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Men’s tennis beats Toledo

By Thomas Hiley III | April 14, 2013

The men’s tennis team (14-8, 2-2 MAC) comes out of the weekend 1-1, with a win coming off conference rival Toledo (18-9, 03 MAC), 6-1, and a loss from the Detroit Titans (8-12), 4-2. The first matchup was against the Titans from the Horizon League....

Softball falls to the Chippewas, pulls a win over the Eagles

By Matt Hopkinson | April 14, 2013

Softball (13-25, 3-7 MAC) played the role of comeback kid as it managed to split four games over the weekend against Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan (10-25-1, 1-9 MAC). The Huskies played the Chippewas (21-12, 7-2 MAC) in a doubleheader on Friday...

Junior Wide-Reciever Tommylee Lewis runs the ball on Saturday during the Spring football scrimmage.

Football dusts off rust at spring game

By Matt Hopkinson | April 14, 2013

With inclement weather forcing changes in the practice schedule of football, the spring game turned into a loosely structured scrimmage on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies got some rust out with all the players getting some time and repetitions in during...

Women’s golf places fifth in weekend Invitational

By Jacob Onak | April 14, 2013

In its final tournament before the MAC Championships, the women’s golf team tied for fifth place out of 16 in the Dolores Black Falcon Invite. The first day wasn’t the strongest for any of the Huskie golfers, but NIU still managed to finish day one...

Women’s tennis continues losing steak, falls twice over weekend

By Thomas Hiley | April 14, 2013

It was another tough weekend for the women’s tennis team (14-8, 0-6 MAC), as it comes off two losses from the Toledo Rockets (8-11, 2-4 MAC) and Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-12, 3-3 MAC) to make it the Huskies’ sixth straight loss in conference play....

Mens golf team set for Northwestern Spring Invitational

By Sam Bauman | April 14, 2013

The men’s golf team is set to compete at the Northwestern Spring Invitational today and Tuesday in Glenview. The Huskies will look to bounce back from their 10th out of 11 place finish last week. Much of their success will come from senior Bryce Emory,...

Track and field fails to qualify for MAC Championships at weekend meet

By Ed Rietveld | April 14, 2013

Despite not having an athlete win an event title or qualify for the MAC championships this weekend, there were many positives to be gained by the track and field team. The Huskies were at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn., which were hosted by the...

Women’s tennis looks to pull an upset over the Rockets, Eagles

By Thomas Hiley III | April 10, 2013

With four more games to go in the conference for the women’s tennis team, it’s going to be crucial for NIU to get a win this weekend against the Toledo Rockets (7-11, 1-4 MAC) and Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-12, 2-3 MAC). The Huskies (14-6, 0-4 MAC)...

Men’s tennis headed for Ohio

By Thomas Hiley III | April 10, 2013

This weekend the men’s tennis team will head to Michigan and Ohio to face off against the Detroit Titans (5-12) and Toledo Rockets (18-8, 0-2 MAC). The Huskies are coming off a 7-0 loss last weekend to conference rival Ball State (13-7, 2-0 MAC). NIU...

Track and field set for Tennessee

By Ed Rietveld | April 10, 2013

Track and field will again compete in the South when they travel to Sea Ray Relays Thursday through Saturday. Facing tough competition is quickly becoming a theme of NIU’s outdoor track and field season and the Sea Ray Relays, which are hosted by the...

Former NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher at a news conference in 2011.

Compher looks back on his career at NIU

By Brian Earle | April 10, 2013

Over the last five years, Director of Athletics Jeff Compher has tried to live up to his mantra: “We Develop Champions; In the Classroom, In Competition and In Life.” Compher accrued unmeasurable success and a number of accomplishments at NIU, not...

Women’s golf to take on Bowling Green

By Sam Bauman | April 10, 2013

The women’s golf team will travel to Bowling Green, Ohio, to compete at the Dolores Black Falcon Invite on Saturday and Sunday. The Huskies are coming off a third place finish out of 10. They look to continue their successful spring play. The Huskies...