The Eastern Illinois Panthers clawed at NIU's bowl credibility Saturday night, exposing a Huskie weakness and then weakening it further. The Huskies gave up 232 ground yards, a feat just two teams accomplished last year (Nebraska 455, Southwestern Louisiana...

A weekend split gave field hockey coach Laurie Bell a positive feeling about her team. The Huskies' opened their season with a 1-0 win over Ball State. Although they got off to a slow start, the Huskies dominated the second half. The only goal came with...

A soccer goalie's major contribution to his team is preventing the opposition from scoring, usually. NIU goalie Markus Roy was perfect as he recorded a 2-0 shutout against Bradley (1-2) in Sunday afternoon's season opener at NIU. But unlike any previous...

The first half of Saturday night's NIU season opener against Eastern Illinois was filled with mistakes by the Huskies on both sides of the ball. The second half wasn't. The NIU offense, ineffective in the first quarter, started clicking when quarterback...

The NIU volleyball team made quite an impression this weekend at the Kansas Jayhawk Earlybird Classic tournament. The Huskie spikers brought home a pair of three-game victories, three all-tournament picks, and one happy coach. The Huskies (2-1) swept...

When the whistle is blown at Huskie Soccer Field this Sunday at 1 p.m., the team that rocked last season's Big Central Soccer Conference Tournament Championship with a first place finish will be back to take on a new and more challenging task. However,...

I don't like to make predictions," said NIU soccer coach Willy Roy. "Too many things can happen." Roy and the Huskies are about to begin a new season in a new conference, the Mid-Continent Conference, with the idea of not looking past any opponents. Although...

Look for an anxious Huskie football team at their season opener this Saturday (Sept. 1), when they host the Eastern Illinois Panthers for a 6:35 p.m. kickoff. "We're at the point where we're tired of practicing against each other," said quarterback coach...

"Young" would probably be the best way of describing the Eastern Illinois football squad which will open its season this Saturday night against NIU. The Panther's starting quarterback, Kip Hennelly, is a redshirt freshman. Their offensive line lost all...

Home sweet home takes on a new meaning for NIU athletes, coaches and fans, who will find their "homes" have been remodeled or newly constructed. It's all a part of NIU's renovation and expansion of athletic facilities. The first two of four phases in...

Red may be the most fitting color for NIU's newest football recruits. Head coach Jerry Pettibone has the luxury of 52 returning lettermen and expectations are high. So where does this leave the freshmen? In the red—as in red-shirt. "The final decision...

Like practically everything else surrounding Huskie football, the new offense, which isn't so new, revovles around quarterback Stacy Robinson. Two years ago the spread option formation, cousin to the run-and-shoot attacks employed by the University of...