UMass (0-9) is in its first year under head coach Joe Harasymiak and is coming into the game following a loss to Akron. Defensive Lineman Marques White ranks fifth in the MAC with 10.5 tackles for loss.

Men’s Basketball
Monday, November 10: at Grand Canyon, 8 p.m. – Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats
Thursday, November 13: vs. Benedictine, 7 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Audio | Live Stats | Buy Tickets

Two games await the Huskie men’s basketball team this week as NIU opens with a trip to Grand Canyon on Monday night. A full preview of the first all-time meeting between the Huskies and Lopes is available now. Following Monday’s contest, NIU will return home as the Huskies host Benedictine on Thursday night.

NIU opened the season last week with a victory over ULM and a setback against No. 24 Wisconsin. Jao Ituka leads five Huskies scoring in double figures at 16.0 points per game.

Women’s Basketball
Tuesday, November 11: vs. Western Illinois, 6 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Audio | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
Thursday, November 13: at UIC, 7 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Audio | Live Stats

The NIU women’s basketball team takes the floor twice this week, starting with Tuesday night’s matchup against Western Illinois. Nadechka Laccen scored a career-high 26 points in the Huskies’ home opener last Friday night against Milwaukee, going 9-for-15 from the field with three three-pointers. The Huskies shot over 40 percent from the field and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. Western Illinois enters the game 1-0 after a season-opening 116-46 win over Westminster College. On Thursday, NIU heads to UIC for the first time since 2014. Last season the Flames came away with a 69-66 win at the Convocation Center.

Volleyball
Friday, November 14: at Kent State, 5 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats
Saturday, November 15: at Kent State, 3 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats

The Huskies volleyball team will head to their final road games of the season as they travel to Kent State, November 14-15. Game times are set for 5 p.m. (Nov. 14) and 3 p.m. (Nov. 15) CT in Kent, Ohio with both games being broadcast on ESPN+.

The Huskies concluded the home portion of their schedule, falling in nine sets to Ohio last weekend. Autumn Flynn led all players with 12 kills, as she hit .308 in the final home match on November 8.  Rylea Alvin matched her career-best in blocks with nine while Naomi Dowd matched her career-best in blocks and attacking percentage against Ohio.

Wrestling
Saturday, November 15: at Boilermaker Duals (West Lafayette, Ind.)

Opening the dual portion of their season, the Huskies wrestling team will travel to the Boilermaker Duals on November 15. The Huskies will take on American at 9 a.m., Purdue at 11 a.m. and Buffalo at 1 p.m. It will be the first meeting between the Huskies and Eagles of American. The Huskies defeated Buffalo in DeKalb last season and fell to the Boilermakers in action last year.

The Huskies were last in action at the Michigan State Open where Markel Baker took first place at 133 pounds. Baker was one of eight Huskies to place in the top-six as Tyler Turzinski and Sean Carroll claimed second places at 157 pounds and 285 pounds respectively.

Cross Country
Friday, November 14: at NCAA Midwest Regional (Stillwater, Okla.), 10:30 a.m. – ESPN+ | Live Results