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The men's soccer team comes together in their game against DePaul Aug. 25. The Huskies are 1-2-0 to begin the season.

Men’s soccer loses two in Evansville

By Mateo Avila | September 5, 2017

The men's soccer team comes together in their game against DePaul Aug. 25. The Huskies are 1-2-0 to begin the season.

Junior forward Noah Brodie (right) attempts to steal the ball from the DePaul player. The Huskies won 3-2 in overtime.

Men’s soccer wins season opener

By Mateo Avila | August 28, 2017

Junior forward Noah Brodie (right) attempts to steal the ball from the DePaul player. The Huskies won 3-2 in overtime.

The volleyball team comes together during Friday’s game against High Point. The Huskies lost the game 3-1. 

Volleyball loses three games in tournament

By Madelynn Parrott | August 28, 2017

The volleyball team comes together during Friday’s game against High Point. The Huskies lost the game 3-1. 

Safety Jimmie Ward was drafted No. 30 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft May 8, 2014, according to a May 9, 2014 Northern Star article.

Other NFL players from NIU

By Brooklynn Schmidgall | May 1, 2017

Tim Semisch was drafted by the San Diego Chargers, according to a May 16, 2016 Northern Star article.

Softball sweeps Eastern Michigan

By Krystal Ward | April 30, 2017

DeKALB — Softball completed its first conference sweep of the season when the Huskies beat the Eastern Michigan University Eagles in three games this weekend.The Huskies (27-18, 13-8 Mid-American Conference) scored 26 runs against the Eagles (15-32,...

Baseball wins series against Ball State

By Eddie Garcia | April 30, 2017

DeKALB — The Huskies managed to swing their way back into the game to get the comeback victory, 11-8, after trailing 5-0 in the third inning in the final game of the series against the Ball State University Cardinals.NIU (14-28, 8-7 MAC) split Friday’s...

Coach guides failed season

Coach guides failed season

By Infographic by Nick Bosshart | November 28, 2016

Former quarterbacks Jordan Lynch (clockwise from top left) and Chandler Harnish, former safety Jimmie Ward, were players recruited by former Head Coach Dave Doeren who played for Head Coach Rod Carey in 2013 and 2014. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Ryan Graham (clockwise from top right), Kenny Golladay, redshirt senior wide receiver and junior cornerback Shawun Lurry are players recruited by Carey.

Why I chose NIU

Why I chose NIU

By Yeon Woo Kim | November 23, 2016

Q: Why did you choose NIU?

A: "Went here as an undergraduate and it's close to come since it's 30 minutes away," said Matt Murges, graduate student for teaching license in special education. "The teaching program is great."

Huskie fans pack Victor E. Court on Nov. 21, 2016 for a volleyball game between NIU and the Ohio Bobcats. NIU sporting events return to full capacity this fall.

Volleyball team wins MAC title

By Danielle Brown | November 21, 2016

Senior Jenna Radtke (left center), of Buffalo Grove, celebrates after scoring a point for the Huskies Saturday night at the Convocation Center when they faced the Ohio Bobcats. The Huskies won the game 3-0.

Huskies fall to the Rockets

By Tom Burton | November 10, 2016

CHICAGO | Huskie football nearly pulled off a Donald Trump-type upset but fell short Wednesday night in the Chi-Town Huskie Showdown against University of Toledo by a score of 31-24.The team lost in front of a crowd of 10,180 fans at the first ever football...