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February 8, 2012
Men Celebrate Senior Night With Big Win Over Hastings

Nebraska Wesleyan closed out their home regular season schedule with an impressive 86-78 victory over conference rival Hastings College on Senior Night (Feb. 8) at Snyder Arena In Lincoln.

February 8, 2012
Hastings Spoils Senior Night With 61-52 Win

Nebraska Wesleyan was outscored 17-4 over a ten minute period to end the first half and start the second half as Hastings College turned a three-point game into a 14-point lead as the Broncos went

February 4, 2012
Wolves Hold Off Morningside For 66-63 Victory

Danny Rudeen missed a 3-point attempt with 0:02 remaining in the game as Nebraska Wesleyan was able to hold off Morningside for a 66-63 victory in Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s basketball

February 4, 2012
Women Nearly Upset #5 Morningside

The Nebraska Wesleyan University women's basketball team led for the entire first half and nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in school history but they came up just short in the end as

February 4, 2012
Saturday NWU Athletic Events on as Scheduled

All Nebraska Wesleyan University athletic events scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 4) will be played despite the weather in Lincoln.

February 2, 2012
Rasmussen Earns Academic All-District Recognition

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Shea Rasmussen was named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Women’s Basketball team that was announced on Thursday (Feb. 2). She was voted to the

February 2, 2012
Schweitzer Named Academic All-District in Basketball

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Andy Schweitzer was named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District team that was announced on Thursday (Feb. 2). He was voted to the District 6 First-

February 1, 2012
Dry Spell Costly in 67-47 Loss to Concordia

Nebraska Wesleyan took a 34-33 lead with just under 12 minutes remaining in the game but Concordia went on a 14-0 run an never looked back as the Bulldogs knocked off the Prairie Wolves 67-47 in a

February 1, 2012
#3 Bulldogs Too Much For NWU Women

Nebraska Wesleyan hung tough early and was within six points late in the first half but the third-ranked Concordia Bulldogs proved why they were ranked in the NAIA II top five as they pulled away

February 1, 2012
Bardsley Shares GPAC Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors

Nebraska Wesleyan jumper Tommie Bardsley has been named this week’s Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field co-field Athlete-of-the-week.

February 1, 2012
Track & Field Teams Appear in Top 10 of Dual Rankings

Nebraska Wesleyan’s women’s and men’s indoor track & field teams appeared in the top 10 of this week’s NCAA Division III Track & Field Team Dual Meet Power rankings. The NWU women are

January 31, 2012
Women Host #3 Concordia For Annual Play 4Kay Game

The Nebraska Wesleyan University women's basketball team will hold their annual breast cancer awareness game this Wednesday (Feb. 1) when they host Concordia University in a Great Plains Athletic

January 28, 2012
Prairie Wolves Win Five Events at Concordia Classic

Nebraska Wesleyan won five individual events and had several season best marks on Saturday (Jan. 28) at the 2012 Concordia Classic Indoor Track & Field meet in Seward.

January 28, 2012
Lancers Lead Entire Way to Snap NWU's Winning Streak

Mount Marty led from start to finish as the Lancers snapped Nebraska Wesleyan's two-game winning streak as Mount Marty defeated NWU, 63-56, in a game between two teams tied for eighth in the GPAC

January 28, 2012
Women Fall Just Short in 61-55 Loss at Mount Marty

Nebraska Wesleyan led for the first 25 minutes of the game and for nearly 35 minutes but Mount Marty closed the game on a 8-0 run to pull away in the end for a 61-55 victory in GPAC women's

January 26, 2012
Prairie Wolves Picked 2nd in GPAC Softball Coaches' Poll

The Nebraska Wesleyan University softball team was picked second in the 2012 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Softball Preseason Coaches’ poll that was released on January 26. The Prairie

January 25, 2012
Dinan's Layup Gives NWU 72-69 Victory

With the game tied at 69-69 in the final seconds senior point guard Nick Dinan drove the left side of the hoop and hit a layup and converted the free throw for the old fashioned 3-point play to

January 25, 2012
Warriors Down Wolves For First GPAC Win

Trailing by just one point at halftime, the Nebraska Wesleyan University women made just two field goals in the first 12 minutes of the second half as Midland University pulled away for a 68-52

January 25, 2012
GPAC Baseball Coaches Poll Released

The Nebraska Wesleyan University baseball team was picked to finish in a tie for ninth in the 2012 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball Preseason Coaches’ poll that was recently

January 25, 2012
NWU Track & Field Teams Move Up in Top 25

Both the Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s and women’s track & field teams moved up the rankings in this week’s NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field poll that was compiled by the U.S.