General | November 3

DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's soccer team can clinch the Horizon League regular season championship today as men's and women's basketball, football, volleyball and wrestling all go on the road this weekend.
 
Men's Soccer
Tuesday, Nov. 3: at Robert Morris, 1 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
The NIU men's soccer team finishes its regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with a trip to Robert Morris for a date with the Colonials. The Huskies head to Pittsburgh on the heels of a 1-0 setback against Purdue Fort Wayne last Friday (Oct. 30), but despite the setback, NIU still controls its own destiny to win the Horizon League regular season crown. With a win over Robert Morris, NIU would win the regular season title and have the No. 1 seed for the Horizon League Tournament.
 
Robert Morris comes into Tuesday's game with a 6-4-6 overall record, 3-1-5 in league play, tied for the final two spots in the conference tournament on 14 points with Wright State. 
 
 
Football
Saturday, Nov. 7: at San Jose State, 3:00 PM – TV: MW+ | Live Audio | Live Stats
 
The Huskies play the second of back-to-back road conference games this Saturday at San Jose State. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. with the game broadcast on MW+. NIU racked up a season-high 240 rushing yards and 493 yards of total offense in last week's 31-24 nail-biting loss at UNLV. Redshirt-Sophomore running back rushed for a career-high 113 yards as George Dimopoulos had a career-high 127 receiving yards.
 
Saturday's game is the second meeting all-time between the Huskies and Spartans. NIU won the first meeting 18-17 in San Jose on Sept. 16, 1995.
 
Men's Basketball
Thursday, Nov. 5: at Tulsa, 7 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Audio | Live Stats
Saturday, Nov. 7: at Dayton, 6 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
The NIU men's basketball team will pair two more road games this week after opening the season in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon against Grambling in Rock Hill, S.C. The Huskies dropped a narrow, 89-87 decision to the Tigers. Five Huskies scored in double figures, led by a career-high 15 points from Trevor Polite. Max Weisbrod scored 11 points and eight assists against Grambling.
 
Thursday's matchup will be the first meeting for the Huskies against the Golden Hurricane while Saturday's trip to Dayton will be the fourth all-time between the Huskies and Flyers.
 
Women's Basketball
Friday, Nov. 6: at Bradley, 6 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Audio | Live Stats
 
NIU Women's Basketball looks to build on Monday night's 76-71 win over Indiana State at the Convocation Center when it heads to Peoria Friday night to face the Bradley Braves. The Huskies shot 50.9 percent from the field in the win over the Sycamores and were 9-for-18 from the three-point line. Senior guard Leah Middleton led all players with 22 points as freshman Laniah Davis added 20 points off the bench.
 
This is the first meeting between the Huskies and Braves since Nov. 22, 2021 when NIU won 80-59 at the Convocation Center.
 
Volleyball
Friday, Nov. 6: at IU Indy, 5 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats
Saturday, Nov. 7: at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
The Huskie volleyball squad hits the road for the final time during the regular season as it travels to IU Indy and Purdue Fort Wayne for games this week. NIU is 3-0 against the Jaguars, including a five-set victory last season while they split series history with the Mastodons, 1-1.
 
The Huskies split action last weekend against Robert Morris, with each team claiming a 3-0 victory. Autumn Flynn and Rylea Alvin combined for 22 kills on October 31, 45 percent of the team's kills. Viktoria Djukic ended the month of October with four straight double-doubles as the freshman setter finds her rhythm.
 
Wrestling
Saturday, Nov. 7 – MSU Open, 8:30 a.m.
 
The NIU wrestling squad kicks off the regular season as they compete at the Michigan State Open this weekend. Markel Baker won the 133-pound bracket last season as Sean Carroll and Jacob Brya placed at the event. Baker leads the Huskies in the early rankings, claiming a top-10 spot in several polls. Sean Carroll, Brett Smith, and Charles "Deuce" Curtis also find themselves in the latest rankings.  
 
Men's & Women's Tennis
Thursday, Nov. 5 – Sunday, Nov. 8: ITA Conference Masters Championships – Draws | Streaming
 
Both men's and women's teams will be in Rome, Ga. this weekend competing in the ITA Conference Masters Championships after qualifying for the tournament by winning Horizon League Singles Fall Championship. Constantin Radu will represent that men's side and Irmak Budak will represent the women's. The tournament will take place at the Rome Tennis Center.
 
Four singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists) and two doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Conference Masters (champion & finalist) this weekend. 
 
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