Losing the match to Southern Methodist wasn't the only agony NIU soccer coach Willy Roy went through here yesterday. SMU, ranked No. 11 in the nation, handed the Huskies their second loss of the year 2-0. But the real battle for Roy took place against...

The NIU women's tennis squad is ready to net victories, and the players have a chance to rack up wins Friday—Sunday at the Indiana University Midwest Tournament in Bloomington, Ind. Coach Patty Groth finds her team to be in tiptop shape, since she has...

An additional $55,000 for the games management budget was approved by the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday at its monthly meeting. Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell, who did not attend the meeting, sent a memo to the board requesting the extra money. "Entering...

The temporary "vacation" is over for the NIU field hockey team and now it is time to take care of business starting this weekend. After playing five games (four on the road) in 10 days, the Huskies deserved a much-needed rest before starting Midwestern...

On the heels of the news that NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell received a $3,000 raise comes the discovery that seven other athletic department personnel have gotten salary increases. Leading the way is women's basketball head coach Jane Albright,...

When the going gets tough, the NIU volleyball team gets even tougher. So does the competition. NIU hopes to avenge last weekend's third season loss to the University of Michigan when Loyola University and Ball State University pay a visit to Chick Evans...

Now that fall has arrived, the NIU men's tennis team can't wait to go out and repeat the results from a year ago. Huskie head coach Chuck Merzbacher will take his team to Valparaiso, Ind., this weekend to see if 1991-92 will be as promising as 1990-91....

Don't let the name fool you. The Lady Northern Intercollegiate Golf Championship, which takes place today, Saturday and Sunday, is actually the regional tournament hosted by the University of Illinois. Many call the Lady Northern the regional championship...

Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry isn't taking any chances in preparation for his team's contest with the Huskies. Fry's analysis of the game will provide no fodder for NIU's locker-room bulletin board. Even though the Hawkeyes enter the contest 2-0,...

It doesn't pay to be a hero. Freshman Andy Lane scored the goal of his life yesterday to give the NIU soccer team a dramatic 1-0 double overtime win over New Mexico at Huskie Soccer Field. But by the time Lane got into the locker room, his teammates had...

The elation of a big win lasted only for a minute for the NIU soccer team. The Huskies, 3-1-1, captured their biggest win of the young season over New Mexico in a 1-0 double overtime thriller on Wednesday. "We were physically and mentally drained after...

The NIU football team is not in Kansas anymore, but their next destination is definitely not Oz. A week after suffering a 34-17 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats, the Huskies (1-2) head to Iowa to take on the Big Ten's Hawkeyes who are undefeated at 2-0...