By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor
| January 24, 2024
NIU women’s basketball (9-9, 3-4 MAC) suffered from continuous mistakes to fall to University of Toledo (13-4, 6-1 MAC) by a score of 72-52. NIU is now 1-7 on the road this season with six away games left to play in 2024.
The Huskies started strong,...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 24, 2024
DeKALB – The “second-half Huskies” strike again!
Despite a night of putback dunks and streaky shooting from the Huskies, NIU men’s basketball (6-12, 0-6 MAC) was outscored in the second half for the 11th time this season in an 89-73 loss to...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 5, 2023
DeKALB – No. 2, No. 3, No. 12 and No. 15.
Those were the jersey numbers of the NIU volleyball team’s seniors the players fought for on Senior Day.
The Huskies (8-19, 6-9 MAC) brought fierce fight to the match but came up short in Saturday’s...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 4, 2023
DeKALB – NIU volleyball’s struggles continue after the awaited matchup between first-year NIU volleyball head coach Sondra Parys’ Huskies and her alma mater, the University of Toledo, ended in NIU’s third consecutive home defeat.
Toledo (11-14,...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 28, 2023
DeKALB – NIU football (1-3) has an opportunity for a fresh start Saturday against the University of Toledo Rockets (3-1, 1-0 MAC) in the Huskies’ first conference game of the 2023 season.
The Huskies lost their third consecutive game on Saturday...
DeKALB – NIU Softball (21-20, 10-8 MAC) took on the University of Toledo Rockets, (17-22, 10-11 MAC) splitting wins in a doubleheader. NIU took game one, but dropped a 6-3 lead in the second game to lose 12-6.
GAME ONE
A three-RBI single from...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 15, 2023
DeKALB – Career-best scoring performances by NIU senior guards Darweshi Hunter and Kaleb Thornton were not enough to defend home court in Tuesday’s MAC battle against the University of Toledo.
Both players led the box score as the Rockets handed...
DeKALB — The hockey team took a loss Saturday in a physical game at the Team Toledo Ice House against the University of Toledo.After a tough 8-3 loss Friday, the Huskies dropped game two to the Rockets, 5-3. Head Coach Mike Rucinski said the effort...
DeKALB — The hockey team went down early and never recovered in its loss Friday to the University of Toledo.NIU dropped game one of a two-game set by a score of 8-3 at the Team Toledo Ice House. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Rockets.In...
DeKALB — The football team closed a season of highs and lows with a 17-14 win Tuesday over the Western Michigan University Broncos and sent off 18 seniors in their final Huskie career game.Head Coach Thomas Hammock said the seniors led a motivated group...
