DeKalb | Volleyball’s seniors are looking to reverse the trend of their NIU careers.For Sarah Angelos, Tori Halbur, Justine Schepler and Kayla Zeno, this is the final chance to win a MAC Championship title match.Having made it to the title match each...
DeKalb | Don’t rush to assume redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch will be the Huskies’ (1-0) leading rusher every game.In the season opener against the Iowa Hawkeyes (0-1), Lynch rushed the ball a team-high 22 times for team-leading 56 yards.Compared...
DeKalb | The women’s soccer team didn’t have much to cheer about this weekend, but there was one bright spot: sophomore Sara Spaulding.Spaulding tallied one goal and one assist over two games at the Jackrabbit Invitational, and her strong play was...
DeKalb | “Defense wins championships” is a common phrase in football, and the NIU defense is taking the phrase pretty seriously.The Huskies’ defense forced three turnovers, and the offense turned those turnovers into points — three field goals,...
The women’s soccer team had a rough weekend at the Jackrabbit Invitational, hosted in Brookings, S.D.In their first match on Friday, the Huskies fell to (2-2-0) after a 3-1 loss to the South Dakota Coyotes. The team faltered again on Sunday after a...
DeKalb | Saturday was a chance for volleyball to showcase its talent against two NCAA tournament teams from last season.In its first match of a home doubleheader, volleyball faced No. 3 USC in what was the most anticipated non-conference match for the...
DeKalb | With the heat bearing down on the cross country team, it won its first meet of the season.The Huskies defeated Div. III North Central College in a dual meet at the NIU North 40.Led by redshirt freshman Leah Raffety, who took the individual meet...
DeKalb | The men’s rugby team had hoped to pick up where it left off last season, but that wasn’t the case on Saturday afternoon.The Huskies lost their season opener versus University of Cincinnati 21-14 at the Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex.NIU...
It was a weekend of tough overtime periods for the men’s soccer team at the Cincinnati Bearcat Soccer Classic.On Friday, a Huskies (1-3-0) comeback wasn’t enough to get the win against the Evansville Purple Aces, who took the match just two minutes...
In a competitive Huskies backfield, one running back has claimed his spot at the top of the depth chart: red shirt juniorCameron Stingily.A season ago, Stingily wouldn’t have been on anybody’s radar as the Huskies’ starting running back. That’s...
It’s back to Ohio for the men’s soccer team — “as The Pretenders say, right?” said coach Eric Luzzi, referencing the band’s “My City Was Gone.”Luzzi was talking about the Huskies’ upcoming games against Evansville and St. Louis in the...
After a seemingly improbable comeback victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes (0-1), the NIU Huskies (1-0) will be off this weekend, hoping to recover and improve.The Huskies defeated the Hawkeyes 30-27 Saturday, scoring 10 unanswered points to complete the comeback...
