Wrestling: NIU sent two players to the NCAA Championships recently, Rob Jillard and Nick Smith. Both lost in the second round of their weight classes. The two combined to give NIU 53rd place at the event.
Softball: The Huskies split two games at Iowa State, seeing their record move to 10-12. Both games were played on Sunday. NIU took the first, 15-6. The team lost the second, 6-5. Neither game went the standard seven innings, as the first ended after five and the second was forced to an eighth inning.
Baseball: The Huskies had a rough go of things at the Fuddruckers Lobo Invite. On Friday, February 21, they nearly beat Missouri State after being down 8-0, but NIU came up just short and lost 9-8. Later that day, against New Mexico, the team fell in a 12-0 defeat. On Saturday, February 22, the Huskies lost once more to Missouri State, 11-0 being the final this time. On Sunday, February 23, NIU and New Mexico tied 3-3 after 10 innings of play.
Wrestling: NIU ended the regular season on a high note at Buffalo. Against the Bulls, the Huskies were able to come back from being down 11-0 in the match to win 20-14. The Huskies ended the regular season with a 7-11 record and a 2-6 conference record. They will next play at the MAC Championships on Saturday, March 8.
Women's Golf: NIU golfers performed well as they took sixth in the Islander Classic on on Tuesday, February 25. The team shot a 299 on the final day of the tournament, the third lowest team total in the history of the program.
Men's Tennis: The Huskies went 3-0 last weekend after defeating Detroit, UW-Whitewater, and Southern Illinois. They outscored opponents 20-1 on the weekend. The three wins extended the team's winning streak to five matches. NIU has a home match on Friday, February 7 against SIU-Edwardsville and a road match on Sunday, February 9 at Indiana.
Women's Tennis: NIU suffered its first defeat of the season on Sunday, February 2 in a road match at Wisconsin. The Huskies lost the match, 5-2. NIU is 1-1 on the young season. On Friday, February 7, the Huskies play SIU-Edardsville at home. On the following Saturday, they'll remain at home to take on Cleveland State.
Wrestling: Northern Illinois saw its record drop to 6-9 with a 23-12 loss at Old Dominion on Friday, January 31. The Huskies are set to take on Kent State at home on Saturday, February 8.
Gymnastics: NIU's gymnastics team improved its record to 2-1 (2-0 MAC) with a 192.450-191.600 win against Western Michigan on Saturday, February 1. The Huskies are on the road for a meet at Kent State on Friday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Men's Tennis: The Huskies took on No. 30 Drake on Friday, losing 4-3. The Huskies started off strong in this one, claiming the doubles point for an early 1-0 edge. The rest of the match was back-and-forth battle, resulting in NIU falling just short. The Huskies will host a doubleheader on Friday against IPFW and Chicago State.
Men's Basketball: Northern Illinois has played three games over the last week, dropping them all. On Wednesday, January 15, the Huskies took on Kent State. The game went to overtime, the first of its kind of the 2013-14 season, but NIU fell 73-64. On Saturday, January 18, NIU faced Ohio. This one ended 65-46 in favor of Ohio. On Wednesday, January 22, The Huskies travelled to Toledo, dropping the affair 70-68. NIU is now 7-10 on the season.
Track & Field: NIU travelled to its first event of the new year, the Illini Classic. The Huskies finished third at the event overall out of 10 teams. Next up for the Huskies is the Wisconsin Elite Invitational, held in Madison, Wis. on Saturday, January 25.
Football: The Huskies traveled to San Diego, Calif. for the Poinsettia Bowl to take on Utah State on December 26. NIU took its second loss of the season in the game, falling 21-14. Overall, the Huskies went 12-2 with a flawless 5-0 record at home.
Men's Basketball: NIU produced a 3-3 record through six games over the last couple weeks to move to 6-7 on the season. NIU traveled to the east coast to face the then No. 22 UMass. With a short roster, the Huskies fell 80-64. On Wednesday, December 18, they won against Loyola, 55-49. Following the win, they beat UC Riverside on the road, 71-64 on December 22. NIU went to Iowa State on New Years Eve, losing the evening game 99-63. The Huskies proceeded to bounce back with a 65-51 victory at home against Bethune Cookman. On Wednesday, January 8, NIU fell to Buffalo, 67-46.
