Oxford, Ohio - This time, Dan Sheldon made sure to score on the offensive side of the ball. After returning punts for touchdowns in the two prior weeks, sophomore wide receiver Dan Sheldon caught six passes for 163 yards and two scores in NIU’s 48-41...

s if getting swept on consecutive days wasn’t bad enough for the NIU volleyball team, an injury to middle blocker Jen VonderHaar made it worse. VonderHaar, who leads the team in hitting percentage, and was first in total kills before the weekend, is...

The feeling may be shared with people on campus, and on the same note, some might oppose it. With all opinion pieces, there are differing views. When the Northern Star ran a headline and column last week about how an athlete wasn’t getting the job done,...

he Miami (Ohio) football team has not treated NIU well in recent times. In two games in 1997 and 1998, the RedHawks manhandled the Huskies by a combined score of 83-10. NIU hopes to change that Saturday when it plays the RedHawks at 1 p.m. at Yager Stadium...

A battle will be waged at Huskie Soccer Field on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. as the NIU women’s soccer team will take on Western Michigan in a key MAC game. This game has important implications as the Huskies (5-6, 3-4) are tied with the Broncos (5-5, 3-2-1)...

After taking on two winless teams in the MAC a week ago, the NIU volleyball team now has to set its sites on two 3-1 squads. Marshall will visit the Convocation Center on Friday at 7 p.m. while Eastern Michigan will battle the Huskies at 7 p.m. on Saturday....

The NIU women’s basketball team will be without the services of Jessica Shattuck, Elizabeth Strobel and Kristen Brown this season. "I’ve suspended [Shattuck] for breaking team policies," coach Carol Hammerle said. "I believe it’s in the best interests...

Leaders. Every good team has them, but not all of them are as important or influential as the co-captains on the NIU women’s soccer team. Juniors Maggie Nowicki and Katie Klaas were selected by coach Frank Horvat at the beginning of this season to help...

As the NIU men’s soccer team huddled together after its 1-0 loss to Illinois-Chicago, head coach Willy Roy told them, "Keep your head up. You fought hard. You have nothing to be ashamed of." This seems to be a recurring theme this season, but the Huskies...

n the third game of a four-game homestand, the NIU men’s soccer team will try once more to earn its first victory of the season at Huskie Soccer Field today when it takes on Illinois-Chicago at 3 p.m. Since the Huskies’ last win at Western Illinois,...

Already national champions at Kishwaukee College, Melissa Benson and Alex Hofmann are part of the equation to help lead the NIU volleyball team to a similar crown. As the only two Huskies who have played together before playing at NIU, they have a little...

There are plenty of stereotypes associated with collegiate athletes and their ability as students. At NIU, some of those conceptions can be thrown out the window based on last spring’s grade point averages. Among the athletic teams found at NIU, the...