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Frustrating‘ times for Huskies

By Mark D. Morrey | October 12, 1992

When a team plays poorly and loses, it has to accept it, deal with it and move on. When a team plays good and loses, it leaves them with a feeling of ‘why us.' That is the way the NIU men's soccer team feels right now. At the beginning of the season,...

Former Huskie hits the big leagues

By Alex Gary | October 12, 1992

Think you had a good summer job? Your summer job probably was not as good as NIU senior Tom O'Neill's. O'Neill, an economics major, made $850 a month playing professional baseball in the San Francisco Giants organization. Last season's Huskie second baseman...

Volleyball squad cracks Top 10

By Brian Hayes | October 12, 1992

The new Mideast Regional volleyball rankings were released on Monday, and to no one's surprise the Huskies jumped one spot from 11th to 10th. It is the highest regional ranking for an NIU volleyball team ever. "I am really happy about it," Huskie head...

Volleyball team takes win streak to WIU

By Brian Hayes | October 8, 1992

The NIU volleyball team will spend Homecoming on the road. The ladies will be traveling to Macomb Saturday to take on the Western Illinois University Westerwinds. The Huskies are trying to extend their winning streak to 10 matches and keep their conference...

NIU, USM square off for first time

By Brian Wiencek | October 8, 1992

Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois and Illinois State are the usual Homecoming teams of entertainment over the past 84 years. However, this year the Huskies will try something different. For the first time since 1968, NIU will dip below...

NIU hopes ‘confidence’ carries over to Marquette

By Mark D. Morrey | October 8, 1992

Defense and team play were the name of the game Wednesday as the NIU soccer team defeated the Badgers of Wisconsin. It appeared as if the Huskies could be breaking out of their season-long slump as they played their best match of the year. Assistant coach...

NIU’s win at ISU proves to be vital

By Brian Hayes | October 7, 1992

The NIU volleyball team can hold its heads a little higher today. The Huskies can still bask in the glow of an accomplishment that very few NIU teams have done. They went to Bloomington and came home with a victory over Illinois State on Tuesday night....

Huskies rally for 2-1 victory

By Mark D. Morrey | October 7, 1992

If the NIU soccer team couldn't beat Eastern Illinois or Illinois-Chicago, how could it be expected to beat defending Big Ten Conference and 1991 NCAA Tournament participant University of Wisconsin? Well, the Huskies weren't. However, NIU pulled out a...

Men’s tennis squad to play in two places at same time

By Alex Gary | October 7, 1992

Three members of NIU's men's tennis team will be looking to conquer the country this weekend, while the rest of the team will be at NIU playing for fun. Marty Engel, Dustin Dobrin and Andy Caldwell travel to Austin, Texas this weekend to compete in the...

NIU limping into Saturday’s game

By Brian Wiencek | October 7, 1992

Losing the game last Saturday was the wound. Losing the players was the wound with salt. Any questions? Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it did. NIU's football team suffered more than just a loss last weekend. The Huskies suffered injuries...

Huskies face streaking Badgers

By Mark D. Morrey | October 6, 1992

The NIU Soccer Practice Field will be buzzing this afternoon as the Huskies kick off against the University of Wisconsin at 4 p.m. NIU will have its hands full as the Badgers have a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) on the line. The 1-7-1 Huskies will...

Rembert brings ‘attack’ mentality to NIU

By Fred Konrath | October 6, 1992

The NIU wrestling team will have a new look when it takes to the mat this upcoming season. Former Huskie assistant coach Phil Rembert will take over as the new head coach on an interim basis, replacing Ed Vatch, who resigned after last season. Rembert's...