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Junior Alexis "Pookie" Gonzalez (15) and sophomore Jenna Radtke (5) attempt to hit a volleyball against Toledo Friday at Victor E. Court. The Huskies swept the Rockets Friday and went on to sweep the Ball State Cardinals Saturday.

Volleyball perfect over weekend

By Rhema Rhea | September 28, 2014

Volleyball (9-7) started conference play with a clean slate during its two-game homestand over the weekend.The Huskies (9-7, 2-0 MAC) won all six sets they played Friday and Saturday at Victor E. Court, sweeping the Toledo Rockets and the Ball State Cardinals,...

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Hare (12) scans the field before delivering a pass during the team's September game against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark. The Huskies have a bye week after the 52-14 loss to the Razorbacks, and the players and coaches aren’t getting too far away from the game of football.

Football finds little rest in bye week

By Frank Gogola | September 24, 2014

Football’s Rod Carey will not be on the sidelines coaching this weekend.The coaching staff will be on the road watching high school football games during the Huskies’ bye week this weekend. NIU returns to action against the Kent State Golden Flashes...

Softball opens home portion of fall slate with 2 doubleheaders

By Frank Gogola | September 24, 2014

Softball hopes to make some progress in finding replacements for the three starting seniors who graduated after the 2014 season when the team plays a quartet of home games this weekend.The Huskies (1-0) will take on the Heartland Community College Hawks...

Women’s soccer begins MAC schedule in search of offense

By Steve Shonder | September 24, 2014

Women’s soccer is throwing down the gauntlet on the road for its first conference games.The Huskies (2-6) will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-5-1) 3 p.m. Friday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. They will then travel to Toledo, Ohio, to take on the...

Volleyball serves up duo of MAC games

By Rhema Rhea | September 24, 2014

Volleyball (7-7) will dig into conference play for the first time this weekend when it matches up with the Toledo Rockets and the Ball State Cardinals.The Huskies play Toledo (1-12) 7 p.m. Friday and Ball State (6-7) 7 p.m. Saturday at Victor E. Court.“We...

Men’s golf out to prove it’s ‘a good team at the core’

By Steve Shonder | September 24, 2014

Men’s golf is going to try to stay out of last place in its next tournament.The Huskies will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the Jack Nicklaus Invitational Sunday and Monday at the Scarlet Course at the Ohio State Golf Club. The invitational is hosted...

Senior Tommylee Lewis returns a kickoff against the Purdue Boilermakers Sept. 28 in West Lafayette, Ind. Lewis, who has returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in his three years at NIU, should play a vital role for the Huskies in the return game against Presbyterian.

Football’s Lewis injured, out for rest of season

By Frank Gogola | September 24, 2014

Football will be without the services of Tommylee Lewis, senior wide receiver and return specialist, for the rest of the 2014 season due to a lower body injury, according to a news release.Lewis, who was wearing a walking boot on his left foot at practice...

Senior forward Andrew Palumbo (6) charges for the ball against Marquette Saturday at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Palumbo and the Huskies tied Tuesday’s game against Milwaukee at 2-2 after trailing 2-0 but were unable to secure a come-from-behind win, ending in a 2-2 tie after overtime.

Men’s soccer fails to complete comeback

By Abraham Murguia | September 23, 2014

Men’s soccer (2-3-3) was unable to take the LeWang Trophy from the Milwaukee Panthers (3-4-1) Tuesday with a final score of 2-2 after overtime.The Huskies showed determination by tying up the game after being two goals down."It shows that we don’t...

Brereton off to strong start

By Rhema Rhea | September 23, 2014

Volleyball freshman Anna Brereton has made an immediate impact for the Huskies despite her limited time on the court as a libero.The Sun Prairie, Wis., native first took the court Aug. 29 at home against the Presbyterian Blue Hose. As a libero, Brereton...

Women’s golf grabs 5th place

By Rhema Rhea | September 23, 2014

Women’s golf got better results but still isn’t where it wants to be after taking fifth out of 17 teams at the Cardinal Classic Tuesday in Yorktown, Ind.The Huskies displayed back-to-back 310s to post a score of 620 for the tournament. NIU placed...

Wooldridge circles back

By Steve Shonder | September 22, 2014

Women’s soccer sophomore Jess Wooldridge is building off a strong freshman campaign by switching from offense to defense.Wooldridge entered NIU with experience on the defensive end, but head coach John Ross moved her to the attack to get her early playing...

Men’s soccer treks north to Milwaukee

By Abraham Murguia | September 22, 2014

Men’s soccer (2-3-2) will be back on the road as it takes on the Milwaukee Panthers (3-4-0) 7 p.m. today in Milwaukee, Wis.The Panthers are on a three-game losing streak, with those losses coming against then-ranked teams. They were most recently defeated...