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Women win a pair

By LIZ GERNAND | October 17, 1993

Sunday afternoon the women's soccer team hosted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (6-8-2) in a close match which ended in NIU's (6-8) favor. "There were just some nice things that happened out there," said head coach Frank Horvat. The Huskies received...

Back on the winning track

By RICH CARLSON | October 17, 1993

After falling behind early in the first quarter, the Huskies delighted the Homecoming crowd of 14,475 with a 21-16 come-from-behind victory over University of the Pacific Saturday afternoon. This was the first game all year that the Huskies didn't score...

Huskies continue to whitewash opponents

By PATRICK H. MOORE | October 17, 1993

The NIU men's soccer team recorded their third consecutive shutout Sunday at the Huskie Soccer Complex in their 2-0 win over Eastern Illinois University. In doing so they accomplished a feat that has evaded the efforts of men's soccer teams at NIU for...

Soccer squads hoping to do a complete ‘180′

By LERNAND | October 14, 1993

After their best game of the season, the women's soccer team is prepared to take on Loyola University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee over the weekend. The weekend's play begins this afternoon against Loyola on their home turf. "We can't take...

Southern cookin‘ for NIU

By MARC WESNER | October 14, 1993

Three days, three matches and hopefully three wins. That's what the NIU women's volleyball team will be traveling to Texas for this weekend. It won't be easy, however, for unlike the Mid-Continent Conference, these three teams can match the Huskies' firepower...

Students ‘critical’ for homecoming success

By RICH CARLSON | October 14, 1993

Huskie football fans, there are only two more home games left this season and they are both in the next two weeks. This Saturday is special because it is Homecoming. Ticket sales for this game are on a similar pace from last year according to ticket manager...

Final piece of the puzzle firmly in place

By KRIS FELDE | October 13, 1993

As the culmination of five Huskie volleyball careers nears, head coach Pete Waite wants this to be the year all of the pieces in a puzzle that took four years to attain come together. NIU's squad seemed nearly complete having five seniors, two of which...

Shadowing the enemy: Defort perfects the art

By PATRICK H. MOORE II | October 13, 1993

The best way to shut down a great player in the game of soccer is to shadow him with a player who has the abilities to neutralize that great player. This year, the men's soccer team has faced a few players who posess the skills and athletic abilities...

Band outraged at CAB cancellation

By MARKOS MOULITSAS | October 13, 1993

The Campus Activities Board's decision to cancel a potentially controversial band has sparked the outrage of the band involved. The band, P. Nice Joplin, was supposed to play Wednesday at noon at the MLK Commons as part of CAB's Homecoming concert series....

It’s OK, the ball is in good hands

By RICH CARLSON | October 12, 1993

So far this season the team leader in receptions is not a wide receiver, but rather a tight end. Fifth-year Senior Raymond Roberts, who will graduate in December, has been Scott Crabtree's go-to guy and it has resulted in some impressive numbers. He has...

Huskies K.O. Western in three

By MARC WESNER | October 12, 1993

1-2-3, yer out! Western Illinois was down and out in three games last night when the NIU women's volleyball team played the role of bad host, sending their Mid-Continent Conference foes home with a 15-2, 15-2, 15-4 loss. The Huskies (15-2; 9-0 in conference)...

Amid conflicting signals, search for peace goes on

By MICHELLE FAUL | October 12, 1993

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP)—President Clinton's diplomatic troubleshooter talked peace with representatives of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid on Tuesday, but gunmen fired on two U.N. outposts and attacked a relief convoy. Remains believed to be those of an...