By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 17, 2024
NIU men’s basketball (9-16, 3-9 MAC) suffered its worst loss of the season, an 85-47 annihilation at the hands of the Kent State University Golden Flashes (13-12, 6-6 MAC) Saturday.
NIU’s three-game conference win streak came to a screeching halt...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 17, 2024
DeKALB – A hyper-efficient 60.4% shooting night from the Kent State University Golden Flashes (9-8, 2-3 MAC) was enough to defeat NIU men’s basketball (6-11, 0-5) 83-76 and keep the Huskies winless to start conference play.
Despite knocking down...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| November 25, 2023
DeKALB – A triumphant 37-27 victory over Kent State University (1-11, 0-8 MAC) on Saturday catapulted NIU football (6-6, 5-3 MAC) into postseason eligibility after missing out last year.
NIU is bowl-bound for the 15th time in school history and...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 24, 2023
DeKALB – Following a convincing 24-0 win over Western Michigan University on senior night last week, NIU football (5-6, 4-3 MAC) will take on the Kent State University Golden Flashes (1-10, 0-7 MAC) Saturday in search of their sixth and final win needed...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 16, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – A strong comeback effort fell short for NIU hockey (0-2) Saturday, who dropped a tightly-contested matchup with Kent State University (4-0) by a final score of 4-3.
The Huskies trailed 4-1 before a goal by graduate forward Rodahn Evans...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 16, 2023
WEST DUNDEE – Despite a strong start to the game, NIU hockey was handled easily in its home opener by Kent State University by a final score of 8-2.
The Huskies tallied just three minutes into the game off the stick of freshman forward Micah Maldonado,...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 13, 2023
The weather has begun to cool, and the leaves are falling from the trees, signifying the hockey season is right around the corner.
Hockey season in DeKalb means the return of NIU hockey, which is eager to prove itself after winning just four games...
DeKALB – NIU softball (15-17, 6-6 MAC) dropped its third consecutive game Friday, falling to the Kent State University Golden Flashes (9-21, 4-4 MAC) by a final score of 9-4. After the Huskies held a 4-3 lead entering the fifth inning, the Golden Flashes...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 13, 2023
DeKALB – After scoring 10 runs in the first five innings, NIU baseball’s offense disappeared during the late innings of its 16-10 loss to the Kent State University Golden Flashes Sunday.
The Huskies (3-12, 0-3 MAC) dropped their third straight...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (3-11, 0-2 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (10-4, 2-0 MAC) in a back-and-forth game Saturday by a final score of 12-7.
A five-run eighth inning – highlighted by a three-run home run from junior shortstop Michael...
DeKALB – NIU (3-10, 0-1 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (9-4, 1-0 MAC) in its first Mid-American Conference game of the season by a score of 12-1.
Redshirt senior pitcher Ben Cruikshank dominated for the Golden Flashes, giving up just...
DeKALB –Turnovers plagued NIU women’s basketball (16-3, 8-10 MAC) in a 73-58 loss to Kent State University (20-9,12-6 MAC).
Despite the loss, NIU clinched the No. 5 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Kent State was in control of...
