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Tourney time for volleyball

By Andy Pruski | November 16, 2006

DeKALB | The NIU volleyball team begins play in the MAC Tournament, hosted by Toledo on Friday after earning a first-round bye for winning the MAC West. They will open up the quarterfinals with their match against Toledo at 11:00 a.m. Toledo, Ball State,...

Last chance to see Wolfe

By Lacy Searcy | November 16, 2006

DeKALB | NIU fans who have never seen Garrett Wolfe play in person will have one last chance to do so. This Friday's NIU football game against Central Michigan is Senior Day, which means it will be the final home game for 14 NIU seniors. Along with Wolfe,...

NIU riding high despite football being down

By Brandon Mangia | November 14, 2006

DeKALB | Year after year, new and current students arrive in DeKalb for the fall semester in anticipation of seeing the Huskie football team strengthen its growing national appeal. It looked promising at the beginning with Garrett Wolfe grabbing national...

Volleyball fine-tuning this weekend

By Andy Pruski | November 10, 2006

DeKALB | The NIU women's volleyball team will look to do some fine-tuning this weekend as they face the bottom two teams in the MAC, Akron and Buffalo. Both games are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday night at Victor E. Court. The games...

Volleyball takes match in five games on road

By Andy | November 6, 2006

DeKALB | After clinching the MAC West last week, the NIU women's volleyball team found itself in a dogfight at Miami-Ohio Saturday. The Huskies were down 2-0 before regrouping and winning the final three games to take the match 28-30, 19-30, 32-30, 30-28...

Volleyball wins division title despite loss to Broncos

By Brandon Mangia | November 3, 2006

DeKALB | It wasn't the way the players wanted it to happen, but nevertheless, the NIU volleyball team picked up its first MAC West regular-season championship since 2001. The Huskies lost to the Western Michigan 3-1 Thursday night in front of a Victor...

Falling short of their goals

By Sean Connor | November 3, 2006

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

Volleyball one win away

By Andy Pruski | November 2, 2006

DeKALB | The NIU volleyball team has a chance to clinch a MAC West championship at 7 p.m. tonight against Western Michigan on Victor E. Court. The Broncos, who have struggled lately, carry a record of 14-12, 4-8 in the MAC. NIU is atop the MAC West with...

Enockson gets first Player of the Week award of career

By Lacy Searcy | November 2, 2006

DeKALB |A two-goal performance will usually get you noticed. For NIU soccer's Karen Enockson, finding the back of the net twice Saturday against Western Michigan garnered the junior forward her first MAC Player of the Week award. The pair of goals came...

Who’s been tricked and who’s been treated this fall

By James Nokes | October 31, 2006

DeKALB | Everyone had their favorite Halloween candies. I would often come home with a bag full of enough sugary treats to allow my dentist to make rent for another month. But then there were always the tricks. There was bad generic candy, change, or...

Volleyball sweeps, stays atop division

By Andy Pruski | October 30, 2006

DeKALB | They say home is where the heart is. For NIU's volleyball team, it's also where the band and fans are. The Huskies returned home after a four-game road trip and defended their home court with a 3-1 victory over Ball State on Friday and a 3-0...

NIU hopes to rebound against two sub .500 teams

By Andy Pruski | October 26, 2006

DeKALB | NIU volleyball has to do something this weekend it hasn't had to do all month - play a match coming off a loss. Though the Huskies lost their chance at a perfect October with their lost against Ohio, their 8-2 conference record still is top in...