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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...

NIU athlete juggles football and baseball career

By Brian Earle | February 18, 2013

Coming into NIU, redshirt junior Jamison Wells’ plan was to play baseball on a scholarship. But halfway through Wells’ freshman year, he realized one sport was not enough. “For me, I knew there was something I could do to help the football team...

Track and field continues strong indoor season at Ball State

By Ed Rietveld | February 17, 2013

Track and field finished the regular portion of its indoor season with the Ball State University Quadrilateral meet Friday. The meet gave the Huskies a chance to compete against three MAC schools ahead of this weekend’s MAC indoor conference championships....

Wrestling triumphs in dual meet weekend

By Ed Rietveld | February 17, 2013

The wrestling team did something on Saturday that it hasn’t done since Jan. 6: It won a dual meet. The Huskies (8-8, 1-4 MAC) snapped a five-dual-meet losing streak with their 20-18 back-and-forth victory over the University of Buffalo Bulls (1-10,...

Men’s basketball loses to Western Michigan

By Brian Earle | February 17, 2013

Men’s basketball’s 66-58 road loss to Western Michigan will be a tough pill for the team to swallow. With the Huskies (5-19, 3-9 MAC) leading 58-50 with 4:01 left to play in the game, the Broncos (16-9, 8-4 MAC) went on a 16-0 run to close out the...

Wrestling to meet Buffalo University

By Ed Rietveld | February 13, 2013

Wrestling begins a three dual meet road trip to end the regular season when they take on the Buffalo University Bulls (1-9, 1-3 MAC) this weekend. The Huskies (7-8, 0-5 MAC) are coming off last week’s dual meet defeat against in-state rival Northwestern...

Men’s basketball to face Cardinals at NIU

By Brian Earle | February 12, 2013

After a one-game road trip against the Buffalo Bulls, men’s basketball will return to the Convocation Center when it takes on Ball State today. With the season dwindling down to a handful of games left, this is a crucial game for the Huskies (5-17,...

Buffalo picks up an upset over NIU men’s basketball

By Brian Earle | February 10, 2013

Despite a strong comeback at the end of the game, men’s basketball fell to Buffalo on the road, 59-54, on Saturday. The Huskies (5-17, 3-7 MAC) had a chance to tie the game with 14 seconds remaining, trailing 57-54, but sophomore wing Abdel Nader’s...

Track and field finish high at Grand Valley

By Ed Rietveld | February 10, 2013

Track and field returned to the track by competing in the Big Meet at Grand Valley State University after a week off. In the two-day competition, 11 Huskies registered top 10 finishes at the meet. The team was led bed by seniors Megan Gregory and Janay...