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Foes’ ground game bites NIU

By Joe Bush | September 4, 1990

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...

NIU student loses battle against cancer

By Lisa Ferro | September 4, 1990

NIU lost a great friend, an excellent student and an ambitious leader in July when Jen Onan died. Onan, a Student Association senator, a photojournalism and Spanish major and political science minor died of lung cancer after a five year bout with various...

Young Huskies spike Warriors

By Jennifer Hutchins | September 4, 1990

It was three up, three down in NIU's home-opening volleyball matchup vs. Marquette University, Tuesday night. Before the Marquettte Warriors knew what hit them, the Huskies were dominating the court with their quick-thinking offense and scrappy defense....

Huskies goalie scores in win

By Carl Ackerman | September 3, 1990

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...

Huskies edge pesky Panthers

By Eric Burt | September 3, 1990

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...

NIU wins pair in tournament

September 3, 1990

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...

Bell happy with split

By Hyun Moon | September 3, 1990

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...

Huskies wary of EIU Panthers

By Eric Burt | August 30, 1990

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...

Roy’s squad kickin‘ to go

By Carl Ackerman | August 30, 1990

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,...

New foes for Huskies

By Roger Moreano | August 30, 1990

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...

Urgent ticket sales up from ‘89

By Steve Dennis | August 29, 1990

The push is on to put people in the stands for the 1990 Huskie football games and has been for quite some time. So far, so good. Season ticket sales are up 33 percent already this year, according to John Penny, Director of Sales. "We have sold over 2,000...

Weights lift dogs

By Steve Dennis | August 29, 1990

In the Navy, they call it Top Gun. In the NIU weight room, they call it...Top Dog. The Top Dog award goes to the strongest player on the NIU football team in terms of how much he can bench press compared to his own weight. The prize total also includes...