After opening the season at home, NIU volleyball is headed to unfamiliar territory this weekend as the program competes in Stockton, Calif. The Huskies (2-2) will open up the Community Bankers Classic, hosted by Pacific, against Nevada at 7 p.m. Friday...

Although NIU volleyball had five players named All-MAC, there was one clear-cut star of the team. Lauren Wicinski was recognized as a threat throughout the country after a strong sophomore campaign, which landed her at No. 2 on the Northern Star’s Top...

NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus may come in at No. 3 on the Northern Star’s top 10 ’11-’12 athletes, but if there was a list for NIU’s most inspiring athletes, he would grace the top spot. Dieckhaus missed the beginning of his senior season after...

NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus entered his final season with one goal in sight: winning the NCAA Championships to become the national champion at the 184-lb weight class. A wide range of injuries hampered Dieckhaus from before the season even started through...

NIU volleyball’s 2011 season was a definite improvement from its prior season. Huskies coach Ray Gooden was named MAC Coach of the Year for the first time in his 10-year tenure, while his team won the MAC regular season title for the first time since...

NIU hosted the women’s tennis MAC Championships over the weekend, but the Huskies failed to advance past the first round. Going up against the eventual winners of the tournament, Akron, NIU lost 4-0. NIU came into the season trying to rebound from a...

NIU volleyball player Kristin Hoffman entered her senior season with the goal of helping her squad reach the NCAA Championships. Not only did the setter help run her offense to the national tournament, but she achieved what no other NIU setter has ever...