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Woods recognized for recent play

By Northern Star Staff | January 30, 2018

Courtney Woods, women's basketball junior guard, earned Mid-American Conference West Division co-player of the Week Tuesday. Woods averaged a double-double in two games this past week.Woods averaged 27 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. She shot 57 percent...

Football team to hold promotional event

By Northern Star Staff | January 24, 2018

NIU season ticket holders are invited to “NIU Football Stories from the Sidelines” from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. on  February 18 in the Altgeld Auditorium.The event will allow attendees the opportunity to meet with coaching staff, current student-athletes...

Baseball to hold lead-off banquet

By Northern Star Staff | January 21, 2018

DeKalb — The baseball team will host its annual Lead-Off Banquet in an effort to help raise funds for the program.The public is invited to the banquet, which features a dinner and a silent auction. The baseball team will honor its 2013 Mid-American...

Huskies drop fifth consecutive bowl game

By Ryan Ostry | December 28, 2017

The football team (8-5, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) lost its final game of the season in the Quick Lane Bowl against the Duke Blue Devils (7-6, 3-5 Atlantic Coastal Conference) by a final score of 36-14.“The kids played hard, we just didn’t execute...

Huskies set for bowl game

By Ryan Ostry | December 24, 2017

The football team (8-4, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) is officially returning to a bowl game as they will take on the Duke University Blue Devils (6-6, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the Quick Lane Bowl Tuesday at Ford Field in Detroit.“We’re obviously...

Basketball vs. Cancer: Paulina Castro finds her fight on the court

By Eddie Garcia | December 7, 2017

DeKALB — Redshirt freshman guard Paulina Castro set on an unexpected journey in December of 2016 when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer that attacks the immune system.News of this caliber is not easy for anyone to receive,...

Huskies head to bowl game

By Northern Star Staff | December 4, 2017

DeKalb | Even though the football team didn’t make the Mid-American Conference Championship, it will still head to Ford Field Dec. 26 for its bowl game.NIU and MAC officials announced Sunday the Huskies (8-4, 6-2 MAC) will battle the Duke University...

Janae Poisson out for season

By Northern Star Staff | November 27, 2017

DeKALB — Janae Poisson, women’s basketball sophomore guard, will miss the remainder of the season.Head Coach Lisa Carlsen said Poisson tore her ACL in the team’s Nov. 18 game against Western Illinois University. Poisson was helped off the court...