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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Spike awards

February 12, 1991

Spiking has now given way to dunking at Chick Evans Field House, but the echos from the recently completed volleyball season can still be heard at the field house. Postseason awards for NIU's 26-8 volleyball team were recently announced by head Huskie...

Huskies snag top-notch star

By Steve Dennis | February 12, 1991

Chalk one up for NIU soccer coach Willy Roy. Going into his fourth season at the helm of NIU's soccer program, Roy has scored a major recruiting victory over four other state rivals by luring one of Illinois' top players, The Northern Star learned. Despite...

Men’s team wins thriller in OT

By Wes Swietek | February 12, 1991

To say the Huskies' 20th win this season wasn't easy might be the understatement of the year. It took double overtime for the NIU men's basketball team to shake off a stubborn Eastern Illinois squad 74-69 at Lantz Gym. Once again, it was the Huskies'...

Cesarek big factor for 10-0 team

By Jennifer Hutchins | February 12, 1991

Without a doubt, this less-than-average-height NIU boss is standing taller than any other gymnastic coach in the country. But what NIU's 5-foot gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek lacks in stature, she makes up for in enthusiasm and gymnastic knowhow. That...

Field hockey

February 12, 1991

Although talking about hockey in February usually conjures images of ice, cold and toothless athletes banging each other's heads, the brand of hockey played during warmer months was the subject of some recent NIU honors. Team awards for NIU's 1990 field...

NIU’s QB gets arrested

By Wes Swietek | February 12, 1991

Backup NIU quarterback Bart Geiser was arrested this weekend at Molly's Eatery and Drinkery, 1022 W. Lincoln Hwy., during routine identification checks. Geiser, 20, was listed at the No. 4 quarterback slot entering NIU's 1990 season after red-shirting...

Women snag 2 victories

February 11, 1991

NIU's women's tennis coach Patty Groth had no complaints with winning two of three matches at the Aurora Tennis Club. "Marquette is a big rival and we really wanted that one. We knew Miami University was really good, so we hoped to win two out of three...

NIU glides by conference foes

By Jennifer Hutchins | February 11, 1991

It was not a picture-perfect game, but the NIU women's basketball team earned another win Saturday in a 79-62 victory over North Star Conference foe University of Akron. Despite NIU's imperfections and rather dull performance, the Huskies (17-4) moved...

NIU faces EIU rematch

By Wes Swietek | February 11, 1991

The NIU men's basketball team's battle to notch 20 wins this season faces a major obstacle Monday: a revenge-minded Eastern Illinois squad coming off of a 63-56 upset over conference power Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Huskies (19-2, 10-1) face an imposing...

Huskies’ tennis squad splits weekend action

By Hyun Moon | February 11, 1991

He was serving the required year of ineligibility for transfer students to play tennis for NIU's Coach Charles Merzbacher. Last Friday, his long wait paid off. Gill accounted for all the Huskies' points in their 7-2 loss to nationally recognized Wisconsin-Madison...

Albright warns team of attitude

By David Lance | February 11, 1991

Yes, the NIU women's basketball team handled the Akron Lady Zips rather easily at the Chick Evans Field House Saturday afternoon, 79-62. And yes, the Huskies had more rebounds, blocked shots, steals and assists than the Zips. But there was something dull...

Women’s squad slips below .500

February 11, 1991

For the NIU women's swimming and diving squad, the weekend was similar to the men's crew with one exception. After a Friday night 138-103 win over Western Illinois, the Huskies suffered a Saturday afternoon 126-113 loss at the hands of Iowa State. The...

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