![Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sadie McGill jumps to save a Miami University shot attempt on Sunday. McGill was named the MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday (Scott Walstrom | NIU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11-1200x800.jpg)
McGill earns MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week
By Ethan Gonzales, Sports Editor
| October 10, 2023
![NIU senior guard Kaleb Thornton (3) jukes past Ball State senior guard Demarius Jacobs (1) on Jan. 30. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MG_9649-900x600.jpg)
Huskies best Broncos in balanced performance
By Ethan Gonzales, Sports Editor
| January 31, 2023
![Men’s basketball sophomore guard David Coit is the first NIU student-athlete to be named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week for two weeks in a row. (Graphic by Harrison Linden)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/430362BB-C276-44B7-9D61-A82EAD7EB931-900x506.png)
Coit nets second straight Huskie of the Week honor
By Northern Star Staff
| January 30, 2023
Beam team boosts NIU to second home win
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| January 30, 2023
![Member of NIUs Division I hockey team celebrate during its season-opening match against John Carroll University on Sept. 16. (Beverly Buchinger | NIU Hockey)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Celebration-091622-21-min-900x693.jpg)
Evans, Huskies smother Drury on senior night
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 29, 2023
![Junior forward Matt Martin (left) exits the ice with energy as senior forward Rodahn Evans continues down the ice near the end of the second period on Saturday. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/MG_6178-900x600.jpg)
Seniors shine in home clash with Drury
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 28, 2023
![Then-sophomore gymnast Kendall George completes her beam attempt during a dual meet against Illinois State University on Feb. 13 at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_9524-900x601-2.jpg)
Huskies collar three top finishes, first road win at ISU
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| January 28, 2023
![Mission III, the newest addition to the Huskie pack, walking around and meeting the NIU community for the first time on Friday at the Holmes Student Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mission-III_Reed_143-1-900x600.jpg)
Continuing the Mission legacy with Mission III
By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor
| January 27, 2023
![Then-freshman guard Chelby Koker brings the ball up the court in the Huskies Jan. 15 loss to Kent State University at the Convocation Center in 2020. (Araya Venegas/Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/b1a619ae69ba0d500c5f9f2e828e1ad1-e1643987425897-900x602.jpg)
Koker snags second MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week
By Northern Star Sports Staff
| January 26, 2023
![Junior forward Matt Martin skates during the Huskies season-opening matchup against John Carroll University on Sept. 16. (Beverly Buchinger | NIU Hockey)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/HYQZjJjo-900x630.jpeg)
Power play bites Huskies in Midland matchup
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| January 26, 2023
![Middle blocker Savanah Brandt joins NIU volleyball as its first addition under new head coach Sondra Parys (Courtesy Belmont Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0681-1-900x600.jpg)
NIU volleyball adds Belmont transfer Savanah Brandt
By Northern Star Sports Staff
| January 25, 2023
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