DeKalb | When football is in a high-pressure situation or has a game on the line there is never any panic on the sideline.The Huskies have all the confidence in the world senior kicker Mathew Sims will rise to the occasion as he has done his whole career...
The best is yet to come for men’s golf’s lone senior, Shawn Foley.Foley and Nick Huggins are the only returns from last year’s group, and head Coach Tom Porten has been looking to them to fulfill a guidance role, as the team introduced five new...
DeKalb | Bench players are supposed to come on and give a team a boost, and that’s exactly what senior Tori Halbur has done this season.Through her first three seasons, Halbur, an outside hitter, sporadically saw action. Last season, she played in more...
Despite improving to 2-0 on the season, the Huskies find themselves unranked and have no one to blame but themselves.Well, technically, the voters are to blame for not voting the Huskies into The Associated Press Top 25, but the Huskies gave them good...
Going into Moscow, Idaho, as heavy favorites, NIU football (2-0) used a second-half rally to escape with a victory over the Idaho Vandals (0-3).After falling behind 28-14 with 9:35 to play in the second half, the Huskies outscored the Vandals 31-7 to...
Headlined by season-best times from most of the team, the women’s cross country team finished the Illinois State Invitational meet in fourth place out of six teams.NIU completed the race finishing higher in the standings than Eastern Illinois and Northern...
DeKalb | Following copious amounts of rain, the sky finally decided to settle down and let the women’s soccer team host Western Illinois without a single drop falling.The Huskies (2-4-1) picked up a point at home by tying 1-1 with the Leathernecks (4-3-1)...
For football’s defense, it was a tale of two halves in its 45-35 victory over Idaho.In the first half, the Vandals exploited the Huskies’ defense, scoring 28 points on four touchdowns.The Vandals got off to a quick start, marching right down the field...
The wild west proved to be much more than volleyball could handle.After starting the season with moderate success at home, NIU (5-5) lost two of three matches over the weekend at the New Mexico State Tournament.NIU opened the weekend Friday with two matches...
DeKalb | After a Friday loss, the men’s soccer team came from behind to grab a 2-1 victory against the Green Bay Phoenix on Sunday.On Friday, NIU took on the Butler Bulldogs in a one-goal contest.The first real chance of the game was the deciding factor...
With a young team that is still trying to come together, men’s rugby fell 49-7 to the Western Michigan Broncos (1-1).This season, the lack of returning starters has caused a problem for the Huskies (0-2). With only four starters returning, there has...
DeKalb | The Huskies are taking their talents out west – way out west.Following their bye week, the Huskies (1-0) will square off with the Idaho Vandals (0-2) Saturday at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.Located more than 1,700 miles from Huskie Stadium,...
