At 6-foot-3, 250 pounds, NIU heavyweight wrestler Jon Lovrich is one of the biggest guys on the team. What role could a guy that size have on a wrestling team? "Big guys tend to lead because no one wants to mess with them," NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant...

So far, so good for the NIU women's basketball team. Well, it hasn't all been good, but judging by the Huskies' 4-2 record thus far, they're getting it right two out of every three times. Next up for the Huskies is the University of Dayton (1-5) Saturday...

NIU coach Carol Hammerle wanted her team to score at least 70 points a game this season, and Wednesday night it was accomplished with a 71-63 victory over Southeast Missouri State. The win raised the team's record to 4-2, and its winning streak to three...

Never underestimate what a player's participation can have on a game. Or non-participation, for the matter. The NIU women's basketball team's 71-63 victory over Southeast Missouri State at Chick Evans Field House Wednesday showed. The Otahkians' star...

At Saturday's Elmhurst duals, senior 157-pound wrestler Scott Owen was the only Huskie to pin all three of his opponents. He improved his record this season to 13-0 with four of those wins coming by pins and two others coming by technical fall. He currently...

With under 10 seconds remaining in the game, Perry Smith thought his 3-point shot to tie the score was certain. Unfortunately for the sophomore guard, the ball rimmed out of the basket and ended the NIU men's basketball team's chances of pulling off the...

Jennifer Youngblood, NIU women's basketball forward, knows that one of the Huskies' goals this season is to reverse their non-conference record from 2-9 last season to 9-2 this season. So far this season, NIU already has won three of five conference games...

Despite the loss, the NIU basketball team did not fold under the bright lights that South Florida presented Tuesday night. "I really didn't look at this as a TV game, it was just another game that we tried to win," said Al Sewasciuk, who finished with...

According to NIU basketball coach Rob Judson, his team has made positive steps, but the University of South Florida looks to put a halt to those steps when they come to Chick Evans Field House tonight for a 7:05 p.m. game. After falling by a narrow margin...

Head coach Anne Marie Stricklin knew the Huskies would be swimming against some good competition this week. With that in mind, the third-year coach was happy with this weekend's meet. "We're really pleased with how everything went this weekend," Stricklin...

Having what NIU coach Carol Hammerle called the best game of the year, Kristan Knake did her best to fill the stat sheet for the Huskies against New Mexico State. The 5-foot-8 junior guard from Marengo contributed 14 points, five steals, four assists,...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant wanted to dominate the Elmhurst Duals this weekend, and the Huskies did just that. At Saturday's Elmhurst Duals, NIU won 29 of 30 matches in its three wins. With the wins, the Huskies improve their record to 5-0 in dual-meets....