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Losing streak reaches 4 for b-ball Krystal Ward Staff writer
DeKalb | Men’s basketball (16-7, 5-5 MAC) fell to Ohio University (14-8, 5-5 MAC) 80-69 despite a great second half effort Saturday in Athens, Ohio. Ohio came out of the gates on fire, shooting 60.6 percent (20-33) in the first half, while the Huskies struggled to score and shot just 35.7 percent (10-28) in the period.
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Ohio came out smoking, they shot unbelievable [in the first half]. Their start, 60 percent [shooting] in the first half, I don’t think we defended that poorly all season ... .” Mark Montgomery NIU head coach Atlee Hargis | Northern Star File Photo
The Bobcats went on a 13-3 run with 6:21 left to play in the first half and led NIU 31-19. The Bobcats extended their lead to 40-25 with less than three minutes to play before the break, shooting 53.8 percent (713) from three.
Freshman guard Marshawn Wilson rises for a layup in Tuesday’s game against Buffalo. The Huskies have lost four games in a row after starting the season 16-3.
NIU went on a 10-0 run to start the second half and pulled within two points with 11:57 to play in the game. The team shot 55.6 percent in the second half, holding Ohio to
just 43.5 percent (10-23). The Bobcats led at the intermission 49-33. NIU led 63-59 with just more than seven minutes to play as freshman wing Levi Bradley scored seven
points in a row. Ohio trimmed the lead to 65-64 with less than four minutes remaining. The Bobcats hit back-to-back triples after a basket by junior guard Aaric Armstead, taking
a 72-67 lead with 2:51 left. A layup by senior guard Travon Baker pulled the Huskies within four, but it wasn’t enough to pull off the comeback. NIU shot 45.5 percent from the field for the game and Ohio shot 53.6 percent (30-56). Sophomore guard Jaaron Simmons, last week’s MAC East Player of the Week, led the Bobcats with 24 points and 12 assists. Armstead and Bradley led the Huskies with 15 points apiece. Armstead recorded his second double-double of the season. Baker also chipped in 10 points and dropped five assists for the visitors. The Bobcats dished out 16 assists, 12 by Simmons, to the Huskies’ nine. NIU’s bench outscored Ohio’s bench 29-7. “Ohio came out smoking, they shot unbelievable [in the first half],” said head coach Mark Montgomery, according to an NIU Athletics news release. “Their start, 60 percent [shooting] in the first half, I don’t think we have defended that poorly all season, but credit their guys, they were making plays.”
Fisher turning things around for men’s tennis his 100th career win this week as the team will take on Illinois State University at noon Friday in DeKalb | Men’s tennis head coach Rockford. NIU will move to 4-2 Patrick Fisher has done an excep- with a win. tional job in his seven years with the Huskies, compiling a record of 99Q: What made you decide to 60 for a winning percentage of 62. become a coach at NIU? NIU failed to make it to .500 in A: Well, I have to say that the opboth of Fisher’s first two seasons with portunity to become a head coach the team, but he has turned the team was there and everyone wants to into a perennial threat ever since. become a head coach. Being in the The team’s best mark under Midwest and being close to a great Fisher came in the 2011-12 season city like Chicago, which is [relatively] — it finished 21-8 and had an eight- close to my wife’s family in Michigan. game winning streak at one point in the season but was eliminated in Q: Would you say you’ve adthe postseason after a loss to West- justed well to life in DeKalb? ern Michigan University. A: [I’m] going on seven years [in Fisher has a chance to pick up DeKalb] and it seems as if I got here Patrick Smith Staff writer T @NSSportsPatrick
yesterday, you know. My kids were less than one year old when I first got here. Now, they’re approaching seven and eight which shows me time flies when you’re having fun.
win three conference championships in the last four years? A: Every year is so different, you know. Anything can go wrong in a season such as injuries or teams simply getting better while you’re Q: How did you establish a win- hitting a wall. It’s a good testament ning culture? to a program and players that we A: My first two seasons here we have accomplished that. did a whole lot of losing, but we had to build up a way to get recruits that Q: How does the team handle the can buy into the system and play pressure of trying to win a conferwell to win you games. We took ence championship each year? over a program that didn’t have a A: The team thrives on that nolot of tradition and we had to estab- tion that we have to win a conference lish a culture of winning. I had to championship each year. It shows have my players believe in building that our program is on the right track towards the future. and that people see us as a steady program, and I’m happy to be fortunate Q: How great does it feels to enough to be a part of this.
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Q: How would you describe the 2016 season so far? A: This is a different year. We’re off to pretty good start, but we have had key injuries early this season such as Simon Formont, Eric Marbach and Louis-Philippe Hamel. We are trying our best to overcome that and hold down the fort until those guys come back. We have belief in all our players. Q: Is this a championship or bust year? A: Well I think every year we look to win two championships. Regular season and conference tournament championship and those are our goals. That’s what we think and that’s how we feel.
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