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Da’Ron Brown
The Northern Illinois University football team’s Oct. 18 home game versus Miami (Ohio) will kick off at 4 p.m. (CT) from Huskie Stadium, the Mid-American Conference announced Monday. NIU (4-1) takes on Central Michigan at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the 108th Homecoming in school history. The game has also been designated as the...
Mackenzie Roddy
Northern Illinois University senior Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) was named the Mid-American Conference’s West Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Roddy earned a weekly conference honor for the third time this season, as she was the division’s Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1 and Sept. 15. Roddy was...
Nelle Youel
Nelle Youel and Cristina Alvarez won the top two singles flights at the UIC Invitational last weekend, leading the Northern Illinois University women’s tennis team at another successful fall tournament. Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) won her second tournament of the fall in dominant fashion, winning every set in the three matches she competed...
NIU’s Lena Gautier (right) and Illinois’ Dana Gattone
Northern Illinois University women’s golfer Lena Gautier finished in first place and was named co-champion of the Diane Thomason Invitational as the Huskies finished in sixth after the final round of play Sunday. The sophomore from La Celle Saint Cloud, France finished with a 226 after following up here first day total of 151 with...
Jess Woolridge
Two late goals from substitutes Maggie Renfro and Jess Wooldridge propelled the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Ohio on Sunday afternoon at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. After a closely contested game that had few scoring chances, Renfro (Chaska, Minn./Holy Family Catholic) broke the deadlock in...
Chris Paton
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State) made four saves Saturday night as the NIU men’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw against Loyola-Chicago at the Loyola Soccer Park. “It was a hard-fought game,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “Both teams competed, I was pleased with our guys, I thought...
Alexis Gonzalez
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team held off a resilient Miami (Ohio) team Saturday night in Oxford, Ohio, to emerge with a 3-2 victory. The Huskies (11-7, 4-0 MAC) caught fire offensively with 73 kills and a .271 attack percentage against the RedHawks (9-7, 2-2 MAC). The victory also gave NIU a 4-0 start in...
Meghan Heuer
Racing against some of the best competition in the nation Saturday, the Northern Illinois University cross country team finished 25th at the Greater Louisville Classic. The Huskies were paced by freshman Kelsey Hildreth’s 23rd-place overall finish in a time of 17:36.32. Senior Meghan Heuer wasn’t far behind, finishing in 40th place with a personal-best time...
Haley Cummings
The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team remained unbeaten in the Mid-American Conference, earning a come-from-behind 1-1 tie against Kent State on a cold, windy and rainy Friday night at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Sophomore midfielder Haley Cummings (Spring, Texas/Home School) scored the tying goal for the Huskies (4-6-1, 2-0-1 MAC)...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team earned a big divisional victory Thursday at Victor E. Court with a 3-1 victory over Western Michigan. The Huskies (10-7, 3-0 MAC) held the Broncos’ conference-leading offense to a .191 attack percentage and 47 kills, while recording eight blocks and 55 digs in the win. “It was a real...
Nicole Gremillion
The Northern Illinois University softball team had 12 players named 2014 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athletes, the organization announced Thursday. Kaitlyn Barrett, Kristyn Barrett, Jordyn Bowen, Kayti Grable, Nicole Gremillion, Allyson Hecht, Ashley Kopp, Kali Kossakowski, Shelby Miller, Emily Naegele, Bryanna Phelan and Delani Vest were all honored for their work in the...
A pair of goals just two minutes apart in the final 25 minutes led SMU to a 2-0 victory Wednesday night over the NIU men’s soccer team at Westcott Field. Mauro Cichero found the net in the 69th minute and Idrissa Camara tallied in the 71st to lead the Mustangs to the victory. “I thought...
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