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NIU struggles to maintain momentum

By Sean Connor | November 3, 2003

One word has become the NIU volleyball team’s enemy in the second half of the season -- momentum. After beating two of the top teams in the MAC West in Ball State and first-place Eastern Michigan, the Huskies let momentum swing against Western Michigan...

Turner, Harris run wild versus Ball State

By Mark Pickrel | November 3, 2003

One week after NIU rushed for a combined 62 yards against Bowling Green, an offensive line with only one starting senior paved the way for two 100-yard rushers on Saturday. NIU’s 48-23 win over Ball State marked the first time since 2000 that NIU had...

Volleyball team hosts a pair of matches

By Jason Watt | October 31, 2003

Tied for second in the MAC West Division with three other teams, the NIU volleyball team will have a chance to climb in the standings this weekend. The Huskies (16-7, 5-5 MAC) will take on Western Michigan at 7 p.m. today at Victor E. Court. NIU hosts...

Cardinals fly into DeKalb

By Adam Zolmierski | October 31, 2003

From Sept. 28, 1996, to Oct. 17, 1998, NIU didn’t win a game while under coach Joe Novak. The 23-game losing streak was the longest by any team at that time. However, last year Novak was named MAC Coach of the Year as the Huskies finished in a tie for...

Huskies finish off regular season

By Ian Waddick | October 31, 2003

The regular season will come to a close for the NIU men’s soccer team at 2:30 p.m. today at home. The Huskies (3-11-2, 2-3 MAC) will host MAC foe Kentucky at Huskie Soccer Field. The Wildcats (11-4-1) have won four straight games. They’ve also clinched...

First year coach has BSU winning

By Mark Pickrel | October 30, 2003

First-year Ball State football coach Brady Hoke didn’t inherit a talent at quarterback like Josh Harris.

Nor did he have the luxury of two-year all-conference cornerback Janssen Patton like first-year Bowling Green coach Gregg Brandon had.

But, Hoke, the first-year coach who spent the last eight years at Michigan, has weathered a quarterback controversy and led Ball State to a 3-1 conference mark and a tie for second place in the the MAC West going into this week’s game against NIU (7-1, 3-1 MAC).

“He’s done a great job,” NIU coach Joe Novak said. “Any time there is a coaching change, there is a renewed enthusiasm.”

Ball State (4-4, 3-1 MAC) was picked to finish sixth in the MAC Preseason Media Poll, but with a 38-14 upset win over Toledo last Saturday, Hoke finds his team in the middle of a conference race. The win came one week after losing 49-3 to Miami-Ohio.

Coming into the year, Hoke had two senior quarterbacks competing for the starting job.

Both Talmadge Hill and Andy Roesch played in eight games last season, with Roesch compiling a 129.28 passer efficiency rating, compared to Hill’s 105.52.

“That’s a tough way to start your first job,” Novak said. “Talmadge Hill had ability, but I think they questioned his decision-making. He’s a threat to run. He’s a talent.”

Hill was plagued by nine interceptions last year against five touchdowns.

Roesch played in BSU’s first two games against Indiana State and Missouri, but has thrown only 10 passes since.

Roesch was 1-for-10 with three interceptions against Miami-Ohio.

Hill, meanwhile, has played in all of BSU’s games and has three games with three touchdown passes. Hill also threw for a career-high 307 yards on 22-for-27 passing and no interceptions.

Hoke also has been helped by seven senior starters on defense, five of them fifth-year seniors.

Senior linebacker Lorenzo Scott is third in the MAC with 97 tackles and also has four sacks.

Rising above defeat

By Steve Brown | October 30, 2003

Down 24-3 at halftime in Saturday’s Bowling Green game, NIU senior cornerback Randee Drew played his usual role of the encourager. “I told everybody, ‘Don’t worry about it; we’ve been here before,’” Drew said. “‘Just come back out there...

Women’s soccer falls in last game

By Steve Brown | October 30, 2003

Looking to spark an offense that had scored two goals in its last four games, the NIU women’s soccer team took a season-high 10 shots on goal in Wednesday’s match against Wisconsin-Green Bay. Carrying a 2-1 lead into the second half, 10 shots looked...

NIU-Bowling Green rivalry keeps developing

By Adam Zolmierski | October 30, 2003

A rivalry has been brewing over the past two seasons. NIU and Bowling Green want nothing more than to prove they are the cream of the crop in the MAC. The last two seasons, the Huskies and BGSU have seen success both in football and basketball. Saturday’s...

Ball in the family

By Mark Pickrel | October 29, 2003

It wasn’t until 1994 that NIU defensive coordinator Scott Shafer knew he had chosen the right profession. He was in Spear Mulqueeny Funeral Home in Painesville, Ohio, attending his father’s funeral. It was there that he learned endless stories about...

New rule tough on women’s soccer

By Steve Brown | October 29, 2003

A battered and bruised NIU women’s soccer team takes the field together for the last time today. The team has battled injury all year. At one point, 16 of the team’s 32 players were nursing some sort of injury. “We were really beat up,” coach...

NIU bumps another top MAC team

By Jason Watt | October 29, 2003

The NIU volleyball team is slowly taking out the MAC West Division’s best teams. The latest team to fall to the Huskies (16-7, 5-5 MAC) was MAC West-leading Eastern Michigan. NIU beat EMU on Tuesday 30-25, 27-30, 36-34 and 30-23 at Victor E. Court in...

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