Lisa Carlsen, former women's basketball head coach at Lewis University in Romeoville, will coach women's basketball for the 2015-16 season.Athletics Director Sean Frazier said Carlsen, who led Lewis to four NCAA appearances, was the right fit for the...
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Five softball student-athletes earned All-MAC honors, the conference announced Tuesday.Sophomore first baseman Kayti Grable, junior catcher Emily Naegele and senior utility player/pitcher Jessica Sturm were named to the All-MAC First Team. Freshman pitcher...
What is NIU putting into football’s water that’s allowing its players to make these ridiculous catches?Junior wide receiver Aregeros Turner got the fun started Wednesday by catching a pass while doing a backflip. Senior safety Marlon Moore had to...
The softball MAC Tournament looks to be an interesting one as usual, as several teams have promising chances of making some noise.The Huskies have remained one of the top teams in the MAC throughout the season, finishing 28-23 overall and 11-9 in the...
Men’s tennis once again lost in the MAC tournament after winning the regular season championship three times in four years.The Huskies (18-6, 4-1 MAC) were the No. 1 seed in the tournament. They hosted the Buffalo Bulls on April 24 at the West Tennis...
Softball had a bit of a rough weekend, going 1-3 in two series against the Buffalo Bulls (13-37, 5-15 MAC) and the Kent State Golden Flashes (39-11, 17-4 MAC).The Huskies began with a 7-0 defeat of Buffalo before losing game two, 5-4. They were swept...
Baseball (20-28, 8-13 MAC) wasn’t able to make up any ground in the MAC in its three-game series with the Central Michigan Chippewas (30-17, 15-6 MAC) over the weekend in Kalamazoo, Mich.The Chippewas scored 34 runs in the series as they took two out...
Baseball has just seven games left to make up a lot of ground in its hunt for a playoff spot.After seeing a four-game winning streak come to a halt in a 14-2 blowout loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas on Friday, the Huskies managed to get a win Saturday,...
Women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel ends her NIU career as the most accomplished player in program history and the No. 1 athlete on Sports’ top 10 list.Youel, selected to the All-MAC First Team, became the first player in program history to be selected...
After falling behind through the first two rounds, men’s golf put together a furious comeback in the final two rounds to end its season on the right note.The Huskies (304, 300, 290, 285, 1179) finished in fourth place Sunday at the MAC Championship...
Da’Ron Brown, former NIU wide receiver, was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft on Saturday.Brown, a 2014 All-MAC Second Team selection, was drafted with the 16th pick of the seventh round — the 233rd overall...
