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NIU's women soccer goalkeeper Amy Carr's family traveled from England to watch Amy play.

Soccer player’s family travels from England to see her play

By Katie Leb | October 12, 2010

DeKALB | Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to watch a few college soccer matches is not something expected of the average fan. But when the goalkeeper on one of the teams is your daughter, traveling any distance to watch her play is worth every mile....

Huskie Sports Briefs

By Andrew Singer | October 12, 2010

DeKALB |

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.

Huskie Briefs: Sept. 22

By Andrew Singer | September 21, 2010

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...

Huskie Briefs: Men’s golf, women’s tennis, cross country

By Andrew Singer | September 14, 2010

Men's golf Earlier this week, the NIU men's golf team broke the seal on its 2010 season as it grabbed a 12th place finish at the Marshall Invitational. The Huskies were led by Bryce Emory, who enjoyed a career best performance in the final round with...

Huskie Briefs: Cross country, women’s tennis and men’s golf

By Andrew Singer | September 8, 2010

Cross Country opens season, finishes sixthLast Friday, the NIU cross country team opened its 2010 regular season with a sixth place finish at the Wisconsin Badger Classic. Sophomore Courtney Oldenburg led the way for the Huskies, with an eighth place...

No. 23: Ruth Fender

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 22, 2009

Ruth Fender was pioneer of women's athletics at NIU. Fender started every game of her career in softball, basketball and field hockey. Fender also played golf and volleyball as a Huskie. She was part of the NIU basketball team that defeated Big Ten opponents...

Weather helps women’s golf take 2nd at tournament

By MIKE BUDA | April 14, 2009

Wind, sleet and rain couldn't stop the NIU women's golf team. Keeping their minds off the elements, the Huskies took second place at the Loyola University Invitational. NIU's three-stroke deficit after day one expanded to 12 despite a seven-stroke improvement...

MAC Championships approaching for Huskies

By MIKE BUDA | April 8, 2009

Weather and injuries plagued what could have been a better weekend for NIU women's golf. The Huskies were thrown into play as the practice round, along with the third round, was canceled for the inaugural Bradley Invitational due to inclement weather....

Huskie Athletic Scholarship Fund benefits from online auctions

By MIKE BUDA | January 22, 2009

Huskie athletics is a big part of life in DeKalb and support from students and the community is very important. One way that anyone can contribute to NIU athletics is through the Huskie Athletic Scholarship Fund. At niuhuskies.com, anyone can help the...

Men’s golf sits in ninth place at Arlington

By DERRICK SMITH | October 29, 2008

The NIU men's golf team sits in ninth place after two rounds of play at the University of Texas-Arlington Shootout. The Huskies shot a 611 in their first day at the Waterchase Country Club Monday. Jeff Dick and Tim Kay both shot rounds of 76 and 75 and...

NIU women’s golf finishes seventh in MAC Championships

By JON LEVANICH | April 28, 2008

The NIU women's golf team saved its best for Sunday at the MAC Championships. The hosting Huskies posted their best team score of the weekend with a 322, 34 shots over par. NIU as a team finished in seventh place with a +156. NIU sophomore Kim Hunley...

NIU golf goes 36 over par in Boilermaker Invitational, finish 13th

By ANDREA BRADLEY | April 22, 2008

NIU men's golf couldn't find itself on the right side of par this past weekend, as the team competed in the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. The Huskies placed 13th out of 14 teams. As a group, NIU tallied a total score of 900, putting...

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