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Volleyball looks to win MAC West

By Mike Romor | October 3, 2012

The past month has not been an easy one for NIU volleyball. Persevering through 14 straight road matches, the Huskies managed to claim eight victories. Now coming off a two-match sweep in their first home matches in a month, the Huskies (12-8, 3-1 MAC)...

Brad Dieckhaus

Wrestling falls short to Buffalo

By Mike Romor | February 19, 2012

NIU wrestling came up short against Buffalo, 23-14, Saturday at Victor E. Court in its last dual of the regular season.Izzy Montemayor, Brad Dieckhaus and Mike Lukowski were honored prior to the matches on Senior Day.NIU (8-9, 0-5 MAC) fell behind early,...

NIU wrestling defeats Tiffin, SIU-Edwardsville

By Mike Romor | February 12, 2012

After four-straight road losses, NIU wrestling returned home and defeated Tiffin University and SIU-Edwardsville at Victor E. Court Sunday. Facing Tiffin (2-11), the Huskies (8-8, 0-4 MAC) jumped out to an early lead, grabbing their most dominant victory...

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Wrestling pushing towards .500 mark

By Mike Romor | February 8, 2012

With two weeks left in its regular season, NIU wrestling has a chance to do something it has not achieved since the 2007-2008 season: finish with an above .500 record. NIU (6-8, 0-4 MAC) enters this weekend's home duals with the chance to even up its...

Volleyball coach Ray Gooden works with the team during a match last season.

Coach’s Corner: Ray Gooden talks women’s volleyball and DJ’ing

August 29, 2011

DeKALB | Ray Gooden just entered his tenth season as head coach for the NIU women's volleyball program. The veteran coach spared some time to chat with the Northern Star to discuss coaching, hobbies and his future in this week's installment of Coach's...