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The No. 10 seed Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team fell to No. 7 seed Buffalo, 56-46, in the first round of the 2013 Mid-American Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena. The Huskies finish the 2012-13 season with a 7-23 overall record and 2-14 mark in the MAC, while Buffalo improves to...

Northern Illinois led for the first 34 minutes but was unable to hold off a late Ball State run, falling to the Cardinals, 53-51, on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena. Freshman wing Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) scored 10 points to lead a balance attack for NIU; junior forward Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker) scored...

Senior Bryce Emory (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) of the Northern Illinois men’s golf team was named Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week following his performance at the Forest Hills Collegiate in Augusta, Ga. Emory earned a fifth-place individual performance while helping lead the Huskies to second place in the team event. Emory carded an even-par 144...

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team dropped its regular season finale, 58-50, to Western Michigan at University Arena Wednesday night. “We played hard,” said NIU head coach Kathi Bennett. “We played well enough. We just needed some shots to fall. We had great energy. I thought it was a really good game. It was...

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...

Northern Illinois kicked off its 2013 season ticket campaign by announcing lower football season ticket prices, including a $50 season ticket with $50 in parking and concessions coupons, and a marketing campaign using the theme “Be Proud, Be NIU.” In addition to the lower ticket prices, Huskie season ticket holders will receive two free tickets...

In its final home meet of the 2013 season, the Northern Illinois gymnastics team hit all four of its events and led from wire-to-wire to earn a 194.775-192.550 victory over Eastern Michigan Friday in the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies’ team score was its highest of the season and its eighth-highest all-time. Northern Illinois improved...

Coming off the most successful season in school history, three straight years with 11 wins or more and back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships, Northern Illinois will face one of its most challenging schedules in recent seasons according to the 2013 slate released Friday by Northern Illinois and the Mid-American Conference. With five home games at Huskie...

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...

Northern Illinois junior Kim Gotlund (Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township HS) has been named the Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Week after recording the top day of her Huskie career Saturday versus No. 21 Kent State. Gotlund earned her first MAC Gymnast of the Week honor after surpassing the 39-point mark in the all-around competition for the...

Northern Illinois  softball player Jessica Sturm has been named co-Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Sturm (Wichita, Kan./Goddard), who improved to 3-2 on the season, posted a 2-1 record in her four appearances at the FAU “Strike-Out Cancer” Tournament in Boca Raton. She went the distance in NIU’s 4-2...

The Northern Illinois cross country team was named an All-Academic team by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the association announced Tuesday. In order to qualify, a team must have competed and compiled a team score at a 2012 NCAA Regional Championship, along with having a minimum 3.0 grade...