11-8, 2-5 MAC

Final

	1	2	T
UMass MASS	33	35	68
N Illinois NIU	40	30	70

Northern Illinois HuskiesN IllinoisNIU

6-11, 2-4 MAC

Massachusetts Minutemen @ Northern Illinois Huskies

Game Information

Dekalb, IL

ESPN+

Referee:Greg Langsdorf

Referee:Kenneth Moreland

Referee:Mason Siler

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Central Michigan	0-0	-	2-0
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	2-0
Ohio	0-0	-	2-0
Akron	0-0	-	1-0
Bowling Green	0-0	-	1-0
Western Michigan	0-0	-	2-1
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	1-1
Kent State	0-0	-	1-1
Massachusetts	0-0	-	1-1
Toledo	0-0	-	1-2
Ball State	0-0	-	0-2
Buffalo	0-0	-	0-2

Horizon League	CONF	GB	OVR
IU Indianapolis	0-0	-	2-0
Wright State	0-0	-	2-0
Green Bay	0-0	-	2-1
Northern Kentucky	0-0	-	2-1
Cleveland State	0-0	-	1-1
Purdue Fort Wayne	0-0	-	1-1
Youngstown State	0-0	-	1-1
Milwaukee	0-0	-	1-2
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	1-2
Detroit Mercy	0-0	-	0-1
Robert Morris	0-0	-	0-2
Oakland	0-0	-	0-3

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