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Surge leaves Huskies on top

By Carl Ackerman | October 22, 1990

General Electric would have trouble containing the power surge of the NIU football team's electrifying performance in its last three games. The Huskies (5-3) have exploded for 157 points in those three games while surrendering just 25 points. More importantly,...

Huskies trounce Murray State

By Eric Burt | October 21, 1990

The NIU defense's nine-quarter string of holding their opponents scoreless came to end in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 49-7 win over Division I-AA Murray State. At least on the books it did. SU's only scoring came when quarterback Ronald Donaldson...

Field hockey team drops two in Ohio

October 21, 1990

This weekend, the NIU field hockey team found nothing but frustration in Columbus, Ohio. Friday the Huskies saw a 2-0 lead turn into a 3-2 loss in the final 13 minutes as weekend host Ohio State made a major rally. On Saturday the University of Toledo...

Huskies golfers fall below expectations

October 21, 1990

NIU's men's golf team was expected to finish among the top squads in this weekend's 54-hole Stanford University Cardinal Intercollegiate Tournament according to veteran boss Jack Pheanis. NIU didn't meet its expectations. The Huskies were one of two Midwest...

NIU soccer team blasts SMSU

By Steve Dennis | October 21, 1990

A touchdown and an extra-point wouldn't have been enough for the Southwest Missouri State soccer team to overcome the 7-0 lead that the Huskies built Sunday. The game featured a taste of out with the old and in with the new, as far as the Mid-Continent...

Hoosiers tie leaves Huskies wondering

By Steve Dennis | October 18, 1990

Wednesday's 1-1 tie with the Indiana Hoosiers has left the NIU soccer team with thoughts of "what if?" What if Huskie Soccer Field had lights and the game would have been able to continue? What if IU soccer coach Jerry Yeagley wasn't in such a hurry to...

Seniors face ‘Doghouse’ finale

By Eric Burt | October 18, 1990

Saturday's final home football game against Murray State will mark the last time that 23 Huskies seniors will suit up and run onto the field at the "Doghouse." The 23 seniors, who will be honored before kickoff, have compiled a school-record 12 consecutive...

Huskie netters dominate opposition

By Hyun Moon | October 18, 1990

Each player on the NIU men's tennis team has made progress from last season. Thus, the Huskies have dominated every tournament they have entered so far. The Huskies will look to continue that dominance this weekend, but that dominance will be limited...

Huskies tie before record crowd

By Hyun Moon | October 17, 1990

Many collegiate teams would be happy tying the No. 9 ranked team in the nation, but not NIU. Last night, the NIU soccer squad let a victory over the Indiana Hoosiers slip away in front of a Huskie Soccer Field record crowd of 2,051. The Huskies gained...

NIU spikers earn sweep

October 17, 1990

Although there were some anxious moments for coach Pete Waite, in the end the NIU women's volleyball team put the broom to Valparaiso University Tuesday. The "broom": as in clean sweep, as in three straight games, as in 15-12, 15-5, 15-12. The third straight...

Murray State wary of reborn Huskies

By Steve Dennis | October 17, 1990

Ask Murray State coach Mike Mahoney about the upcoming game with NIU and visions of David versus Goliath immediately come to mind. "We're young and struggling," Mahoney said. "And running into a juggernaut." NIU a juggernaut? That's a pretty hefty statement...

Adolfs blanks IU star Snow

By Steve Dennis | October 17, 1990

After Wednesday's 1-1 showdown between NIU and Indiana, one might get the impression that Tony Adolfs and Ken Snow are the best of friends. Quite contrary to that fact, Adolfs and Snow are everything but friends. Adolfs, NIU's senior defender, was assigned...