NIU Today

Finally! After more than a month’s worth of road games and a bye week, the NIU football team returns Saturday afternoon to Huskie Stadium. During those 36 days away from Brigham Field, the team beat the Big Ten in Evanston, dispatched the desert heat and its gridiron opponent in Las Vegas and, unfortunately, lost to...

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 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...

At least 35 Northern Illinois University athletic events, including nearly every home men’s and women’s basketball game, will be available to fans across the nation for free on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app in 2014-15. NIU, the Mid-American Conference and ESPN made the joint announcement Wednesday. NIU is one of three MAC institutions selected to...

Season tickets for the upcoming 2014-15 season of NIU basketball are available now, including the combined men’s and women’s season ticket for just $135. Season tickets for Huskie men’s basketball are available to the general public for just $110, or $95 for NIU football or women’s basketball season ticket holders, faculty/staff or seniors. Season tickets...

The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team finished 11th place after the final round of play Tuesday at the Cardinal Cup at U of L Golf Club. NIU carded a final round 315 to finish the tournament with a 936 and tied with in-state foe Illinois St. and ahead of fellow Mid-American Conference rival Akron....

Northern Illinois University quarterback Drew Hare (O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West HS) and kicker Tyler Wedel (McFarland, Wis./McFarland HS) are the latest Huskies to earn Mid-American Conference Player of the Week honors as the league announced its Week 3 award winners Monday. Hare was named the Co-MAC West Offensive Player of the Week while Wedel was...

Sophomore Chris Paton (Glasgow, Scotland/Uddingston Grammar School) of the NIU men’s soccer team was named Co-Mid-American Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week today by the league office. Paton shares the weekly honor with Akron’s Saad Abdul-Salaam. Paton recorded a goal and an assist this past weekend while helping the Huskies to a victory over...