CARBONDALE—In the four years that I have known Dave Elsesser, he's never taken a position that wasn't based on reason or sound thought. But if "Elky" thinks that Northern Illinois is going to waltz into Carbondale and spoil the Salukis' homecoming,...

With only one regular season game left and no chance at a winning season, one might expect the NIU soccer team to give up hope. Well, that is not the case. On Sunday, coach Willy Roy and his Huskies look to square up against an improving Illinois State...

Class was in session at Huskie Stadium last night as the Badgers of Wisconsin gave the NIU soccer team a lesson in Big Ten soccer. Coach Willy Roy and his players fell victim by a score of 3-0 in the Huskies' final home appearance of the season with no...

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough and women's basketball coach Jane Albright were the two guest speakers at the Athletic Board meeting held Wednesday. Rosborough talked to the board members about the season's "young" team and made reference to...

The NIU women's volleyball team started out hot last night against Illinois-Chicago, but the Flames extinguished the Huskies' fire and came out on top in four games by scores of 15-12, 10-15, 14-16 and 8-15. The North Star Conference opening loss dropped...

The NIU field hockey team reached a first—it received its first loss at Huskie Stadium. Northwestern sweeper Lorette Vorstman's penalty-corner goal with just 25 seconds remaining in the game, ended all chances of a win for the Huskie team in a 2-0 loss...

With more than half the season finished, the NIU volleyball team will shift gears and race into the North Star Conference season. The Huskies (9-7) open their conference schedule today against the Illinois-Chicago Flames (11-11) at 7:30 p.m. NIU head...

Monday night's practice was not nearly as harsh as one would expect for a team that lost 45-0 over the weekend, but it was the type of practice NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone felt the squad needed. The Huskies had a short, padless practice with an...

The NIU women's volleyball team split two matches in California over the weekend to advance its season record to 9-7. The Huskies battled U.S. International Thursday night and posted a hard-earned 15-12, 15-13, 17-15 victory at the M. Larry Lawrence Jewish...

NIU cager fans got a sneak preview at the bewitching hour Friday. Opening night for both the men's and women's basketball squads was both a show for the crowd and a hint of what can be expected for the 1988-89 seasons. While "Midnight Madness" started...

Let's play three. The NIU softball team did—winning two and losing one—Sunday at the Iowa Invitational in Iowa City. The competition marked the end of the fall season during which the Huskies posted a 9-5 record. NIU started the day against the Nebraska...

Two successful penalty kicks enabled the Bearcats of Cincinnati to down the Huksies 2-0 in the final NIU Big Central Soccer Conference match of the season Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Cincinnati forward Greg Page went to net twice following Huskie fouls...