Women's Basketball: After a near two week break from the game, the Huskies traveled to South Dakota State, falling 67-50 in the affair on Tuesday, December 17. On Saturday, December 21, NIU lost a tough match against Northern Iowa in a 66-64 final. On New Years Eve, the Huskies lost a third in a row, this time to Illinois-Chicago by a score of 66-54. In the first game of the new year, on Saturday, January 4, NIU ended the short losing streak with a win at home against Ohio, 74-51. The Huskies are now 5-6 on the season.
Football: The Huskies took on Bowling Green in the MAC Championship game on Friday. NIU suffered its first loss of the season in the game, losing 47-27. With that, the Huskies fell to 12-1 on the season. On the brighter side of things, the team's bowl game was announced. NIU will face Utah State in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on December 26.
Men's Basketball: NIU grabbed its third win of the season last Thursday, winning 64-57 against Dartmouth. At one point in the game, the Huskies went on a 21-0 run, propelling the team to a first half 11-point lead. NIU stands at 3-4 on the season. The Huskies will face Massachusetts on Saturday, December 14.
Women's Basketball: Northern Illinois was at Illinois State on Thursday, taking on the Redbirds. It was a tight game, and the Huskies won 57-52. It was the first win for the Huskies at Illinois State since 2002. With the win, the team improved to 4-3 on the season.
Wrestling: The Huskies battled against Cleveland State on Thursday, winning 25-6. NIU was dominant from start to finish, losing only two matches in the entire meet. The 25 team points were built on seven wins by decision and one win by major decision. NIU is now 3-4 this season.
Track & Field: NIU attended the Laker Early Bird on Friday. Several Huskies finished in the top five of their events, and Rebecca Cronin ended up setting a new NIU record in the indoor 600 meter run. Her time of 1:33.35 bested former Huskie Lorene Skipper's mark of 1:35.13, set back in 2004.
Football: The Huskies traveled to Toledo for their 11th game of the season on Wednesday, November 20. The team had 364 rushing yards overall, getting 6.6 yards per carry. NIU scored 28 points in the second half to propel the team to a 35-17 victory, remaining undefeated on the year. On Tuesday, November 26, the Huskies played the WMU Broncos, winning 33-14 to stay unbeaten at 12-0. Jordan Lynch ran for 321 yards, breaking his own record for rushing yards by an FBS quarterback in a single game.
Volleyball: NIU played its final games of the season at the MAC Championship Tournament, making it to the semi-finals before exiting. On Friday, the Huskies beat Bowling Green 3-1 to stay alive. However, on Saturday, they didn't have enough to be Ohio, losing 3-0 in the affair. The Huskies ended their season with a 17-13 record.
Wrestling: The Huskies hosted the Northern Duals last weekend, but they dropped both of the matches. The first was against Northern Iowa, a 32-6 defeat for the home wrestlers. In the second match, NIU battled North Dakota State. It came down to the heavyweight match, and the Huskies were barely edged there, losing 21-16 overall.
Men's Basketball: The Huskies improved to 2-3 on the young season with a win vs. St. Joseph's (Ind.) on Sunday. NIU eclipsed 100 points in a game for the first time this season, winning 111-61. Four Huskies recorded double digit figures in scoring. Darrell Bowie produced the first double-double of his career with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Women's Basketball: NIU edged out Bradley Thursday, 63-60 to get to 2-2 on the season. The Huskies out-rebounded the Braves 45-43 in the game. NIU was able to force 12 turnovers to frustrate the opposing Brave offense. Amanda Corral led the team in scoring with 17 points.
Volleyball: NIU came away with two wins after touring Michigan to end its road schedule of the regular season. The Huskies won both matches. The first was against Central Michigan on Friday, a match in which NIU swept (3-0) the opposing Chippewas. On Saturday, the Huskies took on Eastern Michigan, winning 3-1. NIU is 17-11 on the season with a 9-5 record in the MAC.
Men's Soccer: The Huskies saw their season come to a close after the final game on Saturday. Playing Buffalo at home, the teams ended the match in a 3-3 draw. This was the first and only tie of the season for NIU. The Huskies ended the season with a 4-13-1 overall record.
Men's Basketball: Northern Illinois' men's basketball team started the season at home against Nebraska-Omaha on Friday, but the team fell in the affair, 68-66. NIU will be hosting an invitational event over the weekend of November 15 to November 17, playing three games over that span.
