BLOOMINGTON – The players of Illinois State (11-7, 4-4 MCH) and NIU Hockey (0-14-2, 0-10 MCH) wrestled around on the ice, pushed each other around and let the punches fly in what was a chippy 6-3 victory for Illinois State on Saturday.  The Redbirds’...

BLOOMINGTON – The I-39 rivalry didn’t go the way of NIU Hockey (0-13-2, 0-9 MCH) Friday, as the high-powered Illinois State University (10-7, 3-4 MCH) offense blew the Huskies out of Grossinger Motors Arena by a final score of 8-2.  The Redbird...

DeKALB – Rested and refreshed after a grueling seven-week-in-a-row span of games, NIU Hockey (0-12-2, 0-8 MCH) is poised to find its much-needed first win. The recent rest comes at a good time for NIU, as they travel down I-39 to take on the No....

DeKALB – Poor pitching caused NIU baseball’s (7-27, 4-10 MAC) comeback bid to fall short in a rainy, seven-inning weekday game at Ralph McKinzie Field against the Illinois State University Redbirds (11-21, 2-10 MVC) by a final score of 18-11 Wednesday.  After...

FEB. 17 DeKALB – Another lackluster first period provided the No. 12 ranked Illinois State University Redbirds all the offense it needed to crush NIU hockey by a final score of 10-2 Friday. The Huskies’ (4-27, 1-18 MCH) losing streak extended...

DeKALB – NIU hockey wraps up its regular season when they travel to Bloomington to take on the rival No. 12 ranked Illinois State University Redbirds in a two-game series Friday and Saturday.  Last time the Huskies (4-26, 1-17 MCH) met the Redbirds...

WEST DUNDEE – NIU hockey (0-15, 0-7 MCH) fell short of obtaining its first win of the season Friday, dropping the opener of a two-game home series to Illinois State University (13-2-2, 8-2-1 MCH) by a final score of 10-1. The loss was NIU’s 15th...

DeKALB – NIU hockey (0-14, 0-6 MCH) looks to end its 14-game losing streak against the Illinois State University Redbirds (12-2-2, 7-2-1 MCH) in a two-game home series Friday and Saturday.  The Huskies have struggled to find an identity during this...

Women’s basketball (3-3, 0-0 MAC) lost its third road game of the season, falling 73-58 to Milwaukee (3-2) on Thursday.The Huskies went down by 12 in the first quarter, scoring a total of only nine points in the period. Forced turnovers and clutch shots...