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Kevin Fanta
The Mid-American Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2013 MAC Wrestling Championship on Sunday, March 10, on the campus of the University at Buffalo at Alumni Arena. Two Huskies – Kevin Fanta and Nick Smith – earned Top 4 seeds in their respective weight classes. Fanta is the third seed at 141 pounds and...
Mary Dorn
NIU women’s soccer head coach John Ross announced an addition to his coaching staff in Mary Dorn, a former all-region soccer player at Lees-McRae University, to be a volunteer assistant with the program. Dorn is one of three assistants on staff with the Huskies and has already been working with the Huskies this spring, who...
Nicole Gremillion
The Northern Illinois University softball team fell to host Southern Illinois, 12-4, in its final game of the Coach B Classic Monday afternoon. “We obviously needed to have a better performance in the circle from our pitching staff,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “It was nice to see us put together some offensive numbers...
Nelle Youel
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team won its third match in 24 hours and recorded its 12th win of the season with a 6-1 victory over Central Arkansas Sunday morning at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines. In improving its record to 12-1 on the season, Northern Illinois has its most wins since...
Axel Lagerlof
Busting its non-conference skid Sunday afternoon, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team completed its weekend when it defeated IUPUI in Indianapolis, 5-2. The win is NIU’s eighth of the season and puts the Huskies 8-4 on the season heading into their spring trip. A day removed from being swept in doubles versus Butler, NIU won...
Shelby Miller
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its first two games of the Coach B Classic hosted by Southern Illinois Sunday Afternoon. The Huskies (6-6) knocked off Butler, 3-2, in their first game, but dropped the nightcap, 3-2, to St. Louis in eight innings. Shelby Miller (Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa) led the way for the NIU offense...
Jenna Thorp
The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team fell to Central Michigan, 82-61, in Mid-American Conference West Division play at the Convocation Center Sunday afternoon. Northern Illinois (7-21, 2-13 MAC) came out strong, shooting 51.7 percent in the first half and jumped out to a 12-7 lead through the first four-and-a-half minutes. After a three-pointer by...
Haley Dekkinga
NIU’s Haley Dekkinga came back from a set down to defeat Drake’s Lea Kozulic at No. 2 singles to clinch the Huskies’ 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines. The victory extended Northern Illinois’ spring winning streak to eight matches as the Huskies shut out Nebraska-Omaha, 7-0,...
Daveon “Petey” Balls
Northern Illinois led by three early in the second half, but a 12-0 Central Michigan run helped the Chippewas claim a 69-50 victory over the Huskies on Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Freshman guard Mike Davis (Garfield Heights, Ohio/Garfield Heights) scored a career-best 12 points to lead NIU. Freshman wing Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee,...
Eli Anderson
Starting pitcher Eli Anderson (Glenview/New Trier) pitched his second quality start of the season for Northern Illinois versus Dartmouth at the Dairy Queen Classic Saturday afternoon, but a solo homerun by the Big Green in the bottom of the seventh defeated the Huskies, 1-0. Anderson struck out six batters while only walking two batters, both...
Jeff Zimmerman
Northern Illinois opened the 2013 Dairy Queen Classic with aggression and smarts at the plate with eight hits and five walks to get runners on base versus Utah (5-3). The Huskies (1-8) were unable to drive the runners home however as they left 11 men on base in a 6-1 loss to the Utes. “The...
Natecia Augusta
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team suffered a 54-45 setback to Eastern Michigan Thursday night in a Mid-American Conference West Division battle at the Convocation Center. A 9-0 run by the Eagles late in the second half proved to be too much for NIU overcome as Eastern Michigan improved to 8-19 overall and 6-8 in...
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