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The Northern Illinois wrestling team dropped their Senior Day dual Saturday to Buffalo, 23-14, as Brad Dieckhaus, Mike Lukowski and Izzy Montemayor were honored prior to the match. The loss drops NIU to 8-9 overall and 0-5 in the Mid-American Conference, while the Bulls improved to 6-14 and 1-4 in the conference “In some cases...

The Northern Illinois wrestling team recorded two wins Sunday at Victor E. Court, toppling in-state rival SIU-Edwardsville, 34-8, and Tiffin, 42-0. With the wins, the Huskies evened their record at 8-8 on the year; the second-highest win total for NIU in the last six seasons. “We focused on competing hard and competing with fire and...

The Northern Illinois wrestling team fell to the No. 19 Northwestern Wildcats, 24-18, Friday night at historic Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Huskies won four matches and the final three of the night, but it was not enough to overcome the 24-3 lead Northwestern built after seven matches. The loss drops NIU to 6-8 on the year,...

The Northern Illinois wrestling team fell to No. 19 Central Michigan, 24-9, Friday night in McGuirk Arena. Despite the return of Nick Smith at 125 pounds and Matt Mougin at 165, the Huskies fell to 6-6 overall and 0-3 in the Mid-American Conference, while the Chippewas improved to 12-2 and 4-0 on the year. The...

The Northern Illinois wrestling team scored a hard-fought non-conference victory Sunday at the NIU Convocation Center with a 22-16 win against the Lock Haven Bald Eagles. Despite trailing 16-3 at the meet’s halfway point, the Huskies stunned LHU by winning the final five matches to overtake the Bald Eagles. “It was a major gutcheck,” said...

NIU’s wrestling team grabbed two wins Saturday at the 2011 Hoosier Duals, defeating Campbell and SIU-Edwardsville while dropping a tough one to host Indiana. Individually, three Huskies – Nick Smith, Tyler Loethen and Brad Dieckhaus – won all three of their matches on the day. “I’m proud of our effort and competitive fire today,” said...

Facing some of the best teams in the nation, the Northern Illinois wrestling team placed two wrestlers in the top six Saturday at the Michigan State Open. Nick Smith advanced to the finals before taking second at 125, while Rob Jillard placed fourth in 133. “We’d like to finish with some odd numbers in championship...

The Northern Illinois Huskies wrestling team opened its 2011-12 regular season schedule Sunday at Victor E. Court with a split between No. 21 Stanford and North Central. NIU defeated North Central, 30-15, and lost to Stanford, 20-13. Northern Illinois 30, North Central 15 The Huskies kicked off their day on a high note Sunday with...