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300-yard passer merely ‘average’

By David Lance | October 20, 1991

Florida quarterback Shane Matthews completed 21-of-34 passes in his team's 41-10 win over NIU Saturday. The 6-3, 191-pound junior also threw two touchdowns and was never intercepted. He threw for at least 300 yards (336) for the eighth time in his college...

Baseball roster finalized

By Gregory Janicki | October 15, 1991

After one and a half months of walk-on tryouts, professional scout practices and intersquad scrimmages, the NIU baseball team can rest easy. That is, the finalized baseball team. Head coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland closed out the fall campaign by making...

Bell’s team eyes gateway to wins

By Todd McMahon | October 15, 1991

St. Louis, Mo., is historically known as the "gateway to the West." Now, the NIU field hockey team hopes the city home to the Arch will be the gateway to a few victories. The Huskies (1-8-1) will travel to Saint Louis University this weekend to play three...

NIU hopes for luckier 2nd half

By Hyun Moon | October 15, 1991

In soccer, only inches separate victory from defeat. "There's only one match we lost legitimately," NIU coach Willy Roy said at roughly the halfway point of the season. That one match Roy is referring to was a 1-0 loss to then—No. 9 Hartwick. "It was...

Dach tackles down year

By David Lance | October 15, 1991

In NIU's 22-10 loss to Western Michigan Saturday, Adam Dach rushed for his 3,000th yard as a Huskie. But reaching the mark achieved by only two other Huskies didn't excite the senior fullback. "All it is is a nice milestone," the leading active collegiate...

Groth and Co. host Huskie Invitational

By Jeff Steffen | October 15, 1991

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, you only have to look as far as the West Campus Courts to see some great tennis. The NIU women's tennis team will be hosting the Huskie Invitational Friday through Sunday. The teams participating in...

Hidden ready for lead role in new, Hammel-style play

By Wes Swietek | October 15, 1991

After being a key member of the NIU men's basketball team's supporting cast last year, Mike Hidden is ready and willing to assume a bigger role. Hidden, a 6-5 wingman, played tough defense, hit the outside shot and otherwise did what was asked of him...

Gators best team on NIU schedule

By David Lance | October 15, 1991

When the Huskies first got their football schedule, they knew Saturday's game with the Florida Gators—a team with its key players returning—wouldn't be easy. Now, with so much on the line for Florida, NIU (1-5) knows the game will be a downright killer....

Inexperience didn’t stop these linksters

By Anthony Leva | October 15, 1991

The 1991 NIU men's golf campaign is history and for the third year in a row, head coach Jack Pheanis and his Huskie linksters are winners of the Mid-Continent Conference Championship. To the casual observer, the accomplishments of the two-time coach of...

NIU courting of Big Eight denied

By David Lance | October 15, 1991

NIU's president and athletic director said an item in Monday's Chicago Tribune, stating that the school is looking into joining the Big Eight Conference, was exaggerated. Mike Conklin, a sports columnist for the paper, wrote that at Friday's NIU Hall...

New ticket policy being discussed

By Steve Dennis | October 15, 1991

NIU students may be facing another new ticket policy for men's home basketball games in the very near future. The Long-Range Planning Committee of the Athletic Board is currently working on a plan that would allow students to acquire tickets for all men's...

Gators start with verbal assault

By Wes Swietek | October 15, 1991

One of the unwritten rules of college football is that you don't say anything that can be considered negative about an upcoming opponent. Florida Gators coach Steve Spurrier, and some of his players, apparently don't mind breaking the rules when talking...