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Huskie shooting falls flat vs. Wildcats

By Kari Brackett | February 10, 1988

In an ironic twist, what normally gives the NIU women's basketball team its momentum in a game hurt the Huskies in their 82-67 loss to Northwestern Tuesday night at Chick Evans Field House. The floor game is usually the main staple for NIU, while an overload...

Coach buffet served at Huskie luncheon Rosborough, Cesarek, Ehrlich speak

By Jeff Aronin | February 10, 1988

At Tuesday's Huskie Club Luncheon, NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough told the gathering he once heard "basketball is a great game if you're winning." But after not winning a game for over a month, Rosborough maintains a good outlook for the Huskies....

Huskies, ‘Cats to battle

By Kari Brackett | February 9, 1988

There is nothing wrong with aggressive defense as long as a team is in defensive position. NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright worked on her squad's defensive performance at Monday's practice, hoping to keep the fouls low in tonight's 7:30 game...

NIU minor sports’ weekend panorama

February 8, 1988

Women's gymnastics NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek doesn't ask for much. She expects her Huskie gymnasts to put forth their best efforts whenever they compete. From that perspective, Cesarek was quite pleased with NIU's performance Saturday...

Wrestlers top NU, drop to PU

By Paul Keller | February 8, 1988

The NIU wrestling team lost to Purdue 32-12 at West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday and came back home Sunday night to lose a hard-fought match 24-20 at Chick Evans Field House. Huskie high points at Purdue had to be the play of Tino Gonzalez, Tim Cocco,...

Miami uses stripe to slip by Huskies

By Chris Sigley | February 8, 1988

The dreaded line. The NIU women's basketball team put Miami (Fla.) on the free-throw line 33 times Saturday, with the Hurricanes sinking seven of their 22 hits in the final two minutes of the game to seal an 88-80 decision. "It's a charity line in the...

Meeks works way into Huskie attack

By Chris Sigley | February 8, 1988

While most NIU students' biggest concern over last summer was to improve their tan line or ask "Where's the next party going to be?," Toby Meeks worked daily brushing up on her shooting, dribbling and attitude. The NIU women's basketball point guard decided...

Gymnasts soar past old marks

By Kari Brackett | February 8, 1988

When NIU men's gymnastics coach Chuck Ehrlich said he wanted his team to improve in its consistency, he got even more than what he asked for. Although the Huskies (2-2) lost to Ohio State (4-0) 282.25-279.80 on Saturday, NIU set an all-time school record....

Davis would trade milestone for win

By Jeff Kirik | February 5, 1988

Rodney Davis reached a milestone Thursday, but he would have traded the accomplishment in for just one win. The senior point guard scored his 1,000th career point against Florida International last night but the feat wasn't enough to stop NIU's losing...

Purdue, Northwestern on tap for NIU

By Paul Keller | February 5, 1988

The NIU wrestling team will travel to West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday to face the Purdue Boilermakers at 11:30 a.m. The Huskies will then face Northwestern Sunday at the Chick Evans Field House for a 7:30 p.m. match. In honor of World Hunger Day, a one-can...

Miami waits for rematch

By Chris Sigley | February 5, 1988

The NIU women's basketball team will take a leave of absence from the ice and slush of DeKalb and resort to a heated match against Miami (Fla.) Saturday at 5:15 p.m. Starting a momentum roll, initiated by a 93-73 win over Valparaiso on Tuesday, the Huskies...

Illinois hires Mackovic for coaching and more

February 4, 1988

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP)—John Mackovic is an honest football coach who should be able to dazzle Illinois fans with his pro-style passing attack and charm them with his personality, observers say. "He is excellent with quarterbacks and he pretty well handled...