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Men’s basketball fall to Eastern Michigan in season close

By Brian Earle | March 17, 2013

Men’s basketball’s season came to an end March 11 when it was defeated 45-44 by Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Conference tournament. With the Huskies (5-25, 3-13 MAC) trailing by 11 points with eight minutes left to play in the second...

Sophomore Amanda Stepp strikes a pose during her floor routine at the meet against Eastern Michigan University on March 1.

Gymnastics drops final meets of the regular season

By Matt Hopkinson | March 17, 2013

The women’s gymnastics team finished its regular season on a lower note than anticipated, dropping its final two meets. The Huskies (4-6, 2-4 MAC) traveled to Western Michigan on March 10 and were one event away from putting together a status quo score...

Second baseman Alex Beckmann dives for a ball in NIU's 7-4 loss to Illinois State.

NIU baseball crumple under Illinois State

By Andrew Singer | April 5, 2011

DeKALB | Walks and wild pitches characterized a 7-4 loss to Illinois State for the NIU baseball team at Ralph McKinzie Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies (10-15 overall, 4-2 MAC) didn’t record their first hit until the sixth inning, and that didn’t...

Men’s basketball concludes regular season with loss at Ball State

By Jimmy Johnson | March 6, 2011

Being without Xavier Silas for the past two games was a hurdle the NIU men's basketball team overcame as it won both games despite not having its leading scorer. In their season finale against Ball State, the Huskies failed to make it a trilogy of wins,...