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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Intramural teams begin play

By Adam Zolmierski | October 3, 2001

Senior finance major Mike Love got on top of things yesterday afternoon as he signed up for intramural flag football. "I do it 'cause I'm Greek," said Love. "I have a good time and always have fun playing. I have participated in flag football, volleyball,...

Tennis wins in home tournament

By Marc Marin | October 2, 2001

All season NIU women's tennis coach Laura Scott maintained her team had the ability to sweep its home tournament. Scott's thoughts seemed prophetic after the dust settled on this past weekend's Huskie Fall Invitational. The Huskies swept all 19 singles...

‘Pumped to play’

By Marc Marin | October 2, 2001

Sometimes practice does make perfect. Maybe not perfect, but after a strong week of practice, the NIU men's tennis team made an impressive showing at the Western Michigan Invitational over the weekend. The Huskies defeated Illinois State and DePaul Saturday...

Huskie hockey fights hard weekend

By Nicholas Alajakis | October 2, 2001

The NIU men's club hockey team went into Michigan this weekend and escaped with two hard fought games and a 0-1-1 record. On Friday night the Huskies fell 7-4 against Midwest-power Grand Rapids State, in a game where goalie J.P. Michaels faced 58 shots....

Soccer folds to Falcons, Rockets

By Juan Marquez | October 2, 2001

The NIU women's soccer team scored first in its games against Bowling Green State and Toledo this weekend. But the Huskies couldn't win either game against the Falcons and Rockets rallied for wins. On Friday against BGS, the Huskies (1-7-1, 1-4 MAC) scored...

Women’s golf places high at Notre Dame Invitational

By Mark Pickrel | October 2, 2001

For most people, Sunday is a day for rest and relaxation — but, while most people watch football, eat and sleep, the NIU women's golf team is hard at work. Sunday's final score of 323 at the Notre Dame Invitational was the third time in three tournaments...

Home sweet home

By Adam Zolmierski | October 2, 2001

Senior Carrie Blankenship loves playing at home, and she showed why this past weekend against Bowling Green State and Buffalo, as the Huskies pulled out two wins. "It's always great to play in your own gym," Blankenship said. "These wins were huge for...

No more moral victories for NIU

By Nick Gerts | October 1, 2001

Toledo, OHIO — There was no use of the phrase "moral victory" after the NIU football team's 41-20 loss to Toledo. In fact, the phrase has been erased from the Huskies' vocabulary. There will be no more "moral victories" for the Huskies. They are sick...

Huskies fall to Toledo

By Nick Gerts | October 1, 2001

Toledo, OHIO - Chris Finlen will not get his chance to beat Toledo. Toledo walked away with a 41-20 win over NIU Saturday night at the Glass Bowl, halting Finlen's dream of beating the Rockets. "It is hard to swallow the fact that we fell short," Finlen...

Hammock’s streak snapped

By Nick Gerts | October 1, 2001

Toledo, OHIO — In a game that featured the two best tailbacks in the Mid-American Conference, the match-up of Toledo's Chester Taylor and NIU's Thomas Hammock fell short of the hype. The MAC rushing leader and Heisman candidate Taylor finished the game...

Men’s soccer suffers defeat

October 1, 2001

The NIU men's soccer team lost to Marshall Sunday 3-1 at Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies are now 0-2 in Mid-American Conference. Marshall scored the first three goals of the game. Robert Ngumire scored on a direct free kick from 20 yards out. Brent Sobczak...

Rockets believe they are the real deal

By Nick Gerts | October 1, 2001

Toledo, OHIO - NIU coach Joe Novak knows Toledo is probably the best team the Huskies will face this year. Novak went far enough to even say they are better than the Illinois team that gave NIU its first loss of the season. "Toledo has 11 seniors returning...

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