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NIU redshirt senior Anthony Gibson begins his match at the Beauty and the Beast meet on Feb. 4 against Buffalo’s redshirt senior Michael Petite. (Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)

Two pins propel Huskies past Cougars

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | February 20, 2023

DeKALB – Strong performances from the lightweight and middleweight classes helped NIU wrestling (8-5, 5-1) to a 25-12 win over the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars (1-14, 1-7) Sunday.  Redshirt freshman Blake West started...

Men’s soccer opens MAC play against SIUE

By Marcel Carrasco | October 12, 2019

DeKALB – Mid-American Conference play begins for the Huskies today, and with a 5-6-1 record, NIU has some scores to settle.The Huskies started the season slow with a 1-4 record, before jumping to a four-match winning streak. The Huskies have proven...

Freshman guard MiKayla Voigt drives to the hoop in Saturday’s game against St. Francis. Voigt scored 14 points and picked up six rebounds in her first career game, hitting three 3s and snagging two steals.

Women’s basketball takes blowout loss in season opener

By Christopher Loggins | November 16, 2015

Women’s basketball (0-1, 0-0 MAC) dropped its season opener on Friday in a 93-67 blowout loss to SIUE (1-0, 0-0 OVC).The Cougars outscored NIU in all four periods of the game, holding it to less than 20 points in two of them. They led by just five points...

Women's basketball prepares for official opener

Women’s basketball prepares for official opener

By Joren Apiquian | November 12, 2015

Women’s basketball (0-0, 0-0 MAC) will travel for a game against SIUE (0-0, 0-0 OVC) this weekend in its first official game of the season.The Huskies beat the Cougars the last time the teams met, taking home a 69-47 win in the 2014-15 season. SIUE...

Freshman guard MiKayla Voigt drives to the hoop in Saturday’s game against St. Francis. Voigt scored 14 points and picked up six rebounds in her first career game, hitting three 3s and snagging two steals.

Carlsen era opens with 32-point win

By Joren Apiquian | November 9, 2015

DeKalb | Women’s basketball (0-0, 0-0 MAC) defeated St. Francis 86-54 in a home exhibition game on Saturday, giving the team its biggest win since the 2012-13 season.Head coach Lisa Carlsen came into the season with a chance to improve the program and...

Men’s tennis prep for Wisconsin match

By Thomas Hiley III | February 20, 2013

After coming off a 4-3 loss to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, the Huskies are eager to get back to their winning ways after having the past weekend off. Men’s tennis will be at home this week in a double header against University of Wisconsin-Green...