On a cold, rainy day, NIU women's soccer (1-5-2) gave the crowd something to cheer for as they blanked Loyola (3-5-1) 2-0.The Huskies also made good on a day honoring the seniors on their roster, in which all four seniors played a hand in securing the...
No. 13 ranked NIU men's soccer had its undefeated season come to an end this weekend at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic.The Huskies (6-1-0) fell to Xavier on Friday, 2-1 in overtime.Sophomore Gael Rivera got the Huskies off to a fast start, scoring...
NIU volleyball opened up its four-game homestand this weekend with victories against the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of South Florida. The Huskies (11-3) returned to Victor E. Court Friday for the first time since Aug. 27 to face...
A forfeit by UIC resulted in a home opening victory for NIU men's rugby. Since the Flames didn't have enough players, the two teams played a friendly match, which NIU won 96-0. The Huskies, (2-0) controlled the ball for most of the first period, rarely...
Soldier Field Showdown II went from a highly-anticipated match up to a forgettable loss for NIU. The Huskies (1-2) got beat up by the Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) in Chicago 49-7. NIU was in the game early, trading touchdowns with Wisconsin in the first quarter....
The NIU soccer team is used to recruiting players from the Midwest, but that didn't stop it from recruiting four international players this year. Two of the four players are from Oslo, Norway: senior Finn Jor and sophomore Gael Rivera. Jor and Rivera...
Saturday afternoon turned out to be historical day for NIU athletics beyond the Soldier Field Showdown II. NIU athletic director Jeff Compher announced that NIU athletics received $3 million donation to be put toward building an indoor football practice...
During halftime of Saturday's game against Wisconsin, NIU athletic director Jeff Compher announced that NIU athletics had received $3 million to be put towards building an indoor football practice facility. The money was donated by former NIU Law graduate...
Wisconsin vs. NIU ended up not being a Showdown. In fact, the Soldier Field Showdown II turned out to be a one-sided throbbing by the Badgers, as they trumped the Huskies, 49-7. Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema applauded his team for composing themselves...
After a heartbreaking 45-42 loss last weekend on the road at Kansas, the NIU Huskies will be the home team this week as they prepare to battle Wisconsin on Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago.The big story heading into the game will be how NIU head coach...
NIU volleyball returns home after a successful eight-game, twelve-day road trip to take on the University of Illinois-Chicago Friday.The Huskies (9-3) will be playing on Victor E. Court for the first time since the NIU Invitational Aug. 27. NIU is coming...
NFL Smoke and Mirrors Week 1 saw a lot of sparks fly with an NFL record 7,482 combined passing yards. I'll tell you which ones will ignite into season-long flames and which will leave a desolate trail of smoke. Matthew Stafford (305 yards- 3 TD's) went...
