By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 5, 2024
NIU football (4-4,1-3 MAC) is still two wins shy of bowl eligibility after suffering a narrow defeat to archrival Ball State University in Week 9. Wednesday night’s matchup with Western Michigan University (5-3, 4-0 MAC) will be its next opportunity...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 4, 2024
DeKALB – As NIU football begins the final month of the regular season, the Huskies gear up for their first game of the midweek MACtion schedule: a Wednesday night matchup with Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The Huskies (4-4,...
NIU women’s tennis (13-9, 2-4 MAC) won only two matches in the 6-1 defeat at the hands of Western Michigan University Broncos (13-6, 4-2 MAC).
One victory in singles matches and one doubles victory kept the Huskies from being swept, but the Broncos...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 15, 2023
DeKALB – After a crushing 20-17 loss to Ball State University last week, NIU football (5-6, 4-3 MAC) bounced back on senior night at Huskie Stadium, cruising past the Western Michigan University Broncos (4-7, 3-4 MAC) 24-0 Tuesday.
NIU dominated...
After heading to extra time, NIU men’s soccer was defeated 3-1 by Western Michigan University in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament, ending its season.
The Huskies struck first in the 63rd minute. Junior forward Zachariah Thomas found the back...
The stage is set for a MACtion matchup featuring two of the conference’s top-five squads as NIU volleyball prepares for a brush with a conference powerhouse in enemy territory.
The Huskies (8-12, 6-2 MAC) carry with them a three-games unbeaten streak...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 30, 2023
KALAMAZOO – Another game resulted in another heartbreak for NIU hockey (0-4-2), who dropped an overtime thriller to sophomore forward Connor Braate and the rest of the Western Michigan University Stallions (3-4) by a final score of 3-2 on Saturday.
Braate,...
DeKALB – NIU softball’s (21-22, 10-10 MAC) comeback bid fell short, losing 7-6 to the Western Michigan University Broncos (15-22, 9-9 MAC) Tuesday. A complete game from junior pitcher Rissa Bajusz helped the Broncos win the first of the three-game...
DeKALB – A rally during the closing matches wasn’t enough to complete a comeback as NIU women’s tennis lost 4-3 to Western Michigan University at Nelson Tennis Center in the Chick Evans Field House. NIU ended its season on three consecutive losses,...
DeKALB – NIU men’s tennis took two out of the three doubles matches, but dropped its matchup with Western Michigan University (WMU) by a final score of 4-3.
The match with WMU Saturday was the 14th time this season that the Huskies took the first...
DeKALB – All five sets were needed to determine the victor of Tuesday night’s Mid-American Conference matchup between NIU volleyball (10-3, 3-0 MAC) and the Western Michigan University Broncos (10-5, 2-1 MAC) at Victor E. Court.
The Huskies successfully...
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...
