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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Lacrosse success hindered by losses

April 11, 1990

Members of the NIU lacrosse club didn't fare well last week dropping both of their matches—one to the Lake Forest Club and the other to the Lakeshore Club. In a close contest with Lakeshore, the Huskies made a run late in the game. However, Lakeshore...

No-hitter not enough for Iowa

By Bob Regan | April 11, 1990

A no-hitter is good enough for a win, right? Wrong. Iowa held the NIU softball team hitless in game two of a doubleheader Tuesday, but came away the loser. The Huskies split the two-game set by capturing a 1-0 win in the nightcap. With runners on first...

Golfers finish 11th

April 10, 1990

Weather was not the only thing "cold" at the Saturday-Sunday Indiana University Women's Golf Invitational: The NIU Huskies never did get warmed up and finished 11th in the 14-team outing. A biting wind hampered Saturday's opening 36-hole effort with NIU...

Panthers rally late to steal two contests from Huskies

By Carl Ackerman | April 10, 1990

With the taste of victory on the tip of its tongues, NIU's softball team was poisoned with a mouthful of disappointment on two late-inning comebacks from guest Adelphi University Monday. NIU (10-15-2) surrendered five runs after a 4-1 lead in game one....

Long-distance line remains at 19’9

By Joe Bush and Wes Swietek | April 10, 1990

Maybe the biggest news from the NCAA Rules Committee last week was the rule it didn't change, with the committee deciding to keep the 3-point stripe where it is. The narrow strip of paint located in an arc 19 feet, nine inches from the target, which has...

Fighting Irish, Zips too much

April 10, 1990

A pair of road losses at Notre Dame and Miami (Ohio) closed the traveling portion of the NIU women's tennis season on a low note. NIU, 13-11 in dual match competition, began the weekend with a 9-0 loss at Notre Dame Friday afternoon. The Huskies, who...

Huskies finish 2nd at ‘Winds tourney

April 9, 1990

Two key Saturday victories powered the NIU softball squad to a second-place finish in the Western Illinois 'Winds Classic Tournament in Macomb, Ill. The Huskies scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to slip past Ohio State, 8-7, in Saturday's...

Netters overcome tough conditions

April 9, 1990

NIU's men's tennis team overcame many obstacles to notch a successful weekend at Northern Iowa Univeristy. The Huskies came away with a four-match win streak and a 15-11 record. The cold and windy conditions forced play indoors. NIU faced Wisconsin-LaCrosse...

Thimgan, Unger complete season

By Wes Swietek | April 9, 1990

At the NCAA Central Regionals this weekend, NIU gymnasts Vicki Thimgan and Martha Unger didn't have two things: a high enough finish to advance to the NCAA Championships, and a lot of luck. Unger, competing in her third Regional competition, had a costly...

NIU rambles past Loyola with home-field performance

By Hyun Moon | April 9, 1990

Total domination is the only way to describe the NIU soccer team's 2-0 shutout over Loyola University in its spring exhibition game Saturday. Although the offensive spark head coach Willy Roy was looking for wasn't there in the first half, the Huskies...

Soccer menu pits Loyola exhibition

By Hyun Moon | April 6, 1990

A good defense will literally mean a good offense for the NIU soccer team if Willy Roy gets his way—and he usually does. Roy will get the chance to see his high-powered offense in action this Saturday at 11 a.m. when the Huskies take on the Loyola Ramblers...

NIU teams cash in with tournaments

By Wes Swietek | April 5, 1990

NIU will soon be going to the bank, courtesy of the AMCU Conference and the NIU women's basketball team. NIU, as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, is entitled to a share of the proceeds from the conferences' winnings in the NCAA...

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