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Outdoor track season to begin

By Ed Rietveld | March 6, 2013

This might be hard to believe with all the snow on the ground, but the outdoor track and field season is almost here. Over spring break the Huskies will compete on March 14 and 15 in the Bulls Invitational hosted by the University of South Florida in...

Freshman Mike Davis dribbles the ball in the game against Central Michigan University on Saturday.

Men’s basketball freshmen shows progress

By Brian Earle | March 4, 2013

Men’s basketball’s freshmen have shown great signs of improvement as the season has gone on. The Huskies’ six freshmen have played big minutes this season and have begun to find their roles. In the middle of the season, forward Darrell Bowie was...

Men’s basketball loses to CMU

By Brian Earle | March 3, 2013

In its final home game of the season, men’s basketball was defeated at the hands of Central Michigan, 69-50. The Huskies (5-22, 3-11 MAC) came out of the gates with a lot of energy and jumped out to an early 9-2 lead during the Senior Night game. “I...

Men’s basketball fails to pick up win against Eastern Illinois

By Brian Earle | February 27, 2013

For the second time this season, Eastern Illinois had its way with NIU men’s basketball. After holding the Huskies (5-21, 3-10 MAC) to 25 points in their first victory, the Eagles (13-15, 6-7 MAC) won 53-41 at the Convocation Center on Wednesday. The...

Sophomore Amanda Corral looks to pass in the game against Bowling Green University on 2/16/13.

Women’s basketball prep for Eastern Michigan home game

By Bob Kreider | February 27, 2013

The women’s basketball team will look to get its first home victory since Dec. 12 today against Eastern Michigan (7-19, 5-8 MAC). The Huskies (7-19, 2-11 MAC) have gone 2-3 in their last five games and have lacked consistency overall. However, NIU has...

Men’s tennis headed to Indianapolis for double header

By Thomas Hiley III | February 27, 2013

After coming up 1-1 last weekend against University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Western Illinois, the men’s tennis team will be heading to Indianapolis to face off against the Butler University Bulldogs (5-7) and Indiana University-Purdue University...

Women’s tennis headed for Iowa

By Thomas Hiley III | February 27, 2013

The women’s tennis team will head to Des Moines, Iowa, this week. They will participate in a triple header against University of Nebraska Omaha (2-1), Drake University (4-5) and University of Central Arkansas (5-7). The Huskies are on a six-game winning...

Huskie go 1-3 in Nevada series

By Brian Earle | February 24, 2013

Baseball played a four-game series against Nevada over the weekend. The Huskies (1-7) went 1-3 over the weekend, dropping their first two games of the series, losing 7-3 on Friday and 13-0 in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday. NIU was able to bounce...

Men’s basketball falls to Eastern

By Brian Earle | February 24, 2013

In its final non-conference matchup, men’s basketball was defeated 59-47 at the hands of Eastern Illinois on Saturday. It was a competitive first half, as the Huskies and Panthers traded the lead 11 times. The Huskies jumped out to an early 5-0 lead,...

Women’s tennis to face Chicago State Cougars

By Thomas Hiley III | February 20, 2013

After being away for five straight matches, the women’s tennis teams will be returning home this weekend with the Chicago State Cougars (3-8) coming into town. The Huskies are coming off a fantastic 3-0 weekend with victories coming against Indiana...

Women’s gymnastics to meet Kent State

By Matt Hopkinson | February 20, 2013

The women’s gymnastics team will face its toughest test yet as the Kent State Golden Flashes come into DeKalb on a four-meet winning streak. The Flashes (4-2, 2-0 MAC) have scored under a 194 only once this season, and in their last meet eclipsed the...

Women’s basketball to face Toledo

By Bob Kreider | February 20, 2013

The women’s basketball team will head to Toledo for a rematch with the top ranked Rockets’ today. The Huskies (7-17, 2-9 MAC) will have their hands full against a Toledo (22-2, 10-1 MAC) team that is currently on a 10-game winning streak. The Rockets...