By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 3, 2023
Complacency is defined by Merriam-Webster as a “self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies.”
Complacency is the dangerous attitude the NIU volleyball team aims to keep at bay ahead of its upcoming...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| October 2, 2023
One goal in the 78th minute was all it took for NIU women’s soccer to end its seven-game winless streak and secure its first MAC win.
Junior forward Reegan Kingpavong was the hero for the Huskies on Sunday, as her lone goal of the 2023 season lifted...
Winning 18 matches in its opening weekend at the Hoosier Invitational, the NIU women’s tennis team finished the weekend in Indiana with an 18-10 record between doubles and singles matches.
Competing over three days, NIU faced opponents from around...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 1, 2023
Hardworking, humble, sweet, fun, energetic.
Those are just some adjectives used by NIU volleyball players to describe Anya Hopkins at an Aug. 26 press conference at Victor E. Court.
The full rank and file of NIU volleyball watched as Hopkins was...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 30, 2023
DeKALB – NIU volleyball remains undefeated in the confines of Victor E. Court after a series-ending performance that saw the Huskies firing on all cylinders.
The Huskies (5-11, 3-1 MAC) slammed the door on the visiting Miami University RedHawks (4-12,...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 30, 2023
DeKALB – Senior Jasmine Ly earned MAC Golfer of the Week after tying the NIU record for the lowest scored round in school history with a 67 at the Johnie Imes Invitational hosted by the University of Missouri.
This is Ly’s first MAC Golfer of...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 29, 2023
DeKALB – Victor E. Court was overtaken Friday by glimmering lights, the iconic tune of the Huskie Fight Song and deafening cheers, all indicative of one result: an NIU volleyball win.
NIU junior middle blocker Charli Atiemo pounced on match point...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| September 29, 2023
DeKALB – Senior Julia Finegan set a new personal record in the 5-kilometer race as NIU’s cross country team finished 15th out of 19 teams at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Classic on Friday.
Despite Finegan's career-setting afternoon, NIU finished...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 28, 2023
The NIU volleyball team is slated to make its long-awaited homecoming this weekend after spending the past month battling on the road.
NIU (3-11, 1-1 MAC) will host the Miami University RedHawks (4-10, 0-2 MAC) at Victor E. Court on Friday and Saturday....
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| September 28, 2023
DeKALB – A first-half offensive onslaught from Ohio University helped the Bobcats extend the Huskies’ winless streak to seven. The Bobcats defeated the Huskies 3-1 Thursday.
After scoring in the second minute of the game, the Huskies could not...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 27, 2023
DeKALB – Senior Jasmine Ly tied the record for the lowest round scored in NIU history with a 67 in Round 2 at the Johnie Imes Invitational hosted by the University of Missouri.
Ly was the Huskies’ top golfer, finishing in a tie for 14th place,...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 26, 2023
NIU junior libero Crew Hoffmeier has a reputation for bringing fire to a volleyball court, enough of it to energize her team and sometimes a bit left over to burn through her own shoelaces.
When Hoffmeier goes to make a diving play on the court, the...
