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In a dominant performance from start to finish Northern Illinois would secure its second MAC West Division title in five years with a 59-21 romp over Ball State at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. Chad Spann ran for 81 yards and three touchdowns, and quarterback Chandler Harnish completed 15-of-22 passes for 247 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception...
Huskie volleyball
Northern Illinois extended its magical 2010 volleyball season with a hard-fought, five-set win over Eastern Michigan Friday in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship at the Seagate Center in Toledo. NIU was playing its first match in the tournament after earning a first round bye.  With the win, which improved the Huskies’ record...
Northern Illinois volleyball’s historic season continues as freshman outside hitter Lauren Wicinski was welcomed into uncharted territory for the Mid-American Conference at the league’s annual awards banquet on Thursday night at Crowne Plaza Hotel. The conference’s leader in points, kills and aces was named MAC Player of the Year, as voted on by the league’s...
Anthony Ciango, Micah MuCulloch, Chase Matheson and Ben Neumann
During the early signing period, the Northern Illinois baseball team received four commitments from the high school class of 2011, the team announced Wednesday. The quartet of new Huskies each earned impressive honors for their junior seasons and have yet to play their final campaigns as preps. Chase Matheson (McHenry, Ill./McHenry), Micah McCulloch (Rochelle, Ill./Rochelle)...
Northern Illinois University head wrestling coach Dave Grant today announced the signing of six grapplers to National Letters of Intent. “Ryan (Ludwig) and Dominick (Moyer) have worked extremely hard bringing these guys in,” Grant said. “It’s a great recruiting class, not only because of their athletic accomplishments, but academically. They’re strong students that care about...
Xavier Silas
Northern Illinois’ furious comeback from an eight-point deficit in the final two minutes of the game fell just short as Xavier Silas’ three-point attempt from the top of the key bounced off the rim with 3.4 seconds left, giving Bradley a 66-63 victory over the Huskies at Carver Arena. The Huskies had a chance at...
Marke Freeman
Senior Marke Freeman scored a season-high 26 points Tuesday as the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team held off a late charge by Western Illinois to win its second straight game, 73-65. The Huskies, who improved to 2-1 on the season, led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but the Leathernecks (0-2)...
Chandler Harnish
Northern Illinois University quarterback Chandler Harnish (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell) earned his third Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week honor Monday after leading the Huskies to a 65-30 win over Toledo. The first NIU quarterback to earn the MAC player of the week award three times in a single season, Harnish was also named...
Lauren Wicinski
With an impressive performance during a critical weekend, Northern Illinois outside hitter Lauren Wicinski collected the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week award for the week of November 8-14, the league announced Monday. The honor is the freshman’s fifth this season, which easily surpasses the NIU career record (two) for the award. Three of...
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team fought back from a nine-point second half deficit to beat George Washington, 66-60, giving Kathi Bennett her first win as head coach of the Huskies, Sunday. “The one thing that we showed was heart,” Bennett said. “No matter what the score was, we played on and through. That shows...
Maddie Hughes
Decisively up 2-0 in the match, the Northern Illinois volleyball team could not hold off a determined Central Michigan squad that ran off the final three sets of the contest (18-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-9) on Saturday night at NIU Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court.  “Central Michigan is a really good team,” said NIU head...
Collage of Huskie wrestlers
The Northern Illinois University wrestling team began its 2010-11 season with some solid performances Saturday at the Michigan State Open at Jenison Field House. The Huskies saw many of their veterans, as well as newcomers, make runs in their respective weight classes and place. Overall, NIU head coach Dave Grant was pleased with the effort....
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