Tag: NCAA Tournament
The Northern Illinois volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 25 Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Iowa State’s Hilton Coliseum on Friday night. The loss in NIU’s sixth NCAA Tournament appearance was its first at a neutral site. Previously, the Huskies were 2-0 in neutral site matches. NIU is...
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,...
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...
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...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team will host Western Illinois in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. The Huskies received the Mid-American Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the conference tournament this past weekend. NIU defeated Buffalo, 1-0, in the semifinals before...
UPDATE! The NIU men’s soccer team will host WIU at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, for first round action. — With 6:40 left in regulation time of the Mid-American Conference Championship match, sophomore Sean Totsch (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) became the hero for the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team, flicking a header into the back of the...
