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Volleyball dominates in MAC play

By Mike Romor | October 6, 2013

After suffering a tough loss to defending MAC champion Bowling Green, volleyball headed home, looking to rebound against two divisional rivals.NIU ended the weekend with two dominant wins that came in two very different ways. The Huskies (11-7, 3-1 MAC)...

Div. II hockey splits weekend in Chicago

By James Cantagallo | October 6, 2013

Going into the weekend, the Div. II hockey team was in for a challenge against an undefeated Robert Morris University Maroon team. The Huskies were up to the challenge and split their series.NIU (4-2) won its game Friday night 6-3, and junior forward...

Football stomps Kent State

By Frank Gogola | October 6, 2013

Football (5-0, 1-0 MAC) posted the game’s final 17 points and opened conference play with a 38-24 victory over the Kent State (2-4, 1-2 MAC) Saturday in Kent, Ohio.Rainy conditions limited offensive play early on, and the Huskies were tied or led for...

Women’s golf to tee off fina fall tournament in Indy

By Rhema Rhea | October 6, 2013

DeKalb | After posting some of the best rounds of the season, the women’s golf team will travel to Indiana for its fall finale.The trip to the Hawthorns Golf Club in Fishers, Ind., will wrap up the Huskies’ fall portion of the season. The event is...

Running game key in football’s MAC victory

By Brian Earle | October 6, 2013

The Huskies’ dominating rushing attack was at it again in the team’s 38-24 victory over Kent State on Saturday.The Golden Flashes had no answer for the Huskies’ ground game all day long, as the Huskies recorded 454 rushing yards. The 454 rushing...

Women’s soccer sweeps weekend

By Steve Shonder | October 6, 2013

DeKalb | The women’s soccer team needed to have a good homestand against conference opponents Akron Zips and Buffalo Bulls. Instead, it had a great one.The Huskies (4-7-1, 2-2 MAC) beat the Akron Zips (4-6-2, 1-3 MAC) 2-0 on Friday and followed that...

Men’s golf in last after first round

By Northern Star Staff | October 6, 2013

After day one of the Erin Hills Intercollegiate the men’s golf team sits in last place of 14 teams.The Huskies shot 314 after their first round, 34 strokes more than No. 8 Stanford, which leads the tournament. No. 3 UCLA and No. 22 SMU are tied in second...

Mens soccer falls in MAC opener

By Northern Star Staff | October 6, 2013

In its first conference game of the season, the men’s soccer team suffered its worst loss of the year: a 4-0 defeat to West Virginia.From the start the Huskies (3-7-0, 0-1-0 MAC) were on the back foot as the Mountaineers (4-5-1, 1-1-0 MAC) struck in...

 Junior quarterback, Jordan Lynch (#6) runs the football against Kent State on January 1 at the 2013 MAC championship.

Breaking down Kent State

By Frank Gogola | October 2, 2013

After going undefeated in non-conference play, the Huskies (4-0) will open Mid-American Conference play against the Kent State Golden Flashes (2-3) 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. The last time these teams met was in last season’s MAC...

Men’s soccer to start MAC at West Virginia

By Jacob Onak | October 2, 2013

DeKalb | In a match between two very similar teams, men’s soccer is set to open its conference season at West Virginia.The Huskies and the Mountaineers have two almost-even records going into this match, NIU being (3-6-0) and West Virigina (3-5-1, 0-1...

Women’s soccer hopes for first conference victory

By Steve Shonder | October 2, 2013

DeKalb | The 2-7-1 women’s soccer team is back at home and looking to gain some momentum this weekend against Akron andBuffalo.This year, NIU has had some trouble getting the offense going in the first half, scoring only three goals all season in the...

Football putting record behind for Golden Flashes

By Brian Earle | October 2, 2013

DeKalb | What football has done doesn’t mean anything to the Huskies as they have their eyes strictly focused on conference play.NIU went undefeated in its four non-conference schedule, beating Big 10 teams Iowa and Purude along the way, but it has...