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Ball State key player: Keith Wenning

By Eli Gehn | November 14, 2011

The Ball State Cardinals are bowl eligible this season thanks to the play of starting quarterback Keith Wenning. The sophomore has good stature to look over the defensive front, standing at 6'4". Wenning has the potential to have a breakout game, and...

NIU key player: Chandler Harnish

By Eli Gehn | November 14, 2011

How many yards will Chandler Harnish put up this week?

Harnish continues to shred opposing defenses with his dual-threat capabilities, and it seems no one has an answer to stop him.

Harnish continues to put records on the board for NIU quarterback play, and if he throws one more touchdown pass tonight, he will hold the record for most passing touchdowns in Huskies history, surpassing George Bork.

The Bluffington, Ind. native has continued to put up big numbers on the ground, rushing for 1,022 yards, which ranks third in the MAC.

"With Chandler doing good, I'm really proud of him," said NIU running back Jasmin Hopkins. "I hope he keeps doing what he's been doing; he's a playmaker."

NIU's offense will continue to be successful if Harnish is able to keep opposing defenses on their heels.

Ball State is ranked last in total defense in the MAC, giving up over 490 yards per game.

And with Harnish playing as well as he has, it makes everyone else on the offensive side better, making the Huskies offense tough to contain.

Jerry Burnes, Northern Star File Photo- NIU's Danny Pulliam
attempts to go up for a lay up in a game earlier this season.

Women’s basketball falls to Loyola

By Matt Hopkinson | November 13, 2011

There's been a long-standing ideology in sports that the concept of chemistry is infinitely important to the success of a team.Perhaps that may be the case with NIU women's basketball (0-1), as its struggled to come together as a cohesive unit and lost...

Men’s soccer wins MAC championship

By Brian Thomas | November 13, 2011

After missing the MAC tournament last season, NIU men's soccer was back with just one thing on its mind: a MAC championship. That's exactly what the Huskies (14-5-0, 4-2-0 MAC) accomplished after a pair of 1-0 shutout victories at Akron over Buffalo Friday...

Aksel Bolin reaches to make a basket while Purdue’s defense tries to tip the ball out of his hand in a 2011 game. As of July 8, Bolin had 12 points in two games for Norway in the World University Games and will look to lead the Huskies during his senior season in 2013-14.

Men’s basketball struggles, falls against Purdue

By Brian Thomas | November 13, 2011

There was not one empty seat in Mackey Arena as NIU men's basketball took on Purdue for the season opener.It was an ugly result for the Huskies (0-1) as they fell to the Boilermakers (1-0), 96-34.The 62-point win was the largest margin of victory for...

NIU volleyball defeats Bowling Green, prepares for MAC tournament

By Mike Romor | November 13, 2011

With the MAC regular season title already under its belt, NIU volleyball ended its regular season with a bang. The Huskies' (25-5, 14-2 MAC) winning streak is now at 13 after Saturday's five-set, come-from-behind victory against Bowling Green (19-11,...

Courtesy of NIU Media Services-NIU's Courtney Oldenburg keeps
her pace at the NCAA Midwest Regional Saturday afternoon.

NIU cross country hosts Midwest Regional

By Matt Hopkinson | November 13, 2011

On a cold and windy day Saturday, it seemed people were moving just to keep warm.In actuality, there were hundreds of participants for the Midwest Regional at NIU Saturday afternoon. NIU knew it would host the event since roughly this time last year."We...

Huskies become MAC West, regular season champions

By Mike Romor | November 10, 2011

MAC West and regular season champions: Those are the titles that now belong to NIU volleyball.With the regular season MAC title on the line, the Huskies tamed Western Michigan in four sets 17-25, 26-24, 25-23, and 25-23.The Huskies (24-5, 13-2 MAC), who...

The beginning of a new era

By Brian Belford | November 10, 2011

The floors are waxed and the lineups are set.College basketball season has arrived, and new head coach Mark Montgomery and NIU will tip-off the year against Purdue in L-afayette, Ind., Friday night.This could be a difficult matchup for a young Huskies'...

Loyola will be Huskies’ first test

By Matt Hopkinson | November 10, 2011

For the most part, there isn't that much stock in results from exhibition games. This will have to be the case for NIU women's basketball as well.The Huskies will kick off their 2011-2012 regular season with a match-up against Loyola.NIU head coach Kathi...

Wrestling to compete at Michigan state Open

By Mike Romor | November 10, 2011

NIU wrestling will gauge its talent and depth this weekend at the Michigan State Open.The Huskies (1-1) will send out as many grapplers as they can in order to help determine the squad's starting lineup while facing some of the top programs in the country,...

5 minutes with Kelsey Passaglia

By Matt Hopkinson | November 10, 2011

For many athletes, the dream is to win a championship, set records and have success as an individual.For graduating senior forward/midfielder Kelsey Passaglia, she never did the first, came close to the second, but definitely got the third at NIU. Passaglia...