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Women’s basketball to take on Bowling Green

By Bob Kreider | February 13, 2013

The women’s basketball team is set to continue MAC play against Bowling Green this Saturday at the Convocation Center. The Huskies (7-16, 2-8 MAC) look to secure a third straight MAC win against Bowling Green (15-8, 6-4 MAC). The small but exciting...

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...

Junior Megan Melendez performs her balance beam routine at the gymnastics meet against Southeast Missouri State University on 2/2/13.

Women’s gymnastics set for Iowa State

By Matt Hopkinson | February 13, 2013

A week after posting its best score of the season against its toughest opponent, women’s gymnastics will try to replicate that performance Friday at Iowa State. The Huskies (3-2, 1-2 MAC) will travel to square off against the Cyclones (2-5, 0-2 Big...

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,...

Sophomore looks forward to progressing in women’s basketball

By Bob Kreider | February 12, 2013

The Huskies’ (7-16, 2-8 MAC) sophomore point guard, Amanda Corral, has been very important to NIU’s success this season. Last year, Corral started in every game and averaged 31.7 minutes per game. She ranked second on the team in scoring by averaging...

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...

Women’s gymnastics lose to Central Michigan

By Matt Hopkinson | February 10, 2013

The women’s gymnastics team posted its season-high score in a loss to Central Michigan on Friday night. The Huskies (3-2, 1-2 MAC) beat their previous season-high by a 1.150 with a team score of 194.025 but still were outpreformed by the No. 21 nationally...

Men’s wrestling falls at Northwestern

By Ed Rietveld | February 10, 2013

Wrestling was unable to snap its four dual meet losing streak against Northwestern University (7-7, 1-5 Big Ten), 36-6, in its last home meet of the season. The Huskies (7-8, 0-5 MAC) could not dig out of a early 15-0 hole against the 18th-ranked Wildcats....

Men’s wrestling to take on the Wildcats

By Ed Rietveld | February 6, 2013

Wrestling finishes the home portion of its schedule with a dual meet against 18th-ranked Wildcats of Northwestern University (6-7) after a week away from dual meet action. The Huskies (7-7) come into Friday night’s action having lost four duals in a...

Sophomore forward Jada Buggs attacks the basket during the Huskies game against the Akron Zips.

Women’s basketball set for Ohio

By Bob Kreider | February 5, 2013

As if things couldn’t get any worse for the women’s basketball team, the Huskies now have to finish the season without their leading scorer, senior forward Satavia Taylor. Head coach Kathi Bennett confirmed Tuesday that Taylor tore her ACL in the...

Men’s basketball to take on Bowling Green

By Brian Earle | February 5, 2013

Men’s basketball will look to close out its three-game home stand on a positive note when it takes on Bowling Green today. The Huskies (5-15, 3-5 MAC) have gone 1-1 during their home stand, earning an exciting victory over Kent State, 67-65, and losing...