If previous performances play any part in predicting games to come, expect more excitement from NIU women's basketball. The Huskies (2-1) will take on Bradley (3-2) 7 p.m. Wednesday at the NIU Convocation Center. This game will be the third of a three...
As the clock expired at the end of the first half, Jenna Thorp drained a buzzer beater from the top of the circle to pull NIU within one against Temple. Perhaps it was this shot that propelled NIU women's basketball (2-1) over Temple (2-2) Sunday 58-52,...
College basketball games are played for 40 minutes barring overtime, no more and no less. Oddly enough, NIU men's basketball (0-4) seemed to get complacent when it was most crucial in its match-up against Eastern Illinois (2-1), falling 67-55 Sunday....
There's been a long-standing ideology in sports that the concept of chemistry is infinitely important to the success of a team.Perhaps that may be the case with NIU women's basketball (0-1), as its struggled to come together as a cohesive unit and lost...
On a cold and windy day Saturday, it seemed people were moving just to keep warm.In actuality, there were hundreds of participants for the Midwest Regional at NIU Saturday afternoon. NIU knew it would host the event since roughly this time last year."We...
For the most part, there isn't that much stock in results from exhibition games. This will have to be the case for NIU women's basketball as well.The Huskies will kick off their 2011-2012 regular season with a match-up against Loyola.NIU head coach Kathi...
Not everyone gets the opportunity to go to college, nor does everyone get the chance to do what they love for a few years.The four graduating seniors from the NIU women's soccer team can say they had both of those opportunities during their time here,...
Sometimes inexperience can be a detriment to a sports team, and other times, it can lead to success.This will be one story line sure to play out as the season for NIU women's basketball revs up. There are six new players in the system, and five of them...
After only being able to play against each other, NIU women's basketball is starting to get a little cooped up.At 7 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center, the Huskies will play their first and only exhibition game of the season against Indiana Wesleyan."We've...
The Blackhawks off-season signings have turned out to be smart and effective decisions so far.It's the super stars that the finger must be pointed at now, however. The Hawks have the fourth highest point total in the league up to this point, but have...
In a season that saw far more downs than ups, there is always something to be gained.The NIU women's soccer team struggled out of the gate as it lost its first four games.It wasn't until a match with Northern Iowa that the Huskies earned their first point,...
Without the NBA, I am lost in a stupor of televised Tim Tebow games and watching Nelson Cruz look lost at a position he played all year.The only saving grace has been a successful Chicago Blackhawks team to this point, but even this cannot compare to...
