Three NIU women’s tennis players have been named to the 2025 All Mid-American Conference teams, the most in school history.  For the first time since 2017, a Huskie has been selected for the All MAC first team. Senior Maria Dzemeshkevich was awarded...

NIU women’s golf wrapped up its spring season at the MAC Championship, finishing fourth in a field of 10 teams after the three-day event wrapped up Tuesday. After a seventh-place finish following the first day, the Huskies found themselves sitting...

NIU softball played Game 1 of its three-game series at Kent State University on Saturday morning. The Huskies (17-23, 11-9 MAC) went back and forth on offense with the Golden Flashes (9-34, 2-17 MAC), with each team seeing the ball well through the storm...

Facing off against the Mid-American Conference-leading University of Miami Redhawks (10-9, 9-1 MAC), NIU women’s tennis (21-6, 7-3 MAC) lost its last match of the regular season in a 4-3 loss.  “It was a tough match,” said NIU women’s tennis...

Just over halfway through its season, NIU softball sports a 15-22 record, 9-8 in the Mid-American Conference. While the Huskies have seen high points, the squad has subsequently seen some pretty harsh lows.  While certain players have shown bright...

NIU Softball (15-22, 9-8 MAC) staged a comeback Monday to take a 7-6 victory against the Bradley University Braves (18-25, 7-10 MVC) in extra innings. “We want to be the instigators,” said NIU softball head coach Kathryn Gleason. “When people...

NIU softball junior pitcher/utility Danielle “Dee Dee” Stewart captured MAC’s Player of the Week honor on Tuesday after an electrifying weekend outing at the University at Buffalo. This is Stewart’s first time receiving the honor after previously...

NIU track and field competed Saturday at the Normal Invite in Normal, Illinois, weeks after they picked up four first-place finishes at the Redbird Challenge – also in Normal – on March 29.  After finding success in its last trip to Normal, it...

Setting a new record for wins in a single season with its 21st win, NIU women’s tennis (21-5, 7-2 MAC) defeated the University at Buffalo Bulls (18-6, 5-4 MAC) in a 4-3 match to clinch the Mid-American Conference West Division title and earn its first...

NIU softball took a trip to the University at Buffalo this weekend for a three-game series. After taking a loss Friday, the Huskies came back with a vengeance Saturday afternoon.  Game 1 saw the Huskies persevere offensively to take the lead from...

Dropping its second Mid-American Conference matchup, NIU women’s tennis (20-5, 6-2 MAC) fell in a 5-2 loss to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (10-11, 3-5 MAC). “It wasn’t a great match for us,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach Eric...

DeKALB – As he sat before the audience at a press conference Wednesday afternoon introducing new women’s basketball head coach Jacey Brooks, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier made a simple yet confident declaration: NIU had...