In what started as a seemingly close and contested battle, turned into a a lopsided victory for Eastern Michigan against NIU women's basketball Saturday.After having lost to Eastern Michigan (19-7, 11-2 MAC) earlier in the season, NIU (12-13, 6-7 MAC)...
Someone needs to step up and score some points for NIU men's basketball. The Huskies are in desperate need of another scorer, as they've had low-point production all season. NIU averages just 55 points per game, which is only better than Eastern Michigan,...
Despite Nick Smith's return to the lineup, NIU wrestling failed to pick up wins against two MAC foes over the weekend. NIU (6-7, 0-4 MAC) lost its first match of the weekend Friday at no. 19 Central Michigan (12-3, 4-0 MAC) before stumbling against Eastern...
Victory would be found for NIU men's basketball over winter break. While the Huskies went 1-4 during their five-game home stand over the break, they earned their first win with a 72-46 blowout over Roosevelt. The Huskies entered MAC play on Jan. 7, and...
Halloween weekend ended not being too frightful for NIU volleyball.The Huskies (20-5, 9-2 MAC) proved their strength and endurance as they beat Eastern Michigan (19-7, 7-4 MAC) in four matches Friday night, extending their season-high winning streak to...
NIU women's soccer (2-12-2) had its chances in both games over the weekend but couldn't capitalize against Eastern Michigan (2-11-2) or Central Michigan (11-2-3).On Friday, the Huskies played against the Eagles in DeKalb. Both teams struggled to get a...
The NIU women's tennis team finished Western Michigan's Fall MAC invitational with its head held high. Although Friday wasn't as successful as they had hoped it would be, the Huskies still had another day to make up for their mistakes. The tournament...
NIU volleyball wrapped up its four-match homestand this weekend, splitting a pair of matches between Eastern and Central Michigan.NIU (12-4, 1-1 MAC) took on EMU (13-3, 1-1 MAC) Saturday, but could not seal a victory, falling in four sets, 26-28, 28-26,...
Ball State The Cardinals are counting on new head coach Pete Lembo to help the passing game. Lembo coached the second-best passing attack with the Division II Elon Phoenix, and hopes to bring the same numbers to Ball State. Sophomore quarterback Keith...
Until Friday, the NIU softball record for consecutive games with a hit had held up for 24 years. It was set in 1987 at 15 by Jill Justin, and it has only been tied once, by Julie Stopka ten years later. But on Friday, the Huskies had a double-header against...
NIU softball got off to a good start in MAC play, going 3-1 over the weekend. The Huskies split two games with Eastern Michigan on Friday before sweeping Central Michigan in a doubleheader on Saturday. The Huskies (13-15 overall, 3-1 MAC) won their MAC...
This weekend the NIU softball team will continue its stretch of home games, playing four more in DeKalb.Two games each will be played against Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan.The Huskies (10-14) will play a doubleheader against Eastern Michigan today...
