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March 6, 2009
Prairie Wolves Split With Beavers

The Nebraska Wesleyan baseball team committed six errors in the second half of a doubleheader as Buena Vista prevented the sweep with a 9-6 victory in the nightcap of a NCAA III baseball

March 5, 2009
NWU Wins Slugfest in Season Opener

Freshman Josh Ostrom had a huge debut for Nebraska Wesleyan going 5-6 with two home runs and a double to lead NWU to a nonconference slugfest 17-11 victory over Concordia University in the 2009

March 4, 2009
Three Women Earn All-GPAC Honors

Three members of the Nebraska Wesleyan University women’s basketball team were named to the 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference women’s basketball All-GPAC team when it was announced on March 4

March 4, 2009
Aylward Named 2nd-Team All-GPAC

Nebraska Wesleyan junior center Dylan Aylward was the team’s lone representative on the 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s basketball All-GPAC team that was announced on

March 2, 2009
Beckmann Steps Down as NWU Soccer Coach

James Beckmann, the all-time winningest head soccer coach in Nebraska Wesleyan history, has announced his plans to step away from the soccer coaching ranks and his position as the head men’s

February 28, 2009
Chapman Downs NWU in AD3I Title Game

The Nebraska Wesleyan University women's basketball team made just one field goal in the first nine minutes of the second half as Chapman University extended their two point halftime lead up to 12

February 27, 2009
NWU Women Win AD3I Tournament Opener

Freshman Maggie Packard recorded her first career double-double to lead the Nebraska Wesleyan women to a 55-39 victory over the University of California-Santa Cruz on Friday night (Feb. 27) in the

February 21, 2009
Broncos Roll Past Prairie Wolves on Senior Day

The 17th-ranked Hastings College Broncos jumped out to a 21-point halftime lead and cruised to a 76-55 victory over the Nebraska Wesleyan University women in Great Plains Athletic Conference

February 21, 2009
Cold Shooting Dooms NWU Men in Season Finale

Nebraska Wesleyan shot just 30.6 percent from the field for the game as they never could get their offense on track as Hastings College defeated the Prairie Wolves, 65-54, in the season finale for

February 21, 2009
Women's Tennis Splits Home Opening Matches

The Nebraska Wesleyan women's tennis team opened the home portion of their schedule on Saturday (Feb. 21) with a pair very highly contested matches. The Prairie Wolves defeated William Jewell

February 21, 2009
NWU Takes 3rd at GPAC Indoor Championships

Both the Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's track & field teams placed third at the 2009 GPAC Indoor Championships held Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln.

February 20, 2009
Track & Field Prepares for GPAC Championships

Both men’s and women’s track teams at Nebraska Wesleyan University are gearing up for the GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, February 21.  The meet will be taking place

February 18, 2009
NWU Women's Basketball Hosted Pink Zone Event

The Nebraska Wesleyan women's basketball team joined more than 1,200 teams across the country in raising awareness for breast cancer research on Wednesday, Feb. 18 when they hosted Midland

February 18, 2009
Kersenbrock Named GPAC Track Athlete of the Week

Nebraska Wesleyan junior Anne Kersenbrock has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week for the week of Feb. 9-15.  She earned

February 18, 2009
Prairie Wolves Not So 'Pretty in Pink'

The Nebraska Wesleyan women's basketball team shot just 26.9 percent from the field as Midland Lutheran rolled past the Prairie Wolves, 70-42, in Great Plains Athletic Conference women's

February 17, 2009
Warriors Shut Down Wolves in 72-60 Victory

Midland Lutheran held Nebraska Wesleyan to 14 percent shooting in the first ten minutes of the game to jump out to an early nine point lead and they would never trail in the game as the Warriors

February 14, 2009
Late Run Gives USF 72-64 Victory

Sioux Falls ended the game on a 13-2 run to earn a 72-64 victory over Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 14) in GPAC women's basketball action in Snyder Arena.

February 14, 2009
Prairie Wolves Down USF, 75-58, in GPAC Basketball

Nebraska Wesleyan jumped out to an early 18-4 lead and never trailed in the game as the Prairie Wolves won their second straight game with a 75-58 victory over the University of Sioux Falls in

February 11, 2009
Spelts is GPAC Track Athlete of the Week

Nebraska Wesleyan University junior Jackie Spelts is this week’s Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week for her performances during the week of

February 11, 2009
Men Snap 7-Game Losing Streak With Win at Concordia

The Nebraska Wesleyan men's basketball team snapped a seven-game losing streak and picked up their first win since Jan. 10, when they defeated rival Concordia University, 66-59, on Wednesday night