NIU women’s track and field took home 13 top-five finishes, including three first-place finishes in the high jump, 800-meter run and 200-meter dash in the Redbird Tune Up on Friday.
The Huskies swept the top-five for the 200-meter dash, with junior...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 15, 2024
DeKALB – Before she blossomed into NIU gymnastics’ bar star and beam queen, senior Alyssa Al-Ashari got her start in the Great Lake State of Michigan.
Nearly halfway into her swansong season at NIU, Al-Ashari’s set to compete in her home state...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 15, 2024
DeKALB – Former NIU Director of Athletics Cary Groth regaled a packed audience with her account of the celebration following NIU football’s storied 2003 upset win over the University of Alabama, after which former NIU President John Peters chugged...
By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| February 15, 2024
DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis duo senior Diana Lukyanova and sophomore Isabella Righi were named the MAC Doubles Team of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday.
The pair won both of their completed matches over the weekend, defeating...
By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor
| February 12, 2024
An eighth-inning walk-off double by senior infielder Caitlyn Shumaker gave softball (2-3) a 6-5 win over Butler University (1-4) before Drake University (4-1) delivered the Huskies a 7-2 loss
GAME 1: NIU 6, BUTLER 5
A pitcher’s duel was in full...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 11, 2024
On Sunday, NIU gymnastics sophomore Kiera O’Shea got to showcase a new move on vault: the Yurchenko full-and-half, a move that comes with a start value – or maximum score – of a perfect 10.0.
O’Shea took home a 9.875 for her efforts, tying...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 10, 2024
DeKALB – Following a disappointing start to its home meet schedule, NIU gymnastics has begun to find its footing with a runner-up finish at Friday’s Beauty and the Beast Meet at the NIU Convocation Center.
NIU (4-6-1, 1-2 MAC) finished second with...
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| February 10, 2024
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (11-11, 4-6 MAC) overpowered the Georgia Southern University Eagles (13-12, 3-9 SBC) 91-84 in the second part of the MAC-SBC Challenge.
Senior guard Jayden Marable keyed the charge with a career-high 26 points....
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 9, 2024
Seven different Huskies crossed home plate as NIU used early domination over an in-state rival to begin 2024 in the win column.
NIU softball (1-0) successfully fended off a late comeback Friday to outlast Western Illinois University (0-1) 8-6 in the...
By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor
| February 8, 2024
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (10-11, 4-6 MAC) conquered MAC frontrunner Ball State University (20-3, 10-1 MAC) in an electric 76-71 overtime thriller.
The Huskies become the third team to defeat Ball State this season, joining the University...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 7, 2024
DeKALB – When asked about her team’s strengths, NIU softball head coach Christina Sutcliffe offered three words to describe her team: gritty, spunky and fast.
Guided by its 12th-year skipper, NIU will look to use that grit, spunk and speed in 2024...
DeKALB – Freshman Arianna Calloway earned another first-place finish in the high jump as one of six top-10 finishes for NIU women’s track and field at the Meyo Classic Saturday.
Calloway has now won the high jump three different times this season,...
