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Old Dominion puts on 10-0 show for Huskies

By Todd McMahon | September 9, 1991

The NIU field hockey team saw firsthand Saturday what it hopes to become in the near future. Old Dominion, the defending national champion, taught NIU a lesson or two in the season opener with a 10-0 victory at Norfolk, Va. Carolin Bruns, Maaike Hilbrand...

NIU spikers sweep by EIU and Bradley

By Jennifer Hutchins | September 9, 1991

The 1990 "broom" is out of the closet and back in the hands of this year's NIU volleyball team. The Huskies (5-1) defeated both Eastern Illinois University, Friday, and Bradley University, Saturday, in a double three-game sweep for the weekend. EIU suffered...

Roy’s team finds no breaks on trip East

By Steve Dennis | September 9, 1991

If NIU soccer coach Willy Roy learned anything from his team's 0-1-1 showing this weekend, it had to be that Midwesterners don't catch any breaks in the East.

In Roy's first trip to the East since taking over the head coaching job in 1987, his Huskies had the unamiable task of facing the No. 9 team in the nation, Hartwick College, in the first round of the National Soccer Hall of Fame/Mayor's Cup XVI-Royal Toyota Classic.

And if that wasn't enough, the Huskies had to play the University of South Florida in the consolation match—a team that was expected to be in the championship.

"Florida shouldn't have lost," Roy said after State University of New York-Oneonta upset USF 1-0 in other first round action. "Technically, they are a much better team."

With the help of a "no-call" by the referee, that Saturday season-opening contest for the Huskies resulted in a 1-0 Hartwick triumph.

"Overall, I thought the officials did a real nice job," Roy said. "But, they had one blatant non-call that might've changed the game."

On the play, a Hartwick defender apparently stopped the ball with his hand as the Huskies crept in for a score. The Warrior ceased play, but the referee advised otherwise.

"The referee told the kid to play on," Roy said. "Which proved to me that something had to have been wrong."

The Huskies did manage to keep Hartwick off the board in the first half, but with just under 15 minutes into the second, a Warrior snuck underneath the NIU defense for an easy seven-yard blast.

"They're a good team," Roy admitted after the setback. "But, we lacked a little on game fitness. There were three or four opportunities when we didn't get our shots off. But we expect to eliminate those problems with our second match."

Roy's Huskies didn't exceed expectations in the second round match against the University of South Florida, but NIU didn't let the coach down either.

Against a tough South Florida squad, the Huskies managed a 1-1 overtime tie that salvaged a little pride for the NIU team. The lone NIU tally coming off the foot of a Karsten Roy penalty shot, assisted by a John Lechner run that was cut short by a Warrior.

"We have a long way to go," Roy said. "But it's nice to play two highly respected soccer teams and get decent results."

Once again, if the Huskies could've gotten a break on Jay Conrad's head ball that barely sailed over the top of the goal or Frankie Sparacino's shot that bounced off the post, the results might've been different. But, such is the life of a soccer team.

"Considering it was our first two games of the season," Roy said, "it was really a good start—not great—but decent."

Fresno State gets its revenge

By Wes Swietek | September 9, 1991

Saturday in Fresno, Calif., the Fresno State Bulldogs purged ghosts that have haunted their program since a 1990 defeat to NIU. Ever since the Huskies clobbered the Bulldogs 73-18 last year, 1991's season-opening rematch has been eagerly anticipated—at...

It’s finally time to play football

By David Lance | September 5, 1991

NIU fans anxious for football and tired of being force-fed facts, figures and quotes from the Huskies, take heed; NIU's season opener is almost here. But first, here's some more facts, figures and quotes on the upcoming game. Game day: Saturday. Game...

Field hockey squad draws national champs in opener

By Todd McMaho | September 5, 1991

Anticipation, butterflies and excitement are forever grounded into season openers. For the NIU field hockey team, those three ingredients will be larger than usual come Saturday. The opener at Old Dominion (1 p.m.) just might be the biggest game for the...

Volleyball squad hits the road for weekend

By Jennifer Hutchin | September 5, 1991

Opening games and season debuts are over ... now it's full speed ahead. With the NIU volleyball team's first home match just under its belt and a 2-1 showing at the Colorado State Tournament last weekend, the Huskies (3-1) pack up for road matches against...

Huskies get kick out of Top-20 opponents

By Hyun Moon | September 5, 1991

The NIU soccer team has a knack for knocking off top-rated opponents. Just ask Wisconsin-Madison whom the Huskies beat 2-0; or Akron who lost 1-0 in overtime; or Indiana who breathed a sigh of relief after surviving an onslaught by the Huskies with a...

Fresno minimizes revenge factor

By Wes Swietek | September 5, 1991

According to an NCAA study, the NIU football team faces the fourth-toughest schedule in the country this year. Which means the Huskies opener at Fresno State could prove to be an appropriate appetizer for NIU's rugged menu of opponents. The Bulldogs (8-2-1)...

Linksters tee off schedule

By Laura Higgins | September 5, 1991

With five returning players and three promising freshmen, the NIU women's golf team holds high hopes for its fall season opener this weekend at the Veenker Memorial Golf Course. The Huskies will head for Ames, Iowa, to tee off in the Iowa State University...

Marcus and Karsten seek own identities

By Hyun Moon | September 3, 1991

This is the year identical twins, Marcus and Karsten Roy, step out of their big brother's shadow. For the past three years Marcus, a goalie, and Karsten, a sweeper, have been the anchors of the NIU soccer team's defense, while big brother Willy Roy Jr....

Friend, former coach now foes

By Jennifer Hutchins | September 3, 1991

The freshmen jitters can shake up any new player during the first game of the season. But for NIU's Shelby Snyder, the Huskies' season-opener against Cal-State University Fullerton was doubly unsettling. Across the net from Snyder was her best friend,...

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