General | November 9

DeKALB, Ill. – The NIU men's basketball team takes the floor in its home opener Wednesday night at the Convocation Center as volleyball, football and wrestling are also home This Week In Huskie Athletics.
 
Men's Basketball
Wednesday, Nov. 11: Clarke, 6 p.m. – Tickets | TV: ESPN+ | Live Audio | Live Stats
Saturday, Nov. 14: at Bellarmine, 1 p.m. – TV: ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Coming off an overtime victory at Dayton this past Saturday (Nov. 7), the NIU men's basketball team will host Clarke University in the regular season home opener on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. David Douglas Jr. netted a career-high 27 points in the victory over the Flyers as he averaged 20.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game during the opening week of the season. Max Weisbrod added 19 points in the victory over Dayton, he averaged 16.7 points, 8.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds in the opening three games of the campaign.
 
The Clarke Pride come to DeKalb with a perfect 5-0 record and are averaging 92.8 points per game.
 
Women's Basketball
Wednesday, Nov. 11: at DePaul, 6 p.m. – TV: ESPN+ | Live Audio | Live Stats
 
The NIU women's basketball team heads to Chicago Wednesday night for a matchup against the DePaul Blue Demons. The Huskies are 1-1 to start the season after a loss at Bradley last Friday. Alecia Doyle led NIU with 15 points against Braves as Leah Middleton added 10. Freshman guard Laniah Davis was named Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Monday after putting up 20 points in the Huskies' 76-71 win over Indiana State on Nov. 2.
 
DePaul is 3-0 to start the year after a win over Stonehill on Sunday. The Huskies won the last meeting between the two teams 86-79 at the NIU Convocation Center on Nov. 12, 2022.
 
Football
Saturday, Nov. 14: Nevada, 2:30 p.m. – Tickets | TV: MW+ | Live Audio | Live Stats
 
The NIU football team hosts the Nevada Wolf Pack for the first time on Saturday afternoon at Huskie Stadium after back-to-back road games at UNLV and San Jose State. The Huskies racked up 400 yards of total offense last Saturday against the Spartans, scoring 13 unanswered points in the second quarter to tie the game at 13-13. Quarterback Taron Dickens threw for over 250 yards for the second straight game and third time this season, going 26-for-36 for 259 yards and a touchdown. He also added a rushing touchdown. Defensive End Kole Sneed had a season-high six tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup.
 
Volleyball
Thursday, Nov. 12: Oakland, 6 p.m. – Tickets | TV: ESPN+ | Live Stats
Friday, Nov. 13: Cleveland State, 5 p.m. – Tickets | TV: ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
The Huskie volleyball team will end the regular season with a pair of home games as they welcome Oakland and Cleveland State to Victor E. Court on Nov. 12 and 13. Action against Oakland will have first serve at 6 p.m. before the home finale on Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. vs Cleveland State. Friday (Nov. 13)'s match will be Fan Appreciation night with a mystery raffle item and post-match autographs.
 
The Huskies were last in action, dropping a 3-0 battle at Purdue Fort Wayne. Ava Grevengoed led the Huskies in kills for the ninth time this season, recording seven kills and adding 10 digs. Grevengoed leads the team this season with 2.91 kills per set and is joined by Katie Pahl (2.49) and Autumn Flynn (2.38) in the top three for kills per set.
 
Cross Country
Friday, Nov. 13: NCAA Midwest Regional (Ames, Iowa), 11 a.m. – Championship Central | Live Results
 
The NIU cross country team travels to Ames, Iowa, on Friday to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional on the Iowa State Cross Country Course. The Huskies are coming off a fifth-place finish at the Horizon League Championship as Amelie Ojeda earned first team all-conference honors with a fifth place individual finish and Sarah Maggio earned second team all-league recognition as she finished 12th. The Midwest Regional field will feature four teams ranked in the top-25 in the nation, led by eighth-ranked Oklahoma State. 
 
Wrestling
Sunday, Nov. 15: Bellarmine (at DeKalb High School), 12 p.m. – TV: FloWrestling | Live Stats
 
The NIU wrestling program will open up action at home this weekend as it hosts Bellarmine in a non-conference dual at DeKalb High School. The teams met last season, with Bellarmine winning 23-13. Tyler Turzinski and Tommy Bennett claimed wins over the Knights last season.
 
The Huskies were in action at the MSU Open on Saturday (Nov. 7) as six Huskies claimed podium spots. Turzinski led the Huskies with a runner-up finish at 157 pounds in the Open Division. Judah Heeg made his collegiate debut, taking third place in the Freshman/Sophomore Division at 184 pounds. Charles Curtis and Markel Baker took fifth and sixth places at 149 and 133 pounds respectively in the Open Division. In the Freshman/Sophomore Division, Logan Bender and Nick Strand took fifth and sixth places at 285 and 149 pounds respectively.
 
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