Category: Sports
After earning a 5-5-1 Mid-American Conference record, the Huskies will head to the MAC Tournament for the second time in three years Sunday, Oct. 31, under NIU head women’s soccer coach Carrie Barker. The sixth-seeded Huskies will take on No. 3 seed and 2010 Mid-American Conference Co-Champion Central Michigan at 1 p.m. in Mount Pleasant,...
Xavier Silas, who led Northern Illinois and ranked second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring as a junior with 19.7 points per game, was named to the MAC’s Preseason All-Conference Team. The poll, as well as the teams, was selected by a 24-member MAC News Media panel. Northern Illinois was picked to finish fifth in...
The Northern Illinois cross country team will culminate its 2010 season Saturday, Oct. 30, when the Huskies head to Three Rivers, Mich. for the 2010 Mid-American Conference Championships, hosted by Western Michigan. The six-kilometer race will kick-off at 10 a.m. at Pine View Golf Club. As the Huskies head into the 2010 MAC Championships Northern...
Northern Illinois point guard Marke Freeman was voted to the Mid-American Conference West Division Preseason Team by coaches and select media members, the league announced Wednesday. Freeman was a MAC All-Conference Second Team performer in 2009-10, an award that includes players from both divisions. She led the Huskies in scoring with 16.8 points per game,...
Northern Illinois University linebacker Tyrone Clark (St. Louis, Mo./Mehlville) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week Monday after intercepting a career-high two passes in NIU’s 33-7 victory over defending MAC champion Central Michigan. Clark’s two interceptions came in the second quarter – both coming off of tipped balls – to...
Northern Illinois freshman goalkeeper Amy Carr was named Mid-American Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Carr received the player of the week honor for the second time this season after leading the Huskies to a pair of victories that secured NIU’s place in the MAC tournament this past weekend. The two-time...
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team are wrapping up its fall season by competing at the St. Mary’s Invitational today and Tuesday, Oct. 26. On the heels of their runner-up performance at the Bearcat Invitational, the Huskies are looking to carry that momentum to the scenic Monterey Peninsula for the 15-team event held just off the...
The Northern Illinois football team rattled off 30-straight points to earn a 33-7 win over Central Michigan and become bowl eligible for the third straight year, Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Northern Illinois won its fifth consecutive game, and improved to 6-2 overall, its best start since 2004. The Huskies sit atop the Mid-American Conference West...
With just three games left in the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team’s regular season, the Huskies will look to defend their home turf they NIU host Miami (Ohio) and Bowling Green in a pair of home matches this weekend. The Huskies will close out their home schedule when they host Miami (11-5-1, 4-3-1 MAC) at...
The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team traveled Wednesday to South Bend, Ind., ahead of today’s singles qualifying round in the ITA Midwest Regional tournament, hosted by Notre Dame. The tournament ends Tuesday, Oct. 26. Head coach Patrick Fisher will bring four players with him to the competition: junior Roman Turtygin, sophomores Maksym Bartiuk and Maximilian...
It seems only fitting that Northern Illinois senior defensive end Jake Coffman (German Valley, Ill./Forreston HS), the 27-year-old Marine Corps veteran who elected to return to the Huskie football team in order to play his final season of college football, on Wednesday was named one of 10 finalists for the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award....
Northern Illinois University safety Jimmie Ward (Mobile, Ala./Davidson H.S.) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week Monday after blocking his second punt of the season in NIU’s 45-14 victory over Buffalo. The first Huskie true freshman to win two MAC player of the week honors in the same season...
