By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 3, 2024
DeKALB – The streak is finally over!
After 47 days of winless conference play and 10 straight losses, NIU men’s basketball (7-14, 1-8 MAC) has found the win column after a 76-66 victory over Eastern Michigan University (9-13, 2-8 MAC) on Saturday.
The...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 25, 2024
DeKALB – Fresh off a record-setting outing its last time out, NIU gymnastics prepares to host a pair of Michigan-based MAC foes in its first home showcase of the season Sunday.
NIU (2-3-1, 1-0 MAC) will welcome defending conference champion Central...
By Sana Polizzi, Sports Reporter
| October 5, 2023
The Huskies found success in a 2-0 shutout win against Eastern Michigan University, extending their win streak to two games.
With the win, NIU improved to 2-2-1 in conference, good for seventh place in the MAC. Eastern Michigan fell to ninth in the...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 8, 2023
DeKALB – Friday afternoon’s MAC matchup between the Huskies and the Eastern Michigan University Eagles ended in a narrow 4-3 NIU victory.
The Huskies trailed 3-1 in the first four matches of play and were just one loss away from defeat. Three...
DeKALB – Five Huskies scored in double digits to push NIU men’s basketball past Eastern Michigan University with an 85-66 senior day victory.
NIU honored four seniors in Friday’s contest. Senior guards Drew Wiemers, Kaleb Thornton and Darweshi...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 21, 2023
DeKALB – A senior night victory over Eastern Michigan University helped the Huskies improve to 7-3 overall and move into sole possession of fourth place in the Mid-American Conference standings.
Seniors Gillian and Jacklyn Dolitsky, Natalie Hamp,...
DeKALB – The Huskie defense shut down Eastern Michigan University’s offense, as NIU earned its second win of the season.
The win ended the Huskies’ five game losing streak. It was also NIU’s first win against a Mid-American Conference opponent...
Senior Eugene German (center) runs to the right corner after handing off the ball to a sophomore Trendon Hankerson (back right) Feb. 7 during NIU's 57-54 win over Kent State University at the Convocation Center.
I’ll be honest — as a grown man with over three decades of adult life experience, usually when I hear the words adversity and distractions as applied to sports teams, I tend to cringe.I mean, I’ve lost my dad. I’ve also lost two of my siblings....
DeKALB — The football team may not have a conference championship or bowl game after Tuesday night, but it can end its year with a win over the Western Michigan University Broncos.The Huskies were eliminated from postseason contention Tueaday in a 45-17...
DeKALB — Nine seconds.Nine seconds separated Ashley Tutt from All-American honors, a feat she set out to accomplish before her appearance at the 2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships.The Huskie fell 10 spots short, yet she ran with all of her heart....
DeKALB — It’s been a mix of good days and bad days for the football team this season.An inconsistent 2019 saw another check mark go into the ‘bad days’ column Tuesday when the Huskies fell to Eastern Michigan University by a score of 45-17.The...
