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Tough job ahead for Molinari

May 2, 1989

NIU has another basketball coach. Jim Molinari was officially named coach of the Huskies after NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell and his staff decided the 11-year assistant coach from DePaul was "The Leader of The Pack." About 80 people applied for...

Huskie Huddle

May 1, 1989

The NIU women's golf squad edged Missouri 617-618 to capture the title at the 28th Annual ISU Redbird Invitational. The weather was the biggest factor, according to coach Pam Tyska. "The rain was just incredible," Tyska said.

Senior Laura Scheibach was top medalist after shooting back-to-back rounds of 74 to finish with 148.

The Huskie men's golf team continued its success at the U. of Northern Iowa Fall Classic, finishing in the top half for the fifth straight year. NIU took sixth place with a total of 1211, 53 behind winner Illinois (1158).

Chad Behrends led the Huskies with a 299, good enough to tie for 12th, 26 strokes behind winner Steve Stricker (273), an All-American from Illinois. Mike Briggs finished five strokes behind Behrends with a 304.

Rounding out the Huskie field was Tek Osborne (307), Rick Stewart (308), and Ted Meyer (322).

The NIU men's tennis team won the Northern Illinois Open held at the Plum Grove Tennis Club in Palatine this past Saturday. They defeated St. Ambrose (3-2), Illinois-Chicago (4-1), and Marquette (5-0).

The highlight of the morning was the come-from-behind victory by Mats Persson over St. Ambrose. In his No. 3 singles match, Persson rallied from a 5-3 deficit in the last match to win the tiebreaker 7-2, and finish with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 victory.

Sophomore Erik Andersch won all three of his singles appearances, as did all three of the Huskies' doubles teams. Steve Wiere and Tim Halligan defeated St. Ambrose, Dan Bowers and Persson defeated UIC, and Colin Taheny and Persson teamed up to beat Marquette.

Following the NIU football victory over Wisconsin Saturday, linebacker Mike Manson said, "It was no upset. We were the better team. If they had beaten us, that would have been an upset."

Halfback Rod Taylor also is noticing a change in attitude. "The last three years I've been here, every time it's been a close game, we always lost it. I always felt something was against us. Now we've got things going the right way," Taylor said.

The Huskie women's volleyball team defeated Cincinnati (6-15, 15-11, 15-8, 15-5), Missouri (15-11, 14-16, 15-12, 15-4), and Eastern Illinois (15-7, 15-13, 15-13) to win their own Huskie Invitational Saturday, and improve their record to 6-3.

During the Eastern match, setter Beth Glisk had 12 kills in 27 attempts (.444), with no errors. She also led the team with 31 assists.

NIU lands DePaul’s Molinari

By Chris Sigley | May 1, 1989

Jim Molinari was officially named the new NIU men's basketball coach at a press conference Friday morning. A six-week national search ended Thursday night when NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell selected Molinari, DePaul's assistant basketball coach,...

Hallihan, Coomes say ‘No’ to NIU

By Jeff Kirik | April 27, 1989

Neither Jim Hallihan nor Mark Coomes will be the next NIU men's basketball coach. NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell is expected to announce his choice for the spot by Friday, but Hallihan and Coomes, two of the six finalists, have withdrawn from the...

1990 football schedule: two Big 8’s, one Big 10

By Jeff Kirik | April 26, 1989

The 1990 NIU football schedule, which features games against Nebraska, Kansas State and Northwestern, was one of 16 schedules approved by the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday. The other 15 NIU sports also had their 1989-90 schedules approved at the board's...

Pull up a chair for the NIU “Year in Review”

By Greg Rivara | April 25, 1989

I guess I was a little brainwashed in high school while playing on the sports teams. No matter what sport I played, the team and individuals would review a videotape of either the previous practice or game. We did this, wearing out the rewind and slow...

Owens honored as team MVP

April 25, 1989

There were awards given out across the board Sunday afternoon when the NIU women's basketball team held its 1988-89 awards banquet at the Country Inn in Sycamore. The banquet was open to the public and about 60 people were on hand to honor the Huskies....

Molinari goes through NIU interview process

By Mike Morris | April 24, 1989

DePaul assistant coach Jim Molinari was in DeKalb Friday to interview for the NIU men's basketball head coaching position. Molinari is one of three candidates known to have been on campus for an interview. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee head coach...

Athletic Board packs bigger punch

By Tom Clegg and Jeff Kirik | April 13, 1989

More muscle was added to the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday in the form of four resolutions passed by the board. Three of the resolutions take effect as soon as they are added to the board's policy manual. They cover conference affiliation, budget matters...

Hudson speaks out on board, firing

By Mike Morris | March 30, 1989

Associate Athletic Director Clarence Hudson lashed out at the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday in opposition to the board's attempt to increase its power. The board passed a resolution that, if adopted by the University Council, would require a majority vote...

Athletic Board moves to increase power

By Jeff Kirik | March 30, 1989

If the NIU Athletic Board has its way, the athletic director will no longer be able to fire a head coach without first getting approval from the board. The athletic board passed a resolution at Wednesday's meeting, which, if enacted by the University...

Thomas’ future hinges on new coach

By Mike Morris | March 28, 1989

Three rostered players are anxiously awaiting Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell's decision as to who will be NIU's third men's basketball coach in five years. After a 12-member screening committee narrows a list of applicants and recommends the finalists,...

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