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Huskie briefs for 3/6/12

By James Cantagallo | March 5, 2012

Huskie Trophy Tour NIU athletics recently started a tour around DeKalb for fans to view the NIU football MAC and GoDaddy.com bowl championship trophies. This gives fans one last chance to relive one of the most successful seasons in NIU Football history....

Northern Star File Photo - NIU's Sarah Mclaughlin backhands a tennis ball.

Men’s women’s tennis set for weekend matches

By Sean Anderson | February 22, 2012

NIU men’s and women’s tennis will both hit the hard top this weekend.The women’s team will travel south to Carbondale for matches against Arkansas State and Southern Illinois.The Huskies (5-2) opened the season with a loss, but have turned their...

Since you’ve already paid for NIU tickets, you might as well go to games

By Brian Belford | February 21, 2012

As an NIU student, there are a lot of things to pay for.The biggest of these, of course, is tuition.According to NIU's bursar tuition estimator, an average, 12 credit hour student pays an estimated yearly tuition of $10,661.68.This grand total includes...

Brad Dieckhaus

Huskie Briefs for 2/7/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 6, 2012

Dieckhaus, Dekkinga named NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week DeKALB | NIU wrestler, Brad Dieckhaus and women's tennis' Haley Dekkinga gained NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week Awards for Jan. 30-Feb. 5, according to a press release.Dieckhaus, a redshirt senior,...

Tennis teams struggle

By Mike Romor | April 25, 2011

DeKALB | Both NIU men's and women's tennis wrapped up regular season action over the weekend. The men had lost their lone match in Buffalo, 6-1, while the women dropped two home matches to Western Michigan and Bowling Green. In men's action, the Huskies...

Tennis readies for strong weekend

By Mike Romor | April 21, 2011

With regular season competition coming to a close, both NIU men's and women's tennis teams hope to end on a high note.The Huskies (11-14 overall, 1-3 MAC) have matched their highest win total since 2008.With one match left in the regular season, men's...

Men’s, women’s tennis teams see similar outcomes

By Mike Romor | April 18, 2011

NIU men's and women's tennis teams had similar outcomes over the weekend, as both squads lost their two matches. Men's tennis was downed on the road by MAC frontrunners Toledo (23-8 overall, 4-0 MAC) on Saturday before losing a 4-3 battle against a tough...

Dekkinga brings intangibles in women’s tennis team

By Mike Romor | April 7, 2011

NIU women's tennis has not had the season it hoped for, but there have been a few bright spots. One of the best surprises for head coach Ryun Ferrell's squad has been freshman Haley Dekkinga. Coming into NIU after a four-year run as one of Michigan's...

Tennis struggles on weekend

By Mike Romor | April 5, 2011

NIU tennis had a busy weekend, as both the men's and women's team had multiple matches. The men's tennis team went 1-2 while the women's squad went 0-2. In men's action, the Huskies (9-11 overall, 1-1 MAC) split their first two conference matches of the...

Women’s tennis falls to Chicago State

By Mike Romor | March 28, 2011

NIU women's tennis struggled out of the gate on Saturday and never regained control in a 4-3 loss to Chicago State. The home loss was the last match for the Huskies (2-8) before they begin conference play. Chicago State (5-12) won its third consecutive...

Women’s tennis needs a big win

By Mike Romor | March 24, 2011

To say that NIU women's tennis has had a lengthy break from action is an understatement. The Huskies have not played a match since their 7-0 home loss to Northern Iowa on March 6. In what will be its first match in 20 days, NIU will try to improve its...

Women’s tennis splits on weekend

By Mike Romor | March 7, 2011

NIU women's tennis split a pair of home matches over the weekend, winning against Western Illinois University 7-0 but falling to the University of Northern Iowa 0-7. NIU (2-7) dominated every match against WIU (1-7). Sophomore Kelly Phillips won her...