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Huskies going to the big dance

By KRIS FELDE | November 29, 1993

With two victories this weekend, the Huskie volleyball squad added to their list of accomplishments, including the league championship, by not only winning the Mid-Continent Championship but also earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament....

Spiker’s time has arrived

By KRIS FELDE | November 23, 1993

With the conclusion of the regular season last weekend all but four teams have been laid to rest in the Mid-Continent Conference and by 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 28th, one will stand alone. While no other Huskie volleyball team has ventured into the...

Huskies hoping to strike oil in final tuneup

By MARC WESNER | November 23, 1993

After head coach Brian Hammel saw what a bad team like Ginestico of Brazil could do to the NIU men's basketball team defense, he was not too happy. So when the Marathon Oil AAU Team stops in for a 7:05 p.m. exhibition visit to Chick Evans Fieldhouse tonight,...

Women say ‘aloha’ to regular season

By RICH CARLSON | November 23, 1993

Turkeys may not be the only thing turning golden brown this Thanksgiving weekend. The women's basketball team may return with a tan after spending a few days in Hawaii. The Huskies have been invited to play in the Paradise Classic in Honolulu Friday and...

Proviso East guard signs Letter of Intent

By CHRIS TAGLER | November 22, 1993

One might look at NIU's men's basketball team and feel that it has the talent to go far in the Mid-Continent Conference this year. Nevertheless, head coach Brian Hammel is looking to go farther in future seasons with the signing of a point guard from...

Florida State regains ranking

November 22, 1993

RICK WARNER AP FOOTBALL WRITER Florida State regained the top spot in The Associated Press media poll on Sunday while Nebraska became No. 1 in the CNN-USA Today coaches' poll, creating a possible national title game at the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles (10-1)...

Huskies sweep through Mid-Con again

By KRIS FELDE | November 22, 1993

As NIU blew by both Youngstown State University and Cleveland State University this weekend, they not only exited the 1993 regular season unblemished in the Mid-Continent Conference, but also they retained a perfect ledger in all Mid-Con matches dating...

Swimming squads split: men’s crush Loyola, women fall

By CHRIS TAGLER | November 22, 1993

At first glance, finishing a meet with one win and one loss might not seem all that great. That wasn't the case for NIU swimming coach Jeanne Fleck, who saw the men's swim team cruise to a 104-72 win over Loyola University and the women's team put up...

Johnson’s work finally pays off

By JOHN DIETZ | November 22, 1993

Vision, speed, quickness and power. Qualities that LeShon Johnson utilized to perfection and in the process produced what could be argued as the greatest single season for a player in NIU history. However, before we look at his accomplishments over a...

Johnson named to Kodak Coaches All-America Team

By MARC WESNER | November 22, 1993

With the Football News First Team All-America under his belt, LeShon Johnson is ready to reap more rewards for the spectacular 1993 season he put together. And they keep coming. A special half-hour television show featuring the Kodak All-America unit...

College football roundup

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | November 22, 1993

Now what? Just when postseason plans were settling into some kind of pattern, a Saturday of upsets turned college football's bowl picture fuzzy. There are a few things we know for sure: No. 15 UCLA will play in the Rose Bowl. The Bruins clinched the Pac-10...

The waiting continues

By MATT KERLIN | November 19, 1993

Now that NIU's football season is over, there is not much left for the players to do while waiting for next season, unless you are a senior and your football career is coming to a sudden halt. NIU tailback, LeShon Johnson, is an exception to the seniors...