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Basketball stung

By Nick Gerts | February 12, 2001

Men's basketball coach Andy Greer hoped the Huskies would play harder Saturday against Toledo. And though the Huskies extended their losing streak to six after falling to the Rockets 87-63, Greer noticed a difference. "We talked about the game, about...

Greer hopes road will cure Huskie slump

By Nick Gerts | February 9, 2001

Interim men's basketball coach Andy Greer thinks this weekend's road trip might do the Huskies good. The action starts Saturday when the Huskies face Toledo, whom they defeated 68-67 this season at Chick Evans Field House when Greg Stempin missed a layup...

Smallwood stands up tall

By Matt Stacionis | February 8, 2001

The freshman swatted and spiked four Marshall shots in the NIU men's basketball team's 94-66 loss. And he managed his swinging success while guarding the Herd's go-to guy. Smallwood was given the toughest defensive assignment of his season by being asked...

‘I feel for them’

By Nick Gerts | February 8, 2001

Marshall coach Greg White knows exactly how Andy Greer is feeling. After the NIU men's basketball team's 94-66 loss to the Thundering Herd Wednesday, the Huskie coach said he couldn't be more disappointed in the way the Huskies (4-16 overall, 3-8 Mid-American...

Professor pleased with increase in female athletes

By Joe Lacdan | February 7, 2001

When Jan Rintala competed in sports during her high school days in the 1960s, she did so without realizing the vast difference in athletic opportunities for men and women. Today marks the 15th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sport Day, which...

Coach hopes past won’t jinx Huskies

By Nick Gerts | February 7, 2001

Andy Greer hopes the NIU men's basketball team won't repeat its most recent performances tonight against Marshall. The Huskies were demolished by Akron 103-75 on Monday night following NIU's 81-74 loss to Central Michigan on Saturday. NIU (4-15 overall,...

Huskies slide in overtime

By Nick Gerts | February 5, 2001

Coach Andy Greer said his team played the best 32 minutes of the season before the NIU men's basketball team lost a 16-point lead in an 81-74 overtime loss to Central Michigan on Saturday. Unfortunately for NIU, it takes 40, or in this case, 45, minutes...

Pumped for home court

By Frank Rusnak | February 2, 2001

For Saturday's game, the NIU basketball team is grateful to be back home, but will have its hands full against a Central Michigan team on a roll. With the Huskies 0-13 on the road this year, they'll play a short homestand of three games starting at 1...

Broncos keep NIU in road game slump

By Nick Gerts | January 29, 2001

The NIU men's basketball team's road woes just got worse. The Huskies lost Saturday to Western Michigan, 81-77, giving them a 0-9 record in away games this year. Since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1997, the Huskies' road record is 3-28. "You...

OSU crash tugs local hearts

By Matt Stacionis | January 29, 2001

NIU Sports Information director Mike Korcek remembers when Will Hancock would come to Chick Evans Field House. He recalls one year during the Midwestern Collegiate Conference volleyball tournament, Hancock played computer games with another sports information...

Huskies crave road win

By Frank Rusnak | January 26, 2001

Playing at Western Michigan University on Saturday, the NIU men's basketball team looks to register its first win on the road in conference play. With a dismal 3-27 road record since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1997, the Huskies desperately...

Men’s basketball loses big

By Nick Gerts | January 24, 2001

NIU men's basketball coach Andy Greer was happy to see Matt Nelson finally get some touches in the post. The junior center, who grabbed 5 rebounds, got the ball inside more than usual Tuesday, scoring a team-high 16 points off 5-of-7 from the floor and...