Volleyball (20-8, 13-1 MAC) earned its second MAC West division regular season title in four seasons with a 109-kill weekend.By winning both weekend matches, NIU clinched a top-two seed in the MAC Tournament and will receive a double-bye into the semifinals.The...
Boomer Mays, redshirt junior middle linebacker, has become a consistent contributor to football’s defense although he came to NIU to be the Huskies’ long snapper.The 2014 season is Mays’ third with the Huskies and his second year starting at middle...
Women’s basketball couldn’t overcome a poor defensive performance in the first half, dropping its exhibition game Saturday.The Huskies fell to the Lewis Flyers, 60-49, at the Convocation Center. Lewis, of Div. II, shot 61.5 percent from field in the...
Men’s soccer was unable to send its seniors out with a victory in its final match of the season.The Huskies (3-9-5, 0-4-1 MAC) lost to the Bowling Green Falcons (13-5-1, 2-2-1 MAC) Saturday at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Despite controlling...
Women’s soccer’s run in the MAC Tournament hit a brick wall when its offense failed to mount much of a counterattack Friday.The Huskies fell to the defending MAC Tournament champion Western Michigan Broncos, 1-0, in Buffalo, N.Y. It was NIU’s first...
Men’s basketball set the tone early and never looked back in a lopsided win over Roosevelt.The Huskies flattened the Roosevelt Lakers, 71-44, Saturday at the Convocation Center. NIU opened the game with a 17-0 run in the first nine minutes, forcing...
Football’s combination of defensive turnovers and run game was key to its victory Wednesday night.The Huskies (7-2, 4-1 MAC) used a strong start and finish to beat the Ball State Cardinals (3-6, 2-3 MAC), 35-21, at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind....
Football’s defense stepped up big on the road Wednesday at Ball State, shutting down the Cardinals in the second half.The Huskies (7-2, 4-1 MAC) beat the Ball State Cardinals (3-6, 2-3 MAC), 35-21, Wednesday at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind.In the...
What happened: The Huskies (7-2, 4-1 MAC) beat the Ball State Cardinals (3-6, 2-3 MAC), 35-21, today at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind.How it happened: The Huskies forced five turnovers, redshirt senior tailback Cameron Stingily punched in three rushing...
Women’s soccer gets its own Groundhog Day as it gets a chance to redeem its loss in its regular season finale.The Huskies will take on the Western Michigan Broncos for the second time in two weeks, this time in the MAC semifinals 6 p.m. Friday in Buffalo,...
Volleyball still has a chance at the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament, but it has to take care of Western Michigan and Bowling Green this weekend.The Huskies (18-11, 11-1, MAC) take on the Western Michigan Broncos (16-11, 7-5 MAC) 6 p.m. today in Kalamazoo,...
Wrestling continues its season-opening road trip when it heads to the Illini Quad this weekend.The Huskies will take on Rider 2 p.m. Sunday in Champaign. They then face off with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 3:30 p.m. and host team Illinois 5 p.m.Rider...
