Facing off against the defending MAC Champion Ohio Bobcats on Saturday afternoon, the NIU men’s basketball team fell 80-73 in Athens.The Bobcats staked out a large lead after some early shooting woes. NIU (7-14 overall, 3-6 MAC) made a late comeback...
DeKALB | Coming into Saturday afternoon’s matchup against the Huskies, Akron women’s basketball had never won a game in DeKalb. That streak came to a convincing halt, as the Zips (10-12, 3-7 MAC) put together a dominating first half to beat the Huskies...
DeKALB | As the NIU wrestlers stepped onto the mat Friday, they did so intending to send head coach Dave Grant off the right way. In Grant’s final home meet, the NIU Huskies (3-10 overall, 1-4 MAC) did just that, defeating Eastern Michigan (11-7, 0-1),...
Nate Rucker is the dog. A freshman from Memphis, Tenn., Rucker has quickly established himself on the NIU men's basketball team. Averaging 7.6 points and five rebounds a game, the Huskies' starting center has shown throughout the season that his bite...
When Bryan Deutsch first came to DeKalb to wrestle for head coach Dave Grant, he was more than just nervous to be part of the rising program; he was intimidated. Now a senior, Deutsch has solidified himself as a dominant piece of NIU wrestling. This is...
For the 45th time, the Super Bowl will commence on Sunday evening. This year's competition features not only the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, but also 15 former MAC players. The MAC's representation is tied with the Big Ten for the second...
Coming off its near upset over Bowling Green, which currently possesses the best overall record of the MAC competitors, the NIU women's basketball team will look to bounce back against Akron. The Huskies (9-12 overall, 3-6 MAC) will host the Zips (9-12,...
DeKALB | Not even a blizzard was enough to derail National Signing Day for the NIU football team on Wednesday afternoon. First-year head coach Dave Doeren announced his first recruiting class as a head coach at the Yordon Center in DeKalb. The class of...
DeKALB | Bowling Green head coach Louis Orr opened Wednesday night's press conference with a prayer. Perhaps it was to give thanks for NIU guard Xavier Silas missing a good look at a game-tying three in overtime. The Huskies lost 73-70 in front of a sparsely-attended...
DeKALB | With NIU's second-leading scorer out in power forward Tim Toler, head coach Ricardo Patton had to find another player to provide the offensive production that was missing."We were looking for someone to be able to come off the bench and help...
Bowling Green head coach Curt Miller had a feeling that NIU point guard Marke Freeman was going to get her baskets.Miller's prediction about Freeman would be true, as she carried her teammates in the initial moments during the first-half of the Huskies'...
Severe winter weather may have cancelled classes, but NIU women's basketball took the court Tuesday night at the Convocation Center.Taking on defending MAC champions in Bowling Green, the Huskies battled to the last second, but came up shy in a 67-64...
