By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| September 11, 2024
NIU volleyball’s 2024 campaign has gotten off to a slow start. The Huskies have opened up with a 1-4 record and have struggled with their efficiency and consistency thus far this season.
Despite these struggles, it hasn’t been all bad for the...
NIU women’s golf kicked off its fall season at the Redbird Invitational, tying for fifth place out of 15 teams.
The Huskies finished the invitational in a tie with the University of South Dakota, as both teams’ final scores were 37 over par.
NIU...
NIU women’s soccer (4-1-1) bounced back from a 4-0 loss at the University of Notre Dame on Thursday to beat the Eastern Illinois University Panthers (2-4-2) in a dominant 3-0 shutout Sunday.
NIU women’s soccer head coach Michael O’Neill reflected...
By Lucas Didier, Sports Editor
| September 7, 2024
NIU volleyball (1-4) returned to the loss column Friday, losing in four sets to the University of St. Thomas Tommies (3-3).
After losing the opening frame, the Huskies showed fight by claiming the second set, but St. Thomas shut the door in sets three...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| September 6, 2024
NIU volleyball (1-3) made its first mark in the win column Friday, winning against the Tarleton State Texans (0-5) in five sets.
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
NIU found themselves fighting from behind in this game, dropping the first set against the Texans...
DeKALB – Graduate student Bailey Wilk led the charge as NIU cross country opened its season Friday at the NIU Huskie Opener.
Wilk competed in her first race with the Huskies, taking an eighth place finish in the 5k race. The University of St. Francis...
DeKALB – NIU women’s golf is sporting a new-look roster heading into its 2024 fall season.
With four new freshmen on the roster, the Huskies have a lot of new talent to fill the shoes of former NIU golfers such as Jasmine Ly or Emily Romancew.
The...
NIU women’s soccer (3-1-1) was shut out by the No. 9 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) in a 4-0 loss.
In a game with very close stats, the Huskies fell short in converting. NIU ended the match with 14 shots, seven on goal, only one short of...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| September 5, 2024
NIU volleyball (0-3) tripped up again in its third outing of the season Thursday, losing to the Valparaiso University Beacons (1-3). This was the first of a seven road game stretch and was the second game in a row where the Huskies fell in 5 sets.
INABILITY...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| September 1, 2024
DeKALB - NIU Volleyball (0-2) dropped a close one to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (2-1), losing in 5 sets in the second game of its 2024 campaign.
INEFFICIENT OFFENSE
NIU’s aggression was on display once again as they attempted...
By Lucas Didier, Sports Editor
| September 1, 2024
NIU women’s soccer (3-0-1) inched past the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies (1-4-1) Sunday with a score of 1-0 to earn its third win in a row.
Sophomore forward Tyra King scored the lone goal in the 59th minute, assisted by junior forward Kelsi...
DeKALB - NIU volleyball (0-1) fell short against the Western Illinois University Leathernecks (1-0), losing in four sets in its 2024 season debut Friday. This breaks the Huskies’ five game winning streak over the Leathernecks and is NIU’s second straight...
