It would be fair to say students who go away for college have a tendency to miss home from time to time. But, try having your family in an entirely different country. When NIU women's tennis player Lilian Asuaje moved to DeKalb from her home in Monterrey,...

An NIU basketball player has earned preseason honors this year. Sophomore Darion "Jake" Anderson was one of 10 players named to the preseason All-Mid American Conference Team Wednesday. Last year's MAC Freshman of the Year averaged a team-best 12.2 points...

Each year NIU athletic teams add new players to their rosters. The incoming athletes come from various places and have different backgrounds. From the way they got started in sports, to their many inspirations, these athletes must gel with a new team...

In its first matches of the season, the men's tennis team got off to a solid start. "We competed well in some tough matches," said Coach Pawel Gajdzik. "We showed a lot of heart." Sophomore Matt Hansen led the Huskies with four wins while advancing to...

Even the most well-oiled sports machines need a tune-up every once in a while. That's what both the NIU men's and women's tennis teams will look forward to this weekend in a pair of early-season invitational tournaments. The men will travel to Des Moines...

It's not very often a head coach leaves after a successful season with a promising outlook for the future. But that was the case for NIU men's tennis coach Pontus Hiort, who announced his resignation Thursday. "I was very happy here at NIU," Hiort said....

Home away from home is no vacation for NIU coaches and their staffs. Booking the right hotel can keep a coach's hands full when deciding the best location for his or her team, said men's tennis coach Pontus Hiort. Coaches have a lot more to look for than...

The Huskies' volleyball team wrapped up its successful spring competition last weekend. NIU finished the 24-match set with 14 wins. Eight of those games were played at NIU's own Campus Recreation Center in the Salvini Spring Playdate. The Huskies went...

While the NIU women's tennis team put up a battle to start the day, it was never able to secure a victory. NIU lost 4-0 to top-seeded Western Michigan in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament on Friday. The Huskies had close matches in doubles, losing...

Moving the MAC Tournament to Rockford because of weather didn't stop the NIU men's tennis team's momentum. The fourth-seeded Huskies defeated fifth-seeded Chicago State 4-0 Thursday afternoon in the opening round. "We played well," NIU coach Pontus Hiort...

Northern Illinois' men's and women's tennis teams were knocked out of the MAC Championships Friday by Western Michigan. Over on the men's side, NIU was in it until the end as the Broncos pulled out the 4-3 victory in Rockford. Western Michigan will face...

If there's one program the NIU women's tennis team would like to play in the first round of the MAC Tournament, it's Akron. Fortunately for the Huskies, that's exactly who they are playing Thursday at noon in Buffalo. Unfortunately for the eight-seed...