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Phoenix take crown, burn NIU

By Wes Swietek | March 6, 1991

GREEN BAY, Wis.—It's now a waiting game for NIU after Tuesday night's 56-39 loss to Wisconsin-Green Bay in the Mid-Continent Championship game. An assured spot in the NCAA Tournament goes to UW-GB for winning the title. The Huskies must await the decision...

Baseball squad sets for opener

By Roger Moreano | March 6, 1991

It may be hard to believe that amid the freezing temperatures and the ongoing excitement of NIU's basketball squads, baseball season starts Saturday for NIU. The Huskies' Saturday contest against St. Louis will mark the resurrection of the NIU baseball...

NIU hopes for revival

By Steve Dennis | March 6, 1991

Within a week's time, the NIU women's basketball team has gone from top-dog to underdog. Prior to the DePaul tip-off, the Huskies were seemingly in the driver's seat, as far as the North Star Conference was concerned. NIU checked in with a perfect 12-0...

True test awaits Huskies

By David Lance | March 6, 1991

Friday will mark the opening of the NIU softball team's season as it travels to College Station, Texas to play in the Texas Aggie II Tournament. The tournament will reveal whether the Huskies are ready for natural playing conditions. Due to bad weather,...

Huskies edge UNI in nail-biter

By Wes Swietek | March 5, 1991

GREEN BAY, Wis. NIU's dream season appeared to be ending in a nightmare Monday night against Northern Iowa in the Mid-Continent semifinals. But Donald Whiteside, NIU's gutsy 5-10 guard, saw to it that the dream remained alive. His off-balance 3-pointer...

NIU a shoo-in for NCAA bid

By Carl Ackerman | March 5, 1991

One more win, that's all it's going to take. Just one more win and the NIU men's basketball team will achieve something never before accomplished—an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies can achieve this feat by winning the championship...

Men’s tennis team buries opponents

By Hyun Moon | March 5, 1991

The ever-evolving lineup for the NIU men's tennis team changed again in hopes of competing against Big Ten schools. Greg O'Neil stepped into the spotlight at the No. 1 singles position. He won all his singles and doubles matches to hoist the Huskies past...

4th-place swimmers set 3 records

March 5, 1991

Quality, not quantity, was the case for the NIU women's swimming team's efforts at the Midwest Independent Regional Championships Thursday through Saturday. The final standings have Illinois State edging host Southern Illinois by a 782-779 margin for...

Huskies claim Classic

By Jennifer Hutchins | March 4, 1991

Is it possible for NIU to defeat a Big Ten school like the University of Illinois and still be just a little disappointed? It is possible only when dealing with the NIU women's gymnastics team which settles for nothing less than the best. NIU's undefeated...

2nd-straight NIU loss lets crown slide away

By Steve Dennis | March 4, 1991

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Around here women's basketball takes the name of "Hammer Time" and appropriately so. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay pounded out a 91-79 victory over NIU Saturday as the Phoenix clinched their first-ever North Star Conference regular-season...

T.C. bound for nationals

March 4, 1991

Thanks to T.C. Dantzler, the NIU wrestling program will have a competitor in the NCAA Championships for a 20th consecutive season. Dantzler started strong at Saturday's NCAA West Regional Championships with a 13-0 shutout, followed by a 6-1 decision....

Huskies crush UIC, take round I

By Wes Swietek | March 4, 1991

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Some observers felt that the Huskies' biggest obstacle in the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament would be their first-round game against Illinois-Chicago. After Sunday's 77-52 rout of the Flames, the Huskies hope that turns out to be...