Huskie wrestling coach Ed Vatch had to feel good about his squad after it came from behind in the last three weekend matches to better their record to 9-14. NIU was down 17-6 against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Friday night, but rallied to win 25-20....

When Whitney Young High School product E.C. Hill makes her way to NIU in the fall, she'll be bringing along some mighty impressive credentials—like the Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year award. Hill, tabbed by basketball experts around the country...

The 1989-90 women's basketball campaign is already a season to remember and with each game the Huskies are making it harder and harder to forget. Another record was broken last Friday night as Tammy Hinchee darted into the NIU record books with a game-high...

The NIU women's gymnastics team was on a roll last weekend with victories over Illinois-Chicago and Wisconsin-LaCrosse, while the men's squad stumbled against Penn State. NIU's women ran away with the team competition totaling 180.45 while UWL was next...

Huskies might not be native to the American Southwest, but there will be over a dozen running through Beaumont, Texas tonight. NIU's mens' basketball team (11-9) hits the road tonight at 7:30 to take on the Lamar Cardinals. Lamar has struggled through...

This past weekend's men's and women's swimming squads had plenty of ups and downs. The NIU men's team successfully defended the Illinois Benedictine College Invitational Crown on Friday before losing to Wisconsin-Madison 65-47 on Saturday. The women's...

The NIU women's basketball team heads to Ohio this weekend in preparation for Crunch Time—1990. Coming off the loss to No. 5-ranked Tennessee on Monday night, the Huskies are in a must-win situation as they play two crucial North Star Conference games...

Things are looking up for both the men's and women's gymnastic squads as they head into the home-stretch of their seasons. Fresh from a triangular victory, the men's team faces a major test Saturday when the Huskies challenge a solid Penn State University...

The unseasonable air temperature wasn't the only thing heating up DeKalb last night. The Huskies (11-9) applied their own heat to Florida International and scorched the Panthers 84-52. Florida International (4-16) was as cold as a DeKalb February usually...

The NIU men's and women's tennis teams will both be hitting the courts this weekend. Coach Charles Merzbacher and his men's squad head to Milwaukee to face Marquette today at 3:00. On Saturday morning the Huskies face off against the University of Illinois-Chicago...

The NIU women's basketball team's next home game will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Chick Evans Field House. The opponent of the Huskies is state-rival, and North Star Conference-rival, DePaul University. The game is being promoted...

If first-year men's tennis coach Charles Merzbacher gets his way, the Huskies will be a national power in five years. Fresh out of the pro circuit, Merzbacher was hired as the men's coach in the summer of 1989. Although he has no previous coaching experience,...