Category: Sports
Northern Illinois was unable to get untracked against an undefeated Buffalo team and dropped a 6-1 decision to the Bulls in Mid-American Conference women’s tennis action Saturday in Buffalo. After its second loss of the weekend, NIU’s record stands at 14-4, 0-2 in the MAC while Buffalo improves to 10-0, 1-0. Mary Malkin claimed the...
Northern Illinois closed out the 2013 Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championships with a bang, as the Huskies’ vault squad combined for a school record 49.000 score, but falls on uneven parallel bars and balance beam kept the Huskies from contending for the title. NIU scored a 194.050 to place fourth, right in the middle of the...
Northern Illinois junior Kim Gotlund has been named to the first All Mid-American Conference gymnastics team based on regular season performance, the MAC Office announced Friday on the eve of the MAC Gymnastics Championships. Gotlund, an all-arounder from Wadsworth, Ill., was one of six gymnasts selected to the team, which was selected by league head...
Northern Illinois redshirt junior Matt Mougin’s run at the 2013 NCAA Championships ended Friday evening with a 4-1 loss against No. 8 Nick Heflin of Ohio State. The loss puts Mougin’s record at 23-17 for the season. However, the Columbus Junction, Iowa, native posted a 3-2 record in Des Moines, with his two losses coming...
Mid-American Conference women’s tennis preseason favorite Akron handed Northern Illinois its first road loss of the season Friday with a 7-0 victory over the Huskies at the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow, Ohio. Northern Illinois, which had won its previous 12 matches played away from its indoor home in Rockford, Ill., falls to 14-3 with...
Because of unplayable field conditions at Ralph McKinzie Field, Northern Illinois baseball’s home-opening series with Mid-American Conference foe Kent State has been moved to Les Miller Field on the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Les Miller Field is located at 901 W. Roosevelt Road in downtown Chicago, near Interstate 90/94. Admission is free to...
Sorry, ladies, this one’s for the guys. In four years, Northern Illinois Athletics’ annual Football 101 Ladies Clinic has become a huge hit with the Huskie fan base. In fact, the “exclusive” nature of the ladies clinic inspired a bit of jealousy from their husbands, sons and men throughout the community who asked: Where was...
Northern Illinois showed its mental toughness and ability to come back from adversity by overcoming extremely tough judging on its first event to put together three solid events at the State of Illinois Classic Saturday at UIC’s Physical Education Building. NIU finished with a 192.675 to take fourth place at the meet. No. 17 Illinois...
The Northern Illinois University softball team split a pair of games on the second day of the Highlander Classic Saturday. The Huskies (9-18) suffered a 2-0 loss to Notre Dame in their third straight extra inning contest before knocking off Iona, 11-3, in five innings. “It was another great day for the Huskies,” said NIU...
The Northern Illinois track and field team got its outdoor season off to a great start Friday with one event title and 15 top 10 finishes at the Bulls Invitational. In a field that included athletes from Michigan, Florida State, Kentucky and Rutgers, Meghan Heuer paced the Huskies with a victory in the 1500 meters,...
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team climbed three spots in the final round to finish sixth at the Lady Bison Spring Classic at Paiute Golf Club Friday. NIU cut 16 strokes off its first round 320 to finish with a 624, two shots out of fifth place Boise State and 38 strokes behind winner...
The Northern Illinois University softball team went into extra innings in both games of the Highlander Classic splitting the pair Friday. The Huskies (8-17) bounced back from a tough 3-2 loss in eight innings to the University of Notre Dame to defeat host UC Riverside, 5-1, in Game Two. “This whole week has been about...
