Gymnastics suffered its first loss of the season as it fell to the Western Michigan Broncos over the weekend.The Huskies (3-1, 1-1 MAC) lost to the Broncos (2-1, 1-1 MAC), 193.825-192.525, Sunday at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich.Of the four events,...
Senior guard Amanda Corral was named MAC West Player of the Week, the conference announced today.Corral scored 30 points — tying her career high — Wednesday in a 67-50 win over the Bowling Green Falcons. She followed that up with a 26-point performance...
Tanya Gombera isn’t fazed by being the youngest head coach of any Division I sport at NIU.Gombera was hired in August as the ninth head coach in the history of the women’s tennis program. She replaced Ryun Ferrell, who resigned over the summer after...
Track and field sophomore Claudette Day re-wrote the school’s indoor record book three times in two days.Day broke the program record in the 60-meter hurdles, pentathlon and long jump Friday and Saturday at the Jack Johnson Invitational at the University...
What happenedWomen’s basketball (8-10, 4-4 MAC) picked up its first MAC road win of the season as it beat the Ball State Cardinals (10-10, 6-3 MAC), 65-62, Saturday at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind.How it happenedThe Huskies led the Cardinals by 13 points,...
Women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel is now alone at the top as the all-time career wins leader in program history.Youel notched her 138th and 139th career wins Saturday in Rockford as the Huskies beat the Bradley Braves, 4-3, to push their season-opening...
What happenedMen’s basketball (8-11, 2-6 MAC) lost its third-straight game, as it fell to the Toledo Rockets (13-8, 5-3 MAC), 80-69, Saturday at the Convocation Center.How it happenedDespite keeping pace with the Rockets for most of the game, a scoring...
A pair of NIU student-athletes swept the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week awards for the first time since 2012, the conference announced Thursday.Men’s tennis junior Simon Formont and women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel were honored with the weekly conference...
The student-managers are the most anonymous members of men’s basketball, but the lack of notice doesn’t negate their importance.The six student-managers are the support staff for the Huskies’ players and coaches. Whatever the team needs done, they...
NIU intends to offer its current and prospective student-athletes scholarships that include cost of attendance for all sports beginning in 2015-16, according to a Frazier’s Corner release.Cost of attendance covers expenses beyond the room, board, tuition...
What's happeningMen’s basketball (8-10, 2-5 MAC) will try to snap a two-game skid when it takes on the Toledo Rockets (12-8, 4-3 MAC) 7 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center.BreakdownThe Huskies are going to need a strong offensive outing to take...
What happenedWomen’s basketball (7-10, 3-4 MAC) improved to 5-1 at home as the Huskies blew out the Bowling Green Falcons (9-10, 2-6 MAC), 67-50, Wednesday at the Convocation Center. This was the first time the Huskies beat Bowling Green since their...
