By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| August 29, 2024
DeKALB – After an offseason of movements and preparation, college football returns to DeKalb this weekend as NIU plays host to an in-state foe to kick off the 2024 campaign.
NIU and Western Illinois University will battle Saturday at Huskie Stadium...
By Lucas Didier, Sports Editor
| November 12, 2023
Poor paint defense and shooting struggles resulted in a 95-62 blowout loss to the Western Illinois University Leathernecks (2-1) to leave NIU women’s basketball (0-2) searching for its first win.
The Huskies started strong with a 7-point run to begin...
DeKALB — Wins keep rolling in for men’s basketball as it defeated Southern Illinois University — Edwardsville in a close game on Saturday. Senior guard Eugene German’s four-point play in the final 10 seconds lifted the Huskies over the Cougars...
DeKALB — After winning three-straight home games over the weekend, the men’s basketball team headed back on the road Wednesday to take on Western Illinois University at Western Hall for the first time since 1994.After starting the season with two...
The men’s basketball team picked up their sixth win of the season Monday with a 91-76 victory over the Western Illinois Leathernecks.In the school’s first meeting since 2008, senior forward Lacey James picked up his third career double-double with...
Kevin Daun returns a volley during his match Jan. 30 against Eastern Illinois University at the Chick Evans Field House. Men’s tennis (9-4) played three games over the weekend, losing to Butler University 4-3 on Friday but bouncing back with two wins, beating Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and Western Illinois University by scores of 7-0 on Saturday.
Coming off of a season where men’s soccer went 3-9-5 and 0-4-1 in the MAC, the team will be looking to redeem itself and secure its first winning season since the 2011 year when they went 15-6 and 4-2 in the conference.It’s been a rough few years...
After not dropping a set to Western Illinois since 2005, volleyball dropped the very first one it played against the Leathernecks Wednesday night at Victor E. Court.NIU (3-2) ended up winning in five sets, but not before a grueling battle that forced...
Hot on the heels of four consecutive victories, the softball team is getting ready for a midweek departure from conference play as it hosts Western Illinois at 4 p.m. today at Mary M. Bell Field. Western Illinois (13-19) will come into DeKalb as the winner...
My decision to attend NIU was influenced by three factors: location, cost and reputation. After four years at NIU I have found other aspects more important. Reflecting on what has been important to me as a student, four factors come to mind: atmosphere,...
NIU track and field finished out its weekend at the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational by taking third place. The Huskies won four events on Saturday, which propelled them to finish with 126 team points. Marquette won the meet with 202 points, while host...
After three weeks away from DeKalb, NIU lacrosse returns home this Saturday with a pair of games against Lake Forest and the University of Chicago. The Huskies (3-1) are on a two-game winning streak heading into Saturday’s action. NIU beat the Leathernecks...
