NWU Athletic News

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

February 7, 2009

#15 Lancers Cruise Past Prairie Wolves

Nebraska Wesleyan shot just 24.1 percent from the floor in the first half as Mount Marty raced out to a 23 point halftime lead and cruised past the Prairie Wolves with a 84-45 victory in GPAC

February 7, 2009

Cold Shooting Hurts NWU Men in Loss

The Nebraska Wesleyan men's basketball team shot just 30.1 percent from the floor and 19.0 percent from 3-point range as they dropped their seventh straight game losing 71-57 to Mount Marty

February 4, 2009

Second Half Run Sparks Hastings

The Hastings men opened the second half on a 13-2 run to overcome a 11-point halftime deficit, then held on as Nebraska Wesleyan missed a game-winning 3-point attempt in the final seconds to give

February 4, 2009

#17 Broncos Pull Away From Prairie Wolves

Hastings College closed out the end of the first half and opened the second half with a 30-9 run to pull away from Nebraska Wesleyan as the 17th-ranked Broncos defeated the Prairie Wolves, 74-52,

January 31, 2009

#15 Morningside Holds Off NWU, 67-64

Brandon Arp missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer as 15th-ranked Morningside College held off Nebraska Wesleyan, 67-64, in Great Plains Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday

January 31, 2009

Upset Bid Falls Just Short for NWU Women

Nebraska Wesleyan was within two points at 64-62 with 23 seconds to play, but top-ranked Morningside went 8-8 from the free throw line in the final 20 seconds to earn a 72-65 victory over NWU in

January 31, 2009

Prairie Wolves Run at Nisely Classic

The Nebraska Wesleyan track & field teams competed at the Scott Nisely Memorial Track Classic on Saturday (Jan. 31) at Doane College in Crete, Neb. Seven NWU women placed in the top

January 29, 2009

Spelts Earns 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 performances during the week of Jan.

January 28, 2009

Hot Shooting Vikings Blow Past NWU Men

Dana College shot a blistering 59.3 percent from the field in the first half to jump out to a 18-point halftime lead and the Vikings went on to cruise to a 72-54 victory over Nebraska Wesleyan in

January 27, 2009

Baseball Picked 5th in GPAC Coaches' Poll

The 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference preseason baseball coaches' poll was released on Tuesday (Jan. 27) and Nebraska Wesleyan received 92 points to rank fifth in the preseason poll.

January 26, 2009

NWU 8th in GPAC Preseason Softball Poll

The Nebraska Wesleyan University softball team was picked to finish eighth in the 2009 preseason Great Plains Athletic Conference Coaches' poll that was released on Monday (Jan. 26). The poll was

January 24, 2009

Red Raiders Run Past Prairie Wolves

Northwestern ended the first half on a 31-4 run and never looked back as the Red Raiders won their sixth straight game defeating Nebraska Wesleyan, 70-61, in GPAC men's

January 24, 2009

Wolves Push #5 Northwestern to Limits

Nebraska Wesleyan led fifth-ranked Northwestern College by one point at the 13:38 mark but the Red Raiders went on a 18-5 run over the next five minutes to pull away for the

January 24, 2009

Track & Field Wins Five Events at NWU Invite

The Nebraska Wesleyan women brought home four first place medals at the NWU Invite held Saturday night (Jan. 24) at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. NWU competed against

January 22, 2009

Mruz, Schroer Named Honorable Mention All-American

Nebraska Wesleyan football players Seth Mruz and Phil Schroer were both selected as 2008 NAIA honorable mention All-Americans by the College Fanz Sports Network

January 18, 2009

Tigers Hold Off NWU, 77-64

Nebraska Wesleyan battled hard and was within single digits for the majority of the second half, but in the end Dakota Wesleyan was too much as they defeated the Prairie

January 18, 2009

Turnovers Doom NWU Women

Nebraska Wesleyan was forced into a total of 31 turnovers as they fell 69-50 to Dakota Wesleyan in Great Plains Athletic Conference women's basketball action on Sunday

January 10, 2009

Men Hold On to For Big Upset Over #12 Dordt

Despite not making a field in the final 11:51 of the game, Nebraska Wesleyan University held on for a 68-61 upset victory over #12 Dordt on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 10) at

January 10, 2009

Big Run Propels Dordt to 57-44 Win

Dordt College went on a 33-5 run late in the first half and early in the second half as the Defenders pulled away from Nebraska Wesleyan University defeating the Prairie