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The Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois Huskies will close out a record-setting 2011 season versus Arkansas State, champions of the Sun Belt Conference, on Sunday, Jan. 8 in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The announcement was made Sunday by Northern Illinois Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher, GoDaddy.com Bowl president Jerry Silverstein...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team earned an at-large spot in the 2011 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Sunday, announced live on ESPNU during the tournament selection show. The Huskies (28-6, 14-2 MAC) will be matched up with Miami (Florida) (25-4, 16-4 ACC) in the Minneapolis Regional on Friday, Dec. 2, at 5 PM CT in Ames,...
After running for 181 yards and a touchdown, passing for 338 yards and two scores and leading Northern Illinois on a game-winning field goal drive versus Ball State last Tuesday, it is no surprise that Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell HS) was today named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player by the league office....
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team saw its magical season end on Sunday afternoon, falling 3-0 to No. 2 seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Jays, the nation’s top defensive team, held NIU to just four shots in the contest. “Creighton was the best team we have played in...
Trailing 2-0 to No. 6 seed Central Michigan and out of rhythm, the No. 1 seeded Northern Illinois volleyball team nearly dug itself completely out of a hole as the Huskies fell four points shy of winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship in five sets (21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 11-15). “I want to first say...
Carried by three goals, two of which occurred in the first half, the Northern Illinois Huskies continued its postseason magic with a 3-0 victory over in-state foe Western Illinois. Sophomore Sean Totsch (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) scored the golden-goal for the second-consecutive match, giving NIU it’s 15th win of the season and tying the program record for...
Record-setting Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish has been named one of 15 semifinalists for the 2011 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Wednesday. Harnish, who has led NIU to an 8-3 record and is the top dual threat quarterback in the nation this year, is a member of...
If every memory you ever created suddenly ceased to exist, what would you change in your life? Northern Illinois University alumni Scott and Joan Bolzan will visit their alma mater to deliver an inspiring presentation based on their book “My Life, Deleted: A Memoir.” The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6,...
Sophomore Gael Riverascored his second goal of the weekend as the No. 13 Northern Illinois men’s soccer team defeated UC Davis, 1-0, in overtime on Sunday at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. Following a scoreless 90 minutes, NIU (6-1) found the game-winner 2:30 into the overtime session. After some good buildup play down the left side,...
For the third time in as many matches, the Northern Illinois volleyball team was victorious as the Huskies (11-3) blanked South Florida 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Victor E. Court. With the win over the Bulls (4-8), the Huskies improved to 3-0 against Big East teams this season. “I was really happy with our day...
Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 347 yards on 23-of-32 passing to lead the No. 7 Badgers to a 49-7 victory over Northern Illinois Saturday at Soldier Field before a crowd of 41,068. Wisconsin improved to 3-0 on the season while the Huskies fell to 1-2. While Wilson dominated on the offensive side of the...
With a 3-0 win over South Dakota, the Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team won Creighton’s Bluejay Invitational Saturday night at D.J. Sokol Arena. The Huskies (6-2) used a .250-.155 hitting and 8-4 blocking edge to take down the Coyotes (1-6) for their fourth straight victory. “South Dakota did a really good job with their system...
