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NIU volleyball to play in Missouri State Invitational

By Mike Romor | September 5, 2012

Looking for its first road win of the season, NIU volleyball will match up against Nebraska-Omaha and New Orleans in the Missouri State Invitational. The Huskies (3-5) open up Friday’s action at 10 a.m. against the Mavericks (4-3) and are hoping to...

Football ready for Tennessee-Martin

By Matt Hopkinson | September 5, 2012

NIU football will play their first home game Saturday, and the team will attempt to put their previous game behind them and start fresh. NIU (0-1) will play at home against Tennessee-Martin (1-0) in the first ever meeting between the two teams. NIU head...

Women’s soccer versus Northwestern Wildcats Friday

By Ed Rietveld | September 5, 2012

A stretch of five straight games against in-state schools concludes this weekend for women’s soccer. Friday, the Huskies (2-2) will travel to Evanston and take on the Wildcats of Northwestern (2-2-1). NIU is coming off a 3-0 win over the Ramblers. The...

Francis Otira graduates, men’s soccer picks up slack

By Jacob Onak | September 5, 2012

If you went out and watched an NIU men’s soccer game last season, you saw a big number 18 in the heart of the Huskies defense. That man was defender Francis Otira, who in 2011 helped lead NIU to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Otira would go...

Men’s soccer to host NIU/Adidas Invite

By Jacob Onak | September 5, 2012

Its been a tough couple games for men’s soccer, (0-2-0) but this weekend presents the team with a chance to get back in the win column, as they host their annual NIU/Adidas Invite. In their first game of the tournament, the Huskies will face Rhode Island,...

Soccer teams want lights

By Sean Anderson | September 4, 2012

On the days when it reaches close to triple digits outside and all you want to do is sit in the air conditioning and do nothing, men’s or women’s soccer is outside practicing or competing. Why? There are no lights at the stadium for either team to...

Stevenson hopes to be focal point of Huskies attack

By Jacob Onak | September 4, 2012

From Falkirk, Scotland, to DeKalb, junior striker James Stevenson looks to become a focal point of the Huskies attack. Coming off of a six goal, 15-point season in 2011, Stevenson has become one of the most dangerous players on offense this season. Although...

NIU becoming defensive team

By Brian Thomas | September 4, 2012

Traditionally over the last couple of seasons, NIU football has been known as an offensive juggernaut, being able to score points seemingly at will. However, after watching their season opener against Iowa, the Huskies look like they are more of a defensive...

Huskies, ‘clearly a better team,’ lose

By Jacob Onak | September 4, 2012

After a successful season last year, this isn’t the way men’s soccer wanted to start its season. The Huskies (0-2-0) lost their second game in a heartbreaking manner to the Phoenix, of UW Green Bay (2-1-0), after the game went into double overtime....

Weekend split

By Ed Rietveld | September 4, 2012

Over the Labor Day weekend, NIU women’s soccer earned its second straight weekend split to start the season. Friday, the Huskies (1-2) fell 1-0 against Illinois State (3-0-2), despite outshooting ISU 16-6 in the game, 15 of them coming in the second...

Cross country picks up first win at UIC opener

By Sean Anderson | September 4, 2012

Cross country began its season Saturday with a victory, when it headed to Palos Heights, Ill., for the UIC Opener. This is cross country’s first win at a meet since the program was reopened close to 20 years ago, and might even be the first ever win...

Huskies feature running offense

By Matt Hopkinson | September 4, 2012

DeKalb | The key to finding success in any avenue of life is having the ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations. This is especially true in sports, as coaches and players will see patterns and habits developing not only over the course of a...