As Ohio (5-3, 4-1 MAC) battled Northern Illinois (3-3, 3-1 MAC), there was a desire for Ohio to minimize some of its possible weaknesses to get... Read More
Once again, Ohio struggled more in its lower weight classes in this dual meet. In the 125-pound division, Ohio ended up losing as its contestant, sophomore Ryan Meek, was defeated by NIU's redshirt junior, Blake West, by a score of 15-4. Meek didn't have much control of the match and the score showed that.
The wrestling to watch in this match is Ohio's Jordan Greer, ranked No. 21 in the NCAA in the 285-pound weight class. Greer performed very well in the last meet despite the loss, defeating his opponent with a score of 15-3. With Greer looking to further climb up the NCAA rankings and help out Ohio, expect an excellent performance from him.
Ball State plays the Ohio Bobcats after Ally Becki scored 20 points in the Cardinals' 81-62 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies.
In the matchup, the scale favors Ohio, but both teams are similar in the MAC standings. With a win, Northern Illinois would tie Ohio for the lead in the MAC West standings. Expect Northern Illinois to come out swinging to try and get back in the win column while also jumping up in the MAC standings at the same time.
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Seth Hubbard, Sam Lewis, Bryce Ford and Sonny Wilson each scored 15 points to help Toledo get past Ohio 86-83 on Tuesday night.
Toledo, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois takes on Toledo after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois' 80-70 loss to the Akron Zips. The Rockets have gone 4-2 at home.
Buffalo hosts the Northern Illinois Huskies after Chellia Watson scored 22 points in Buffalo's 73-40 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos. The teams match up Saturday for the first time
The Bobcats will look to avenge the MAC tournament loss from a season ago against the Cardinal and deliver them their first conference loss of the year.
Akron led Northern Illinois at the half, 37-33, with Gray (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Akron used a 7-0 second-half run to take the lead at 47-40 with 16:42 left in the half. Tavari Johnson scored 15 second-half points.
DEKALB, Ill - The tenth straight win for Ball State women’s basketball did not come easy. The first half was sluggish, but the Cardinals prevailed for another Mid-American Confe
Tavari Johnson scored 21 points and Akron defeated Northern Illinois 80-70 on Tuesday night for its eighth win in a row.