Northern Illinois point guard Marke Freeman was named second team All-MAC today by the Mid-American Conference.

Kristin Hoffman will only be able to walk the walk for a few hours at Northern Illinois' Relay for Life event next month.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Northern Illinois women's track and field team kicked-off its 2010 outdoor season in fine fashion Saturday when Megan Gregory broke the NIU school record in the 100-meter hurdles and the Huskies recorded six top-three performances at the UNLV Track Classic at the Myron Partridge Stadium and Sheila Tarr-Smith Field in Las Vegas, Nev.

OXFORD, Ohio - In a game that saw nine ties and 13 lead changes, the Northern Illinois women's basketball team blinked first in a 67-66 loss at Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Saturday at Millett Hall.

Huskies will be No. 9 seed in MAC Tournament

WATERLOO, Iowa – The Northern Illinois women's tennis team did not drop a single set in three-of its singles matches, and cruised to three more victories in doubles play, recording a convincing 7-0 win over South Dakota at the Black Hawk Tennis Club in Waterloo, Iowa Saturday afternoon. The Huskies have now captured four-straight dual match wins.

Northern Illinois senior Natalie Blum celebrated senior day with a 9.800 on floor exercise and turned in solid performances on vault and uneven parallel bars, but it was not enough as NIU fell to Central Michigan, 195.850-191.900 Sunday at the Convocation Center.

NIU recruit completed career as back-to-back state champion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Northern Illinois University softball team posted its first victory of the season as it defeated Saint Louis, 12-6, at the Cardinal Classic at Ulmer Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Northern Illinois women's track and field team concluded the second and final day of competition at the 2010 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships as several Huskies achieved both personal records and season-best performances Saturday afternoon at the Jack Skoog Indoor Track in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

NORMAL – Call them champions. Again.

NIU women fall at home to Eastern Michigan

The Northern Illinois women's track and field team raced to multiple personal-best records Friday as the Huskies concluded day one of the 2010 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Central Michigan at the Jack Skoog Indoor Track in Mt. Pleasant, Mich..

NIU recruit one win from back-to-back state championships

MUNCIE, Ind. – Ebony Ellis scored a team-high 15 points and Sarah Rogers tallied a double-double as the Northern Illinois women's basketball team dropped a 66-60 contest at Ball State, Tuesday night.

Sophomore Emily Rogers captured a straight-set win in her first-career match at the top singles flight, highlighting the Northern Illinois women's tennis team's hard-fought dual match win over in-state rival Eastern Illinois on Sunday at the Forest City Tennis Center in Rockford.

Toledo goes 17:42 without a two-point basket

Huskies are now 10-15, 4-9 in the MAC West

DeKALB – In what is looking like a critical game for the Northern Illinois women's basketball team's hopes of hosting a first round game in the MAC Tournament, the Huskies lead Toledo, 37-35 at halftime.

KENT, Ohio - The Northern Illinois gymnastics team continues to raise the bar on the 2010 season as for the sixth straight meet, the Huskies recorded their highest team score of the year despite falling to the MAC defending champions and preseason favorites Kent State, 194.575-192.775. Overall, NIU took second in the triangular meet as the Huskies outdistanced Rutgers.

MUNCIE, Ind.- The Northern Illinois women's track and field team concluded its regular season at the Ball State Quadrangular as the Huskies posted 10 top-five performances and multiple personal-best records to wrap up their regular season Friday at the BSU Field Sports Building in Muncie, Ind. The Huskies faced Mid-American Conference foes Ball State, Western Michigan, and Miami (Ohio) at the quadrangular.

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Northern Illinois University softball team closed out play in the CenturyLink Classic hosted by Texas State with a 7-2 loss to New Mexico Sunday at Bobcat Field in San Marcos, Texas.

MT. PLEASANT, Mich – A pair of Northern Illinois women’s basketball players tallied double-doubles, but the opportunistic offense of Central Michigan proved to be too much for the Huskies in a 98-71 Valentine’s Day loss at Rose Arena.

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Northern Illinois University softball team dropped a pair of one-run games in its doubleheader to UT-Arlington in the CenturyLink Classic hosted by Texas State Saturday at Bobcat Field in San Marcos, Texas. The Huskies lost Game 1, 5-4, and were edged out 2-1 in Game 2.

Sophomore sprinter Rhonda Lee led the way for the Northern Illinois track and field team at the Iowa State Classic when she set a NIU school record in the 60-meter dash to conclude the second and final day of competition at the Lied Recreation Center in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday.