Cross Country: The Huskies had their final event at the NIU North 40 this season. The Huskie open was held on Friday, where runners from other universities and the local area were allowed to compete. The results can be found here.
Women's Basketball: NIU played a preseason game at home
against Lewis, taking a win in the exhibition, 76-72. The Huskies will begin
their regular season schedule on Friday, November 8 at Green Bay. They'll face
the Phoenix in a game set to begin at 7 p.m.
Men's Soccer: The Huskies have played three games over the
week. At home, against Milwaukee on Wednesday, October 30, NIU dropped in a 1-0
final. On the following Saturday at Hartwick, NIU went to overtime against the opposing Hawks,
but ended up falling 2-1. Then, on Tuesday, October 5 against Western Michigan, the Huskies fell 2-1 once more.
Football: The Huskies traveled to the east coast for another
MAC affair against the UMass Minutemen. The team improved to 9-0 with a 5-0
conference record as they won 63-19. The 19 points was the second lowest figure
that the Huskie defense had held opponents to all season in a single game.
Women's Soccer: NIU saw its season come to a close with the
games over the last week. On Thursday, the Huskies took on Toledo, dropping the
rainy affair 2-1. On Sunday, they traveled to Miami (Ohio) for the first round
of the MAC Championship Tournament, losing the match 3-0. The Huskies finished
the season 6-11-3.
Men's Basketball: NIU played a preseason game against
Rockford on Saturday, winning 90-57. The regular season begins on Friday,
November 8 against Nebraska Omaha at home. The Huskies will begin with five
straight home games, as the team will not travel until November 30 to take on
Nebraska.
Wrestling: Nine Huskie wrestlers placed at the Warren
Williamson/Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D. on Sunday. Shawn Scott and Jordan
Northrup had the best finishes of any Huskie, both taking second in their
respective weight class. Next for wrestling is the MSU Open, which will is
scheduled for Saturday, November 9.
Cross Country: NIU participated in the MAC Championship Race,
finishing 11th overall. Meghan Heuer had the best finish of all
Huskie competitors, taking 37th place. On Friday, November 8, the
Huskies have their last home event of the cross country season, the Huskie
Open. It will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the NIU North 40. Volleyball: The Huskies had two games in the MAC over the last week, winning them both. On Thursday, NIU took on Western Michigan, winning 3-1. On the following Saturday, the Huskies faced Miami (Ohio) and beat the Redhawks, 3-1. NIU is now 15-11 on the season with a 7-5 conference record.
Women's Basketball: NIU played a preseason game at home
against Lewis, taking a win in the exhibition, 76-72. The Huskies will begin
their regular season schedule on Friday, November 8 at Green Bay. They'll face
the Phoenix in a game set to begin at 7 p.m.
Men's Soccer: The Huskies have played three games over the
week. At home, against Milwaukee on Wednesday, October 30, NIU dropped in a 1-0
final. On the following Saturday at Hartwick, NIU went to overtime against the opposing Hawks,
but ended up falling 2-1. Then, on Tuesday, October 5 against Western Michigan, the Huskies fell 2-1 once more.
Football: The Huskies traveled to the east coast for another
MAC affair against the UMass Minutemen. The team improved to 9-0 with a 5-0
conference record as they won 63-19. The 19 points was the second lowest figure
that the Huskie defense had held opponents to all season in a single game.
Women's Soccer: NIU saw its season come to a close with the
games over the last week. On Thursday, the Huskies took on Toledo, dropping the
rainy affair 2-1. On Sunday, they traveled to Miami (Ohio) for the first round
of the MAC Championship Tournament, losing the match 3-0. The Huskies finished
the season 6-11-3.
Men's Basketball: NIU played a preseason game against
Rockford on Saturday, winning 90-57. The regular season begins on Friday,
November 8 against Nebraska Omaha at home. The Huskies will begin with five
straight home games, as the team will not travel until November 30 to take on
Nebraska.
Wrestling: Nine Huskie wrestlers placed at the Warren
Williamson/Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D. on Sunday. Shawn Scott and Jordan
Northrup had the best finishes of any Huskie, both taking second in their
respective weight class. Next for wrestling is the MSU Open, which will is
scheduled for Saturday, November 9.
