Women's Basketball:Â The Huskies are still looking for their first conference win after losing two last week. NIU led at halftime against Akron on Wednesday, but an 18-2 Zip run to start the second sent the Huskies to
a 63-52 loss. It was a similar story on Saturday afternoon in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. where Northern
dropped an 83-56 contest against Central Michigan.
Wrestling:Â NIU pushed #12 Central Michigan, but could not pull off the upset Friday in
a 23-12 loss to the Chippewas. Wins by Nick Smith, Kevin Fanta and Andrew Morse put the Huskies up 9-7 at halftime, but it was not enough against CMU's strong upper weight wrestlers.
Men's Tennis:Â The Huskies opened their season Sunday with
a 6-1 loss to #35 Minnesota. Frederic Cadieux notched the lone point for NIU with a win in third singles.