NIU Athletics Department hopes to continue their promotions for increased attendance through a $10,000 raffle, courtesy of Mason Properties, at home basketball games, despite no winner being announced for the Mission 6 initiative.Mission 6 debuted for...
Volleyball head coach Ray Gooden has been named the MAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career.The honor comes after the Huskies lost to Ohio in the MAC Championship on Sunday despite winning their regular season championship and going 19-11...
NIU has lost another member of the Athletics Hall of Fame as four-time inductee Jack Pheanis died at the age of 87 Friday.Pheanis spent more than four decades as a coach for NIU from 1950 to 1953 and again from 1957 to 2002 — much of that time was also...
Hundreds of people gathered for the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame Induction last Friday, and the event was a great opportunity to learn about the history of sports at NIU.As a huge football fan, I was mostly looking forward to the chance to see the induction...
Redshirt senior cornerback Paris Logan returns a kick in the game against Murray State on Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Logan picked up six tackles and a key interception in the game. He now has five interceptions in his career.
Volleyball (4-5, 0-0 MAC) will host the Huskie Invitational this weekend, welcoming teams including Western Kentucky, Northern Iowa and Alabama.The games will begin on Friday when the Huskies face off against Alabama (4-6) at 7:00 p.m., and will conclude...
QuarterbackJunior quarterback Cardale Jones made a name for himself in 2014, when he stepped in as starting quarterback for the Buckeyes after an ankle injury to J.T. Barrett. Up to that point, Jones had seen action in six games and thrown for only 114...
After a weekend where it went 2-0, men’s soccer (3-1-0, 0-0-0 MAC) will travel to Milwaukee, Wis. for a matchup against Marquette at 7 p.m. Friday.The game will mark the Huskies’ first away game of the season. They’ve gone 3-0 at home and 0-1 at...
Men’s soccer (1-1-0) fell to College of Charleston (3-1-0) 3-1 Sunday at the Furman Diadora/Spinx Tournament in Greenville, S.C. It was the Huskies’ only game in the tournament after a game scheduled for Friday against Furman was canceled due to bad...
Football has officially wrapped up Media Day in Chicago, but it didn’t go without exciting interviews that were sure to gear Huskie fans up nicely for the upcoming season.Head Coach Rod Carey said he was enthusiastic heading into the year, noting his...
A Huskies football player was charged with driving under the influence and possession of a fraudulent driver’s license on July 24.Wide receiver Skyler P. Monaghan was stopped by a DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy at 12:18 a.m. on Route 23 and Lloyd...
The family of Lisa Carlsen, women's basketball head coach, sits in attendance Tuesday at a press conference. "I was laughing because I said there's not very many times that we're all together in one spot," Carlsen said about her family. "But to have them...
