BIG RAPIDS — The season is winding down for the Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team and it’s running out of time to get into the GLIAC postseason tournament. In January, the Wildcats were in contention to host a first-round GLIAC Tournament game, but that possibility is ...
HOUGHTON — Northern Michigan University posted a good ol’-fashioned sweep at Central Collegiate Ski Association Championships held in Houghton over the weekend. The Wildcats’ men and women each swept to their respective team titles, powered by individual victories in all four races held ...
BIG RAPIDS — The injury- and illness-plagued Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team lost its second straight time on a GLIAC road trip after falling 68-56 at Ferris State on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs ran past the Wildcats, picking up 19 fast-break points to ...
MARQUETTE — Friday night’s 5-0 loss to No. 16 Bemidji State was definitely one for the No. 19 Northern Michigan University hockey team to put behind it. For the first few minutes of their rematch with the Beavers on Saturday, the Wildcats looked like they had did just that, scoring only a ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University opened its women’s lacrosse campaign strongly under new coach Lindsey LeMay but ultimately lost its season opener to McKendree 17-11 at the Superior Dome on Saturday. The Wildcats opened strongly with seven goals as goalkeeper Cam Stilson posted ...
ALLENDALE — The Northern Michigan University picked up a number of top-25 finishes at the Grand Valley State Big Meet on Saturday that featured NCAA Division I and Division II entries. It was the Wildcats’ final regular-season indoor meet with the GLIAC Championships taking place in two ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University volleyball team and head coach Mike Lozier recently announced a new assistant coach. Alexis “Pookie” Gonzalez comes to NMU after a year-long stint at California-Davis, where she was the Aggies’ volunteer assistant. “I believe she has ...
MARQUETTE — The women’s lacrosse team at Northern Michigan University starts its fourth season with new head coach Lindsey LeMay, who was named in August. The program’s only coach, Emilia Ward, took an assistant coach’s job at NCAA Division I Marquette University in Milwaukee, it was ...
MARQUETTE — Friday night's loss to No. 16 Bemidji State was definitely one for the No. 19 Northern Michigan University hockey team to put behind it. For the first few minutes of their rematch with the Beavers Saturday, the Wildcats looked like they had put it behind them as they got on the ...
"I can’t even think of a scoring chance (NMU) had." — Grant Potulny, head coach, NMU hockey ----------------- MARQUETTE — Friday was Valentine’s Day and the Northern Michigan University hockey team ended the evening with its heart broken. The No. 19 Wildcats fell behind in the ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on the road to Lake Superior State 59-54 on Thursday night. It was the Lakers’ first win over the Wildcats in 13 games. LSSU (7-16, 3-13 GLIAC) also snapped NMU’s two-game win streak, ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team lost for the fourth time in five games after suffering an 82-68 setback at Lake Superior State on Thursday night. The defeat tightened things up in the GLIAC standings, with five teams now at 8-8 — the Wildcats, ...
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Northern Michigan University indoor track and field team won the Big Dawg Invitational with 140 points that was hosted by Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday. Four women got the Wildcats off to a fast start by qualifying for the 60-meter dash finals. Ninti Little ...
MARQUETTE — Every series is an important one for the Northern Michigan University hockey team with the regular season winding down. This weekend might be bigger than the rest, though, as the No. 19 Wildcats host No. 16 Bemidji State. After getting swept by No. 3 and WCHA leader Minnesota ...
MARQUETTE — Things may not be going well for the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team in terms of health, but it keeps finding a way to get wins. Thanks to last week's home victories over Wisconsin Parkside and Purdue Northwest, the Wildcats (12-11, 9-6 GLIAC) sit in second ...
MARQUETTE — After getting handed two losses on the road the week before, the Northern Michigan University men's basketball team was looking to rebound in a big way and it looked like it was on its way last week. The Wildcats had a solid defensive effort to defeat Wisconsin Parkside Thursday ...
MARQUETTE — Jessica Schultz couldn’t be denied a second straight GLIAC weekly basketball honor after she led the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team to a home sweep over the weekend. Schultz was named GLIAC Women’s North Player of the Week on Monday after she put up ...
"She knows she has to take over." — Troy Mattson, NMU women’s basketball head coach, on Jessica chultz stepping up her scoring due to the Wildcats’ injuries ---------------- MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University senior Jessica Schultz has had an impressive career and on Saturday ...
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MANKATO, Minn. — Saturday night turned into the opposite of Friday night for the Northern Michigan University hockey team, but the result was the same — a loss at the WCHA-leading Mavericks. Friday night was a decent night offensively for the No. 15 Wildcats, but an awful one at the other ...