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Northern Illinois seniors Shonda Clore (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview HS), Ashley Guerra (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg HS) and Tanya Rachan (Lowell, Ind./Hanover Central HS) provided eight great routines on Senior Day to lead the Huskie gymnastics team to its second-highest overall score of 2012, but it was not enough to overcome Central Michigan as NIU dropped...

After posting its two highest scores of the season on the road in its last two outings, the Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team looks to bring its road fortunes home to Victor E. Court versus Central Michigan Sunday as the Huskies host the Chippewas in the final regular season home meet of 2012. Action begins...

Northern Illinois gymnastics came up with its second-highest score of the 2012 season, but it was not enough to overcome a strong performance by Mid-American Conference powerhouse Kent State Sunday as the Huskies fell 195.525-193.625 in a dual meet at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio. The loss drops NIU’s record to 3-4 overall, 2-2...

After earning its highest team score since 2009 and the seventh highest total in team history a week ago at Bowling Green, the Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team returns to the state of Ohio Sunday to take on perennial Mid-American Conference contender Kent State. The meet begins at noonCT) at the MAC Center. Live stats...

Northern Illinois sophomore Megan Melendez (Stafford, Va./North Stafford HS) was named one of three winners of Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week honors for women’s gymnastics Monday after winning the balance beam event for the third time this season in the Huskies’ 194.775-193.975 win at Bowling Green Saturday. Melendez scored a 9.750 on balance beam...

The Northern Illinois gymnastics team hit all 24 of its routines en route to its seventh-best team score ever and a 194.775-193.975 victory over Bowling Green Saturday at Anderson Arena. The win lifted NIU’s record to 3-3 overall, 2-1 in the Mid-American Conference, while Bowling Green fell to 1-8, 0-3. NIU earned its season-high team...

Northern Illinois senior Ashley Guerra (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg HS) has been named the Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week following her performance on the uneven parallel bars and balance beam versus New Hampshire last Saturday, the Mid-American Conference office announced Monday. Guerra, who was selected in a vote of MAC gymnastics coaches, is the...

Northern Illinois gymnasts Ashley Guerra and Megan Melendez recorded first and second place finishes on uneven parallel bars and balance beam, respectively, but the Huskie gymnastics team dropped a dual meet to visiting New Hampshire, 193.200-191.875 Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Northern Illinois fell to 1-3 on the season while New Hampshire improved...

After back-to-back solid performances which saw Northern Illinois’ team score jump five points in the last two weeks, NIU head gymnastics coach Sam Morreale is looking for the Huskies’ numbers to continue to go up Saturday night when the Huskies play host to New Hampshire at Victor E. Court in the NIU Convocation Center. The...

The Northern Illinois gymnastics season continued on an upward swing Sunday at the NIU Convocation Center, where the Huskies improved their season-best score by a monumental margin of three points, but fell to a red-hot Western Michigan team, 194.575-193.350. The Huskies opened Mid-American Conference competition and a three-meet homestand by putting up season-high team scores...

The Northern Illinois gymnastics team opens a three-week homestand with its first Mid-American Conference meet of the 2012 season when the Huskies play host to Western Michigan at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at the NIU Convocation Center. The meet, which will be held in Victor E. Court, will be streamed live on NIUHuskies.com through...

Trailing by a half point following the first two rotations, Northern Illinois stormed back with strong performances on floor exercise and balance beam to give first-year head coach Sam Morreale his first career victory, 190.350-190.100, over Southeast Missouri State at Houck Field House in Cape Girardeau Friday night. After scoring 94.000 on the uneven parallel...