Cross Country: NIU participated in the MAC Championship Race,
finishing 11th overall. Meghan Heuer had the best finish of all
Huskie competitors, taking 37th place. On Friday, November 8, the
Huskies have their last home event of the cross country season, the Huskie
Open. It will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the NIU North 40. Volleyball: The Huskies had two games in the MAC over the last week, winning them both. On Thursday, NIU took on Western Michigan, winning 3-1. On the following Saturday, the Huskies faced Miami (Ohio) and beat the Redhawks, 3-1. NIU is now 15-11 on the season with a 7-5 conference record.
Women's Soccer: Northern Illinois won two games at home over
the weekend. On Friday, against Kent State, the Huskies took the lead late and
held on to win 2-1. Against Ohio on Sunday, NIU got out to a 2-0 lead midway
through the second half and kept ahead of the opposing Bobcats to win 2-1. With
the wins, the Huskies clinched a MAC Championship Tournament berth.
Men's Soccer: The Huskies played two matches over the week.
The first was on Tuesday, October 22, a game that NIU won against Eastern
Illinois, 3-0. On Saturday against Akron, the Huskies dropped a 2-1 affair on
the road. The team is now 4-10-0 on the season with a 0-3-0 record in the MAC.
Football: NIU defeated Eastern Michigan 59-20 in a home game
on Saturday. Four different players tossed a touchdown in the game, including
Jordan Lynch, Drew Hare, Matt McIntosh, and Tommylee Lewis. Lynch also tied his
career high in touchdown passes in a single game with four. The Huskies
remained undefeated, standing at 8-0 on the season.
Volleyball: NIU split two MAC matches over the weekend. The
Huskies played Ohio on Friday, losing 3-1. On Saturday, the team swept Kent
State, improving to 13-11 on the season. NIU is currently 5-5 in the MAC. The
Huskies have six games remaining on the regular season schedule.
Wrestling: The wrestling team had its annual Red/Black Dual
to start the wrestling season. Black won the preseason event, 21-15. Five
matches were decided by three points or fewer. The Huskies will be on the road
for their first in-season meet, which is slated to be on Monday, November 3 in
Brookings, S.D.
After half of the Red/Black Dual matchups were determined on Tuesday (which you can view here), the remainder of the matches were settled at Wednesday's practice. Here are those results:
141: Kevin Fanta def. Colin Dolata by major decision Tyler Argue def. Sal Annoreno by decision Sal Annoreno def. Colin Dolata by decision
Exhibition: 133: Jordan Northrup def. Sal Annoreno by decision 133: Thorian Twyner def. Colin Dolata by decision 174: Caleb Busson def. Billy Chancey by decision 174: Shawn Scott def. Matt Mougin by decision 184: Parker Settecase def. Shane Rosenberry by decision
Finals (contested Friday night at Red/Black Dual): 125: Derek Elmore vs. Braun Marquez 133: Thorian Twyner vs. Jordan Northrup 141: Kevin Fanta vs. Tyler Argue 149: Austin Culton vs. Rob Jillard 157: Andrew Morse vs. Jacob Haydock 165: Trace Engelkes vs. Sam Bennett 174: Matt Mougin vs. Billy Chancey 184: Caleb Busson vs. Shane Rosenberry 197: Shawn Scott vs. Parker Settecase 285: Jared Torrence vs. Arthur Bunce
The remaining five positions will be determine during Wednesday's practice, so check in tomorrow morning for the latest.
In anticipation for the start of the 2013-14 season, the Northern Illinois University wrestling team kicked off their wrestle-off tournament Tuesday. Below are the results of the contested weights:
125: Derek Elmore def. Braun Marquez by pin Braun Marquez def. Nick Harrison by decision 149: Austin Culton def. Rob Jillard by decision Rob Jillard def. Gabe Morse by decision 165: Trace Engelkes def. Dylan Dobzanksi by decision 285: Jared Torrence def. Jake Cochrane by pin Arthur Bunce def. Tanner Lowe by injury default
Exhibition: Trace Engelkes def. Jacob Haydock by fall Sam Bennett def. Andrew Morse by decision
Confirmed Finals (contested Friday night at Red/Black Dual): 125: Derek Elmore vs. Braun Marquez 149: Austin Culton vs. Rob Jillard 157: Andrew Morse vs. Jacob Haydock 165: Trace Engelkes vs. Sam Bennett 285: Jared Torrence vs. Arthur Bunce
The remaining five positions will be determine during Wednesday's practice, so check in tomorrow morning for the latest.
