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The NIU women’s basketball team held perennial NCAA Tournament participant South Dakota State to a season-low 55 points Saturday but the Huskies fell to the Jackrabbits, 55-42. The NIU bench outscored SDSU, 21-13, and accounted for nine points on second chance efforts as the Huskies grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, two more than the Jacks. The...
Sophomore Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) scored a team-best 13 points but the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team was unable to overcome a 28 percent shooting night as it fell, 70-49, to Iowa on Wednesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Junior Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) and senior Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State)...
Amanda Corral
In her first appearance of the season for NIU (1-3), Amanda Corral charged off the bench for 24 points as she made 8-of-12 shots taken to lead the Huskies at EIU (2-3). However, her effort wasn’t enough as NIU fell to the Panthers, 55-46. The 14:34 mark on the clock marked the return of Corral...
Kelly Smith
Fans of NIU women’s basketball can watch the action Wednesday, Dec. 17, for the price of a canned good and $1. During the 7 p.m. “Hoops for Soups” game versus Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, anyone who brings a canned good to the doors of the Convocation Center can then buy a ticket for a buck....
Senior Dusty Page (Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) of the NIU men’s soccer team was named Tuesday to the Capital One Academic All-America Division I soccer team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Page is one of just 34 student-athletes to receive All-America honors. Page, a finance major with a 4.0 GPA,...
Tyler Wedel
Northern Illinois University punter and Ray Guy Award semifinalist Tyler Wedel earned Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week accolades following his performance in the Huskies’ 21-14 win at Ohio, the league announced Monday. On a cold and windy night in Athens, Wedel punted six times for a 42.8-yard average and forced...
Despite a gutsy rally from a 2-0 hole, the Northern Illinois University volleyball team saw its season come to an end Sunday night with a 3-2 loss to third seed Miami (Ohio) in the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals. After the RedHawks (21-9, 12-4 MAC) won the first two frames and had plenty of momentum both...
Travon Baker
The NIU men’s basketball team shot 51 percent from the field, including 57.1 percent in the second half, to earn a 78-67 victory over Idaho Thursday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) and junior Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) each scored 16 as the Huskies moved to...
With stalwart defense and hot shooting in the second half, the NIU women’s basketball team outscored the Valparaiso women’s basketball team, 35-27, led by sophomore Ally Lehman’s 18-points. The Huskies (1-2) would fall to the Crusaders (2-1) however, 65-50. Lehman (Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek) led all scorers with a career-high 22 points as she finished 10-for-23...
Renee Sladek
After leading halfway through the first period, the NIU women’s basketball team (1-1) played a well-fought game at UIC (2-0) but lost to the Flames, 61-47. Freshman Renee Sladek (Merrill, Wis./Merrill) finished with 14 points and four rebounds in the effort to lead the Huskies in scoring. UIC’s Ruvanna Campbell had 15 points, 23 boards...
Mackenzie Roddy
Northern Illinois University senior Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) and freshman Shelby Seurer (Delano, Minn./Delano) have been named the Mid-American Conference West Division’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, the league announced Monday. Roddy took a weekly award for the fifth time this season, having previously won the offensive award Sept. 1, Sept. 15...
Christian Hagan
Northern Illinois University freshman kicker Christian Hagan (Omaha, Neb./Westside HS) has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Team Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Hagan won the honor in just his second game of collegiate action after a perfect outing versus Toledo in NIU’s 27-24 victory last Tuesday. The true...
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