By Lucas Didier, Sports Editor
| February 22, 2024
NIU women’s basketball (13-12, 6-7 MAC) cruised past the University at Buffalo Bulls (14-10, 7-6 MAC) by a score of 66-57, leading for 35 minutes of game time in a revenge win.
Five weeks after losing to the Bulls at home, the Huskies bit back to...
NIU women’s basketball (9-11, 3-6 MAC) collapsed in the second quarter and fell 72-54 to Bowling Green State University (11-8, 5-4 MAC). The Huskies drop to two games below .500 with their third consecutive loss.
The Huskies jumped to a 24-18 lead...
On this episode of All-Star, Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales is joined by Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus and Sports Reporter Eddie Miller. They discuss NIU sports to come this semester and play some games. This episode was produced by Ethan Gonzales and...
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (9-10, 3-5 MAC) lost in dramatic fashion to the University of Akron (7-11, 2-6 MAC). The back and forth battle ended on a last-second miss from junior guard Laura Nickel that kept the score at 61-59.
The Huskies...
DeKALB – Senior Malia Watkins took home a first place finish for NIU women’s track and field at the Olivet Nazarene Invite.
The Huskies sent just five athletes to the ONU Invite. Watkins was the standout at the event, winning the 60-meter dash.
Watkins...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 24, 2024
DeKALB – A successful season seemed to be on the horizon when NIU men’s basketball (6-12, 0-6 MAC) jumped out to its best start through six games since 2015 with a 5-1 record.
After a road win over the DePaul University Blue Demons on Nov. 25...
NIU women’s basketball (9-9, 3-4 MAC) suffered from continuous mistakes to fall to University of Toledo (13-4, 6-1 MAC) by a score of 72-52. NIU is now 1-7 on the road this season with six away games left to play in 2024.
The Huskies started strong,...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 24, 2024
DeKALB – The “second-half Huskies” strike again!
Despite a night of putback dunks and streaky shooting from the Huskies, NIU men’s basketball (6-12, 0-6 MAC) was outscored in the second half for the 11th time this season in an 89-73 loss to...
By Sana Polizzi, Sports Reporter
| January 22, 2024
NIU’s women’s tennis suffered a loss against James Madison University, their second of the season. Although the team dominated in doubles, they could not keep pace with the Dukes in singles and were defeated 5-2 by last season’s No. 2 seed in the...
DeKALB – A halftime revival sent NIU women’s basketball (9-8, 3-3 MAC) soaring over Central Michigan University (2-13, 1-5 MAC) by a score of 70-57, cutting off a losing streak and putting the Huskies back above .500.
The game shifted in favor...
DeKALB – NIU women’s track and field team finished its day at Iowa State with wins in the 200-meter dash and high jump, while also taking four other top five finishes.
Senior Malia Watkins earned NIU’s first top finish of the day, taking first...
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (8-8, 2-3 MAC) fell late to the University at Buffalo (9-6, 3-2 MAC) by a score of 65-58 to begin its third losing streak of the season.
Senior forward Brooke Stonebraker led the team with 12 points and 10 rebounds....
