By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| October 18, 2024
NIU volleyball (3-15, 1-7 MAC) lost to the Central Michigan University Chippewas (16-5, 7-2 MAC) in three sets Friday. It is the sixth time the Huskies have been swept this season.
The first set was a close one that saw the Huskies fall 25-21. Central...
By Andy Inboden, Sports Reporter
| October 18, 2024
NIU women's soccer (8-4-4, 2-3-3 MAC) clinched a crucial 2-1 victory against Eastern Michigan University (5-6-4, 1-3-4) in a thrilling Mid-American Conference matchup.
The match began with Eastern Michigan seizing an early advantage as redshirt sophomore...
NIU cross country earned an eighth place finish in their trip to Peoria, Illinois, for the Bradley Pink Classic.
The Huskies scored 239 points in a field of 15 schools. St. Louis University finished ahead of the Huskies in seventh place, scoring 188...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| October 17, 2024
NIU Volleyball (3-14, 1-6 MAC) fell to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (12-10, 6-2 MAC) in 5 sets. The Huskies have now lost eight of their last nine games.
HOT START, COLD FINISH
The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Thursday's match....
By Edison Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 15, 2024
After beginning the season as one of NIU’s most impressive teams, the Mid-American Conference has humbled NIU women’s soccer (7-4-4, 1-3-3 MAC) to say the least.
Through the first eight games of this season, the Huskies held an impressive record...
NIU women’s soccer (7-4-4, 1-3-3 MAC) earned its third draw in conference play with a 2-2 tie against the University of Akron Zips (5-5-4, 0-5-2 MAC), after holding the lead for a majority of the second half.
“Obviously upset and frustrated with...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| October 11, 2024
DeKALB - NIU Volleyball (3-13, 1-5 MAC) fell to the Ohio University Bobcats (7-10, 3-3 MAC) in three sets Friday. It is the fifth time the Huskies have been swept this season.
COMING UP SHORT
Every set was decided by three or fewer points and...
By James Bennett, Sports Reporter
| October 11, 2024
DeKALB - NIU Volleyball (3-12, 1-4 MAC) defeated the Kent State University Golden Flashes (1-14, 0-5 MAC) in three sets Thursday. It’s the Huskies first Mid-American Conference win of the season and snaps a six game losing streak.
SHORT...
NIU women's soccer (7-4-3, 1-3-2 MAC) defeated the Kent State University Golden Flashes (5-5-2, 2-3-1 MAC) at home 2-1.
This is the Huskies first win since Sept. 15 when they defeated Valparaiso University 2-1.
“First thought in my head...
NIU women’s golf earned a 15th place finish out of 15 teams at the Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah.
The Huskies finished five strokes back of the University of North Texas. NIU posted a first round score of 18 over par, which was 9 strokes...
NIU women's soccer (6-4-3, 0-3-2 MAC) was defeated on the road 2-1 against the Bowling Green State University Falcons (6-3-2, 3-1-1 MAC).
“With the result, you know, we obviously worked all week to try and get back to winning ways. So, a difficult...
DeKALB - NIU volleyball (2-12, 0-4 MAC) dropped a back and forth game to the University of Akron (7-9, 3-1 MAC) in five sets on Friday. It’s the Huskies’ sixth loss in a row and their second in back-to-back games against the Zips.
UP AND DOWN
The...
