Freshman track and field athlete A’Iesha Irvin-Muhammad has battled through nagging feet injuries this season but has still been one of NIU’s top sprinters.Irvin-Muhammad made her name known quickly when she automatically qualified in two events for...
Women’s golf continued its solid spring semester play when it moved up one spot Tuesday to finish sixth out of 16 during the Islander Classic.The tournament was held in Corpus Christi, Texas, and marked the second time NIU took to the course during...
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Junior guard Amanda Corral is the definition of a do-it-all player.Corral, who reached the 1,000-point plateau Saturday at the Convocation Center against Western Michigan, has the ability to score at will, dish out assists, grab rebounds, disrupt the...
The Northern Star sat down with men’s basketball assistant coach Jon Borovich to talk about his experience with the Huskies in his last three seasons.In 2011, Borovich became the first addition to head coach Mark Montgomery’s staff. Over the last...
It was a disappointing weekend for baseball at the Fuddruckers Lobo Invite as it failed to earn a win in its four games.In the Huskies’ (0-6-1) doubleheader on Friday, they fell 9-8 against Missouri State and were shut out 12-0 by New Mexico. The Huskies...
Women’s basketball dropped its sixth straight game when it failed to keep up with Central Michigan’s high-powered offense.The Huskies (8-16, 4-10 MAC) fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas (17-9, 13-1 MAC), 85-77, Saturday at the Convocation Center.Trailing...
Men’s basketball played in two games that each went down to the wire, coming up with mixed results.The Huskies (12-14, 6-8 MAC) took down Eastern Michigan, 61-59, in a double-overtime thriller at the Convocation Center Thursday before falling to Central...
Women’s golf is back in action for its second tournament of the spring season.NIU will be participating in stroke play during the 15-team Islander Classic, which tees off at 8 a.m Monday and runs through Tuesday in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Huskies...
Men’s tennis continued their home dominance when they played Butler, Western Illinois and Dayton over the weekend.The Huskies put their perfect 7-0 home record on the line vs. Butler (6-3) Thursday in Rockford.NIU started off on the right foot in doubles,...
Softball (5-4) took three out of four games this weekend after inclement weather forced scheduling changes.The Huskies swept Friday’s games against the Fairfield Stags and the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex...
Wrestling won its final dual of the regular season Sunday with a 20-14 victory over Buffalo.The Huskies (7-11, 2-6 MAC) started slow as they trailed Buffalo (3-18, 0-8 MAC) by a score of 11-0 after the first three matches, before rallying and winning...
