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Women’s gymnastics set for Western Michigan

By Matt Hopkinson | March 21, 2013

The women’s gymnastics team will find itself back in an arena which once held the promise of the highest score of the season. The Huskies (4-5, 2-4 MAC) will travel to Western Michigan to take on the rest of the conference in the season finale. They...

Women’s tennis to take on Akron and Buffalo

By Thomas Hiley III | March 20, 2013

The women’s tennis team will head to Ohio and New York this weekend to start off conference play against back-to-back MAC champions Akron Zips (8-6), and also undefeated Buffalo (9-0). The Huskies have a record of 14-2, but despite their success head...

Men’s wrestling reflects on season

By Ed Rietveld | March 18, 2013

The wrestling season for most of the NIU as a team is over, as only redshirt junior Matt Mougin will compete in the NCAA tournament this weekend. As a team, the Huskies finish with a record of (10-8, 1-4 MAC) during the regular season and finished in...

Men’s basketball fall to Eastern Michigan in season close

By Brian Earle | March 18, 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...

Wrestling finishes 5th in MAC tournament

By Ed Rietveld | March 17, 2013

Wrestling competed in the MAC tournament in Buffalo, N.Y., and finished in a tie for fifth with Ohio University with 63.5 points over spring break. The University of Missouri tallied 136 points, finishing first, which ended a streak of 11 straight conference...

Womens gymnastics headed to Kalamazoo

By Matt Hopkinson | March 6, 2013

On Sunday afternoon, women’s gymnastics will compete at the location where the MAC championships will be hosted this season. The Huskies (4-5, 2-3 MAC) are heading into Kalamazoo, Mich., riding a four-week stretch of scoring in the 194 range. They will...

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...

NIU’s 2013 football schedule is disappointing

By Matt Hopkinson | March 5, 2013

The football program is coming off its most successful run in school history, repeating as MAC champions and earning the first BCS game in MAC history but the 2013 season schedule seems less than desirable, especially considering what happened over winter...

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

Women’s basketball set for Western Michigan

By Bob Kreider | March 5, 2013

Women’s basketball will have its last regular season game on the road against Western Michigan today in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Huskies will look to set the tone for a MAC tournament run starting on March 10. “We would take any win and it would be a...

Women’s gymnastics post season-high, defeats Eastern Michigan

By Matt Hopkinson | March 3, 2013

For the third time in the last four weeks, the women’s gymnastics team has posted its season-high and sent its seniors off in fashion, as it defeated Eastern Michigan on Friday. The Huskies (4-4, 2-3 MAC) set their highest mark of the season on vault...

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...

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...