By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| February 4, 2024
DeKALB – Two victories in three-set matches pushed NIU women’s tennis (2-2) to a 4-3 victory over the Bellarmine Knights (3-5). Victories in doubles and singles matches led the team to its second win of the season, and its second of the weekend.
Junior...
By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| February 2, 2024
Defeating the Marquette Golden Eagles 6-1, the NIU women’s tennis team earned its first win of the season. Winning every match that wasn’t incomplete or retired, the Huskies were successful in both singles and doubles.
Sophomore Jenna Horne and...
By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor
| February 1, 2024
With the NBA All-Star Game right around the corner and conference play for MAC basketball at its halfway point, now is the perfect time to draft an All-Star team for women’s basketball in the MAC.
Without a formal All-Star Game in place to combine...
By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor
| January 31, 2024
NIU women’s basketball (9-11, 3-6 MAC) collapsed in the second quarter and fell 72-54 to Bowling Green State University (11-8, 5-4 MAC). The Huskies drop to two games below .500 with their third consecutive loss.
The Huskies jumped to a 24-18 lead...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 28, 2024
DeKALB – From the first step in her sprint, junior Isabella Sissi had no doubt about the outcome of her pending vault routine.
“I just knew right when I was running that I was going to stick it,” Sissi said.
A pop off the table, a stick and...
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (9-10, 3-5 MAC) lost in dramatic fashion to the University of Akron (7-11, 2-6 MAC). The back and forth battle ended on a last-second miss from junior guard Laura Nickel that kept the score at 61-59.
The Huskies...
DeKALB – Senior Malia Watkins took home a first place finish for NIU women’s track and field at the Olivet Nazarene Invite.
The Huskies sent just five athletes to the ONU Invite. Watkins was the standout at the event, winning the 60-meter dash.
Watkins...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 25, 2024
DeKALB – Fresh off a record-setting outing its last time out, NIU gymnastics prepares to host a pair of Michigan-based MAC foes in its first home showcase of the season Sunday.
NIU (2-3-1, 1-0 MAC) will welcome defending conference champion Central...
By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor
| January 25, 2024
NIU women’s basketball (9-9, 3-4 MAC) has dropped to .500 for the fifth time this season as it lost by double-digits for the seventh time this season.
The Huskies have capitalized on the cushy games in their schedule, going 8-2 against teams with...
By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor
| January 24, 2024
NIU women’s basketball (9-9, 3-4 MAC) suffered from continuous mistakes to fall to University of Toledo (13-4, 6-1 MAC) by a score of 72-52. NIU is now 1-7 on the road this season with six away games left to play in 2024.
The Huskies started strong,...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 23, 2024
DeKALB – NIU women’s tennis’ No. 1 doubles team of junior Erika Dimitriev and sophomore Nataly Ninova secured the first MAC Doubles Team of the Week honor of the 2024 dual match season after routing a ranked opponent, the conference office announced...
By Sana Polizzi, Sports Reporter
| January 22, 2024
NIU’s women’s tennis suffered a loss against James Madison University, their second of the season. Although the team dominated in doubles, they could not keep pace with the Dukes in singles and were defeated 5-2 by last season’s No. 2 seed in the...
