Men’s tennis’ Dor Amir and Axel Lagerlof come in as Sports’ No. 7 athletes of the 2013-2014 season due to the duos’ great play all season.As the No. 1 doubles team Amir and Lagerlof finished the season with an 18-2 record. Their only losses came...
After years of last-place finishes and rotting in the cellar of the MAC standings, men’s basketball had more than enough, resulting in the biggest single-season turnaround in NIU history.With head coach Mark Montgomery at the helm, the Huskies won 15...
Baseball will take a break from its conference schedule when it hits the road for two midweek games against UIC at 7:05 p.m. today and Northwestern at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.The Huskies (13-29-1) have been playing better baseball of late, winning four of...
Freshman Claudette Day clocks in at Sports’ No. 8 athlete of 2013-2014 because of her record-breaking performances.Day joined track and field just weeks before classes began in January but has contributed multiple event titles and has put her name into...
Kim Gotlund flies in as Sports’ No. 9 athlete of 2013-2014 with her rock-solid performance throughout the season.Gotlund was gymnastics’ only all-around competitor this season and she made every meet count during her senior season. Her season- and...
Sarah Angelos comes in as Sports’ No. 10 athlete of 2013-2014 thanks to her record-setting and team-leading play for volleyball.As middle blocker, Angelos was recognized for her strong play with a second First Team All-MAC honor. She led the Huskies...
For the third straight season under head coach Patrick Fisher, men’s tennis made it to the MAC Tournament and failed to come out on top.After an 18-5 regular season, a 4-0 conference record and earning the title of MAC regular season champions, the...
Something will have to give when softball (20-27) takes on the Illinois-Chicago Flames (12-24) at 4:30 p.m. today at Flames Field in Chicago.The Huskies head to the Windy City on a three-game losing streak. The Flames enter the midweek matchup as the...
In its busiest and most competitive weekend this season, track and field put up solid marks — including record-breaking performances — across the board.Athletes were spread out Tuesday to Saturday between three meets: the Hillsdale Gina Relays in...
Despite setting a pair of NIU records, women’s golf wasn’t able to finish strong Sunday.The Huskies finished in fourth at the MAC Championships Sunday in Fishers, Ind. Kent State won the match, earning its 16th-straight MAC Championship.NIU put up...
With the MAC Tournament approaching quickly, softball suffered a setback against a pair of cross-divisional opponents over the weekend.The Huskies (20-27, 8-10 MAC) split their Friday doubleheader against the Kent State Golden Flashes (24-16, 10-4 MAC)...
Men’s tennis lost its semi-finals match of the MAC Tournament to Buffalo (11-7) 4-2 Friday morning.This is the third year in a row the Huskies have lost in the MAC Tournament, last year losing in the finals.The Huskies were the No. 1 seed heading into...
