HUSKIES PICK UP "BONEYARD VICTORY"

By
Joe Summins
on September 24, 2012 10:08 AM |
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The Northern Illinois University football team posted its biggest win this young season with a 30-23 over Kansas at Huskie Stadium Saturday. The Huskies trailed 23-13 at the start of the fourth quarter, then rattled off 17 unanswered points to claim the victory. As always, NIUHuskies.com is your source for the most complete coverage of the game. It was a packed press box at Huskie Stadium, and you can read what all the scribes had to say about the game below. Enjoy!


Chicago Tribune

NIU nets signature victory


Huskies two-minute drill


Rockford Register Star

Fourth-quarter rally gives NIU "boneyard victory"


Matt Trowbridge: Huskie fearless on offense and defense


Daily Chronicle

Measure of payback


Analysis: Lynch's abilities create dilemma for defenses


VIEWS: NIU's Doeren earns statement victory over Kansas

NIU Notes: NIU forces Kansas out of wildcat formation


Newcomer Spotlight - Anthony Brooks

By
Mark Neal
on September 20, 2012 4:23 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
This weeks Newcomer Spotlight is on Freshman CB Anthony Brooks from Warren Mott High School in Detroit, MI.


 

Rod Carey - Coaches Spotlight

By
Mark Neal
on September 20, 2012 4:11 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
This weeks Coaches Spotlight focuses on the Huskies offensive line and run game coordinator, Rod Carey.  Carey joined the Huskies after three seasons coaching the offensive line at the University of North Dakota.  Prior to going to North Dakota, Carey spend the 2007 season as the offensive line coach at Illinois Sate, and from 2000-06, he was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.  Carey was a three-year starter at center for Indiana during his collegiate playing days, and as served as team captain his senior year, while being awarded IU's Corby Davis Outstanding Offensive Player Award.  




Jordan Lynch - MAC West Player of the Week

By
Mark Neal
on September 20, 2012 3:56 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch, was recently named MAC West Player of the Week, extending the Player of the Week award to a Huskie for the third straight week.  Lynch lead the Huskies to 41-40 victory over Army on Saturday and passed for a career high 342 yards to go along with 4 touchdowns.  He also added 125 rushing yards on 13 carries.  Lynch is also one of four players nominated for ESPN.com Capitol One Cup Performer of the week, as well as one of eight quarterbacks named a Manning Award Star of the Week.  We caught up with him to talk about his award and the rest of the season. 


      

BISHOP MAKING BIG IMPACT WITH NIU

By
Joe Summins
on September 20, 2012 1:55 PM |
Bishop on Defense.jpgThe Daily Chronicle's Steve Nitz filed this story on NIU defensive tackle Ken Bishop. Bishop, came to NIU via Ellsworth Community College in Iowa. He was being recruited by several schools including Toledo and Kansas.

By the way, you'll notice this story is linked from the Chicago Sun-Times' site. The Sun-Times is bolstering its coverage of Northern Illinois University by picking up stories from the Daily Chronicle.

FORMER HUSKIE BEING INDUCTED INTO MARIAN CENTRAL HALL OF FAME

By
Michael Benson
on September 18, 2012 11:03 AM | | TrackBacks (0)

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Former Huskie baseball great Scott Simon (2003-07) is being inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame at his alma mater Marian Central Catholic and will be honored Friday night during the school's football game with Immaculate Conception at 7 p.m.


Simon, a native of Algonquin, Ill., is Northern Illinois' all-time leader in hits with 318 and held the Mid-American Conference's record until the 2012 season when Kent State's Jimmy Rider broke the record. He also owns the NIU doubles record.


During his career for the Huskies, Simon was twice named to the Brooks Wallace Award watch list and was a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Earning All-MAC honors in 2003, as well as Freshman All-America status, he was also a twice named to the Mid-American Conference's All-Academic team.


Prior to NIIU he was the Suburban Catholic League and Northwest Herald Player of the Year during his senior year, when he hit for .536 with six home runs, striking out only five times as the team's captain.


