Quality, not quantity, was the case for the NIU women's swimming team's efforts at the Midwest Independent Regional Championships Thursday through Saturday. The final standings have Illinois State edging host Southern Illinois by a 782-779 margin for...

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Some observers felt that the Huskies' biggest obstacle in the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament would be their first-round game against Illinois-Chicago. After Sunday's 77-52 rout of the Flames, the Huskies hope that turns out to be...

Is it possible for NIU to defeat a Big Ten school like the University of Illinois and still be just a little disappointed? It is possible only when dealing with the NIU women's gymnastics team which settles for nothing less than the best. NIU's undefeated...

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Around here women's basketball takes the name of "Hammer Time" and appropriately so. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay pounded out a 91-79 victory over NIU Saturday as the Phoenix clinched their first-ever North Star Conference regular-season...

Thanks to T.C. Dantzler, the NIU wrestling program will have a competitor in the NCAA Championships for a 20th consecutive season. Dantzler started strong at Saturday's NCAA West Regional Championships with a 13-0 shutout, followed by a 6-1 decision....

CHICAGO—During Thursday night's NIU game at UIC, the Huskies led only twice. Once at 4-2 and once when it really counted—at the end. The Huskies found themselves trailing almost the entire night, but with 43 seconds left and NIU down 70-68, Mike Hidden...

As the leaves began to change colors and the air began to chill last fall, five men, each one a leader in their own unique way, prepared for their last campaign together. For NIU's head coach Jim Molinari, these five men would bring about a season of...

In order to survive in Saturday's NCAA West Regionals at Illinois State, NIU's wrestling squad will need an all-around top-notch performance by all. Despite the notion of team competition, the Huskies will divide into their separate weight classes and...

To describe the kind of season the NIU men's basketball team has had requires a dictionary, or at least a good vocabulary. Words like impressive, unexpected and brilliant come to mind. Head coach Jim Molinari has picked out his own adjective. "Special,"...

"It's the journey not the destination." As the loss to DePaul began to sink in, the words of head coach Jane Albright paid a bittersweet tribute to NIU's four seniors. Not only was the loss sinking in, but the knowledge that the journey of Lisa Foss,...

If anyone has ever warranted the use of the "I told you so" phrase, the 1990-91 women's basketball team should definitely qualify. Prior to the 1990-91 season, everyone and his brother questioned the Huskies' potential due to the losses of Carol Owens,...

Illinois' gymnastics is about to have its eyes opened to the powerful performances of the NIU women's gymnastic team. In one of the most crucial meets of the year, NIU hosts the State of Illinois Classic Meet Saturday at Chick Evans Field House. Beginning...