NIU volleyball’s Lauren Wicinski’s Monday tradition continued this week as the MAC announced the outside hitter as the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. The freshman racked up 59 total points in two road wins over the weekend for the Huskies. Wicinski leads the MAC in aces, points and kills.
Football: For the second straight week, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish garnered MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors. The redshirt junior piled up 282 total yards and two passing touchdowns against Temple. With the player of the week selection, Harnish becomes the first quarterback in NIU history to be honored in consecutive weeks.
The NIU women’s golf record books took a hit at the 26th annual Huskie Classic. With the conclusion of Sunday’s first round, NIU set a new school record for lowest overall score in a single round with 296. NIU would wind up finishing second overall in the Huskie Classic, finishing behind Brown University.
NIU volleyball continued its record-breaking season this weekend, taking down two MAC West rivals. With the wins, the Huskies now sit alone on top of the MAC West and have a 5-0 record on the road, a feat last accomplished in 1992. On Friday night, the...
There are way too many games to filter through to find out which ones could be the great ones. Northern Star sports writer Mike Buda has the games and the reasons why you should watch every day this week. Today: Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets - 7:30...
For his performance against Akron on Saturday, NIU quarterback<a href="http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100410aaa.html"target="_blank">Chandler Harnish received MAC West OffensivePlayer of the Week honors. The redshirt junior threw...
It's not out of the ordinary to see siblings attending the same the college no matter the age difference. Being a student-athlete tends to complicate that system, as the siblings might find their student-athlete needs are met at different schools. This...
In back-to-back matches, the Huskies have gone five sets with the end result being a win. After beating MAC West rival Western Michigan (12-5, 3-1 MAC) on Thursday, the Huskies traveled to Ohio on Sunday for a cross-division match-up against Miami (OH)...
It took five sets, but NIU volleyball came away with a division win against Western Michigan Thursday night.With the win, the Huskies (16-2, 2-1 MAC) snapped not only the Broncos’ (11-5, 2-1) five-match win streak this season, but also the seven-match...
Freshmen have a lot on their plates. Those involved with athletics have even more, and it falls on their coaches to help them work out the kinks. "During any given week during the season, the kids will have 20 hours of football, eight hours of study hall...
DeKALB | The Huskies added another victory at Victor E. Court this weekend against Toledo, but also put in a loss against Ball State to open MAC play. NIU head coach Ray Gooden knew going into the Ball State (11-3, 1-1 MAC) match on Friday, the Huskies...
After 15 matches of non-conference play, Huskie volleyball is ready to begin playing MAC opponents. The Huskies (14-1) will begin conference play with three matches at home, beginning tonight against Ball State (10-2). In preseason rankings, the Huskies...
NIU volleyball is back on a win streak after beating DePaul Tuesday night at Victor E. Court. The Huskies improved to 14-1, and have defeated their past three opponents to carry themselves into conference play on Friday. With the win, the Huskies tie...
Locals have chance to play with women's golf On Oct. 3 at the Whisper Creek Golf Course the NIU women's golf team will host the Northern Illinois Women's Golf Co-Am. Each group of golfers will be paired with a current member of the Huskies. Participants...
