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Men’s basketball on the verge of becoming dangerous

By Christopher Loggins | November 2, 2015

Men’s basketball has not finished with a winning record since the 2005-06 season when it went 17-11, but Huskies fans have plenty of reasons to pick their heads up this year.The team won four-straight games to close out the regular season — including...

Sophomore midfielder Lauren Gierman awaits the ball in a Sept. 25 game against Toledo. Gierman scored both goals in the game for the Huskies, giving her a second two-goal game in her career.

Huskies tie with Western Michigan but can’t take final MAC spot

By Raven Boyd | October 30, 2015

Women’s soccer (3-12-3, 2-6-3 MAC) finished the regular season going head-to-head with Western Michigan (11-3-4, 8-1-2 MAC) on Thursday. The Broncos came in with a six-game win streak with three on the road.Both teams came out aggressively with back-to-back...

Men’s soccer battling with season nearly over

By Krystal Ward | October 29, 2015

Men’s soccer (7-5-1, 1-1-1 MAC) is preparing for its match against MAC rival Western Michigan (8-3-4, 1-1-1 MAC).Both teams are in a three-way tie with Buffalo for second place in the MAC West. The Broncos have won the last three contests against the...

Undefeated Toledo ahead for streaking football

By Patrick Smith | October 29, 2015

Football (5-3, 3-1 MAC) will get back on the road to face undefeated Toledo (7-0, 4-0 MAC) Tuesday.The Rockets and Huskies rank second and third in the MAC in points-per-game, respectively. The Rockets lead the MAC in points allowed, giving up only 16.3...

Sophomore goalkeeper Amy Annala has over 81 saves in the 2015 season and has a 75 percent save percentage. She has three shutouts through 17 games this year.

Annala uses faith as motivation in soccer career

By Raven Boyd | October 26, 2015

Sophomore goalkeeper Amy Annala made eight saves in the game against Miami (Ohio) on Sunday, completing her first shutout of the season.Annala has a 4.0 GPA and is a member of Athletes in Action, an organization dedicated to using sports to help people...

Men’s soccer ties with Buffalo

By Krystal Ward | October 26, 2015

Men’s soccer (7-5-1, 1-1-1 MAC) had its fifth overtime game this season in a match against Buffalo (6-5-4, 1-1-1 MAC) on Saturday which resulted in a 1-1 tie.Freshman midfielder Kevin Rodriguez scored the Huskies’ only goal, and Daniel Cramarossa...

Junior quarterback Drew Hare takes off for a run in a Sept. 26 game against Boston College. Hare went 11-25 in the game, throwing for 81 yards and an interception.

Football rides streak into Homecoming

By Thomas Hiley III | October 22, 2015

Football (4-3, 2-1 MAC) will face off against Eastern Michigan (1-6, 0-3 MAC) in its 109th Homecoming game on Saturday. The Eagles have lost five games in a row.NIU is on a two-game winning streak, their last win coming against Miami (Ohio) (1-6, 0-4...

Volleyball back to .500 after 2-0 weekend

By Danielle Brown | October 12, 2015

Volleyball (9-9, 5-1 MAC) went 2-0 over the weekend, picking up wins against Western Michigan and Miami University. The Huskies won both games in three sets, sweeping both teams.Western MichiganNIU led the Broncos throughout the entire first set. Western...

Volleyball evens win and loss at Ball State, Toledo

By Danielle Brown | October 5, 2015

Volleyball (7-9, 3-1 MAC) went 1-1 last weekend, losing to Ball State but bouncing back with a win against Toledo.Ball StateBall State led for the majority of the set and held a 24-18 lead, but NIU put up an effort toward the end. Despite the comeback...

Then sophomore Simon Formont hits a ball back against Toledo April 12, 2014, in DeKalb. Men’s tennis (5-3) played three games over the weekend, starting with a 4-3 loss to Southern Illinois University on Friday but moving on to finish the weekend 2-1 with wins against Chicago State University on Friday and Saint Louis University on Saturday.

Men’s tennis: NIU plays host during MAC Championship tourney

By Patrick Smith | April 23, 2015

Then-sophomore Simon Formont hits a ball back against Toledo April 12, 2014, in DeKalb. Men’s tennis will take on the Buffalo Bulls during the MAC Championship tournament on Friday at the West Tennis Courts.

NIU softball: Huskies swept by Western Michigan Broncos

By Christopher Loggins | April 13, 2015

Softball is on a three-game losing streak after being swept by the Western Michigan Broncos this weekend.The loss marked the first time the Huskies were swept in a series since March 11 against the University of Central Florida.The Huskies (19-17, 5-3...

NIU men’s tennis: Huskies earn MAC Player and Doubles Team of the Week awards

By Northern Star staff | April 2, 2015

Men’s tennis swept the MAC Player of the Week and MAC Doubles Team of the Week, the conference announced on Wednesday.Senior Frederic Cadieux picked up the MAC Player of the Week honor. The doubles team of freshmen Kevin Daun and Georg Lundkvist earned...