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Hooiser Duals on tap for NIU wrestling

By Mike Romor | November 21, 2011

NIU wrestling will travel to Bloomington, Ind. this weekend to partake in the Hoosier Duals. NIU will open the event against host Indiana (3-0), before facing SIU-Edwardsville and Campbell (3-2). The duals will be the first head-to-head competition for...

Meghan Connell, Northern Star file photo-Mary Kurisch dives for
a ball in a game earlier this season. Sunday, for the second
straight year. the Huskies fell in the MAC Championship game,
losing 3-2 to Central Michigan.

NIU volleyball falls to Central Michigan in MAC Championship

By Mike Romor | November 20, 2011

Sunday's MAC Championship match proved to NIU volleyball that history can repeat itself. In a nail-biting championship match, Central Michigan upset the top-seeded Huskies in five grueling sets, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25 and 15-11. NIU (27-6, 14-2 MAC)...

Freshman making major strides

By Mike Romor | November 16, 2011

NIU volleyball player MacKenzie Roddy is no stranger to success on the court.First with tennis, then volleyball, Roddy has always been a major threat in both sports. Roddy felt quitting tennis to join volleyball was the right decision for herself. After...

Eight NIU wrestlers win multiple matches at Michigan State Open

By Mike Romor | November 16, 2011

NIU grappled its way to success this weekend at the annual Michigan State Open.Eight Huskies won multiple matches at the open, while Nick Smith and Rob Jillard placed at 125 and 133, respectively.Smith finished second in the open. Seemingly on track to...

NIU volleyball defeats Bowling Green, prepares for MAC tournament

By Mike Romor | November 13, 2011

With the MAC regular season title already under its belt, NIU volleyball ended its regular season with a bang. The Huskies' (25-5, 14-2 MAC) winning streak is now at 13 after Saturday's five-set, come-from-behind victory against Bowling Green (19-11,...

Huskies become MAC West, regular season champions

By Mike Romor | November 10, 2011

MAC West and regular season champions: Those are the titles that now belong to NIU volleyball.With the regular season MAC title on the line, the Huskies tamed Western Michigan in four sets 17-25, 26-24, 25-23, and 25-23.The Huskies (24-5, 13-2 MAC), who...

Wrestling to compete at Michigan state Open

By Mike Romor | November 10, 2011

NIU wrestling will gauge its talent and depth this weekend at the Michigan State Open.The Huskies (1-1) will send out as many grapplers as they can in order to help determine the squad's starting lineup while facing some of the top programs in the country,...

Love at first spike

By Mike Romor | November 10, 2011

The love of volleyball formed a love beyond the court between two coaches on NIU volleyball's staff.Dan and Coley Pawlikowski originally were opponents on the court, but now they work in harmony in life and in their careers."I think right when we started...

Huskies, Broncos set to battle for MAC lead

By Mike Romor | November 10, 2011

With first place in the MAC West on the line, NIU volleyball will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan.The Huskies (23-5, 12-2 MAC) enter Thursday's match with an 11-match winning streak while the Broncos (23-5, 12-2 MAC) have won their...

Frazier’s death got the shaft by ESPN

By Mike Romor | November 10, 2011

When boxing legend Joe Frazier passed away Monday, media reports rained the news to the public.If you checked espn.go.com the day after his death, however, it would seem as if Frazier never existed. Great job, ESPN, at living up to that title of Worldwide...

Redshirt sophomore Matt Mougin tries to escape from the grasp of
Stanford's Garrett Schaner in the 165-pound match Sunday
afternoon.

NIU wrestling defeats North Central, falls to Stanford

By Mike Romor | November 6, 2011

In its first home dual to open a season in six years, NIU wrestling defeated North Central before falling to No. 14 Stanford. NIU had mixed results against both teams, but did shutdown North Central 30-15. The Huskies (1-1) carried some momentum over...

Wrestling to open season at home

By Mike Romor | November 3, 2011

NIU wrestling will open its season at home this weekend facing two of the top programs in the country.The Huskies open up action on Sunday against in-state powerhouse North Central. North Central is ranked 11th in preseason Division III polls and is coming...