By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| September 28, 2023
DeKALB – A first-half offensive onslaught from Ohio University helped the Bobcats extend the Huskies’ winless streak to seven. The Bobcats defeated the Huskies 3-1 Thursday.
After scoring in the second minute of the game, the Huskies could not...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| September 16, 2023
DeKALB – Offensive woes persisted as NIU football (1-2) dropped its away matchup to the University of Nebraska (1-2) in a 35-11 blowout on Saturday.
The Huskies' offensive struggles extended into Saturday’s game, as they scored just 11 points,...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 16, 2023
One day removed from a crushing defeat followed by a resounding win to open the UNI Tournament, NIU volleyball was forcefully brought back to earth by a “Northern” foe.
NIU’s post-win fire was extinguished by an overpowering performance by the...
DeKALB – A disastrous bottom half of the third inning for the Huskies where five Illinois State runs scored and stretched their lead to 8-5 led to NIU’s eventual loss.
NIU baseball (7-32, 4-13 MAC) dropped its eighth straight matchup Wednesday,...
DeKALB – NIU softball’s (21-22, 10-10 MAC) comeback bid fell short, losing 7-6 to the Western Michigan University Broncos (15-22, 9-9 MAC) Tuesday. A complete game from junior pitcher Rissa Bajusz helped the Broncos win the first of the three-game...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 19, 2023
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...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 31, 2023
DeKALB – A five-run first inning gave Xavier University all the offense it needed in its three-game series-opening victory over NIU baseball Friday by a final score of 8-3.
The Huskies (5-19, 2-7 MAC) have now lost four of their last five games...
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...
DeKALB – NIU baseball’s cold bats persisted as they could only muster one run in the final game of the opening season series against the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles.
The Huskies could not find their first win in the weekend series against...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 29, 2023
DeKALB — Ball State University took down NIU Saturday afternoon 87-69 in dominant fashion, snapping the Huskies’ three-game win streak.
The Cardinals used the deep ball to their advantage, knocking down 13 of their 28 three-point attempts. Ball...
Baseball continued its strong play as it won two out of three games against Central Michigan this weekend. The Huskies (11-18, 6-3 MAC) suffered a 6-3 loss on Friday, but bounced back to defeat the Chippewas (12-18, 3-6 MAC) 7-2 on Saturday and 5-3 on...
DeKALB | Walks and wild pitches characterized a 7-4 loss to Illinois State for the NIU baseball team at Ralph McKinzie Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies (10-15 overall, 4-2 MAC) didn’t record their first hit until the sixth inning, and that didn’t...
