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Three days after a landmark five-set win over Western Michigan, the Northern Illinois volleyball team repeated the feat on Sunday at Millett Hall. This time, the Huskies went the distance against Miami (Ohio), winning the final two sets to pick up their third straight win (22-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 15-9), all in Mid-American Conference play. ...

In a tough contest Sunday between Mid-American Conference foes Northern Illinois and Kent State, the Huskies battled the Golden Flashes to 1-1 draw at NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. With a strong offensive attack, NIU came back from a 1-0 deficit early in the second half to tie the Golden Flashes, before battling...

Add another item to the Northern Illinois volleyball team’s list of achievements this season as the Huskies took down Western Michigan for the first time since 2006 on Thursday night at Victor E. Court in a critical early season Mid-American Conference match, 22-25, 25-17, 25-27, 25-21, 15-10. All the odds seem stacked up against NIU...

Northern Illinois defensive lineman Mike Krause has been named a semifinalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, and is also a candidate for one of 15 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. Krause, a senior from Germantown, Wis., is one of only 47 semifinalists nominated from...

The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team will continue Mid-American Conference play this weekend when the Huskies host Buffalo and Kent State in a pair of weekend contests at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. NIU will host the Bulls at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, before facing the Golden Flashes at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3. NIU...

Following Northern Illinois’ second win over a Big Ten Conference program in two years, Northern Illinois tailback Chad Spann and defensive back Jimmie Ward have been honored by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC West Offensive and Specialist of the Week, respectively, the league announced Monday.  Spann was named MAC West Offensive Player of the...

Facing some of the nation’s toughest competitors at Saturday’s 25th Annual Roy Griak Invitational, the Northern Illinois women’s cross country team continued to show strong improvements as the Huskies raced against nine nationally ranked teams. Sophomore Courtney Oldenburg led the Huskies at the invitational when knocked 40 seconds off her 2009 finish to place first for...

After a tough five-set loss to Ball State in the Mid-American Conference opener Friday, the Northern Illinois volleyball team bounced back in a big way Saturday night at Victor E. Court. The Huskies swept Toledo, 25-15, 25-22, 25-19, to split their conference home weekend.  “As a group, we knew that last night’s loss was a...

The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team claimed its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season Sunday, when senior Kylie Revelle hit the game-winner in overtime play to give the Huskies (5-4-0) a 1-0 victory over Ball State (6-4-0) at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Revelle notched the game-winning goal for the Huskies...

For the fourth straight year, the Northern Illinois cross country team will compete against some of the nation’s toughest runners when the Huskies travel Saturday, Sept. 25, to Minnesota to compete in the 25th annual Roy Griak Invitational. Action for the Huskies will kick-off at 1:10 p.m. at the Les Bolstad Golf Course. One of...

NIU’s women’s soccer team will look to keep its winning momentum going as it opens its 2010 Mid-American Conference season this weekend. The Huskies travel today to Toledo, Ohio, to take on the Rockets at 3 p.m. at the Scott Park Stadium. NIU will then return home at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept.26, to host Ball State at...

For the second time in four weeks, Northern Illinois freshman outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.  “We are very proud of what Lauren has been able to accomplish over the past week,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. “She continues...