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Men and women’s basketball team should be held to same standards in the MAC

By CHRIS DERTZ | March 16, 2009

Men's and women's soccer teams play on the same pitch, tennis plays on the same court and basketball on the same slab of hardwood. Call me crazy, but if there were a professional women's football league - here's looking to you, Vince McMahon -I'm pretty...

Anderson named Player of the Week

By MIKE BUDA | March 4, 2009

Darion ‘Jake' Anderson was awarded with MAC West Player of the Week for his performance in the Huskies' two big wins last week. In the two NIU wins, Anderson averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals a game. This was Anderson's...

Women’s soccer team adds nine recruits

By JERRY BURNES | February 19, 2009

Nine new recruits have been added to the NIU women's soccer teamby NIU head coach Carrie Barker. She scoured the region looking for players that would fit into the mold for the Huskies. There are four players from Illinois, one each from Nebraska, Kansas,...

Huskies fall to E. Michigan in first round of MAC tourney

By DERRICK SMITH | November 3, 2008

All great things must come to an end. NIU women's soccer finished its season with a loss at Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament. The sixth-seeded Huskies (9-6-5 overall, 5-4-2 MAC) fell 2-0 to the third-seeded Eagles Sunday afternoon....

Trick or Treat

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | October 30, 2008

Men's Soccer - Andrea Bradley Trick: After taking down the No. 2 team in the nation, the Huskies hosted No. 6 Akron on their home turf. The conference game garnered a lot of campus attention and drew the largest crowd of the season. However, as the two...

Huskies fall to W. Michigan 2-0

By DERRICK SMITH | October 30, 2008

An early goal sank the NIU women's soccer team's chance of home-field advantage in the first round of the MAC Tournament. The Huskies (9-5-5 overall, 5-4-2 MAC) fell 2-0 to Western Michigan Thursday afternoon. The loss dropped NIU to sixth place in the...

Home-field advantage on the line as NIU faces W. Michigan

By DERRICK SMITH | October 29, 2008

Home-field advantage in the MAC Tournament is on the line this afternoon for NIU women's soccer. The Huskies have a chance to host the first round of the MAC tournament this Sunday, but two things must happen first. NIU (9-4-5 overall, 5-3-2 MAC) must...

NIU falls to Miami but beats Ball State on senior day

By DERRICK SMITH | October 26, 2008

There is one more game remaining in the regular season for NIU women's soccer and the Huskies are pushing to finish up the season strong. NIU played to a split last weekend. The Huskies fell 3-1 to Miami Friday, but rebounded to defeat Ball State 1-0...

Huskies beat Bowling Green 1-0 as soccer/track complex officially opens

By ANDREA BRADLEY | October 26, 2008

The NIU men's soccer team showed pride as it went on to a 1-0 victory against Bowling Green on Saturday, a game that marked the official opening of the new soccer/track complex west of Huskie Stadium. "It was a great home statement for us, especially...

NIU plays host to Miami (OH) and Ball State this weekend

By DERRICK SMITH | October 23, 2008

October is winding down and the same goes for the NIU women's soccer season. NIU wraps up its regular season home schedule with matches against Miami (4-10-1 overall, 3-5-0 MAC) and Ball State (8-7-1, 4-3-1) this weekend. The Huskies (8-3-5, 4-2-2) square...

Five minutes with Jenna Clauson

By DERRICK SMITH | October 21, 2008

Senior Jenna Clauson serves as a mighty presence on the field for the NIU women's soccer team both offensively and defensively. The defender nailed the goal that earned the Huskies a tie with Kent State Sunday afternoon and extended NIU's unbeaten streak...

Volleyball versus Soccer

By MIKE BUDA | October 20, 2008

Both the NIU women's volleyball and soccer teams are nearing the end of their seasons and both have hopes of going far in the MAC Tournament. The volleyball team is currently third in the West Division and the soccer team is third in the conference. November...