Coming off its sixth-consecutive loss, NIU men's basketball is looking to get back on track tonight at home against MAC opponent Miami (Ohio). In order for the Huskies (2-19, 1-7 MAC) to give themselves a chance they will need to come out strong. "As...
Dieckhaus, Dekkinga named NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week DeKALB | NIU wrestler, Brad Dieckhaus and women's tennis' Haley Dekkinga gained NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week Awards for Jan. 30-Feb. 5, according to a press release.Dieckhaus, a redshirt senior,...
Abdel Nader has a lot that he could be unhappy about.NIU men's basketball's has only won two games out of the 21 that they have played so far this season. The Huskies' second leading scorer, Tim Toler, was dismissed from the team. Starting point guard...
Gymnastics isn't as pretty as it seems.Like any other sport, it can be riddled with injury and requires lots of hard work.NIU beam and bar specialist Megan Melendez is a prime example of both of those.Having missed all of last season due to a torn ACL,...
It seemed a foregone conclusion as a loss. Behind Ball State's abysmal beam and a red-hot floor score, NIU gymnastics won its first MAC meet.As Ball State (1-4, MAC 0-3) headed into its beam event, NIU (2-3, MAC 1-1) was set to leave it all on the floor,...
After getting an 11 day break, NIU wrestling could not contain No. 19 Northwestern in Evansville Friday.After last year's 38-0 drubbing, NIU (6-8, 0-4 MAC) put up a close fight against one of the nation's top lineups, falling to Northwestern (8-4, 3-4...
The long winter hibernation for NIU's men's rugby program is slowly coming to an end.The Huskies are practicing four days a week at the Chick Evans Fieldhouse in preparation for their spring season. It will culminate in the programs first ever trip to...
Revenge is a dish best served cold. For NIU women's basketball, it was able to warm up its offense just enough to stop Ohio Saturday.Right from tip-off, the energy level of the Huskies (10-12, MAC 4-6) was evident, as they came out aggressive on defense...
There will be no second NIU homecoming for P.J. Fleck.One day after accepting the offensive coordinator for the Huskies, Fleck resigned to take a position as wide receivers coach with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Fleck will rejoin new head coach Greg...
The only word to describe NIU's 65-40 loss to the Bowling Green Falcons Saturday is ugly. Ugly it was as the Huskies (2-19, 1-8) dropped their sixth-straight game in-a-row, their 11th double digit loss this season. NIU failed to score more than 50 points...
UPDATE: P.J. Fleck resigned from his position as NIU football's offensive coordinator, head coach Dave Doeren announced Friday. While one two-time former NIU football offensive coordinator departs, another former Huskies coach comes in to replace him.Huskies'...
No one at the Convocation Center was really in a joking mood after NIU's 67-58 loss to Ohio.Except for head coach Mark Montgomery."Well, on national signing day we signed a 6'7'', 300 pound ... no I'm joking. That's football," Montgomery said.It's hard...
