Using its exhibition game on Thursday night to its advantage, NIU found out it had a lot to work on. Preseason games are used as a measuring stick to see where teams stand, and what needs to improve. NIU got its first glance at Odyssey last night, and...

Mickey Johnson is now gone, and so are her 11 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. The Huskies need to make up for the loss of those numbers, and junior Jessica Shattuck accepts the challenge. The 6-foot-4 inch center has a different attitude this season...

Some athletes have that rare ability to always be where the action is. Just ask Bears fans about Brian Urlacher. Watch an NIU women's basketball practice and a certain 6-foot junior forward will consistently pop into your field of vision. No matter what...

As I watched the women's basketball team last year, I felt like I was a kid again watching a Disney movie. Everything played right into that magical scenario except for one thing ... the ending. In Disney movies there is always a happy ending where the...

It wasn't your regular summer for your normal college student, but then again, Tamara Bowie isn't your regular college student. A 5-foot-11 forward for Ball State, Bowie was recognized as the top player in the Mid-American Conference last year as a sophomore,...

After being eliminated from Mid-American Conference tournament contention last Friday, NIU women's soccer coach Frank Horvat said the team is playing for pure pride in the last week of the season. He also said the team's character, heart and determination...

With NIU leading 29-19 in Game 3, the chants of NIU rattled through Chick Evans Field House Tuesday night, while the players fed off the crowd's energy. "The crowd was incredible," said outside hitter Tenisha Wilkins. "When I was going back there to serve...

Saturday's football game with Eastern Michigan provides an interesting storyline for even the most casual football fan. Last season, NIU took a 5-4 record into Ypsilanti to face lowly Eastern Michigan. The result was one of the most embarrassing losses...

Getting a taste of home, Iowa-native Carrie Blankenship welcomes Iowa to the Chick Evans Field House at 7 p.m. tonight. Though she is from Cedar Rapids, don't expect the 5‘ 9" senior to be blowing kisses and handing out hugs for the Hawkeyes (3-16,...

Being in the limelight isn't their specialty ... defense is. Two of perhaps the most important players on the court for the Huskies are rarely noticed by the press, or even by spectators. Despite being overlooked, senior Jen Scarpino and junior Coley...

As the only remaining member of both NIU's 1997 and 1998 Mid-American Championship teams, Jane Mucci wanted a chance to compete for a third. To do so, the NIU women's soccer team needed to win both of its matches over the weekend to have a chance. Mucci...

In most cases, a win against a non-conference opponent is nothing to get excited about. But when you haven't beaten that opponent since George Bush (Sr.) was president, there is reason to celebrate. The NIU women's swim team's 64-49 win against Illinois...