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Trailing by 11 just past the midway point of the second half, Northern Illinois cut the deficit to just two, but was unable to complete the comeback, falling to Massachusetts, 64-59, on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. A 12-2 run by the Minutemen to close the first half proved to be just too...
A strong first half performance by Xavier was too much to overcome for Northern Illinois in a 66-54 loss at the 2012 Cavalier Classic on Friday evening at Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena. The Musketeers (6-6) outscored the Huskies (4-7) 37-30 in the first half, which was enough to withstand NIU’s 34-29 edge in the...
Below are some of the best photos, videos and tweets collected on social media chronicling the NIU football team’s experience at Orange Bowl events in Florida leading up to the Jan. 1 game. [View the story “NIU Huskies in Miami” on Storify] NIU Huskies in Miami Follow the NIU Huskies as they prepare for the...
Coach Rod Carey allowed his mind to wander as he flew Wednesday with the NIU Huskies football team to Miami. “I started flipping through on my phone all the old Orange Bowl scores. I found that Notre Dame-Colorado one from way back, when I was a kid all those years ago. I thought to myself,...
An 11-3 run pulled Northern Illinois within six with 1:43 to play, but Washington made enough plays down the stretch to escape with a 67-57 victory on Saturday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena. Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) led NIU with 18 points. Nader scored in double figures for the third time in...
Kicking off a season long five-game road trip, Northern Illinois fell 66-61 in overtime to Illinois Chicago at UIC Pavilion Saturday afternoon. The Huskies (4-6) put together a strong first half but were outscored by the Flames (3-7) in the second half and overtime as UIC’s Rachel Story erupted for 20 of her game-high 23...
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team used a strong defensive effort and strong bench play to post a 48-38 victory over Eastern Illinois at the Convocation Center Wednesday night. “It was a slow start, but we truly believe in the foundation of defense first,” associate head coach Joe Conroy said. “When we kept looking up...
Sophomore Lauren Noonan, junior Amy Carr and senior Lauren Eberts were named to the Academic All-Mid American Conference team as voted by Faculty Athletic Representatives from schools around the conference. It is the first time since 2007 that three NIU players received distinction in the same season. “I’m so happy for Amy, Lauren and Eberts...
Northern Illinois’ Amanda Corral was named the Mid-American Conference Co-Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. This marks the fifth time that a Huskie has won the honor this year, as MacKenzie Roddy (Oct. 4), Mike Mascitti (Nov. 15), Nabal Jefferson and Corral (Dec. 6) have all earned the award in 2012-13. Corral...
Top 20 Christmas titles most often anthologized (With number of occurrences) 1. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore (31) 2. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens (28) 3. “The Fir-Tree” by Hans Christian Andersen (24) 4. Excerpts from “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame (18) “Is There a Santa Claus?”...
Miss the bus to Miami? Can’t afford to drive alone or pay for the airfare? Fret not! Students (and staff) who were unable to secure seats on the Sunshine State-bound buses for NIU’s historical New Year’s Day appearance in the Discover Orange Bowl can easily form carpools. NIU’s Off-Campus & Non-Traditional Student Services, which helps commuting...
The Northern Illinois football team will return to its “second home” at Soldier Field in Chicago in 2016 when the Huskies play host to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the historic Chicago stadium in the first of three games between the teams, NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced Monday. The Huskies and...
