Mary M. Bell Field played host for the NIU softball team's senior night on Thursday against Loyola. It was a great night for the Huskies (23-21 overall, 10-4 MAC) as they swept Loyola (22-21 overall, 12-5 Horizon) in two games. The Huskies won game one...
Coordination is a necessary skill in most athletics. Being uncoordinated, however, has led Claire McAuley not only into a sport she loves, but across the ocean to a new country. A Torrance, Glasgow native, McAuley has a general love of sports, but always...
Thanks to a team-leading 2.05 ERA and eight saves as NIU's closer this season, Kyle Glancy was named to the mid-season Stopper of the Year watch list by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) late last week. The junior is the first...
Behind every head coach, there's always a continuously working staff that isn't too far behind. For NIU skipper Ed Mathey, his assistant coaches provide him input that's vital in his team's preparation. "It's a very open forum," Mathey said. "I always...
A coach knows his team is clicking when his fourth starter goes seven innings and strikes out nine. NIU head coach Ed Mathey joyfully watched on Tuesday night as his Huskies rolled over Bradley 14-1 in a game called after seven innings in Peoria. Both...
For the seventh time in nine tries, NIU men's soccer has claimed the Governor's Cup after defeating both Western and Eastern Illinois on April 16. Some of the Huskies were part of a national "Top 40 Recruiting Class" by College Soccer News for the 2010...
DeKALB | NIU’s men’s tennis program has been on the rise over the past few years. Leading the way for NIU over the last two seasons is sophomore Maksym Bartiuk. After the Ukraine native finished his freshman year with a 13-6 record at first singles,...
DeKALB | The Huskies maintained a .500 record after splitting a doubleheader against non-conference rival Western Illinois Tuesday afternoon at McKee Stadium. NIU (21-21, 10-4 MAC) began the day with a run in the opening inning, but quickly fell behind...
DeKALB | Zero and 10 seemed like such a long time ago on Sunday. The NIU baseball team won a weekend a series with Toledo at Ralph McKinzie Field, giving the Huskies first place in the MAC West. Winless in its first 10 games of 2011, NIU (19-18 overall,...
NIU’s softball team continued its strong MAC play this weekend. The Huskies (20-20 overall, 10-4 MAC) went 2-1 on the weekend. They beat Bowling Green in their only game against them on Friday, 4-3, and they split their series with Toledo, losing on...
DeKALB | Sprinting events highlighted a successful Huskie Open for the NIU track and field team on Saturday. The Huskies came away with nine event wins, while also claiming the top four spots in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. "One thing they do a...
DeKALB | Both NIU men's and women's tennis wrapped up regular season action over the weekend. The men had lost their lone match in Buffalo, 6-1, while the women dropped two home matches to Western Michigan and Bowling Green. In men's action, the Huskies...
