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NIU, Hoosiers clash promises fireworks

By Steve Dennis | October 16, 1990

BEWARE HUSKIE FANS: Wednesday's forecast calls for possible on-the-ground lightning at Huskie Soccer Field. Sunny skies could be overshadowed by the expected-to-be thunderous match-up between the Indiana Hoosiers and the NIU Huskies. Wednesday's showdown...

History of NIU’s opponents most unusual

By Wes Swietek | October 16, 1990

Parents' Weekend 1990: food, folks, fun and football, not necessarily in that order. Much of the focus of this week's festivities is on Saturday's NIU football game against the dreaded Murray State Racers. Murray State, as if you don't know, is in Kentucky...

Huskie spikers back in action

By Jennifer Hutchins | October 15, 1990

A week-long break from competition just might be an advantage for the Huskie volleyball squad, which is back in action and on the road again Tuesday for their second conference match of the season at Valparaiso University. NIU heads into Tuesday's match...

Momentum shifts to Huskies

By Eric Burt | October 15, 1990

Before the 1990 college football season started, several publications had named NIU as a possible Top-20 breakthrough team. Then the Huskies fell to 2-3 and the critics began howling that the pre-season hype was a fluke. Since then, NIU has recorded two...

NIU tennis team triumphs

October 15, 1990

Even though the field was more competitive and much-improved, the end result was still the same. The NIU men's tennis team proved to be the top squad again. In this case it was the Bowling Green State University Fall Invitational Tournament featuring...

Powerful Hoosiers on tap for NIU

By Hyun Moon | October 15, 1990

Indiana University's head soccer coach Jerry Yeagley's records speak for themselves. Entering his 18th year as the head coach for the "Team of the ‘80s," Yeagley will bring his 293-50-23 career record to Huskie Soccer Field at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to...

NIU basketball officially starts

By Roger Moreano | October 15, 1990

Both the NIU men's and women's basketball teams have been waiting for this day for seven months. Monday was the first day that both teams could officialy throw on the practice jerseys, tie on the shoes, and hit the hardwood floor at Chick Evans Field...

Showers rains havoc

By Hyun Moon | October 8, 1990

He is the enforcer of the NIU defense. When the ball goes up in the air opponents better watch out for No. 21 because he will definitely make his presence known. He talks trash, he grunts, he hits and he tackles. No, he's not a linebacker on the football...

Huskies soccer squad falls to ISU

By Hyun Moon | October 7, 1990

BLOOMINGTON-Illinois State took full advantage of its opportunities to beat the NIU soccer team 4-1 in a rain-slicked field in Bloomington Sunday. In NIU's second straight loss, ISU cashed in on four of its eight goal scoring opportunities while NIU only...

Loss leaves NIU looking ahead

By Eric Burt | October 1, 1990

The Huskies coaching staff had a lot to look at in the game films from the 24-7 loss to Northwestern last Saturday. And they have a lot to work out this week during practice. "We were our own worst enemy," head coach Jerry Pettibone said about his team's...

NIU field hockey team losses two

By Roger Moreano | October 1, 1990

NIU field hockey coach Laurie Bell and the rest of the Huskies are looking back on this past weekend wondering what could have been. On Friday, the Huskies surprised the No. 3 ranked Northwestern Wildcats by scoring a goal with only 3:17 gone in the first...

NIU looks to mend crowd’s confusion

By Carl Ackerman | October 1, 1990

Finding a seat in the main student section has caused confusion and frustration for many Huskie fans attending home football games, but NIU is working to make things easier. The main (west) student section holds nearly 4,000 students, but when the seats...