The offensive woes continued for the NIU soccer team yesterday, but the defense held firm for a 0-0 tie with Eastern Illinois University at Huskie Soccer Field. Dave Weichman and Jay Konrad shouldered the responsibility of marking EIU speedsters LeBaron...

The NIU volleyball team had an unusual weekend—unusual in the sense that the Huskies not only lost once, but twice against North Star Conference foes Wright State University and Valparaiso University. NIU's bad luck started Friday in an upset loss against...

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...

While the weather was better suited to the "Ducks" of the University of Oregon, victory was better suited to the NIU men's tennis team. Coach Chuck Merzbacher's crew hung on through the tough matches Friday to capture four of six singles matches and two...

Most football teams accept 31-point victories warmly. But the 6-1 Florida Gators are not like most squads. They are No. 6 in the country, and when they beat NIU (1-6) 41-10 Saturday afternoon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in front of 83,708 people, their...

What do Bears, Cardinals and Colonels have in common? They all bore witness to the offensive reawakening of the NIU field hockey team this weekend at Saint Louis University. NIU (4-8-1) ended its five-game winless streak Friday with a 5-3 victory over...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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'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...