Kerri Royer’s return to her home state wasn’t exactly what she and the NIU volleyball team hoped for. Royer, a native of Kalamazoo, returned to Michigan along with her teammates as the Huskies lost to Eastern Michigan on Friday and Central Michigan...

The NIU men’s soccer team needed to convert more scoring opportunities on offense. Bernhard Hagevik and Rasih Pala answered the call, netting five goals against Marshall on Friday. However, defensive breakdowns at the end of the first half and in the...

The MAC Tournament once again remained elusive for the NIU women’s soccer team as it was defeated by the University of Toledo 3-1 Friday. There was a positive side to the weekend as the Huskies (6-11,4-8) came back from a two-goal deficit against Bowling...

The NIU men’s soccer team is on a roll going into the last two games of the regular season. Following the lead of freshman goalkeeper Steve Goletz, named MAC Player of the Week, the Huskies find themselves in a fourth place tie with their next opponent,...

It would be safe to say this year’s NIU football team has ventured into unfamiliar territory. The Huskies (5-3, 4-0) have won four straight games for the first time under coach Joe Novak and won’t need any help to claim a MAC West Division title....

On Saturday morning, the NIU men’s basketball team was on display to about 150 fans at the new Convocation Center in an intra-squad scrimmage. With three 10-minute quarters, the teams were mixed up each quarter so second-year coach Rob Judson could...

Coaching major college football for 28 years is considered an amazing feat by many. But living with a major college football coach for 33 years, like Carole Novak has, that’s monumental. "It’s an exciting life," said Carole Novak, wife of NIU coach...

Senior defensive tackle Anthony Falbo will have surgery on his dislocated right wrist Thursday and be sidelined for the rest of the season. The 6-foot-3, 283-pound Falbo missed the majority of Saturday’s game against Central Michigan after injuring...

Only needing two points to win the match against an undefeated conference opponent, the NIU volleyball team was left with a bittersweet taste in its mouth. "Personally, when we started, I didn’t know they were undefeated," middle blocker Rena Widboom...

In front of 20,186 fans Saturday afternoon, the NIU football team had a 49-0 Homecoming victory over Central Michigan. Winning its fourth straight MAC contest, NIU (5-3, 4-0) totaled its most points since Oct. 28, 2000, when it beat Buffalo 73-10. In...

After sitting out three consecutive matches, outside hitter Jen VonderHaar was happy to be back on the floor. "It was a lot less stressful for me to be on the court than off the court," VonderHaar said. "I was a little out of volleyball shape. I was huffing...

Goals were still coming few and far between for the NIU women’s soccer team as it lost two MAC contests this weekend. The Huskies (5-10, 3-7) took on top-ranked Miami (Ohio) on Friday and came up on the short end of a 3-1 game. Sunday was another defensive...