After leading the scoring in NIU women’s basketball’s victories against the Kent State University Golden Flashes and Appalachian State University, junior guard Alecia Doyle has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  Playing 38 minutes...

NIU women’s basketball overtook the Appalachian State University Mountaineers on Saturday and left the MAC-SBC Challenge undefeated after securing a 75-62 victory. With the win, the Huskies improve to 11-12 overall while the Mountaineers fall to...

DEKALB – NIU’s women's basketball (10-12, 4-7 MAC) responded to Saturday’s loss with an upset against the Kent State University Golden Flashes (15-8, 8-3 MAC) by a score of 73-69 on Wednesday. NIU and Kent State came into this game leading the...

A month removed from the new year, some NIU sports teams are kicking off their spring season while others are continuing business as usual. In January, teams like men’s and women’s basketball struggled while women’s tennis and wrestling shined. Here...

NIU women’s basketball (9-12, 3-7 MAC) was blown out by the University at Buffalo Bulls (19-2, 8-2 MAC) by a score of 84-58 on Saturday. While the Huskies limited their turnovers to beat Central Michigan University on Wednesday, NIU failed to do...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball overcame the Central Michigan University Chippewas on Wednesday by a score of 80-75. The Huskies won behind a balanced offensive attack, headlined by three double-digit scorers.  “I thought we came out of the...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (8-11, 2-6 MAC) dropped its sixth game in its last seven contests at home against the MAC-leading Ball State University Cardinals (16-4, 8-0 MAC) by a score of 81-62. The Huskies displayed good defense against the...

On this week's episode of All-Star, Sports Editor Edison Miller and Senior Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus return to the studio to discuss NIU women's basketball's win at Eastern Michigan — the end of a five-game skid for the Huskies. On the men's side,...

NIU women’s basketball snapped a five-game losing streak Wednesday with a 78-70 victory over the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. The Huskies won with a balanced offensive attack, featuring one player reaching a career-high, one matching a career-high...

Still in pursuit of its second Mid-American Conference win, NIU women’s basketball hasn’t lived up to its preseason expectations. After suffering a 74-60 loss against Bowling Green State University on Saturday, the Huskies are now 1-5 in the conference...

NIU women’s basketball (7-10, 1-5 MAC) dropped its fifth-straight Mid-American Conference game Saturday against the Bowling Green State University Falcons (9-8, 3-3 MAC). Despite three double-digit performances, the Huskies fell by a score of 74-60.  “A...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball suffered a 73-52 blowout Wednesday to the Miami University RedHawks, sparking a 4-game losing streak.  “Miami made it really difficult on the defensive end for us,” said women’s basketball head coach Lisa...