Successful athletic programs are born from quality recruitment classes. As players become older and start to graduate, it is important to keep bringing in highly recruited freshman into the athletic program. “It’s a constant process,” said head...

NIU women’s soccer played two regular-season games before the start of the school year. The Huskies (1-1) faced the Drake Bulldogs (2-2) to begin their 2012 season Friday, losing 2-1. Drake and NIU were both held scoreless in the match’s first 45...

Matt Hopkinson Staff Writer DeKalb | Tuesday night at Victor E. Court, NIU women’s volleyball will play host to a name that makes most people from Illinois cringe: the Green Bay Phoenix. While not quite as skin-crawling as their NFL counterpart, the...

NIU men’s soccer lost its first game of the season, 3-1, against third-ranked Creighton. The Huskies (0-1-0) got off to a slow start in the first half as the Blue Jays (1-0-0) kept most of the possession and created all of the chances. “We didn’t...

DeKalb | While the weekend’s record may not reflect the amount of work put into the NIU invitational tournament, the length of the games will. NIU women’s volleyball (1-2) opened its regular season at home, hosting North Dakota State (0-3), New Mexico...

Bennett receives contract extension After leading NIU women’s basketball to the MAC quaterfinals for the first time since 2007, head women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennett received a contract extension until 2017. Bennett led the Huskies to a 14-17...

DeKalb | For some students, getting their degree handed to them is their dream, while others must walk away from their degree in order to chase their dream. Former NIU baseball player Brett Frantini has now fallen into the latter category, as he was recently...

NIU football to hold second media day DeKalb | Today at Soldier Field, the Huskies will participate in their second media day of the year. Head coach Dave Doeren along with Athletic Director, Jeff Compher and a group of NIU players will be in attendance....

NIU men’s soccer’s schedule highlights a plethora of NCAA tournament as well as conference champions from last year. They will face five teams that were in the NCAA tournament last season, three of which finished in the top-10, as well as six conference...

Senior Kelsie Passolt, junior Allie Parthie, and freshmen Taylor Ellett and Casey LaBarbera of NIU women’s golf were all named to the National Golf Coaches Association Division I All-American Scholar Team. Parthie was the Huskies No. 1 golfer last season,...

Three Huskies named to All-Mac team For the second straight season in a row, NIU track and field had three team members named to the 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Mid-American Conference team. Senior Jenner Sio and junior Jenelle McCalla...

In the midst of oppressive heat, twelve NIU baseball players are braving the elements across the nation in summer league baseball. Huskies are represented from the local level in Illinois to other locations such as North Carolina, Texas and California....