DeKALB | Seven was the lucky number for Courtney Shelton Friday night. With just 1.8 seconds left on the clock the junior guard drained a half-court buzzer beater to lead the NIU women’s basketball team (3-1) over Southern Illinois (0-3), 46-45. Shelton...
DeKALB | Behind 34 points from senior Xavier Silas, the NIU men's basketball team blew out Cardinal Stritch 81-57 Sunday evening. Coming off of two straight losses, NIU (1-2) welcomed the opportunity to play a NAIA team at home. After several early lead...
With one more win, the NIU football program will have accomplished what MAC voters believed it would before the season began; first place in the MAC West. After beating Toledo 65-30 at home on Nov. 9, the Huskies (8-2 overall, 6-0 MAC) now hold their...
Maddie Hughes said in August she wanted NIU volleyball to dominate the MAC in her final season. To this point, the Huskies have earned 25 wins to six losses (11-5 MAC), the best team season Hughes has had in the libero uniform. As the lone senior, Hughes...
Kathi Bennett had to do some late recruiting for the NIU women's basketball team this summer. The Huskies' first-year head coach started searching for players after freshman forward Jenna Thorp tore her ACL in late July. "I was just asking anybody around...
Changing and cutting weight is a part of wrestling, and finding the right weight class can be the key to a wrestler's success. Determining whether an alteration in class is necessary for a wrestler can be narrowed down to two different things for NIU...
Offense Quarterback: The Cardinals' roster relies on a lot of young players, but everything starts with freshman quarterback Keith Wenning. The true freshman signal caller has gotten the majority of snaps under center, starting nine contests for Ball...
When the end is near for an athlete, it can either be disappointing or rewarding. Senior and outgoing NIU hockey club president Peter Alfano is hoping for the latter. His end as a NIU hockey player will come at the conclusion of this semester, but the...
For almost 20 years, Charlene Riefler and Jim Leslie have sat in the same seats, at the same sports, cheering for the same school-Northern Illinois University. As season ticket holders for women's basketball, the friends have attended hundreds of games;...
PEORIA | Xavier Silas had a good look at a game tying three point shot with five seconds left in regulation against Bradley Tuesday night, but the shot wouldn’t fall in a 66-63 Braves win. The NIU men’s basketball (0-2) team held multiple leads throughout...
DeKALB | Notch win number two for Kathi Bennett. In an Illinois rivalry game, the NIU women’s basketball team took down Western Illinois 73-65 Tuesday night in Macomb. “It’s always nice to beat a directional school when you’re one of them,”...
Harnish earns record third POTW honor of year For the eighth straight week, an NIU football player has been named MAC West Player of the Week. This week, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish received the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors for the...
