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The first-rope tuggers from Sigma Sigma Sigma battle for leverage on the rope during Saturday's championship match against Alpha Phi. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Sigma Sigma Sigma defends title, wins 2022 PHC Women’s Tugs Championship

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | October 23, 2022

DeKALB – Conditioning played a vital role in Sigma Sigma Sigma’s hour-long stand that allowed it to become repeat champions in the 2022 PHC Women’s Tugs Championship. The first-rope tuggers for Alpha Phi and Sigma Sigma Sigma battled at the rope...

Sophomore setter Sophie Hurt bumps the ball during the first set of NIU's match against the University of Toledo Rockets on Saturday at John L. Savage Arena. NIU lost the opening set but rallied to win in four sets. (Evan Procaccini)

Huskies wrangle Rockets to force series split

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | October 22, 2022

DeKALB – NIU volleyball has returned to its winning ways after taking down the University of Toledo in four sets on Saturday to wrap up its weekend road trip. The Huskies (14-7, 7-4 MAC) rebounded from their first-set loss by stringing together three...

Redshirt senior running back Clint Ratkovich runs down the field during NIU's game on Sept. 11 at Huskie Stadium against Wyoming.

Huskies defeated by Ohio University in road battle

By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor | October 22, 2022

ATHENS, OHIO – Ohio University handed the Huskies their sixth loss of the season to dampen NIU’s chances of making a bowl game this season. The Bobcats won 24-17. Bobcats’ redshirt junior quarterback Kurtis Rourke completed an eight-yard pass...

University of Toledo senior middle blocker/opposite hitter Olivia Vance goes up for a block against NIU sophomore middle blocker Charli Atiemo's attack during Friday's match between the Huskies and Rockets at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. (Evan Procaccini | Toledo Athletics)

Huskies burned by Rockets in straight-set sweep

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | October 21, 2022
NIU's volleyball team fell to the University of Toledo Rockets in a 3-0 defeat on Friday evening.
Then-redshirt junior quarterback Rocky Lombardi rushes to the right against Eastern Michigan University at Huskie Stadium on Oct. 2, 2021. Lombardi made his return from injury in Saturday's matchup against EMU.

COLUMN: Rocky Lombardi will save NIU’s season

By Tyler Murray, Sports Reporter | October 21, 2022

Editor's note: Tyler Murray is a sophomore communications major and serves as a sports reporter at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece. Senior quarterback Rocky Lombardi made his comeback...

This weekend in Huskie sports: Oct. 21-23

This weekend in Huskie sports: Oct. 21-23

By Northern Star Sports Staff | October 21, 2022

DeKALB – NIU’s fall sports will get a dose of Ohio this weekend as football, volleyball and men’s soccer travel to The Buckeye State for battles with Mid-American Conference rivals. Friday, Oct. 14 VOLLEYBALL 5 p.m. CT |  at University of Toledo Toledo,...

NIU freshman forward Amber Best (center) battles for possession of the ball with two Eastern Michigan University players. Best tallied both of NIU's goals in its 2-0 win over the Eagles on Thursday at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Amber Best leads Huskie takedown of EMU

By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor | October 20, 2022
NIU women's soccer earned its sixth win of the season behind a pair of goals from Amber Best to beat MAC rival Eastern Michigan.
Alpha Phi's first-rope caller Jacob Hinkle gives instructions to his tuggers in the first round of Wednesday's match between Alpha Phi and Alpha Sigma Alpha. Alpha Phi won the round and the match to advance to the championship round, facing Sigma Sigma Sigma this weekend. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Alpha Phi advances to 2022 PHC Women’s Tugs Championship

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | October 19, 2022

DeKALB – Around 200 supporters came together Wednesday to show their support for the two sororities competing in the opening match of the 2022 Panhellenic Council (PHC) Women’s Tugs competition. Alpha Phi won the day after its defeat of Alpha Sigma...

Senior midfielder Adrian Corona launches a pass in NIU's Aug. 26, 2021 win over Purdue-Fort Wayne.

Corona aiming for post-college success

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | October 19, 2022

Fifth-year senior midfielder Adrian Corona's most outstanding accomplishment in his soccer career is winning the Mid-American Conference championship in 2021, but he believes his greatest accomplishment has yet to come. Corona was born and raised in...

Sophomore defenseman Brandon Peters and sophomore goaltender Grant Goodson battle for possession of the puck in front of NIU's goal during a matchup against the John Carroll University on Sept. 16. The Huskies allowed seven shots into their net in a 7-1 loss to open their 2022 campaign. (Beverly Buchinger | NIU Hockey)

Huskies overpowered by Pride in home-and-home

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | October 18, 2022

WEST DUNDEE – The Huskies hockey team extended their season-opening losing streak to eight games, dropping their home-and-home weekend series to the Purdue University Northwest Pride. The Huskies (0-8, 0-0 MCH) lost the games of the weekend series...

Delta Chi cheers on the women of Delta Gamma in Women's Tugs in 2021.

Sororities set to participate in annual Tugs tournament

By Jermel Williams, Sports Reporter | October 18, 2022

DeKALB – Panhellenic Council Tugs will be hosting its tug-of-war tournament on Wednesday and Saturday at 1201 N. Stadium Drive. This will continue the annual sororities tournament between Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Sigma Sigma competing...

Freshman forward Madison Looby steals the ball from Kent State's Kelsey Salopek on Sunday in DeKalb. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Huskies finish neck-and-neck with Golden Flashes

By Jermel Williams, Sports Reporter | October 18, 2022

DeKALB – The NIU women's soccer team (5-6-4, 2-4-2 MAC) competed against Kent State University (4-6-5, 4-1-3 MAC) in an aggressive bout that ended in a 1-1 tie on Sunday. Sunday's game was close — the Huskies had many opportunities to take control...