Category: Sports
Northern Illinois fought to the last second Wednesday night but Kent State women’s basketball’s home court advantage proved too much to overcome, as the Huskies fell 56-54 to the Golden Flashes. Down two points with 10.4 seconds left, freshman Danielle Pulliam brought the ball past heavy KSU pressure into the front court, but was whistled...
The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team returned home for the first time in 11 days Wednesday night to post an 83-74 win over Akron at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior guard Xavier Silas torched the Zips for a game-high 39 points, going 9-for-17 from the field, 5-for-9 from behind the arc and 16-for-20 from the...
All Northern Illinois fans are invited to hear new head coach Dave Doeren discuss the Huskies’ 2011 football signing class at a pregame reception Wednesday, Feb. 2, that will be held prior to the NIU-Bowling Green men’s basketball game at the Convocation Center. Feb. 2 is the first day 2011 recruits can sign National Letters...
Northern Illinois guard Marke Freeman has been voted Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, as voted on by the league’s coaches, the MAC announced Monday. Freeman (Springfield, Ill./Lanphier) averaged 29.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 steals per game in two victories. She shot 53.8 percent from the field and 90.5 percent from the...
The Mid-American Conference announced Friday that the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team‘s Saturday, Feb. 12, game at Buffalo has been selected as part of the MAC television package on the official television partner of the league, SportsTime Ohio. First-year head coach Kathi Bennett and the Northern Illinois Huskies will travel to Buffalo to face reigning MAC...
Ebony Ellis scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Marke Freeman scored 28 points as the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team defeated Miami (Ohio), 71-64, Sunday at the Convocation Center. The Huskies picked up their second straight win to improve to 8-11 and 2-4 in Mid-American Conference play. Miami (Ohio) lost for the second...
Matt Stainbrook tipped in an offensive rebound with less than a second to play as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team fell, 82-80, to Western Michigan on Saturday afternoon at University Arena. The Huskies made the initial defensive stop on the play and nearly forced overtime but were unable to keep the 6-foot-9 Stainbrook from...
NIU’s gymnastics team completes a two-week homestand at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, when it plays host to Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green in the NIU Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court. The meet can be watched live online at www.NIUHuskies.com through the Huskie All Access program. Cost is $6.95 for a one-month subscription or $49.95 for an annual pass. ...
Following a record-breaking start to the 2011 season the Northern Illinois track and field team will look keep to its momentum going as the Huskies travel Saturday, Jan. 22, to Normal, Ill. to compete in the Redbird Invitational, hosted by Illinois State in Horton Field House. Northern Illinois will begin competition at 11 a.m. with...
The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team battled back from an eight-point deficit in the final minutes Thursday night but came up just short, falling 66-64 at Central Michigan. Senior guard Xavier Silas led the Huskies with 24 points, junior forward Tim Toler added 14 points and freshman forward Nate Rucker chipped in 12 points and a...
The Northern Illinois University wrestling team travels Friday to Kent Ohio to face the Golden Flashes of Kent State at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. “We have some key match ups for MAC rankings,” NIU head coach Dave Grant said. “We’ve had a great week of training. We’re always excited to come here and...
The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team will get the 2011 spring season under way this weekend on the road against Dayton and Butler. The matches begin the start of a much tougher schedule this season compared to last year’s, highlighted by matches at No. 23 Wisconsin and No. 59 Northwestern. “I think it’s a manageable...
