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Walczak an ‘offensive leader’ for NIU Lacrosse

By Ed Rietveld | April 17, 2012

Despite only having played lacrosse for four years, Mike Walczak has quickly become one of NIU’s offensive leaders. The sophomore attackman has scored 13 goals in the four games for the Huskies have actually faced an opposition, as two of their five...

Lacrosse defeats University of Chicago, Lake Forest

By Ed Rietveld | April 15, 2012

NIU lacrosse was awarded a 1-0 victory Saturday versus when the University of Chicago (0-6) after forfeit. The Huskies (4-1) had to work much harder in their game against the Foresters of Lake Forest College (0-6). The Huskies (5-1) won the hard-fought...

Lacrosse pleased to return home

By Ed Rietveld | April 11, 2012

After three weeks away from DeKalb, NIU lacrosse returns home this Saturday with a pair of games against Lake Forest and the University of Chicago. The Huskies (3-1) are on a two-game winning streak heading into Saturday’s action. NIU beat the Leathernecks...

Roller hockey’s weekend game more than just another matchup

By Ed Rietveld | April 2, 2012

Friday evening was about more than playing just another game for NIU’s roller hockey team. The Huskies played the Chi-Town Shamrocks in a charity game, with the proceeds benefiting the wounded warrior foundation. The Huskies won 10-9, as junior forwards...

Rugby no longer eligible for national tournament

By Ed Rietveld | April 1, 2012

It was a tale of two halves in Saturday’s game between NIU’s men’s rugby and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers. The Huskies got off to a good start against the Panthers, leading 22-5 at halftime. The second 45 minutes was a different...

NIU club sports update

By Ed Rietveld | March 25, 2012

The Great Lakes Lacrosse League season kicked off this weekend. NIU began its GLLL season with a pair of home games against Loyola and Holy Cross Saturday. The Huskies (1-1) used a well balanced scoring attack in their 10-3 victory over the Ramblers (0-1)....

Kalanges looks to pursue other opportunities

By Ed Rietveld | March 5, 2012

Over the past eight years one thing has remained constant in the NIU hockey program; Ian Kalanges. Kalanges, who played for the Huskies from 2004 to 2009 and has been the hockey club general manager since 2009, and will graduate in May with a masters...

D-III men’s hockey concludes first season

By Ed Rietveld | February 27, 2012

The first season for NIU D-III men’s hockey came to an end this weekend at the Robert Morris University challenge cup. In the first game of the tournament, the Huskies (13-12-1-1) faced the host RMU-White Eagles (5-25-1). The Huskies fell short against...

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D-II men’s hockey season recap

By Ed Rietveld | February 20, 2012

While NIU D-II men's hockey had one of its toughest schedules in its existence, coach Greg Chromy said it will be beneficial for the program."You got to play better teams to get better, number one," Chromy said, "You have to play the better teams to get...

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Bock enjoying his return to the ice

By Ed Rietveld | February 7, 2012

After a year away from the ice, Rob Bock made his return to the hockey rink this season. Bock, a member the NIU D-II men's hockey team, spent last year playing basketball at Elgin Community college. The forward has scored seven goals along with five assists...

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Division III hockey defeats Robert Morris

By Ed Rietveld | January 29, 2012

After a week off, NIU's D-III hockey returned to action with a pair of games against Robert Morris. The Huskies, (13-9-1-1) earned two points on Friday with a 5-3 victory over the Eagles, (2-24-2). NIU got off to a good start in the game's first 20 minutes,...

Division II hockey wins three, loses five over break

By Ed Rietveld | January 16, 2012

Winter break was not much of a break for NIU's Division II hockey team. The Huskies had a total of eight games over the holiday, finishing with a record of 3-5 over that span. The Huskies (10-13-2) hosted Kansas (0-17-0) to conclude their eight-game stretch....