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Northern Illinois softball team suffered a 3-0 setback to Texas State in its second game of the CenturyLink Classic on Friday night at Bobcat Field in San Marcos, Texas.

Northern Illinois head track and field coach Connie Teaberry announced the addition of the three student athletes to the 2010-11 track and field roster, Friday.   Kelsi Frank, Erica Miller and Claire McAuley have each signed a National Letter of Intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at Northern Illinois.

DeKALB – It was just halftime, but the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team already had made progress.

AKRON, Ohio – The Northern Illinois women's basketball team held Akron to 36.5 percent shooting and forced 19 turnovers, but fell 57-39 to the Zips, Saturday at James A. Rhodes Arena.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Led by 19 points from forward Mauvolyene Adams, five Northern Illinois women's basketball players scored in double figures in an 85-67 loss at Bowling Green, Tuesday.

DEKALB – It seemed like the NIU women’s basketball team couldn’t get anything to go its way during the second half of Saturday’s 80-71 loss to Kent State.

OXFORD, Ohio – Miami University shot 63.5 percent from the field and drained 12 three-pointers, boosting the RedHawks to a 96-51 win over Northern Illinois on Wednesday at Millett Hall.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Northern Illinois earned its best team score of the season and got top performances from senior Natalie Blum and freshman Natalie Sutter, but suffered several mishaps on the balance beam and lost its first meet, 192.625-190.900, at Bowling Green on Sunday.

NIU guard scores 36 in OT victory against Buffalo

DeKALB – Down by as many as 16 in the second half, the Northern Illinois women's basketball team rallied for a dramatic 93-88 victory in overtime on Saturday at the Convocation Center.

DeKALB – Buffalo has taken advantage of open opportunities and leads Northern Illinois at halftime, 43-33.

The "Cram the Convo" basketball doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 30 has a couple of time changes to accommodate a request from Buffalo, which was forced to change its travel schedule on that day according to Northern Illinois.

DeKALB – Mauvolyene Adams missed a layup with 5:39 left in the second half against Central Michigan on Wednesday night.

DeKALB – After trailing by as many as 14 midway through the first half, the Northern Illinois women's basketball team leads Central Michigan, 39-36, at halftime.

For the second consecutive week, a Northern Illinois gymnast has claimed the Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week honor as NIU freshman Natalie Sutter was honored Tuesday by the MAC office.

The Northern Illinois gymnastics team rebounded from a rough outing on the uneven parallel bars with outstanding performances on the balance beam and floor exercise to claim a 190.600-189.675 come-from-behind victory over Western Michigan Sunday at the NIU Convocation Center.

Senior Brittany Houghton led the Northern Illinois women's track and field team with two first-place titles Saturday, when the Huskies competed in the Panther Open, hosted by Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Roneisha Frye, Courtney Oldenburg and Megan Gregory also walked away with first-place finishes at the Panther Open.

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Senior Kylie York scored a season-best 23 points, and sophomore Sarah Rogers added a career-high 13, but the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team lost a 72-63 road contest to Eastern Michigan, Saturday.

The Northern Illinois women's basketball team put forth one of their best defensive efforts of the year, and combined it with a stellar offensive night to defeat Western Michigan, 73-47, Tuesday night at the Convocation Center.

Northern Illinois junior point guard Marke Freeman was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week after averaging 27.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals over two games, the league announced Monday.

Junior Marke Freeman scored 33 points, but her career-high scoring output wasn't enough, as the Huskies fell in a 64-62 nail-biter against Ball State on Saturday at the Convocation Center.

Competing as an all-arounder for the first time in her four-year career, Northern Illinois senior Natalie Blum  won three events, including the all-around, to lead the Huskies to a season-opening victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse, 188.450-174.300 Sunday at the Convocation Center.

The Northern Illinois track and field team opened its 2010 campaign with a strong performance Saturday as the Huskies captured three first-place finishes and broke a school record at the Eastern Michigan Invitational in Ypsilanti, Mich. Jenner Sio claimed two first-place titles at the invite, while Megan Gregory reset the 60 meter hurdle record for the second-straight competition.

Junior Marke Freeman scored 33 points, but her career-high scoring output wasn’t enough, as the Huskies fell in a 64-62 nail-biter against Ball State Saturday at the Convocation Center.

TOLEDO, Ohio - The Northern Illinois women's basketball team stormed back from a 12 point deficit to take a three point lead, but ultimately fell to Toledo, 71-66, Wednesday at Savage Arena.