What happenedMen's basketball (8-10, 2-5 MAC) dropped its second game in a row, losing to the Bowling Green Falcons (13-5, 5-2 MAC), 56-46, Tuesday in Bowling Green, Ohio.How it happenedAfter a tightly contested first half, the second half turned into...
NIU football placed a school-record and conference-leading 14 student-athletes on the 2014 Academic All-MAC team, which was released by the league office Tuesday.NIU and the Central Michigan Chippewas led the MAC with 14 selections apiece. The Bowling...
Men’s tennis bounced back from a season-opening loss with a winning record in its second weekend of competition.The Huskies beat the Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks, 7-0, and the Illinois-Chicago Flames, 5-2, Friday in Rockford. Sunday, the Huskies beat...
Women’s tennis is off to a 2-0 start under first-year head coach Tanya Gombera.The Huskies (2-0) beat the Lewis Flyers, 6-1, Friday in Aurora. Sunday, the Huskies eked out a 4-3 win over the Cleveland State Vikings in Cleveland, Ohio.The 6-1 win over...
What happenedMen’s basketball (8-9, 2-4 MAC) lost a back-and-forth game to the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (7-12, 2-4 MAC), 60-55, Saturday at the Convocation Center.How it happenedAfter the RedHawks went 0-4 from the free-throw line in the final minute,...
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will bring the Russell Wilson Passing Academy to NIU over the summer.The youth football camp is designed for children ages 8-17. The one-day camp will be held June 25 at Huskie Stadium and the Chessick Practice...
What happenedGymnastics (3-0, 1-0 MAC) pulled off a comeback win against the Lindenwood Lady Lions, winning 191.95-191.275 Friday at the Convocation Center to remain undefeated this season.How it happenedThe Huskies started fast on vault as they got solid...
Wrestling failed to pick up its first MAC win, coming up short against the Ohio Bobcats and the No. 3 Missouri Tigers this weekend.The Huskies (8-10, 0-4 MAC) fell to the Bobcats (7-4, 3-3 MAC), 21-16, Friday at the Convocation Center. Sunday, the Huskies...
What happenedWomen’s basketball (6-10, 2-4 MAC) lost to the Buffalo Bulls (10-8, 3-4 MAC), 49-43, Saturday at Alumni Arena in Buffalo, N.Y.How it happenedWith 13 seconds left in the second half, sophomore Ally Lehman had a potentially game-tying layup...
Redshirt sophomore wrestler Shawn Scott is ranked third in the 197-pound weight class in the MAC’s second January wrestling rankings, released today.Scott is ranked behind Missouri Tigers sophomore J’Den Cox and Ohio Bobcats junior Phil Wellington,...
Dan Enos, Central Michigan Chippewas head coach, has been hired as the Arkansas Razorbacks’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, according to an Arkansas news release.Enos served as the Chippewas’ head coach and offensive play caller for...
Chuks Iroegbu, men’s basketball redshirt junior, is on his third team in four years.He redshirted his freshman season with the Washington State Cougars, having attended there as a walk-on. After not receiving a scholarship offer, Iroegbu went to play...
