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The men's tennis team finished the season with a 15-8 overall record, and a 5-1 Mid-American Conference record.

Top 5 Teams of Academic Year

By Tom Burton | May 7, 2018

The men's tennis team finished the season with a 15-8 overall record, and a 5-1 Mid-American Conference record.

Woods and Smith recognized by MAC

By Northern Star Staff | March 7, 2018

The Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday that women’s basketball players senior forward Kelly Smith and junior guard Courtney Woods earned All-Conference honors.Woods was named first-team All-MAC, while Smith earned honorable mention accolades....

Women’s basketball season ends in defeat

By Eddie Garcia | March 6, 2018

With the NCAA tournament right around the corner, the women’s basketball team’s journey to the tourney was cut short.The Huskies (15-15, 7-12 Mid-American Conference) began the contest with a 9-2 run in the opening three minutes of the game, but the...

Huskies drop regular season finale at home

By Eddie Garcia | March 4, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team was unable to finish off its regular season on a high note and was defeated Saturday by the Western Michigan Broncos 85-66.The Huskies (15-14, 7-11 Mid-American Conference) had poor ball handling and an early shooting...

Huskies win big game at home

By Zac Camacho | March 1, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team won a close fight Wednesday against Toledo University at the Convocation Center.Right from the tipoff, the Huskies and the Rockets were battling back and forth and trading leads and, ultimately, NIU prevailed in...

Huskies can’t hang with Chippewas

By Eddie Garcia | February 23, 2018

The women’s basketball team fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas Wednesday 91-77 despite an early shooting spark on offense.The Huskies (13-13, 5-10 Mid-American Conference) shot over 45 percent from the field, but it was not enough as the Chippewa’s...

Huskies go cold in loss

By Zac Camacho | February 19, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team ended its three-game winning streak Saturday in a blowout loss to Ball State University (21-4, 10-4 Mid-American Conference) 72-50.Turnovers were once again killer for the Huskies, as they committed nine turnovers...

Huskies zip past Akron in Ohio

By Ryan Ostry | February 8, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team (12-11, 4-8 Mid-American Conference) extended its career record Wednesday in Akron to 8-7 after an offensively dominated night, featuring a game the Akron Zips never led in.“The way we came out of the locker...

Huskies extend losing streak

By Ryan Ostry | February 1, 2018

The women's basketball team (10-11, 2-8 Mid-American Conference) could not end its losing streak Wednesday as the Miami of Ohio Redhawks (13-8, 5-5 MAC) evened the career series at 19 games a piece."We definitely didn't play a good 40 minutes of basketball,"...

Losing streak at five for women’s basketball

By Ryan Ostry | January 25, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team could not get over the hump Wednesday in Athens, Ohio as it dropped its fifth consecutive contest, losing to the Ohio Bobcats 77-75 in a game that came down to the wire.“There’s a few things that remain consistent....

Junior guard Courtney Woods (left), senior forward Kelly Smith (center) and junior guard Mikayla Voigt (right) celebrate a play in the Huskies’ 98-28 home win Nov. 4 against Benedictine.

What we learned from the Huskies over break

By Ryan Ostry | January 16, 2018

Junior guard Courtney Woods (left), senior forward Kelly Smith (center) and junior guard Mikayla Voigt (right) celebrate a play in the Huskies’ 98-28 home win Nov. 4 against Benedictine.

Toledo defeats hobbled Huskies

By Tom Burton | January 15, 2018

DeKalb — A turnaround, game-winning floater in the paint from senior forward Kelly Smith curled off the rim, and the women’s basketball team fell 63-60 Saturday against the University of Toledo Rockets.The Huskies (10-6, 2-3 Mid-American Conference)...