The NIU men's basketball team proved to be as tenacious as a pack of bill collectors against Wright State last night. The Huskies overcame serious foul trouble and an emotional Raiders squad on Senior Recognition night to almost pull off the upset. But...

When you can't convert on your own end, your opponent will usually come back and make matters worse. Northwestern did just that Tuesday night and rolled to a 95-75 victory over the NIU women's basketball team at Chick Evans Field House. A crowd of 1,785...

There is a project taking place within the confines of Chick Evans Field House designed to challenge the student body at NIU. The project is being led by NIU head women's basketball coach Jane Albright-Dieterle, who is asking that at least 2,000 fans...

Now that the 1992 Winter Olympics have concluded, a new focus is being directed towards the Summer Olympics. And one NIU athlete is staring intently at the thought of competing at Barcelona, Spain. Art Sanchez of the NIU men's swimming team will be trying...

Learning in life makes one better and stronger for the next challenge. With that in mind, the NIU women's basketball team will face Northwestern tonight (7 p.m.) at Chick Evans Field House with another ounce of experience tightly stored away. After being...

Momentum and team spirit carried the NIU women's gymnastics squad to victory this past weekend. The Huskies posted a 185.85-184.25 dual-meet triumph Saturday over host Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. And coach Bobbie Cesarek credits much of...

The good news for the NIU women's basketball team is it will remain home for at least the next three weeks. The bad news, however, is the Huskies were thumped once again away from Chick Evans Field House. Florida State dealt NIU its worst defeat of the...

Victory has not been a familiar word in the NIU men's tennis team's vocabulary so far this season and Saturday's meets were no exception. The most recent losses came against the University of Illinois (5-2) and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville...

It seemed that everything was going right for a dramatic come-from-behind win for the NIU men's basketball team Saturday—until the final seconds. With 4.3 seconds showing on the Chick Evans Field House scoreboard, Eastern Illinois' Curtis Leib scored...

Freshman Marlin Simms has been waiting for his chance to do something big this season, and Saturday night it finally came. As the NIU men's basketball team saw its game against Eastern Illinois slowly start to slip away, Simms stepped up and hit two big...

It's back to Michigan for the NIU women's gymnastics team this weekend. And the word is that the Huskies are out to improve their score. Kalamazoo, Mich. is Saturday's destination, and NIU will take on Western Michigan University in a dual meet slated...

Keeping the old saying that "defense wins championships" in mind, the NIU women's basketball team exhibited a tenacious defense Monday night as it heads toward the season's home stretch. As has been the case throughout the 1991-92 campaign, NIU had difficulties...