General | October 13

DeKALB, IL – NIU Men's Basketball takes the floor in exhibition action on Saturday afternoon and women's soccer wraps up its home slate in an action-packed week of Huskie Athletics.
 
Football
Saturday, Oct. 17: at Wyoming, 2:30 PM – Live Audio | TV: The CW | Live Stats
 
The Huskies look to bounce back from a loss to Air Force in its Mountain West opener on Saturday when it heads to Wyoming. This is the third meeting all-time between NIU and the Cowboys with the first two games decided by six and seven points respectively. Senior wide receiver DeAree Rogers had seven receptions for 81 yards against Air Force. He is leading the Mountain West with 7.6 receptions per game which is ninth-most in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Rogers is also second in the Mountain West with 66.6 receiving yards per game.
 
Wyoming is 3-3 on the year and 2-1 in the league after a 16-13 overtime win at San Jose State last week. The Cowboys are 2-0 at home this season with wins over Northern Colorado and Hawai'i.
 
Volleyball
Thursday, Oct. 15: Milwaukee, 6:00 PM – Tickets | ESPN+ | Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 16: at Green Bay, 6:00 PM – ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
The NIU volleyball team concludes its four-game homestand on Oct. 15 as it hosts Milwaukee at 6 p.m. in Victor E. Court. The Huskies will hit the road on Oct. 16 as they travel to Green Bay for a 6 p.m. match. The Huskies first Horizon League win came against Milwaukee on Oct. 1, outlasting the Panthers, 3-2, with four Huskies recording double-doubles in the victory. The Huskies opened their homestand with Green Bay on Oct. 2, falling in four sets.
 
The Panthers of Milwaukee claimed a pair of wins over Cleveland State in action last week while Green Bay dropped a pair of games to Wright State. NIU hosted Northern Kentucky in a pair of matches last week, falling in both games, while a pair of Huskies recorded double-doubles.
 
Men's Basketball
Saturday, Oct. 17: Northern Michigan (Exhibition), 2:00 PM
 
Huskie men's basketball will take to the court for the first time this year when it hosts Northern Michigan in an exhibition contest on Saturday (Oct. 17). First year head coach Matt Majkrzak will lead NIU against his former school, Northern Michigan, with familiar faces on both sides. Along with Majkrzak, four players from Northern Michigan's team a season ago are now a part of the Huskie roster. Following Saturday's exhibition contest, the next time Huskies will take the floor at home will be on Nov. 11 against Clarke University.
 
Women's Soccer
Thursday, Oct. 15: Detroit Mercy, 1:00 PM – Live Video | Live Stats
Sunday, Oct. 18: Oakland, 1:00 PM – Live Video | Live Stats
 
The final two regular season home games await the NIU women's soccer team this week as it welcomes Detroit Mercy to DeKalb on Thursday (Oct. 15) and Oakland on Sunday (Oct. 18) for Senior Day. The Huskies are coming off a 3-1 setback against league leading Milwaukee, which ended a three-game unbeaten run for NIU.
 
NIU comes into the week with seven points, just one point behind Robert Morris for the final spot in the Horizon League Tournament. Detroit Mercy has four points in the conference standings while Oakland has two points.
 
Cross Country
Friday, Oct. 16: Bradley Pink Classic, 2:15 PM – Live Results
 
The final meet before the Horizon League Championships sees the NIU cross country team make the short trip to Peoria on Friday (Oct. 16) to compete in the Bradley Pink Classic. The Huskies were last in action at Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invite on Oct. 2 where NIU was the top finisher among five Horizon League schools in the field. Amelie Ojeda ran the fourth-best 5K time in program history of 17:41.90 to finish 16th individually as the Huskies claimed a sixth-place team finish.
 
Men's Soccer
Saturday, Oct. 17: at Tulsa, 7:00 PM – ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
NIU will step out of conference for the final time as the Huskies travel to Tulsa on Saturday (Oct. 17) to take on the Golden Hurricane. Last time out, the Huskies rallied from 2-0 down at halftime to defeat Green Bay, 3-2, as Roman Khlea scored a pair of goals and Niko Angulo added one in the comeback victory over the Phoenix.
Tulsa comes into Saturday's game with a 4-4-4 overall record after defeating eighth-ranked Missouri State, 2-1, in their last match.  
 
Men's Golf
Sunday, Oct. 18-Monday, Oct. 19: Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational – Live Scoring
 
The Huskies wrap up their fall slate Sunday and Monday at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational. NIU took fifth place at the Purdue Fall Invitational which wrapped up on Tuesday. Three Huskies finished in the top 20 led by Craig Long who tied for 14^th place at one-over par. Conner McCall tied for 17^th at two-over. In 2023 NIU set a single-round scoring record at Quail Valley with a 14-under par 274.
 
Women's Golf
Sunday, Oct. 18-Monday, Oct. 19: Jim West Challenge – Live Scoring
 
The Huskie women's golf team wraps up action for the fall as they compete at the Jim West Challenge, Oct. 18-19. Action will take place at the Kissing Tree Golf Course in San Marcos, Texas with Texas State playing host for the action.
 
NIU was last in action at the Diane Thomason Invitational at the end of September with Dakota Tallent leading the way at +10. Tallent was the lone Huskie to finish inside the top-15 at the event and leads the Huskies on the course with an average stroke of 75.6.
 
Men's Tennis
Wednesday, Oct. 14-Tuesday, Oct. 20: ITA Regional Championship, Columbus, Ohio
 
The Huskies men's tennis team will compete in its fourth and final team fall tournament at the ITA Midwest Regionals hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. NIU posted a strong showing at the Horizon League Individual Championship at the end of September, finishing 14-7 overall with Constantin Radu winning the singles draw. 
 
Women's Tennis
Friday, Oct. 16-Sunday, Oct. 18: Marquette Invitational
 
Following a successful weekend at the ITA Midwest Regionals, the Huskies women's tennis team continues its fall campaign this weekend at the Marquette Invitational. NIU totaled six wins over Power Four Conference opponents last weekend.
 
In the singles main draw, NIU had three qualify for the second straight year with Irmak Budak reaching the Round of 32 following a three-set victory over Ohio State. Rebeca Garcia Miralles and Sophia Shlyakhta teamed up to reach the quarterfinals of the doubles main draw, recording wins over Marquette, Michigan State and Northwestern.
 
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