The No. 14 Northern Michigan Wildcats secured a weekend sweep after defeating the Lake Superior State Lakers 76-49 at Vandament Arena on Saturday afternoon. Sarah Newcomer was lights out, leading all scorers with 25 points. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Lake Superior State Lakers used a 13-0 run in the first half and another 15-0 run in the second to edge the No. 16 Northern Michigan Wildcats 71-68, giving NMU its first home loss of the season. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The No. 16 Northern Michigan Wildcats put on an offensive showcase Thursday night, riding a three-headed attack to another statement win at Vandament Arena. Dylan Kuehl poured in 32 points, Cal Klesmit followed with 24, and Bennett Basich chipped in another 14 as the Wildcats secured their 20th victory of the season. Click het above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
National Signing Day on Wednesday saw five Marquette Senior High School athletes put pen to paper and sign with the Northern Michigan Wildcats football team. Brady Audette, Pierce Pittsley, Bodi Bennett, Jacob Norman, and Pavel McCutheon all signed with new NMU Coach Matt Janus. In Menominee, Tanner Theurekauf and Nate Komp off the state champion Maroons signed with NMU. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team split its weekend series with the Bemidji State Beavers, winning 2-0 Friday night before losing Saturday's rematch, 7-1. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
Saturday marked a historic day for the Northern Michigan Wildcats, as Jacy Weisbrod became the program's all-time three-point leader in a 95-62 thrashing of Davenport. Weisbrod converted the 248th triple of her career, breaking Marissa DellAngelo's program record that had stood since 2002. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and video highlights. (NMU Photo)
The No. 10 Northern Michigan Wildcats used balanced scoring and domination on the glass to defeat the Davenport Panthers 77-63 and move to 19-3 on the season and 10-2 in GLIAC play. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The No. 12 Northern Michigan Wildcats battled, but fell at No. 1 Grand Valley State 70-47 on Thursday night at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. Grand Valley, the defending national champions, got 11 points, six rebounds, and six assists from Escanaba High School graduate Nicole Kamin. Kamin crossed the 1,000 point mark for her GVSU career earlier this season. Click the above headline for details.
Two members of the state champion Menominee High School football team have committed to play for the Northern Michigan University Wildcats. Maroons quarterback Tanner Theuerkauf was selected Mister UP Football in his senior season and he says he is ready to join his older brother Trevor to play for new NMU Coach Matt Janus. And receiver Nate Komp is also headed to the Dome. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team upset the Michigan Tech Huskies, 3-2. Saturday night in Houghton, one night after Tech beat the 'Cats in Marquette, 8-2. The Wildcats broke long losing streaks both in this regular season and against Michigan Tech with Saturday's win. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information and Michigan Tech Athletcs. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team protected its Number 13 national ranking by overwhelming the Wayne State Warriors, 83-62, Saturday at the frigid Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear comments from Coach Matt Majkrzak. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team made 15 three-point baskets on Saturday and beat the Wayne State Warriors, 91-71, at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments from Coach Casey Thousand.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team closed the game on a 13-4 run and beat the Purdue Northwest Pride, 82-75, Thursday night, at Vandament Arena. Northern trailed by as many as nine points in the contest. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan Wildcats women's basketball team handled the Purdue Northwest Pride 94-54 on Thursday night at Vandament Arena. Northern controlled the glass in historic fashion, outrebounding the Pride 53-22. It is their largest rebound margin since Nov. 25, 2012, when they also outrebounded Urbana by 31. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team stayed in first place in the GLIAC standings with an 86-77 win over the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals in Saginaw. Five Wildcats scored in double figures. Click the above headline to see videos and photos taken by Casey Ford, and to hear Matt Majkrzack's post-game comments.
Dylan Kuehl dominated with a 31-point, 11-rebound double-double to will the Northern Michigan Wildcats to a 77-74 comeback victory on the road at Lake Superior State on Thursday night. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
After battling to gain traction throughout the game, the NMU Wildcats women's basketball team fell to the Ferris State Bulldogs 70-52, Monday night, at Vandament Arena. FSU controlled the scoreboard for all 40 minutes, taking a 26-point lead and holding off a Wildcat rally in the second half. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University Wildcat hockey team was shut out twice at home this weekend, losing to Augustana, 3-0 Friday night, and 2-0 Saturday night. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan University women's basketball team crushed the Michigan Tech Huskies, 74-46, Thursday night in Houghton. Sarah Newcomer scored 27 points, and Alyssa Hill crossed 1,000 points for her Wildcat career. Click the above headline for details from both NMU Sports Information and MTU Athletics, and to heare post-game comments from NMU Coach Casey Thousand.
Matt Janus has been named the 24th head football coach in Northern Michigan University history, announced by NMU Director of Athletics Rick Comley. Janus comes to Marquette after six seasons as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, where he led the Eagles to one of the most successful stretches in NCAA Division III football. Click the above headline for details, and comments from the new coach.
The Northern Michigan University hockey team battled hard on the road this weekend, but came up short, losing to the Lake Superior State Lakers by identical 2-1 scores. Saturday's game was in overtime, with Sunday's game ending in regulation. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan Wildcats continued their surge on Saturday afternoon, earning their 12th consecutive victory with a 72-60 win over Grand Valley State to improve to 13-1 overall and 4-0 in GLIAC play. Click the above headline for details. (NMU Photo)
Trailing by 20 points early in the fourth quarter, No. 12 Northern Michigan mounted a furious late rally, using a 16-2 run to pull within six points with two minutes remaining, but No. 1 Grand Valley State converted when it mattered most down the stretch to secure a 78-66 victory on Saturday at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline to hear comments from Coach Casey Thousand. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team didn't miss a beat coming out of the holiday break, drilling a program-best 21 three-pointers in a 101-65 rout of Davenport on Friday afternoon at Vandament Arena. Northern connected on 21 of its 37 attempts from beyond the arc, shooting 56.8% from deep. Click the above headline for more details. (NMU photo)
After more than two weeks off during the holiday break, the No. 12 Northern Michigan Wildcats didn't skip a beat, defeating the Davenport Panthers 73-46 on Friday afternoon. Jacy Weisbrod surpassed 1,000 career points in the victory, becoming just the 29th player in program history to reach one of basketball's most coveted milestones. Click the above headline for more details.
The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team won all three games in sunny Puerto Rico this weekend, using its entire roster, and improving to a best-in-school-history 11-1 season record. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information.
Jacy Weisbrod buried four of her eight triples in the first five minutes on her way to a career-high 33 points, helping guide the No. 14 Wildcats to an 83-77 victory over Northwood on Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, videos, interviews. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team outscored the Marian Sabres 61-21 in the second half to pull away with a commanding 109-52 victory on Sunday afternoon. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information, and listen to RRN's Casey Ford interview Coach Matt Majkrzak. (NMU photo)
The Northern Michigan University hockey team lost a pair of hard-fought games this weekend, falling to St. Thomas, 2-0, Friday night (with an empty-netter), and then coughed up a late 3-1 lead Saturday night to lose a heartbreaker, 4-3. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo)
The Northern Michigan men's basketball team outscored the Concordia Wisconsin Falcons 55-10 in the first half en route to an 87-35 victory on Thursday night at Vandament Arena. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments. (NMU Photo)