Practice on Victor E. Court this week has been focused on a goal, but has had its share of lighthearted moments. The Huskies will host 10 matches at Victor E. Court from Friday to Saturday at their own Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational. "A lot of footwork,...

The thicket of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s green jerseys protected the net like a forest. Suddenly, a white flash of NIU lightning cracked, and the game-winning goal skipped into the net. NIU junior Elaine Eliadis’ breakaway goal early in the second half...

Punch the time clock, bring your lunch pail, and work hard until the whistle blows. The age-old mantra has defined the lifestyle of blue-collar workers for years. NIU women’s soccer coach, Marci Miller, wants her team to be molded after that grizzled...

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...

Whether you’re piling your life into the back of a minivan and making the move to NIU for the first time, or coming back to good old, familiar DeKalb, there has never been a better time to jump on the Huskie sports fan bandwagon than this fall. And...

First, NIU hires a new women’s basketball head coach. Then it announces plans for a new athletic facility. Then it has a new head women’s soccer coach join the fray. Then a high-profile radio deal with Chicago’s WSCR "The Score" is made public....

For newly-hired NIU women’s soccer coach Marci Miller, last week was a busy one. Miller began her assignment June 15, but barely had time to adjust to her new office before flying out to Virginia Sunday to take part in the United States national team’s...

Just over two months before its first match, the NIU women’s soccer team can now say it has a coach. Marci Miller, formerly a player for the U.S. national team, was hired by athletic director Jim Phillips June 1, and will begin her assignment Wednesday....

Top 5 sports stories of the 2004-05 school year... as voted on by the Northern Star sports staff. With many big events throughout the school year, many notable stories were left off the list. After spending more than 20 years in the NIU athletics department,...

Top 5 sports stories of the 2004-2005 school year ... as voted on by the Northern Star sports staff. With many big events throughout the school year, many notable stories were left off the list. Lobdell spikes kills record: Senior outside hitter Tera...

Most coaches wouldn’t leave their team after their best record in six years. Most coaches wouldn’t leave after doing it with a team dominated by freshmen and sophomores and only one senior. But former NIU women’s soccer coach Frank Horvat isn’t...