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5 minutes with… Craig Harmon

By Frank Gogola | September 22, 2014

Craig Harmon, tight ends and fullbacks coach, is back with the Huskies after nearly a decade away from the programAs a walk-on at NIU in 1998, Harmon was tabbed as the Huskies’ starting quarterback as a true freshman in the fourth game of the season...

Arkansas puts end to football streaks

By Ryan Simpson | September 21, 2014

Football’s 26-game regular season winning streak and 17-game road winning streak came to a halt at the hands of the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday.The Huskies (3-0) were beaten by the Razorbacks (3-1), 52-14, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in...

Women’s golf hits Ind. for season’s 3rd tourney

By Rhema Rhea | September 21, 2014

Women’s golf will try and get back to shooting past records when it travels to Yorktown, Ind., for the Cardinal Classic today and Tuesday.NIU and the rest of the field is set to tee off at 7 a.m. both days. The Huskies will follow up the opening round...

Men’s golf finishes in last

By Steve Shonder | September 21, 2014

Men’s golf failed to stay out of last place for the second tournament in a row.Over the weekend, the Huskies (314, 320, 315, 949) finished 15th out of 15 teams at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate in Zionsville, Ind. No. 6 Illinois (285, 287, 287, 859) won...

Volleyball drops three games in Calif.

By Rhema Rhea | September 21, 2014

Volleyball (7-7) couldn’t get in the right groove Friday and Saturday during the UCSB/Cal Poly Invitational.Coming into the weekend the Huskies had an impressive 5-2 mark away from home, but they were swept by the opposing teams over the two-day span...

Sophomore wide receiver Aregeros Turner (22) runs down the field against the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Turner scored the first NIU touchdown, which didn’t come until there was 3:29 remaining in the first half, when the Huskies were already trailing 21-0.

Slow start dooms football at Arkansas

By Frank Gogola | September 21, 2014

If football was going to go to Fayetteville, Ark., and beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) it needed to not only play a perfect game — it also needed a bit of luck.Instead, the Huskies (3-1) immediately dug themselves into a hole they had no chance climbing...

Women’s soccer left looking for offense

By Steve Shonder | September 21, 2014

Women’s soccer’s home field doesn’t look like much of an advantage right now.The Huskies (2-6) fell to the Green Bay Phoenix, 4-0, Thursday at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex. They were even with the Phoenix in the corner kick total at...

Men’s soccer falters late in loss

By Abraham Murguia | September 21, 2014

Men’s soccer dropped its first home game in the last 10 minutes of the match after putting up a fight against the No. 17 Marquette Golden Eagles.The game was even for the first 80 minutes, but the Eagles scored two back-to-back goals in 50 seconds,...

Rapid Reaction: Arkansas 52, NIU 14

By Frank Gogola | September 20, 2014

What happened: The Huskies (3-1) lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1), 52-14, Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark.How it happened: Arkansas’ Korliss Marshall returned the opening kickoff 97 yards, and the Huskies fell...

Redshirt junior linebacker Rasheen Lemon (9) exits Ryan Field in Evanston after NIU’s victory over Northwestern Sept. 6. Lemon, who played only two games last season before being suspended because of an academic issue, picked up MAC West Division Player of the Week honors for his performance against Northwestern, recording nine tackles and two sacks.

Huskies have much to lose in Arkansas match

By Frank Gogola | September 18, 2014

Football will attempt to become the first MAC team since 2004 to beat an SEC team, potentially adding to its accomplishments of first MAC team to play in a BCS bowl and first MAC team to beat two Big Ten teams in the regular season.The Huskies (3-0) take...

Women’s tennis serves up another round of action

By Northern Star Staff | September 17, 2014

Women’s tennis rolls along in the fall half of its schedule with its second invite in as many weekends.The Huskies will play in the Gopher Invite Friday to Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn.The Huskies opened their season Friday and Saturday at the Chicago...

Men’s tennis continues play

By Northern Star Staff | September 17, 2014

Men’s tennis serves up its second weekend tournament of the fall season.The Huskies will partake in the Roger Knapp Invite Friday to Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa.In their season opener at the River Forest Collegiate Tennis Invitational Friday to Sunday,...