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Shorthanded tennis splits games Patrick Smith Staff writer T @NSSportsPatrick
DeKalb | Men’s tennis (3-2) split its games over the weekend, losing to University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday and bouncing back with a win over Eastern Illinois University on Saturday. Head coach Patrick Fisher was proud of how the Huskies were able to bounce back despite missing players with injuries. The team is back over .500 and has a four-day break before returning to action. “We needed this obviously, playing so shorthanded,” Fisher said. “We’re just so unbelievably injured and hurt right now. We really are just trying to maintain until we get healthy.
We needed it today and they did a good job. Kevin [Daun] and Georg [Lundkvist] won their matches in the middle of the lineup and Austin [Russell] and Erich [Schuette] were the difference with us winning or losing the match today in which they pulled through.”
Singles 1. Carl Hedstrom (UIC) def. Carlos Manzanas (NIU), 6-2, 6-4. 2. Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Andy Page (UIC), 7-6, 6-4. 3. Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Mitch Granger (UIC), 2-6, 6-4, 10-3. 4. Christopher Cole (UIC) def. UIC Austin Russell (NIU), 6-2, 6-1. Doubles 5. Kevin Daun (NIU) def. Max 1. Christopher Cole/Mitch Grang- Cederkall (UIC), 6-3, 6-3. er (UIC) def. Kevin Daun/Georg 6. Marcelo Dib (UIC) def. Erich Lundkvist (NIU), 6-4. Schuette (NIU), 6-3, 6-2. 2. Carl Hedstrom/Marcelo Dib (UIC) def. Carlos Manzanas/Tom Eastern Illinois Hjertonsson (NIU), 6-3. Doubles: 3. Erich Schuette/Austin Rus1. (NIU) Kevin Daun/ Georg sell (NIU) vs. Andy Page/Nate Lundkvist def. (EIU) Robert Skolik/ Campanile (UIC), 4-5, DNF. Rui Silva (6-4).
2. (NIU) Carlos Manzanas/Tom Hjertonsson def. (EIU) Ryan Henderson/Ognjen Jevtic (6-4). 3. (NIU) Erich Schuette/Austin Russell def. Grant Reiman/Jared Woodson (6-3). Singles: 1. (EIU) Robert Skolik def. (NIU) Carlos Manzanas (6-0, 6-4). 2. (EIU) Ryan Henderson def. (NIU) Tom Hjertonsson (6-3,6-0). 3. (NIU) Georg Lundkvist def. (EIU) Rui Silva (6-2, 6-1). 4. (NIU) Kevin Daun def. (EIU) Grant Reiman (6-3, 6-1). 5. (NIU) Austin Russell def. (EIU) Ognjen Jevtic (6-3, 6-0). 6. (NIU) Erich Schuette def. (EIU) Jared Woodson (6-1, 6-1).
Buffalo set to test Huskies’ home streak Krystal Ward Staff writer
DeKalb | Men’s basketball (165, 5-3 MAC) returns home after a short road trip to take on Buffalo University (11-9, 4-3 MAC) in a conference matchup Tuesday. The Huskies are undefeated at home this season and have won six of their last nine games overall. They are on a two-game losing streak. Buffalo is just 3-7 on the road so far, but has won three of its last four games. The two teams last met on Jan. 14, 2015 in Buffalo, where the Bulls downed the Huskies, 82-63. Buffalo shot 50 percent (29-58) for
the game and scored 30 points off of 16 NIU turnovers. The Bulls also shot 18-28 from the freethrow line while the Huskies were just 9-15 from the line. Former Buffalo forward Justin Moss, MAC Player of the Year last season, led Buffalo with 18 points in 31 minutes.. Former NIU guard Anthony Johnson led the team with 21 points in 26 minutes.
• Buffalo averages 76.1 points per game on offense, eighth in the MAC. • Averages 12.8 assists per game, eighth in the MAC. • Buffalo is shooting 43 percent from the field on the season, 10th in the MAC. • Senior Rodell Wigginton averages 6.3 rebounds per game, 10th in the MAC. • Sophomore Lamonte Bearden averages 1.5 steals per game.
in the MAC with a +12.3 margin. • Ranks first in field goal percentage defense in the MAC at 38 percent. • The Huskies are outrebounding their opponents by a +7.8 margin, first in the MAC. • Averages 15.8 assists per game, second in the MAC. • NIU averages 7.4 steals per game, second in the MAC. • Senior guard Travon Baker avBuffalo erages 1.5 steals per game, fourth in • Buffalo averages 13.3 offensive NIU the MAC. rebounds per game, first in the • The Huskies are second in scor• Sophomore center Marin Maric MAC. ing defense in the MAC, averaging is fourth in the MAC in rebounding • The Bulls average seven steals 64.2 points per game. and seventh in blocked shots, averper game, fourth in the MAC. • NIU ranks first in scoring margin aging 8.3 and 1.2 respectively.
In Brief
Women’s b-ball ends loss streak Northern Star staff
DeKalb | Women’s basketball (9-11, 2-7 MAC) broke its sevengame losing streak with a buzzer-beating three pointer, downing Buffalo University 76-74. The Huskies struggled from the field in the first half, shooting 38 percent (14-36) and 40 percent from three. The Bulls shot over 47 percent from the field and 55 percent from three. NIU outrebounded Buffalo 24-19 despite being down five points at halftime. NIU picked up its play on both sides of the ball in the second half, holding the Bulls to 30 percent shooting and hitting on 16 of its 34 shots. Buffalo led 64-52 heading into the final period and looked to be on its way to a blowout win. NIU crawled back into the game with a dominating fourth quarter, outscoring the Bulls 24-10. The Huskies took their first lead with 14 seconds left on a layup by sophomore forward Kelly Smith. Smith followed the bucket with a foul on freshman guard Stephanie Reid, giving the Bulls two free throws and a one-point lead with just less than four seconds remaining. Junior forward Cassidy Glenn nailed a deep three at the buzzer, giving the Huskies their ninth win of the season and breaking a losing streak that spanned nearly all of January.
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