NIU women’s tennis (11-3) split a doubleheader on Saturday, sweeping the Bradley University Braves (1-7) 7-0 before losing its first home match at the hands of the Cornell University Big Red (6-2) by a score of 6-1.  “I thought we competed really...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (13-15, 6-10 MAC) mounted a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback, fueled by graduate student guard Chelby Koker, for a thrilling 84-77 double-overtime victory against Bowling Green State University (16-12, 9-7 MAC).  “I...

NIU women’s basketball suffered its third consecutive loss Wednesday after falling to the Kent State University Golden Flashes by a score 76-58. With this loss, the Huskies fall to 5-10 in the MAC, 12-15 overall while Kent State improves to 18-10 overall...

NIU softball took on Lindenwood University Monday afternoon in a doubleheader. The Huskies (5-8, 0-0 MAC) held onto the lead in Game 1 until the LWU Lions (5-7, 0-0 OVC) launched two balls out of the park in the sixth inning to take control. Unable to...

NIU softball split Sunday’s doubleheader in St. Charles, Missouri, improving to 4-7 on the season. The Huskies won a 2-0 game against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix (4-4) in Game 1 before losing a 6-0 shutout against the Saint Louis University...

NIU track and field continued their streak of victories in the high jump event with senior Kamiya Dendy taking first place for the second week in a row.  Dendy and the Huskies competed in the John Gartland Invitational on Saturday morning in Terre...

NIU gymnastics faced off against the Western Michigan University Broncos and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks on Sunday afternoon in the WMU Tri-Meet. The Huskies found continued success on vault, with three gymnasts making the podium....

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball fell to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles on Saturday by a score of 76-72 despite going up by as much as 10 points in the fourth quarter. The win grants Eastern Michigan its first Mid-American Conference victory...

NIU women’s tennis (10-2) extended its win streak to five matches on Friday, earning a 4-3 win against the University of South Dakota Coyotes (3-4) and a 7-0 sweep of the University of Sioux Falls Cougars (1-2). SOUTH DAKOTA The Coyotes went up...

NIU women’s basketball missed many opportunities late-game, failing to secure a fourth-straight victory while falling to the University of Ohio Bobcats by a score of 74-70 on Wednesday. “There were times where we didn't do a great job of taking...

NIU women’s tennis (8-2) duo junior Jenna Horne and senior Reagan Welch were named the Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week, the conference announced Monday. The duo continued their 8-0 unbeaten streak in NIU’s victories over Valparaiso...

After putting up 20 points to lead NIU women’s basketball to a 60-51 victory against Western Michigan University on Saturday, graduate student guard Chelby Koker has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  In addition to leading the...