Category: Sports
Northern Illinois University will honor the memory of the late Robert J. Brigham Sr., whose 50 years of service to the university included 19 as the Huskies’ director of athletics and dated back to his time as an NIU student-athlete. The Brigham Legacy Celebration will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the Pollock...
Northern Illinois University women’s soccer freshman goalkeeper Amy Annala was named Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. Annala (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) helped NIU begin MAC play with a 2-0 record for the first time since 1998, leading the Huskies to a pair of thrilling 2-1 overtime victories at Central Michigan...
The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team enjoyed its 2-1 overtime victory Friday against Central Michigan so much that the Huskies decided to do it again on Sunday afternoon versus Toledo. A penalty kick from senior midfielder Allie McBride (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) in the second period of overtime lifted NIU (4-6-0, 2-0-0 MAC) to another...
In a meeting between the two MAC West favorites, the Northern Illinois University volleyball team came out on the positive end Saturday by earning a 3-0 sweep of Ball State. The Huskies (9-7, 2-0 MAC) used a .382 attack percentage, 43 kills and six service aces to overpower the Cardinals (7-8, 0-2 MAC), while holding...
The NIU volleyball team opened its Mid-American Conference schedule with a resounding win Friday, topping Toledo with a 3-0 sweep. The Huskies (8-7, 1-0 MAC) held the Rockets’ (1-13, 0-1 MAC) offense in check throughout the night, posting nine blocks and holding UT to a .067 attack percentage. The victory also extended NIU’s home-winning streak...
Two incredible goals from Northern Illinois University freshman forward Lauren Gierman propelled the Huskie women’s soccer team to victory in its Mid-American Conference opener on Friday night as NIU emerged victorious in overtime, 2-1. “I am very pleased with the team. Everyone played unbelievably hard and stayed within the system,” NIU head coach John Ross...
Northern Illinois University Athletics concluded “SchedulePalooza Encore” today when Sean T. Frazier, associate vice president and director of Athletics, announced that NIU will face the University of South Florida in a home-and-home football series in 2016 and 2017. NIU will travel to Tampa for the first game of the series on Sept. 10, 2016, with...
The NIU men’s and women’s basketball teams will hold a NIU Basketball Showcase at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, following the Huskie football game. This will be the first chance for Huskie fans to see the 2014-15 Huskie basketball teams on the court. “This event is the tip-off of our season,” said NIU men’s basketball...
Northern Illinois University fullback Rob Sterling (Lansing, Ill./T.F. South) has been named one of 167 semifinalists for the 2014 National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. With the nomination, Sterling is also a semifinalist for the 2014 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes one individual (from any level of college football) as...
Vanderbilt, the only Southeastern Conference football team ever to play in Huskie Stadium, will return Sept. 17, 2022, to DeKalb in the second half of a home-and-home series with the Northern Illinois University Huskies. Sean T. Frazier, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics, made the announcement Thursday. The series with Vanderbilt will begin...
The NIU men’s soccer team trailed Milwaukee by two goals with less than 21 minutes to play in regulation before coming back to earn a 2-2 draw on Tuesday night at Engelmann Stadium. Junior Bertrand Gaschot (Austin, Texas/Westwood) and senior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) scored for the Huskies. “Credit to Milwaukee. They changed...
Northern Illinois University will play American Athletic Conference opponent Tulsa in football in 2022 and 2023. Sean T. Frazier, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics, made the announcement Tuesday as NIU kicked off its “SchedulePalooza Encore” featuring a series of football scheduling announcements this week. The series will begin Sept. 10, 2022 in...
