DeKALB – After dropping game one 5-4, NIU softball (22-23, 11-11 MAC) came back to win game two 8-4 and split the doubleheader against the Western Michigan University Broncos (16-23, 10-10 MAC) Wednesday. Senior infielder Kelly Walinski belted a sixth...
DeKALB - Three of NIU's men’s tennis team members received post-season honors, NIU announced Wednesday
Iker Gaztambide Arrastia won the MAC Freshman of the Year award while senior Oliver Valentinsson and junior Mikael Vollbach secured Second Team...
DeKALB – NIU softball’s (21-22, 10-10 MAC) comeback bid fell short, losing 7-6 to the Western Michigan University Broncos (15-22, 9-9 MAC) Tuesday. A complete game from junior pitcher Rissa Bajusz helped the Broncos win the first of the three-game...
DeKALB – Two home runs from the University of Illinois Chicago (17-19, 4-11 MVC) proved to be too much for the Huskies to handle as UIC defeated NIU 8-1 in a Tuesday matchup.
The Huskies' loss to the Flames extended their losing streak to seven.
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In episode 18 of All-Star, Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales, Assistant Sports Editor Alex Crowe and Senior Sports Reporter Joey Segreti are joined by Senior lifestyle Writer Sarah Rose to quiz one another other on sports slang and chat NIU sports news.
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DeKALB – Three days after winning MAC Golfer of the Week honors, sophomore Ben Sluzas was voted as Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week after a first place finish at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.
Sluzas opened round one of the Robert Kepler...
DeKALB – A rally during the closing matches wasn’t enough to complete a comeback as NIU women’s tennis lost 4-3 to Western Michigan University at Nelson Tennis Center in the Chick Evans Field House. NIU ended its season on three consecutive losses,...
By Joseph Segreti, Senior Sports Reporter
| April 23, 2023
DeKALB – A pair of top 10 finishes highlighted NIU women’s track and field’s visit to Waco, Texas for the Michael Johnson Invitational.
The Huskies had several athletes earn personal records and season bests in their events, totaling seven...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 23, 2023
DeKALB – Defensive miscues in the first two innings, sloppy pitching and three home runs from Cardinal graduate infielder Ryan Peltier helped the Ball State University Cardinals complete the three-game series sweep over NIU baseball Sunday in a run...
DeKALB – NIU women’s golf took second out of 10 teams at the 2023 MAC Championship. Senior Ahra Ko had the best showing, picking up seven birdies and finishing tied for eighth place.
The Huskies finished the first round in fifth place, shooting...
