It was the Cindy Conner show in the first half. Then it was the E.C. Hill show in the second half with numerous guest appearances sprinkled in as the NIU women's basketball team opened the 1992-93 season with an 88-72 victory over Slovan Bratislava of...

The NIU men's and women's swimming and diving teams ran into a brick wall on their first road trip of the young 1992-93 season. That brick wall was the University of Wisconsin as the Badgers upended the men's team 131-85, while the women's side fell 154-88...

NIU men's basketball coach Brian Hammel had some mixed feelings about his team's 86-73 victory Tuesday night over the Czechoslovakia Select Team at Evans Field House. "We had some good parts," said Hammel in his postgame interview. "In spurts, we did...

Even though tonight's game against Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia is only an exhibition, the NIU women's basketball team will still be going all out. "We'll definitely be looking to win," NIU women's head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle said. Albright-Dieterle...

After NIU's victory Tuesday night over the Czechoslovakia Select Team, head coach Brian Hammel was pleased with the team's effort but was shocked at a statistic that was brought to his attention. "We out-rebounded them by that much," Hammel said. "I know...

The coaching staff is thought of as running and guiding the team. The players are thought of as listening to the coaches and performing on the court. But what about all the hard work the staff does that people don't see? This is where the role of team...

Lipnisky, Lipnisky, Lipnisky. Yes, Mike Lipnisky is back—28 points, six rebounds and three assists. After a back injury sidelined the guard for the whole season last year, he made his return like a man on a mission. In a total team effort, where it...

With the Mid-Continent Conference championship settled, it's time for the NIU volleyball team to start looking. The Huskies can look forward to the upcoming matches before the conference tournament and continue to work on getting better. At the same time,...

Junior tailback LeShon Johnson didn't have his best game of the season, and it showed in the Huskies' 21-14 loss to Army last Saturday. Though he moved himself up to No. 4 on the NIU season rushers list with 1,262 yards, Johnson's 68 yards on 16 carries...

Schwankl, Stallworth, Lau and Alexander. These names are not as common as Hill, Conner, Wingis and Burkholder. Yet someday in the future they will be the backbone of NIU's rapidly rising women's basketball program. This year's group of newcomers—three...

While Charlie Sadler and his football team prepare to hang up their helmets and spikes for another year, Brian Hammel and the NIU men's basketball team are warming up their high tops. After last season's misfortunes, which ended with no more than six...

Good news is on its way for NIU men's basketball coach Brian Hammel and his staff. The Chicago Sun-Times reported on Friday that the Huskies have signed guard Thomas Cook of Hillcrest High School for next season. The signing will not become official until...