DeKALB — One counter attack and finish from senior forward Kelsi McLaughlin was all the Huskies (4-5-3, 2-2-2 MAC) needed to snap a nine-game losing skid against the Broncos of Western Michigan University (9-3-1, 5-1-1 MAC) for a 1-0 victory on Thursday...

DeKALB — “Crazy game; crazy game. A game of two halves in windy DeKalb.” Those were the first words out of NIU women’s soccer head coach Michael O’Neill’s mouth after the Huskies fell 5-0 to Buffalo on Sunday at the NIU Soccer and Track...

Senior defender Aubrey Robertson’s first goal of the season proved to be the game-winner as NIU women’s soccer (3-4-3, 1-1-2) earned its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season against Central Michigan University (0-9-2, 0-3-2) Thursday,...

The first full month of NIU fall sports is in the books, with September showcasing various high points for some programs, while some teams reached lows they haven’t seen in decades.  Here are three high points, and three low points, from NIU Athletics...

DeKALB – Searching for their first win in September, NIU women’s soccer hosted the University of Akron Zips (3-3-3, 0-1-2 MAC) on Thursday night. This Mid-American Conference matchup ended in a 0-0 draw for the Huskies (2-4-3, 0-1-2 MAC), who now...

Facing their second conference opponent of the season, NIU women’s soccer (2-4-2, 0-1-1 MAC) clinched a 1-1 draw on Thursday in a Midwest battle against The University of Toledo Rockets (3-1-3, 0-0-1 MAC). "Fair play to the group, they came out ready...

DeKALB — To kick off  Mid-American Conference play, NIU’s women’s soccer hosted the Miami University Redhawks (4-3, 1-0 MAC) on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies (2-4-1, 0-1 MAC) were haunted by defensive mistakes leading to two early goals and a 2-0...

Facing their second Big Ten opponent of the season, NIU women’s soccer was defeated 3-0 on Thursday in a road battle with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (5-0). “We conceded three goals, three sloppy goals in a way as well, which kind...

After a disappointing 2024 season in which NIU finished 8th out of 12 teams in the Mid-American Conference, the Huskies’ women’s soccer team looks to improve their chances of winning the conference title for the 2025 season.  Five games in, NIU...

Scoring her first collegiate goal to power the Huskies over Eastern Illinois University on Sunday, NIU women’s soccer sophomore forward Alyssa Stephenson has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  Locked 1-1 against the Panthers in...

Just four matches into her first season with NIU’s women’s soccer program, graduate student goalkeeper Morgan Lucich has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week — the first of the 2025-26 sports season. Lucich, a transfer from UC...

Being held scoreless for the second game in a row, NIU women’s soccer (1-2-1) fell in a decisive 4-0 loss against the University of Minnesota Gophers (2-1).  “A very frustrating result,” said NIU women’s soccer head coach Michael O’Neill....