DeKalb | The men’s rugby team had hoped to pick up where it left off last season, but that wasn’t the case on Saturday afternoon.The Huskies lost their season opener versus University of Cincinnati 21-14 at the Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex.NIU...

It was a tale of two halves in Saturday’s game between NIU’s men’s rugby and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers. The Huskies got off to a good start against the Panthers, leading 22-5 at halftime. The second 45 minutes was a different...

The Great Lakes Lacrosse League season kicked off this weekend. NIU began its GLLL season with a pair of home games against Loyola and Holy Cross Saturday. The Huskies (1-1) used a well balanced scoring attack in their 10-3 victory over the Ramblers (0-1)....

Osama Shayeb was pleased with the aggressiveness of NIU men's rugby in the early going of its match against Grand Valley State."Daniel Pammer got a try in the first 10 minutes, so immediately [Grand Valley's] heads were down," Shayed said. "From then...

Men's rugby ready to start season After going 6-0 last year in regular season play and 1-1 in the playoffs, the NIU men's rugby team is ready to start its 2011 season.The Huskies return 12 of 15 players from last season, giving them a chance for another...