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Swimming finally beats ISU

By Mark Pickrel | October 30, 2001

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...

Men’s soccer slides past Badgers

By Mark Pickrel | October 30, 2001

Some teams get all the breaks. In Saturday's match against Wisconsin, the NIU men's soccer team was the recipient of a break that decided the match. Thirty minutes into the second half, Rob Berkley sent a harmless lead pass into the Wisconsin zone. The...

Van Wasbeek proves worthy

By Marc Marin | October 30, 2001

Raymond van Wasbeek further validated his selection to the 2000-01 All-Mid-American Conference First-Team this weekend as the NIU men's tennis team competed in the ITA Midwest Region IV Championships.

Van Wasbeek advanced the furthest of any Huskie as he won his first two matches in the singles flight. His run ended after a 6-2, 6-1 to Matt Lockin of the University of Michigan.

"Raymond won the matches he should win and that's good," said coach Steven Rodecap. "It was a bit disappointing that he couldn't go any farther, however. The draw really opened up if he could have made it past that round."

Like the previous year, van Wasbeek and Aaron Forsberg hooked up in doubles and were victorious in a first-round match, this time against a duo from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

They weren't as successful in the second round, as they fell to the second-seeded pair of Mike Costa and Nathan Zeder from the University of Illinois.

"We played pretty well in the first round and took care of them pretty easily," said Forsberg. "In the second round we ran into some tougher competition."

Also victorious for the Huskies was Erick Martinez, who emerged on top after a three-set match against fellow MAC competitor Pete Baghadati. But that was as far as Martinez advanced when he ran into fourth-seed Phil Stoldt of Illinois in the second round and lost 6-1, 6-1.

Juan Pablo Barriga had a short tournament; he suffered a hard-fought 6-7, 4-6 loss to Josh Axler of Northwestern.

"It's nice to get some matches in against upper echelon competition, but we just need to get better to win those battles," said Rodecap. "It did give us a chance to find out what we need to work on in preparing for the spring season in January."

Spring season is more than two months away, and the Huskies won't take the court again until Jan. 19 when they begin a trio of games against the Big Ten as they visit Northwestern.

"Hopefully we can get some good match play under our belts and build up some confidence for the MAC tournament," said Forsberg.

Hickenbottom returns to lineup

By Nick Gerts | October 29, 2001

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Lionel Hickenbottom made his return Saturday and his presence was felt in the Huskie defense. The sophomore strong safety missed the last three games because of a knee injury. Hickenbottom led the team in tackles with 10 stuffs...

Volleyball racks up impressive wins

By Adam Zolmierski | October 29, 2001

As if the NIU women's volleyball team didn't have enough momentum from winning 10 in a row, they added to that streak with two impressive victories over some of the conference's elite. With Kent State and Akron visiting the Chick Evans Field House this...

Don’t mention win streak

By Frank Rusnak | October 29, 2001

Yes, the NIU volleyball team has won 12 games in a row. But coach Todd Kress doesn't want to hear a word about it. Running through both Kent State and Akron this weekend, the Huskies didn't allow either match to go more than four games. "We really haven't...

Fleck and Hill turn up the heat

By Nick Gerts | October 29, 2001

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — P.J. Fleck knew that with injuries to the receiving core, he and Darrell Hill had to make plays. With three receivers out — Keith Perry, Turner Pugh and Kandras Bledsoe — quarterback Chris Finlen looked only to Hill and Fleck,...

Hammock carries Huskies’ success

By Nick Gerts | October 29, 2001

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — With his partner in crime out with an injury, Thomas Hammock had to carry the load against Central Michigan. Michael Turner had to sit out Saturday's game against Central Michigan with a left ankle sprain, and Hammock knew it...

The comeback kids

By Nick Gerts | October 29, 2001

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Joe Novak knows the NIU football team could have folded Saturday after falling behind Central Michigan 24-7 at halftime. But the Huskies responded by scoring 26 unanswered points in the second half to steal a 33-24 win over the...

Volleyball aims to keep rolling

By Adam Zolmierski | October 25, 2001

After Tuesday's exciting five-game win against ISU, volleyball coach Todd Kress knows that his team is on a roll. "We've got as much momentum as we need," Kress said. "We played well this past weekend, [and] we've now got a little streak going here at...

We just need some luck

By Juan Marquez | October 25, 2001

NIU women's soccer has two Mid-American Conference games left and needs to win both. It also needs to have other teams lose to make the MAC tournament.. "I'd like to look at and focus on the possibility of that happening," said assistant coach Joe McCauley....

NIU swimmers have strong chance to beat ISU today

By Mark Pickrel | October 25, 2001

Eleven years ago. That was the last time the NIU women's swim team defeated Illinois State. Though current coach Anne Marie Stricklin was still in high school at the time of the last victory, ending the streak this year seems quite possible. This season's...

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