Baseball played three games in the Dairy Queen Classic over the weekend at the Metrodome. On Friday, the Huskies (2-9) suffered a 6-1 loss at the hands of Utah. The Utes (5-5) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a solo home run...
In its final home game of the season, men’s basketball was defeated at the hands of Central Michigan, 69-50. The Huskies (5-22, 3-11 MAC) came out of the gates with a lot of energy and jumped out to an early 9-2 lead during the Senior Night game. “I...
For the second time this season, Eastern Illinois had its way with NIU men’s basketball. After holding the Huskies (5-21, 3-10 MAC) to 25 points in their first victory, the Eagles (13-15, 6-7 MAC) won 53-41 at the Convocation Center on Wednesday. The...
After Eastern Michigan left a bad taste in NIU’s mouth in their first meeting this season, men’s basketball will get another shot at the Eagles today at the Convocation Center. The Eagles (12-15, 5-7 MAC) previously held the Huskies (5-20, 3-9 MAC)...
A hole was made in men’s basketball’s back court with the recent departure of freshman guard Akeem Springs, but that hole has been filled by redshirt junior guard Antone Christian, who has stepped up his level of play on the court. Over the course...
The Northern Star staff won six awards at the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) awards ceremony on Saturday. ICPA awarded Illinois college newspapers based on judges’ reviews of publications that were submitted. The entries had to have been...
Baseball played a four-game series against Nevada over the weekend. The Huskies (1-7) went 1-3 over the weekend, dropping their first two games of the series, losing 7-3 on Friday and 13-0 in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday. NIU was able to bounce...
In its final non-conference matchup, men’s basketball was defeated 59-47 at the hands of Eastern Illinois on Saturday. It was a competitive first half, as the Huskies and Panthers traded the lead 11 times. The Huskies jumped out to an early 5-0 lead,...
As the men’s college basketball season begins to wind down, each game becomes more important and has huge implications in the seeding for conference tournaments. Right now, the Huskies (5-19, 3-9 MAC) are in fifth place in the MAC West, one spot ahead...
Coming into NIU, redshirt junior Jamison Wells’ plan was to play baseball on a scholarship. But halfway through Wells’ freshman year, he realized one sport was not enough. “For me, I knew there was something I could do to help the football team...
Baseball’s season got off to a rocky start at the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic in Lubbock, Texas, this weekend as it lost its first four games. The Huskies (0-4) were shut out in their game against Texas Tech, 8-0, on Friday and lost to BYU, 5-3,...
Men’s basketball’s 66-58 road loss to Western Michigan will be a tough pill for the team to swallow. With the Huskies (5-19, 3-9 MAC) leading 58-50 with 4:01 left to play in the game, the Broncos (16-9, 8-4 MAC) went on a 16-0 run to close out the...
