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Rasheen Lemon
Northern Illinois University linebacker Rasheen Lemon has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for his performance in the Huskies’ 23-15 victory over Northwestern, the MAC office announced Monday. Lemon, a 6-0, 206-pound junior from Chicago and Proviso West High School, made a career high nine tackles, including eight solo stops,...
Mary Grace Kelly
With the Iowa State Challenge tournament championship on the line, the Northern Illinois University volleyball team was unable to get on track Saturday in a 3-0 loss to Iowa State. The Huskies (3-3) posted five service aces in the match, including four from Anna Brereton (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie). However, the Cyclones posted a .340...
Isaac Kannah
After being reduced to 10 men in the 60th minute due to a red card, the NIU men’s soccer team fell, 1-0, to Santa Clara on a 68th minute goal by Max Ornstil. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State) made four saves in goal for the Huskies. “If we had come...
Allie McBride
The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team notched its first victory of the season Friday night, defeating the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 1-0 at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. A first-half goal from the penalty spot by senior midfielder Allie McBride (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) was enough to see the Huskies (1-4) prevail over UNO...
Liam White
The NIU Huskies closed the Northern Intercollegiate Sunday afternoon with its best score at the tournament since 2011 at Rich Harvest Farms. Senior Liam White (Waukegan, Ill./Carmel Catholic/Indian Hills CC) led a strong comeback in the Huskies last nine holes as he shot three under par (33). The NIU lineup accounted for nine birdies after...
After a scoreless first half, backup quarterback Drew Hare threw two touchdowns to Da’Ron Brown and ran for another score in leading Northern Illinois University to a 23-15 win over Northwestern Saturday afternoon in Evanston, giving the Huskies their first-ever win over the Wildcats. Hare completed six of 10 passes for 109 yards through the air and carried...
NIU Today takes a look at the Sept. 6 NIU-Northwestern football game as told through social media. The Storify includes media accounts leading up to the game, fan excitement–including tailgating, photos, game recaps and more. Join the conversation using hashtag #CatsNDogs. [View the story “Showdown for Chi-town” on Storify]
Anna Brereton
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team opened the Iowa State Challenge in a big way Friday with a 3-0 sweep of Southeastern Conference foe Tennessee. The Huskies (2-2) dominated at the service line, posting 10 service aces against the Lady Volunteers (2-2). The mark set a school record for the most aces in a three-set...
MacKenzie Roddy
Northern Illinois University’s Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) was named the Mid-American Conference‘s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Roddy opened her senior season in a big way at the NIU Invitational. In three matches, the San Bernardino, California, native posted 55 kills (4.58 kills/set) and a .375 attack percentage, in addition...
Travon Baker
Highlighted by 16 home games and non-conference matchups with the Big Ten, ACC and Big East, the NIU men’s basketball team released its 2014-15 schedule Wednesday. The 29-game slate includes 10 games against teams that played in the postseason last year. “It’s a challenging schedule,” said NIU head coach Mark Montgomery. “We are definitely going...
Amanda Corral
The NIU Huskies women’s basketball program released its 2014-15 schedule Wednesday afternoon. The 28 regular-season game schedule includes the program’s first trip to Las Vegas since the 1988-89 season and its first game at a Southeast Conference foe since 1995 when it heads to Missouri. NIU will open the regular season at home Friday, Nov....
Charlie Oliver
Sophomore Chris Paton  (Glasgow, Scotland/Uddingston Grammar School), freshman Len Heinson (Wupperal, Germany/Carl-Fuhlrott Gymnasium) and senior Andrew Palumbo (Fort Myers, Fla./Darton College) each scored their first career goal as a Huskie to lead the NIU men’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon in the Lakeside Classic. “On the whole I thought...
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