To read more about the Marian Central Catholic Hall of Fame Class, click here.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

By
Michael Benson
on September 17, 2012 10:05 AM | | TrackBacks (0)
Football: Northern Illinois hit the road for the first time in 2012 and escaped West Point, N.Y., with a 41-40 victory over the Army Black Knights. Jordan Lynch combined for 467 yards of total offense - the third-highest single game total in NIU history - and the defense came up with a huge stop inside of two minutes to cap off the rally. The win was also NIU's first road opener win since 2007.

Men's Soccer: NIU split its two matches over the weekend at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. They opened the tournament with a tough 1-0 loss in the annual LeWang Cup match against Milwaukee. However, they rebounded Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Iona.

Volleyball: NIU posted a 2-1 weekend in their downstate Illinois road trip. The roadtrip opened with a 3-0 sweep of SIU-Edwardsville, where they held a sizable advantage in most every statistical category. In Peoria, they were swept by Long Beach State, 3-0, before toppling Bradley in five sets.

Women's Soccer: The Huskies had a dominant effort Sunday at home with a 4-1 win against South Dakota. Courtney Ksiazek, Cori Frankenberg, Allie McBride and Kate Wirthlin all found the back of the net in the win.

Men's Golf: Northern Illinois finished in 11th place at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate. Nick Schiavi paced the Huskies with a +5, 218 performance to tie for 15th. Griffin Bauman was second for NIU with a +10 to claim a tie for 31st.

Women's Golf: The Huskies tied for second place at the Green Bay Invitational. Wisconsinite Allie Parthie finished in third place, while freshman Connie Ellet tied for ninth.

Women's Tennis: Nelle Youel and Arantza De La Torre each won their singles flight over the weekend at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa. Combined, NIU went 14-7 in singles and 5-4 in doubles play.

KEVIN FANTA RANKED IN WIN MAGAZINE'S NATIONAL POLLS

By
Michael Benson
on September 14, 2012 10:04 AM | | TrackBacks (0)
Kevin Fanta (8).jpgAn NCAA Championship qualifier in 2011, Kevin Fanta is once again garnering national attention this year as he was included in WIN Magazine's preseason national rankings. The redshirt junior enters the 2012-13 season ranked 20th at 141 pounds following a 15-7 record last year.

Fanta is one of two MAC wrestlers ranked in the top 20, with Kent State's Tyler Small coming in at No. 7. Oklahoma State's Jordan Oliver sits atop the poll, followed by Oklahoma's Kendric Maple, Oregon State's Mike Mangrum, Ohio State's Hunter Stieber and Illinois' B.J. Futrell.

One interesting fact is that three of the Lake Zurich, Ill., native's opponents from the 2012 postseason - Small, Minnesota's Nick Dardanes and Iowa State's Luke Goettl - are included in the poll.

Watch the Huskies Celebrate

By
Pete Roley
on September 11, 2012 2:34 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
The Northern Illinois football team was determined to defeat their next opponent after losing their season opener at Soldier Field against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Huskies dominated their home field against the UT Martin Skyhawks on Saturday earning a 35-7 victory.

Quarterback Jordan Lynch created a new record for himself completing 19 passes of 25 attempts for 214 yards in a single game.  Lynch also rushed the ball for 60 yards with 11 carries; three of which were touchdowns.

Running back Leighton Settle also performed well on the ground rushing for a total of 106 yards with 21 carries. This marks Settle's first 100-yard plus game.

The Huskie defense stopped the Skyhawks in the redzone on several important plays. The defense held the Skyhawks to a maximum of seven points, which came later in the fourth quarter.

After a big win, the huskies look forward to their next rival, Army.

Watch the team celebrate their victory in the Locker Room.


Ryan Neir - Scholar Athlete of the Week

By
Pete Roley
on September 11, 2012 2:19 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
Redshirt senior punter Ryan Neir set a personal game high with a 43.0 yard net average Saturday, in the Huskies 35-7 win over UT Martin.  Neir was recently named NIU Scholar Athlete of the Week, while majoring in finance and maintaining a 4.0 GPA.


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