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M. Basketball. Stingy Defensive Effort Comes up Short for Men's Hoops at UNI, 52-45
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The Northern Illinois men's basketball team (1-4) recorded a gritty defensive performance, limiting host Northern Iowa (4-1) to just a 34 percent shooting effort, but the Panthers jumped out to a nine-point halftime lead, and held on for a 52-45 win over the Huskies at the McLeod...
Wrestling. NIU Travels to Indiana for Indiana Duals
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The Northern Illinois University wrestling team travels to Bloomington, Ind. to compete in the Indiana Duals where the Huskies will face tough competition in UT-Chattanooga, Indiana and South Dakota State.
M. Basketball. Huskies Return to Road to Face Northern Iowa Saturday
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Northern Illinois (1-3) will look to get back on the winning track Saturday, when the Huskies travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on host Northern Iowa (3-1), the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament champion.
M. Basketball. Anderson's Double-Double Not Enough; Huskies fall to SEMO in OT, 70-64
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Junior guard Darion "Jake" Anderson posted his fifth-career double-double with a game-high 23 points and career-high tying 13 rebounds, but the Northern Illinois men's basketball team (1-3) shot just 36.8 percent from the field, 24 percent in the first half, and its struggles...
W. Basketball. Adams' Career-High 22 Leads Huskies to Victory
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Led by a career-high points by junior forward Mauvolyene Adams, the Northern Illinois women's basketball team defeated Southern Illinois, 74-65, Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
W. Basketball. Huskies Battle SIU in Game One of Sunday Double Header
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The Northern Illinois women's basketball team returns home for the third of eight match-ups against in-state rivals this season, as the Huskies host Southern Illinois, Sunday at 1 p.m. in game one of an NIU basketball double-header. The men's team tips-off against Southeast...
M. Basketball. Huskies Host Southeast Missouri in Sunday Afternoon Matinee
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Northern Illinois (1-2) will look to secure its second win in just three days, when the Huskies host Southeast Missouri State (0-1) of the Ohio Valley Conference at the Convocation Center Sunday beginning at 3:30 p.m. The game represents a return contest from the 2009 ESPNU BracketBusters series.
M. Basketball. Kowal, Anderson and Nixon Shine in 85-57 win over TSU in Home Opener
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Junior center Sean Kowal recorded the third double-double of his career with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and classmate Darion "Jake" Anderson added nine points with a career-high 13 rebounds to lift the Northern Illinois men's basketball team (1-2) to its first win of...
W. Volleyball. Huskies Eliminated In Three Sets At MAC Tournament By Central Michigan
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The Northern Illinois volleyball team fell in its Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals match on Friday morning at the SeaGate Centre, as Central Michigan won in three sets, out-hitting the Huskies .355 to .175, out-killing them 51-36 and out-blocking them 8-2.
W. Volleyball. Three Huskies Take Home All-MAC Awards
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Three Northern Illinois volleyball players earned All-Mid-American Conference recognition Thursday night at the MAC's annual awards banquet, as junior Maddie Hughes (St. Charles, Ill./North) became NIU's first ever MAC Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the second...
M. Basketball. HUSKIES OPEN HOME SCHEDULE VERSUS TENNESSEE STATE FRIDAY
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Northern Illinois and Tennessee State will both be searching for its first win of the 2009-10 season, when the Huskies and Tigers collide in NIU's home opener at the Convocation Center Friday night beginning at 7 p.m. The Huskies will look to avenge last season's 75-73 loss...
Softball. NIU Women's Softball Adds Five to the 2011 Squad
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Northern Illinois University head coach Lindsay Chouinard announced the signing of five softball players for the 2011 squad Thursday.
Wrestling. Tickets On Sale Now for NIU's Annual Showcase Meet
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Tickets are now available for the Northern Illinois University wrestling team's annual Showcase Meet, which will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 vs. Northwestern at the Convocation Center.
W. Volleyball. Huskies Set To Face Central Michigan In MAC Second Round
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After splitting the regular season series, and losing to Central Michigan just last weekend, the fourth-seeded Northern Illinois volleyball team will take on fifth-seeded CMU again on Friday in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Friday at 10 a.m. (CT) in the SeaGate Center.
Northern Illinois Ranks Above Average in Latest Graduation Success Rate Report
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Northern Illinois Athletics continues to raise the bar when it comes to academic success as data released Wednesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) shows that Huskie student-athletes are graduating at greater levels than ever before, and at a rate which ranks...
W. Basketball. Huskies Face IUPUI in First Road Trip
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The Northern Illinois women's basketball team will hit the road for the first time this season, as the Huskies face IUPUI Thursday at 6 p.m. (CST) in Indianapolis.
M. Golf. Huskie Men's Golf Adds Shawn Foley For 2010
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The Northern Illinois men's golf team announced its lone National Letter of Intent today, as the Huskies will add Shawn Foley (Pewaukee, Wis./Waukesha North) to their 2010 roster, marking first-year head coach Tom Porten's first recruit at Northern Illinois.
W. Volleyball. NIU Volleyball Announces 2010 National Letters of Intent
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The Northern Illinois volleyball team announced its National Letters of Intent from the high school class of 2010 today, as the Huskies will add four talented student-athletes to next year's team.
M. Basketball. WQRF will Broadcast NIU-Bradley Game on December 2
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Already boasting some of the most extensive single-season television exposure in recent memory, it was announced Tuesday that Northern Illinois University alumni in the northern and central Illinois regions will have another chance to view the 2009-10 Huskie men's basketball squad...
Football. Huskies Hit the Road for Critical MAC Battle
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Northern Illinois makes its first trip to Athens, Ohio, since 1998 for the penultimate regular season game of 2009. The Huskies will play on the road for the first time since Oct. 24 after completing their home schedule with a three-game homestand.
Debra Boughton Named Associate Athletic Director at NIU
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Debra Boughton, a certified public accountant and former student-athlete who has spent the last eight years directing the business office operations at Texas State University, has joined Northern Illinois Athletics as the Associate Athletic Director for Business Affairs, NIU Associate...
M. Basketball. Huskies Travel to Champaign for First-Ever Meeting with Illinois Tuesday
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Northern Illinois will play its second-consecutive road game against a Big Ten Conference foe Tuesday, when the Huskies travel to Champaign, Ill., for the first-ever meeting with No. 23/25 Illinois at Assembly Hall beginning at 7 p.m.
W. Basketball. Huskies Host Western Illinois Tuesday
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The Northern Illinois women's basketball team will look to carry the momentum of a 13-point win over Bradley into a midweek match-up with Western Illinois, when the Huskies host the Leathernecks Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Huskie Happenings - All You Need. All in One Place.
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Catch up with all off Huskie Athletics in a week that included the tip-off of men's and women's basketball season, and the NIU football team moving one step closer to a bowl bid.
Wrestling. NIU Wrestling Turns in Strong Showing at Michigan State Open
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The Northern Illinois University wrestling team turned in a solid performance in its first tournament of the season, winning three of eight weight classes at the Michigan State Open Sunday.
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