Women’s volleyball has put a storybook season together, and I don’t expect them to slow down as the MAC Tournament approaches this weekend.The Huskies started 4-6 at the beginning of the season, and it didn’t look like a team that would end the...

Volleyball (14-10, 10-2 MAC) will face off against Toledo and Ball State in its second-to-last weekend of the regular season. The team is first in the MAC West and will play for a spot in the MAC Tournament.Head coach Ray Gooden said NIU expects both...

Men’s basketball has not finished with a winning record since the 2005-06 season when it went 17-11, but Huskies fans have plenty of reasons to pick their heads up this year.The team won four-straight games to close out the regular season — including...

Volleyball (12-10, 8-2 MAC) saw its five-game winning streak come to a halt as it fell short to Kent State on Friday, but came back to defeat Ohio on Saturday to split the weekend.Kent StateThe Huskies came together to execute early on and held an 8-5...

Turnovers and low scoring gave football (2-3, 0-1 MAC) its third straight loss as it fell 29-19 to Central Michigan (2-3, 1-0 MAC) to end its three-game road trip.First halfNIU got off to a quick start in the first quarter as sophomore cornerback Shawun...

Fans of Huskie football have been spoiled for some time now, but the start of this season should humble all of us.I’ve bragged for a long time about how I felt NIU deserved to be ranked nationally and was the best college football team in all of Illinois,...

Women’s soccer (2-9, 1-3 MAC) fell to Ohio (4-6, 2-1 MAC) 2-1 in its first double overtime loss in three seasons.OhioNIU had five corner kicks to Ohio’s two, but neither team was able to score in the first period. The Huskies finished the half with...

Football (2-3, 0-1 MAC) lost their third straight game after falling to conference rival Central Michigan (2-3, 1-0 MAC) 29-19.The Huskies got off to a quick start as junior running back Joel Bouagnon scored a 1-yard touchdown run to cap off a six-play,...

Sports Editor Christopher Loggins breaks down key players for the Chippewas as they face off against the Huskies at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. on ESPN3. Central Michigan won the last matchup between the teams 34-17.QuarterbackJunior quarterback...

 After a two-game skid, football (2-2, 0-0 MAC), which hasn’t lost three straight games in five seasons, will face off in a battle against Central Michigan (1-3, 0-0 MAC) Saturday at Kelly Shorts Stadium.The Huskies are coming off of a close loss,...