The NIU lacrosse club, off to one of its best starts since its inception, boasts an undefeated mark after two games. The Huskies dominated their opponent last Saturday in their 15-3 home-opening victory against Marquette. NIU, which led 11-0 at halftime,...
Sports editor's note: Due to production error, this is a corrected version of the story printed yesterday. The NIU women's volleyball team came out flat against a strong Wisconsin team Monday night and lost a heartbreaker in four games by scores of 15-8,...
The NIU women's golf squad didn't have the lady luck it needed at the Lady Northern Intercollegiate Invitational hosted by Purdue Friday through Sunday. The Huskies finished the three-day tourney with a 992 score for an "unlucky" 13th place. Threes seemed...
Losing does not come easy to NIU soccer coach Willy Roy, and a 2-1 loss against Wisconsin-Milwaukee over the weekend was no exception for him. The loss was not helped any by the ejection of a Huskie player in the second half which forced NIU to play one...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Yielding 31 points in a football game doesn't usually get a defense the recognition it craves. But despite losing 31-20 to Minnesota (2-1) Saturday night in the Metrodome, NIU (3-1) proved it could stop one of the Big Ten Conference's...
The NIU field hockey team (9-2-1) just may earn a spot in national rankings after knocking off 19th-ranked St. Louis in a 2-0 shutout Sunday at Huskie Stadium. The fact that the St. Louis Billikins were nationally ranked didn't have any effect on the...
On Thursday, before the Huskies' final practice in preparation for their game at Minnesota, NIU coach Jerry Pettibone said his Huskies would have to play well in all phases of the game just to have a chance to win. On Saturday, the Huskies played a patient,...
NIU softball coach Dee Abrahamson had a much shorter stay in Macomb over the weekend than she had planned. The Huskies plunged into the three-day double-eliminaton National Invitation Championship as pre-tourney favorites, but were weeded out Friday (first)...
The "Migrate to Minnesota" brochure, which collected dust on shelves everywhere for weeks, is now a pamphlet hot in pursuit. But interested fans are finding out the pursuit is an endless one. The bus trip for the Sept. 24 NIU vs. Minnesota football game,...
After NIU's first football victory over a Big Ten Conference school last Saturday at Wisconsin, many people are showing more enthusiasm than ever. Matt Miller is extending his duty even further. The junior transfer student from College of DuPage is trying...
Huskie sophomore John Ivanic began the 1988 football season as an All-American candidate. Three games, six field goals and 20 points later, the right-footed soccer-style placekicker seems to be measuring up to that lofty billing. Last week at Wisconsin's...
