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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

Hockey club slaps SIUE with 15-4 victory

By Nick Gerts | January 30, 2001

The NIU hockey club defeated Southern Illinois at Edwardsville with great ease, winning 15-4. The 15 goals were the most this season. The last time NIU scored more than 10 goals in a game was against Washington University at St. Louis, when the Huskies...

Huskies swing back into winning

By Adam Zolmierski | January 30, 2001

Two weeks ago, the NIU women's basketball team was coming off two consecutive double-digit losses. The Huskies, however, recovered by sweeping their recent three-game homestand. Coming into the homestand, NIU sat at 2-2 in the Mid-American Conference...

Inside play seals win

By Adam Zolmierski | January 29, 2001

With a tall starting front court consisting of Mickey Johnson and Jennifer Youngblood, the NIU women's basketball team pounded the ball inside and dominated Central Michigan 72-55. NIU outscored CMU 46-20 in the paint, thanks to Johnson's 14 points and...

Mens tennis drops second-straight dual meet, 7-0

By David Grossman | January 29, 2001

It's no secret the Big Ten Conference produces top-quality athletic teams year after year. Following this trend, they seem to have a dominance over NIU. The NIU men's tennis squad dropped its second-straight dual meet Friday with a 7-0 loss to Wisconsin....

Broncos keep NIU in road game slump

By Nick Gerts | January 29, 2001

The NIU men's basketball team's road woes just got worse. The Huskies lost Saturday to Western Michigan, 81-77, giving them a 0-9 record in away games this year. Since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1997, the Huskies' road record is 3-28. "You...

OSU crash tugs local hearts

By Matt Stacionis | January 29, 2001

NIU Sports Information director Mike Korcek remembers when Will Hancock would come to Chick Evans Field House. He recalls one year during the Midwestern Collegiate Conference volleyball tournament, Hancock played computer games with another sports information...

Thrilled Johnson hits 1,000 points

By Joe Lacdan | January 29, 2001

Carrying a sign with the number 1,000 into the postgame press conference, Mickey Johnson could no longer mask her excitement. The senior center joined 17 of the greatest players in NIU women's basketball history when she reached 1,000 career points against...

Regardless of record, Huskies remain wary

By Adam Zolmierski | January 26, 2001

Despite NIU's Saturday opponent Central Michigan's record of 3-15 overall and no wins in the Mid-American Conference, coach Carol Hammerle isn't guaranteeing a win. "I've seen tapes on Central; they've got good athletes," said Hammerle. Coming off two...

Huskies crave road win

By Frank Rusnak | January 26, 2001

Playing at Western Michigan University on Saturday, the NIU men's basketball team looks to register its first win on the road in conference play. With a dismal 3-27 road record since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1997, the Huskies desperately...

Finally home, wrestlers hope to kick Ohio out

By Jason Walton | January 26, 2001

After almost two months of away meets and tournaments, it's home, sweet home for the NIU wrestling team. The Huskies return to Chick Evans Field House to host Mid-American Conference rival Ohio University at 7 p.m. tonight. NIU is 5-5-1 overall, but 0-2-1...

Heating up: Home cheers have Huskies cooking

January 26, 2001

Take off your hat, gloves and scarf, because Huskie fever is quickly heating up for the men's hoops squad. For what once seemed like a washed-up season for NIU, it recently has taken strides that at one point seemed unimaginable and non-obtainable for...

Falcons fall on NIU turf 73-58 drubbing gives boost to young Huskies

By Joe Lacdan | January 25, 2001

Last season, plagued by injuries and inconsistency, the NIU women's basketball team struggled to a 6-22 record, and lost nine of its first 11 games this winter. Wednesday night's 73-58 bashing of Bowling Green showed that while NIU may be rebuilding,...

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