Incoming NIU wrestler Austin Culton was named the 2013 DeKalb Daily Chronicle Male Athlete of the Year today. Culton attended Sycamore High School and was a key member of both the football and wrestling teams with the Spartans. Culton won the Class 2A individual wrestling state championship at 152 pounds as a junior, finishing with a 34-4 record, and finished runner-up this past year, winning his first 43 matches before falling in the state title match.
Men's Tennis: NIU split a pair of Saturday contests at home. In the first match, the Huskies swept Western Illinois, 7-0, before falling to the Green Bay Phoenix, 4-1.
Men's Golf: The Huskies took second place Saturday at the 36-hole Forest Hills Collegiate. Bryce Emory paced NIU with a fifth place showing.
- Baseball,
- Gymnastics,
- Men's Basketball,
- Men's Golf,
- Men's Tennis,
- Softball,
- Track & Field,
- Women's Basketball,
- Women's Golf,
- Women's Tennis,
- Wrestling
While the starters were in Buffalo, a quartet of Huskies placed at the Jim Fox Open in Dubuque, Iowa. Leading the way was Billy Chancey, who won the 165-pound bracket. Meanwhile, Shawn Fayette took second at 149, while Braun Marquez (125) and Gabe Morse (149) each netted third place showings.
Here is the match-by-match breakdown of how each Huskie did in northeast Iowa.
125: Braun Marquez - Third Place Kyle Larson (Iowa State) dec. Braun Marquez (NIU), 5-1 Braun Marquez (NIU) pins Chris Alvarez (Kennedy-King), 3:27 Braun Marquez (NIU) pins Tom Foy (Wheaton), 2:09
149: Shawn Fayette - Second Place Shawn Fayette (NIU) pins Dylan Wright (St. Cloud State), 1:50 Shawn Fayette (NIU) dec. Eric Powell (Dubuque), 6-1 Roger Wildmo (Michigan State) pins Shawn Fayette (NIU), 0:47
149: Gabe Morse - Third Place Roger Wildmo (Michigan State) pins Gabe Morse (NIU), 4:00 Gabe Morse (NIU) pins Gage Burt (Wheaton), 1:13 Gabe Morse (NIU) tech. fall Jason Clark (Simpson), 16-0 Gabe Morse (NIU) maj. dec. Dylan Wright (St. Cloud State), 9-0 Gabe Morse (NIU) dec. Duane Richardson (Upper Iowa), 3-1 Gabe Morse (NIU) dec. Eric Powell (Dubuque), 8-4
165: Billy Chancey - First Place Billy Chancey (NIU) pins Matt Ellis (Wheaton), 2:01 Billy Chancey (NIU) dec. Peter Huang (Wheaton), 4-0 Billy Chancey (NIU) wins by injury forfeit over Matt Vercillo (Wartburg)
Wrestling: The Huskies capped their MAC slate on a positive note, defeating Buffalo, 20-18. Nick Smith, Rob Jillard, Andrew Morse and Matt Mougin got wins for NIU early before Jared Torrence won the meet with an overtime decision at heavyweight.
Gymnastics: Northern Illinois recorded a season-best score for the second consecutive meet, but it was not enough in a 195.175-194.375 loss at Iowa State. Kim Gotlund posted career-best scores on the balance beam and uneven bars.
Men's Golf: NIU opened their spring season Monday and Tuesday with a fourth place finish at the MAC Match Play in Dade City, Fla. After upsetting second-seeded Akron in the first round, the Huskies lost to eventual champion Bowling Green to close out Monday. On Tuesday, Northern dropped a tight contest against Eastern Michigan in the third-place match.
Women's Basketball: The Huskies got their first two MAC wins of the year, both coming on the road. NIU shot 59.2 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from three-point range Wednesday to down Ohio, 73-52. Sunday at Kent State, the Huskies topped the Golden Flashes, 52-47.
Wrestling: NIU couldn't snap their losing streak Saturday, as they fell to #7 Missouri and Eastern Michigan. In the first half of the doubleheader, the Huskies dropped a close 22-17 decision to EMU. They followed that up with a 39-3 loss to the nationally-ranked Tigers.
Gymnastics: Northern Illinois suffered their first loss of the season Friday night, as they were ousted by Ball State, 192.475-192.075. NIU outscored BSU in three events and Megan Melendez won the balance beam, but it was not enough against the Cardinals.
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