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Men’s soccer drops two MAC games

By Sean Connor | October 28, 2002

The NIU men’s soccer team needed to convert more scoring opportunities on offense. Bernhard Hagevik and Rasih Pala answered the call, netting five goals against Marshall on Friday. However, defensive breakdowns at the end of the first half and in the...

NIU fails to qualify for MAC Tourney

By Brian Kelley | October 28, 2002

The MAC Tournament once again remained elusive for the NIU women’s soccer team as it was defeated by the University of Toledo 3-1 Friday. There was a positive side to the weekend as the Huskies (6-11,4-8) came back from a two-goal deficit against Bowling...

Passing on to next season

By Frank Rusnak | October 28, 2002

The NIU lacrosse club team lost its three games this weekend while hosting the NIU Fall Classic to end the fall season. The Huskies opened up Saturday with a 9-8 loss to Western Illinois, and in their second game they fell 7-5 to Wisconsin-Whitewater....

Michigan treats Huskies unkindly

By Jason Watt | October 28, 2002

Kerri Royer’s return to her home state wasn’t exactly what she and the NIU volleyball team hoped for. Royer, a native of Kalamazoo, returned to Michigan along with her teammates as the Huskies lost to Eastern Michigan on Friday and Central Michigan...

MAC POW Goletz leads Huskies as season winds down

By Sean Connor | October 24, 2002

The NIU men’s soccer team is on a roll going into the last two games of the regular season. Following the lead of freshman goalkeeper Steve Goletz, named MAC Player of the Week, the Huskies find themselves in a fourth place tie with their next opponent,...

NIU aims to change past NIU aims to change past

By Mark Pickrel | October 24, 2002

It would be safe to say this year’s NIU football team has ventured into unfamiliar territory. The Huskies (5-3, 4-0) have won four straight games for the first time under coach Joe Novak and won’t need any help to claim a MAC West Division title....

Preordained destiny

By Mark Pickrel | October 22, 2002

Coaching major college football for 28 years is considered an amazing feat by many. But living with a major college football coach for 33 years, like Carole Novak has, that’s monumental. "It’s an exciting life," said Carole Novak, wife of NIU coach...

Hoops season approaching

By Frank Rusnak | October 22, 2002

On Saturday morning, the NIU men’s basketball team was on display to about 150 fans at the new Convocation Center in an intra-squad scrimmage. With three 10-minute quarters, the teams were mixed up each quarter so second-year coach Rob Judson could...

Falbo out for season

By Mark Pickrel | October 21, 2002

Senior defensive tackle Anthony Falbo will have surgery on his dislocated right wrist Thursday and be sidelined for the rest of the season. The 6-foot-3, 283-pound Falbo missed the majority of Saturday’s game against Central Michigan after injuring...

VonderHaar makes return

By Adam Zolmierski | October 20, 2002

After sitting out three consecutive matches, outside hitter Jen VonderHaar was happy to be back on the floor. "It was a lot less stressful for me to be on the court than off the court," VonderHaar said. "I was a little out of volleyball shape. I was huffing...

Women’s soccer loses a pair

By Brian Kelley | October 20, 2002

Goals were still coming few and far between for the NIU women’s soccer team as it lost two MAC contests this weekend. The Huskies (5-10, 3-7) took on top-ranked Miami (Ohio) on Friday and came up on the short end of a 3-1 game. Sunday was another defensive...

Weekend sweep for men’s soccer

By Sean Connor | October 20, 2002

A deep sigh of relief was breathed by head coach Willy Roy and the NIU men’s soccer team after its 2-1 overtime victory at Buffalo. It was NIU’s first MAC win of the season. Thomas Meiner struck quickly for NIU when he knocked in a one-timer, with...