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The Northern Illinois wrestling team capped its 2012-13 regular season Sunday afternoon with wins against Gardner-Webb and Cleveland State. The pair of victories bumps NIU’s record to 10-8 on the season. The Huskies also exceeded their dual win total (eight) from a season ago in the first year under head coach Ryan Ludwig. Huskies Outpace...

There were plenty of positives to take from Northern Illinois’ 195.800-194.350 gymnastics loss to No. 21 ranked Kent State Saturday, including eight scores of 9.8 or higher from seven different gymnasts, the second-highest floor score in team history and a host of career-best performances. Northern Illinois surpassed the 194-point mark for the third time in...

Eastern Illinois led by two at the half and used an 8-0 to open the second stanza to build a lead that Northern Illinois couldn’t overcome, defeating the Huskies, 59-47, on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) led NIU with 17 points and seven rebounds. “I thought...

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team dropped a 64-54 decision to Ball State at Worthen Arena Saturday afternoon. “I’m proud of our kids,” said NIU head coach Kathi Bennett. “I thought we played really well. For the first time in a while, I felt we outplayed our opponent. Sometimes you don’t get rewarded for...

Northern Illinois University softball player Jennifer Barnett is one of 30 NCAA softball student-athletes named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a...

Northern Illinois freshman gymnast Jaelyn Olsen (Bethany, Okla./Putnam City West HS) has been named the Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday. Olsen collected the honor with a full-twisting yurchenko vault that earned a score of 9.875 from the judges Saturday at Iowa State. Olsen easily won the vault event, as...

The Northern Illinois wrestling team went back and forth with Buffalo Saturday afternoon, but it was the Huskies who emerged with a 20-18 win. The win boosts NIU’s record to 8-8 overall and 1-4 in the Mid-American Conference, while UB falls to 1-10 and 1-4 in the MAC. “We talked about banding together as brothers...

The Northern Illinois track and field team placed second Friday at the Ball State Quadrangular. NIU’s 106 points trailed only Western Michigan in the final team standings. Miami (Ohio) finished third with 90 points, while the host Ball State Cardinals scored 87.5 points. “Today, the ladies competed hard,” said NIU head coach Connie Teaberry. “This...

Northern Illinois junior Haley Dekkinga (Allegan, Mich./Allegan HS) has been selected as the Mid-American Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week after completing a perfect 4-0 record in singles and doubles last weekend in NIU’s victories over Saint Louis and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, the MAC announced Wednesday. Dekkinga, who plays at the No. 2 singles spot...

The Northern Illinois track & field team finished in 10th place Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Huskies accumulated 16 points in the meet, a total that was keyed by Janay Mitchell’s second place finish and a pair of sixth place showings from Megan Gregory and Jamie Burr. “The conference...

The NIU women’s basketball team posted a 52-47 victory Sunday over Mid-American Conference East Division foe Kent State. The victory was the first for the Huskies at Kent State since Jan. 12, 1985. Northern Illinois improves to 7-16 on the season and 2-8 in conference play. Kent State falls to 3-20 overall and 1-9 in...

Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) is in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend where he was honored as the 2012 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. This year’s event marked the 58th straight year that the Touchdown Club of Columbus has brought together some of the top...