Baseball takes on a pair of Midwest opponents Tuesday and Wednesday to close out April.The Huskies (17-26) will take on the Illinois-Chicago Flames (20-17-1) 6:05 p.m. Tuesday at Curtis Granderson Stadium in Chicago. They will return home to host the...
Men’s basketball announced the signing of 7-footer Andrew Zelis to a National Letter of Intent on Monday.Zelis will have three seasons of eligibility with the Huskies after leading Kaskaskia College to a 23-9 overall record in 2014-15. He redshirted...
Baseball junior catcher Johnny Zubek was named MAC West Division Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.Zubek hit .500 (6-for-12) with two home runs, seven runs scored and three RBIs as the Huskies won two of three games against the Eastern...
Baseball (17-26, 7-11 MAC) took two out of three from the Eastern Michigan Eagles (17-26, 7-11 MAC) in a three-game series over the weekend in DeKalb.The doubleheader sweep Sunday marked the first time the Huskies won two games in a row and won a series...
Sophomore Andrew Frankenreider is racking up the saves this season as baseball’s closer after picking up just one save in his freshman campaign.Frankenreider has six saves in the Huskies’ 17 wins this season and he’s been the go-to guy out of the...
Athletic Director Sean Frazier’s Facilities Master Plan sets up camp as the No. 3 spot on Sports’ countdown of the top five stories of 2014-15.The Facilities Master Plan, unveiled Oct. 30, calls for new athletic complexes and upgrades of current complexes....
Track and field produced four top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes over the weekend at the 121st Penn Relays.Senior Latesha Bigby won the heptathlon with an NIU school record and personal best mark of 5,146 points scored. Freshman Kelsey Hildreth...
Women’s golf placed fifth out of 10 teams at the MAC Championship to close out its season.The conference tournament was Friday to Sunday at the Shaker Run Golf Club in Lebanon, Ohio. The Huskies finished fifth place (946) at 28 strokes behind the MAC...
Men’s tennis’ season came to an end as it was knocked off by the Buffalo Bulls in the MAC Championship semifinals this weekend.The Huskies (18-6, 4-1 MAC) were the No. 1 seed going into the tournament, but they failed to win the MAC title, losing...
Kelly Smith, women’s basketball freshman forward, takes the No. 3 spot in Sports’ top five newcomers after playing a key role on an injury-riddled NIU squad.Smith averaged nine points (third best among MAC freshman) and 4.1 rebounds per game as she...
Redshirt sophomore Shawn Scott wrestles through the bracket to No. 6 in Sports’ list of top 10 athletes.Scott, wrestling in the 197-pound weight class, went 23-13 overall and 14-5 in dual matches en route to the NCAA National Championships. He went...
Mackenzie Roddy, volleyball senior outside hitter, spikes her way to No. 5 in Sports’ countdown of the top 10 athletes.Roddy earned nods to the All-MAC First Team, the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s All-Midwest Region Team and the AVCA’s...
