The women’s gymnastics team will face its steepest competition of the year so far when it travels to Central Michigan on Friday. The Chippewas (3-2, 0-1 MAC) have not scored lower than a 194.500 all season long. Senior gymnast Natalie Sutter believes...
The Huskies will travel to Michigan to take part in the GVSU Big Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State University, this weekend. NIU last competed two weeks ago in the Indiana relays. Eight athletes had top 10 finishes, and the team was led by senior Rebecca...
Wrestling finishes the home portion of its schedule with a dual meet against 18th-ranked Wildcats of Northwestern University (6-7) after a week away from dual meet action. The Huskies (7-7) come into Friday night’s action having lost four duals in a...
As if things couldn’t get any worse for the women’s basketball team, the Huskies now have to finish the season without their leading scorer, senior forward Satavia Taylor. Head coach Kathi Bennett confirmed Tuesday that Taylor tore her ACL in the...
Injuries are commonplace among athletics. The severity, however, can determine the direction of careers. Junior gymnast Natasha Jufko has been a member of the gymnastics team since 2011 and before this season had only recorded two scores (both for exhibition...
Being on the track and field team is turning into a real family affair: There are two sets of sisters on the roster. One of those sets is comprised of Julianne and Rebecca Cronin of Bartlett, Ill. Rebecca is a senior who participates in sprinting events...
Men’s basketball will look to close out its three-game home stand on a positive note when it takes on Bowling Green today. The Huskies (5-15, 3-5 MAC) have gone 1-1 during their home stand, earning an exciting victory over Kent State, 67-65, and losing...
In collegiate sports there is a way for athletes to gain experience without competing in a limited number of games: by redshirting a year. The concept of redshirting a year means that athletes can earn a fifth year of eligibility if they sit out a year...
Avoiding a sophomore slump, Amanda Stepp has been able to find success and has played a large factor in the gymnastics team’s 3-1 record. Stepp has take on more responsibility this year. For most of her freshman season until near its end, Stepp performed...
Looking to win two consecutive games for the first time this season, men’s basketball took on Toledo on Saturday. Despite their strong play and resilient effort, the Huskies (5-15, 3-5 MAC) fell to the Rockets (9-10, 5-3 MAC), 69-65. The Huskies found...
The Miami Redhawks’ seniors proved to be too much for the NIU women’s basketball team, leading to a 51-65 loss at the Convocation Center on Sunday. NIU (5-16, 0-8 MAC) lost its ninth straight game to a Miami (14-7, 6-2 MAC) team that has a starting...
Even though this was a weekend away from dual meet action, it still proved to be a successful one for NIU wrestling. Huskie reserve and redshirt wrestlers competed in the Harper Open at Harper College on Saturday. NIU had 10 wrestlers make the podium;...
