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Resolutions to better enjoy the year 2007

By James Nokes | January 23, 2007

Do something everyday that scares you. Ever since that phrase was given as life-altering advice, it's become an unofficial calling card. On an abnormally warm early January night in the newly minted year of 2007, a friend and I sat down at a local watering...

Losing skid falls to 13 of 14 for mens basketball

By Andrew Hansen | January 22, 2007

In the story of the 2006-07 NIU men's basketball season, turnovers are emerging as a main story line. The Huskies (4-13, 1-4) added to that story line in Sunday's loss to Toledo (9-8, 5-0), when the Rockets scored 38 points off NIU's season-high 33 turnovers...

Since you’ve been gone

January 16, 2007

Grimes wins weight class at Midlands There couldn't have been a better ending to 2006 for the NIU wrestling team. Mike Grimes captured NIU's first ever individual title at the Midland Championships Dec. 30 in Evanston by beating Jake Patacsil of Purdue...

Streaks collide in Muncie, Ind.

By James Nokes | January 16, 2007

DeKALB | Two teams, two losing streaks. Something has to give. Ball State (4-12, 0-3), currently on a six-game skid, will host the NIU men's basketball team (4-11, 1-2) at 6 p.m. tonight. The Huskies enter having lost 11 of their last 12 games. BSU has...

Coming to a campus near you?

January 16, 2007

The new ‘big name' players Garrett Wolfe, Doug Free, Kate McCullagh and Stephanie Raymond. Gone, gone, gone and soon to be gone. With some of NIU's biggest names graduating after this year, it's time to look at who will be stealing headlines in 2007....

Thank you’s and realities after nine semesters

By Sean Connor | December 11, 2006

Nine semesters full of experiences and growth that forever changed this writer have ended. But whether the time frame it took me to finally move on from NIU is sad or not, I have yet to decide. For those of you who have been at NIU for a few years, I...

NIU finishes fourth — of four

By Ben Gross | December 11, 2006

DES MOINES, Iowa | A trip to Iowa for the Drake Regency Challenge Classic proved to be unsuccessful for the NIU men's basketball team, as the Huskies left the tournament in fourth place out of four teams. NIU (3-4) opened the weekend with a 72-70 loss...

Basketball squads prepare for winter road trips

By James Nokes and Andy Pruski | December 11, 2006

The NIU men's basketball team will need to find its peace of mind on the road over break. The Huskies (3-4) play seven of eight winter break games away from the Convocation Center. Despite a recent four-game losing skid, NIU coach Rob Judson is upbeat...

NIU looking to rebound

By Ben Gross | December 8, 2006

The NIU men's basketball team is devastated after a horrific loss.

The team heads to Des Moines, Iowa this weekend, hoping to rebound at the Drake Regency Challenge Classic.

The first game will be played on Friday night at 5 p.m. against Georgia Southern. NIU will then face either Troy or Drake on Saturday.

NIU (3-2) is coming off two consecutive losses. The last came on Tuesday against in-state rival UIC, as the Huskies shot 39 percent from the field and scored only 48 points.

NIU point guard Ryan Paradise will also not be in action this weekend. The junior has not been feeling well and did not play in Tuesday's game against UIC.

But NIU coach Rob Judson isn't disheartened by this. He realizes his team is adjusting after losing three key seniors from last season.

"A lot of coaches after two games might be discouraged. We're not," Judson said. "We're identifying who we are."

Georgia Southern (4-2) is averaging 67 points per game, led by senior guard Donte Gennie with 13 points per game.

The Eagles bring a defense averaging 43 rebounds per game. Junior forwad Louis Graham leads the Eagles wih over nine rebounds per game. Georgia Southern also averages more than eight steals per game.

Judson points out that his team has to protect the ball even more, as NIU has been committing too many turnovers as it is. The Huskies are averaging over 19 turnovers per game, nearly six more than they force from their opponents.

The fifth-year coach also believes his team needs to take advantage when opponents double team NIU center James Hughes.

Hughes, whose 10.3 points per game are sixth in the MAC with, was kept from putting up any points on Tuesday night.

"Our players were disappointed after Tuesday, which is good," Judson said. "They are eager to play."

McCarty garners fifth postseason award

By Lacy Searcy | December 7, 2006

DeKALB | Coming off a successful 2006 season, NIU men's soccer forward Marcus McCarty received his fifth honor of the year. The junior was named to the All-Great Lakes Third Team. McCarty led his team with 27 points and seven game-winning goals for the...

Flames engulf Huskies

By Lacy Searcy | December 6, 2006

DeKALB | There was supposed to be a basketball game on Tuesday night, according to the schedule. Unfortunately, the NIU men's basketball team took the night off. The Huskies were blown out by the University of Illinois-Chicago 71-48 at the Convocation...

Battle for the Chicagoland

By James Nokes | December 5, 2006

DeKALB | Nearby farmers at the West end of DeKalb should beware. Intra-state rival Illinois-Chicago will battle the NIU men's basketball team tonight at 7 and if previous match ups are any indicator, tonight's game at the Convocation Center should be...

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