The NIU ROTC cadets had to have seen this coming for some time now.As the Army football team rolls into town Saturday, one would think the cadets on campus might be conflicted over who to root for.Will they root for the team that represents the United...
The NIU women's soccer team will hit the road this weekend, although the destination is in-state.The Huskies (0-3) are slated for a match-up against Illinois State (1-2).The Redbirds are coming off of a loss against Boston University and are 1-1 at home.NIU...
The NIU men's soccer team will participate in the University of Michigan Invitational this weekend.The Huskies will play Oakland on Friday and Michigan on Sunday.Coming off a 2-1 victory over St. Louis, NIU (1-0-0) had a strong week of practice and is...
Trent Steelman will start at quarterback for Army Saturday. Although only a junior, Steelman has a lot of experience, starting 25 straight games. Steelman's start Saturday against the Huskies will be his 26th straight, which ranks second in Army history...
Defensive Line Army will see some new faces on the defensive line entering the 2011 campaign. Junior Jarett Mackey returns as a starter at the "quick" position, after the departure of Josh McNary. Mackey started all 13 games last season at that spot and...
It's been eight seasons since the NIU football team opened their season at home. That streak will come to an end as the Huskies start their highly-anticipated season Saturday night when they take on Army at Brigham Field. One of the goals of NIU's senior...
After winning its first road match of the season, NIU women's volleyball will travel to Omaha, Neb. Friday to participate in the Creighton Invitational.The Huskies will face off against Creighton (1-3) Friday and will wrap up their weekend with two matches...
NIU women's volleyball traveled to the cheesiest place on Earth Tuesday night, facing the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where the Huskies have not lost since 1989. The Huskies (3-2) took down the Phoenix (1-3), sweeping them 25-19, 25-20 and 25-22....
The defensive secondary for the NIU football team is expected to exhibit qualities of youth, with a hint of experience and high expectations. After the departure of starting cornerbacks Chris Smith, Kiaree Daniels and saftey Tracy Wilson, there's a sense...
Unlike years past, the NIU football team has three new faces to anchor the second level of its defense at linebacker. With the absence of their three starting linebackers from last year, the Huskies will expect a little spunk and strength for 2011 season...
NIU women's volleyball started its season off on a great note this weekend, beating Indiana-University-Purdue University (IUPUI) (0-4) and Cincinnati (1-3) on the first day of the NIU Invitational. Entering the 2011-12 season with a bang, the Huskies...
DeKALB | Ray Gooden just entered his tenth season as head coach for the NIU women's volleyball program. The veteran coach spared some time to chat with the Northern Star to discuss coaching, hobbies and his future in this week's installment of Coach's...
