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The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team opens the 2010-11 season with a home game for the first time in four seasons when the Huskies welcome the Northwestern Wildcats to the NIU Convocation Center tonight. Tip-off is set for 8:05 p.m. as Northwestern becomes the first Big Ten men’s basketball team to play in the 9-year-old...
The Northern Illinois University wrestling team opens its 2010-11 campaign in East Lansing, Mich. when the Huskies compete Saturday in the Michigan State Open at Jenison Field House. NIU head coach Dave Grant, who begins his 15th and final season with the Huskies, is excited to get the season under way. “We’ve been training for...
Northern Illinois won its seventh straight game and put itself in position to make its first trip to the Mid-American Conference Championship game since 2005 with a 65-30 victory over Toledo Tuesday on Senior Night at Huskie Stadium. NIU won its ninth straight game at home stretching back to last season. The Huskie offense put...
Northern Illinois volleyball senior libero Maddie Hughes received the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week honor for her remarkable performance during the week of Nov. 1-7, the league announced Monday. “It’s nice for Maddie to be recognized like this by the league,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden, who has seen his...
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball program will hit the Convocation Center hardwood for the first time under new head coach Kathi Bennett at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in an exhibition contest against UW-Parkside. Bennett has been at the reins of the program since being introduced as the program’s ninth head coach in May. Since her hiring,...
Northern Illinois senior Xavier Silas, a preseason All-Mid-American Conference choice who earned National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District honors last year, has been named one of just 30 candidates for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for men’s basketball. The award honors seniors playing Division I basketball who have demonstrated high achievement in the...
Northern Illinois senior defender Mo Smunt was named First Team All-Mid American Conference, the league announce Thursday. Receiving the honor for the first time in her career, Smunt is the first Huskie to earn an first team All-MAC honor since the 1999 season. With the All-MAC selection, Smunt became the 14th Huskie in NIU history...
Northern Illinois volleyball juniors Kristin Hoffman and Allison McGlaughlin were named to the ESPN/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 5 First Team, the organization announced Thursday. The two accolades mark the first time that the program has had two Academic All-District honorees in the same season, let alone two first teamers. The Huskies...
The Northern Illinois University wrestling team has determined match-ups for its annual Wrestle-Offs, which will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Victor E. Court in the Convocation Center. As he heads into his 15th and final season at the helm of the Northern Illinois University wrestling program, head coach Dave Grant is...
Northern Illinois University defensive end Jake Coffman (German Valley, Ill./Forreston) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week Monday after recording four tackles and an interception in NIU’s 28-21 victory over MAC foe Western Michigan. A finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award — cast a vote for Jake — Coffman intercepted an Alex...
Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish led the Huskies on a game-winning touchdown drive with less than five minutes on the clock and senior defensive end Jake Coffman intercepted Western Michigan quarterback Alex Carder on the NIU 12-yard line with 39 seconds on the clock to give Northern Illinois a 28-21 victory over WMU at Waldo...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team will celebrate the careers of four Huskies playing their final season when NIU hosts Bowling Green at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, for Senior Day. Seniors Engebreth Faerden, Juan Hoyos, Kyle Knotek and Luis Mojica will be honored for their extensive dedication and commitment to NIU soccer prior to kick-off of...
