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Women’s basketball freshman forward Kelly Smith shoots during a Feb. 21 game against Ball State. Smith was named to the MAC’s All-Freshman Team.

Top 5 newcomers | No. 3: Kelly Smith fills key void for women’s basketball

By Frank Gogola | April 27, 2015

Kelly Smith, women’s basketball freshman forward, takes the No. 3 spot in Sports’ top five newcomers after playing a key role on an injury-riddled NIU squad.Smith averaged nine points (third best among MAC freshman) and 4.1 rebounds per game as she...

Top 10 athletes | No. 7: Drew Hare showcases future potential

By Frank Gogola | April 23, 2015

Drew Hare, football redshirt sophomore quarterback, deservedly lines up at No. 7 in Sports’ countdown of top 10 athletes.Not only did Hare lead NIU to its third MAC Championship in four years, but he did it while replacing a legend in Jordan Lynch,...

Top 5 stories | No. 4: Track & field wins 3 events at MAC Indoor Championships

By Frank Gogola | April 23, 2015

Track and field takes fourth on Sports’ list of top five stories as it enjoyed a historic two-day stretch at the MAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 27-28 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.The Huskies took first place in three events, winning the pentathlon, 60-meter...

NIU women’s tennis: No postseason for Huskies

By Frank Gogola | April 20, 2015

Women’s tennis failed to qualify for the MAC Championships as it went 0-2 over the weekend to close the season.The Huskies (11-9, 2-6 MAC) dropped a 6-1 decision to the Akron Zips on Friday in Akron, Ohio. Their hopes were dashed when they lost, 4-3,...

Top 10 athletes: No. 10: Isaac Kannah pivotal for men’s soccer

By Frank Gogola | April 20, 2015

Isaac Kannah, men’s soccer senior forward, checks in at No. 10 on Sports’ list of the top 10 athletes of 2014-15.Kannah garnered All-MAC First Team honors while leading the Huskies in points (12), goals (four) and assists (four). His four goals in...

Perfection achieved: NIU women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel goes 20-0 in singles

By Frank Gogola | April 20, 2015

Women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel’s final match of her 20-0 season proved to be one of her toughest matches of 2015. She wouldn’t have had it any other way.Youel finished the spring season with a pair of victories over the weekend. She beat Akron’s...

Redshirt senior wide receiver Da’Ron Brown breaks away for a touchdown in the game against the Toledo Rockets on Nov. 11 at Huskie Stadium. Brown accounted for close to 40 percent of the Huskies’ receiving yards.

Top 10 athletes: No. 9: Da’Ron Brown a force for football

By Frank Gogola | April 20, 2015

Da’Ron Brown, football redshirt senior wide receiver, takes the No. 9 spot on Sports’ countdown after highlighting a depleted receiving corps in 2014.Brown, who earned All-MAC Second Team honors, led all receivers with 68 receptions for 1,065 yards...

Palmer prides self on representing Jamaica

By Frank Gogola | April 16, 2015

Freshman jumper Chennel Palmer didn’t know exactly what she had signed up for when she joined track and field 100 or so days ago.Palmer came to the United States from Jamaica in January to attend NIU. While Palmer said the competition level is higher,...

NIU football: Black team routs Cardinal team at Huskie Bowl

By Frank Gogola | April 13, 2015

Defense stole the show in the third annual Huskie Bowl as Team Black shut out Team Cardinal Saturday at Huskie Stadium.Team Black picked off Team Cardinal on the third play off the scrimmage, running it back for a touchdown, and the 21-0 rout was on.“Anytime...

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Hare (12) runs with the ball in the game against the Toledo Rockets on Nov. 11 at Huskie Stadium. Student-athletes from all Div. I sports are eligible to receive cost of attendance scholarships.

NIU football: Quarterback Drew Hare seeks to improve before fall

By Frank Gogola | April 13, 2015

Redshirt junior quarterback Drew Hare would have a grade of “B” in offensive coordinator Bob Cole’s book — unless Cole was using NIU’s plus-minus grading system.Cole, also the quarterbacks coach, said he’d give Hare a grade of 80 out of 100...

NIU football spring camp notebook: Huskie Bowl preview, injury updates

By Frank Gogola | April 10, 2015

The Black squad slowly walked off the field at the Chessick Practice Center around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, staring down the Cardinal squad, which was still running plays in preparation for Huskie Bowl III. As the Cardinal squad, practicing on the western...

Redshirt junior quarterback Drew Hare scans the field in a game against the Central Michigan Chippewas on Oct. 11 at Huskie Stadium. When Hare and the Huskies play their two non-conference road games in 2015 the Athletic Department will pull in $1.25 million in guaranteed money.

NIU football: Huskies set to make $555K from non-conference games

By Frank Gogola | April 9, 2015

Football will generate a net $555,000 in guaranteed money through its four 2015 non-conference games.The payments from one school to another for non-conference games — referred to as guarantee game money or guaranteed money — mainly help offset the...