NIU goalie Steve Goletz was nominated for MAC Player of the Week after back-to-back shutout victories. After missing two matches with a concussion, the Downers Grove-native stifled the opposition and improved his goals-against-average to 0.66 per game....

It’s sweet to repeat for the NIU women’s golf team. Solid performances from the sister act of Jackie and Lisa Bailey led NIU to a repeat championship at the Western Illinois Invite. Lisa’s 155 equaled the best total score in the two-round tournament,...

An undefeated start has the NIU men’s soccer team listed as No. 6 in Midwest Regional Soccer Rankings. Coach Steve Simmons’ squad looks to add to its 3-0-1 record this weekend as NIU hosts the Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational. Chris VanDuerm and company...

NIU Athletes will continue to sport Adidas gear around campus for the next four years. NIU Athletic Director Jim Phillips announced last week that NIU will continue its partnership with the sports apparel company, which will provide uniforms as well as...

Tug Gillingham became the fourth player from last season’s NIU baseball team to sign with a professional contract by inking with the Windy City Thunderbolts. "I’m excited for Tug," NIU coach Ed Mathey said. "Playing pro baseball is something he always...

Welcome to NIU, the home of the Huskies. We’re excited you will be with us and hope to see you at one of the many athletics events throughout the year. To be sure, exciting things are happening in Huskie athletics. Our football team, the 2004 Silicon...

Rain washed away the final day of the women’s golf MAC Championships as NIU finished sixth in the conference, its best finish since 1999. The Huskies finished with a two-round 649, 39 strokes behind champion Kent State. Leading the way for NIU was Jackie...

After splitting a pair of matches against MAC opponents over the weekend, NIU’s Chrissy Svetlic was named MAC Player of the Week on Tuesday. Over the past week, Svetlic won all four of her singles and doubles matches. "She’s playing rather high in...

Women’s tennis The NIU women’s tennis team comes home today for a non-conference match against DePaul at 1 p.m. at the West Campus Courts. The Huskies (5-7 overall, 1-4 MAC) broke a four-match losing streak and won their first MAC match of the year...

The NIU men’s tennis team kept up its winning ways at home with its 5-2 win over Valparaiso on Friday. The Huskies (9-6) won four of six singles matches to improve to 4-0 at their home-away-from-home in Rockford. Seniors Willy Gali and Erick Martinez...

Junior college transfer Cory Sims was announced as the NIU men’s basketball team’s most valuable player at Monday night’s end of season banquet. The 6-foot-1 guard was third on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) and first in assists (4.75 apg) while...

After missing almost all of the 2004 season because of injury, NIU slugger Mike Santoro is back in a big way. The senior outfielder hit three home runs in the Huskies’ season opening series at Texas Tech and on Monday was named the MAC West Division...