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Waite’s team set for ‘Birds

By Hyun Moon | September 25, 1989

Volleyball coach Pete Waite knows a lot about the next Huskie opponent. Illinois State University is coming off a loss to Florida State and a victory over Morehead State for a 6-6 record. The NIU/ISU game is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Chick Evans Field House....

Volleyball team nets one victory at classic

By Hyun Moon | September 24, 1989

Another weekend away from home was not too kind for the Huskie volleyball team. The Huskies finished with a 1-3 record at the Eastern Michigan/Ann Arbor News Classic, dropping their record to 2-8. Last Friday, NIU lost its first match in a tough game...

Spikers bolting to classic

By Hyun Moon | September 21, 1989

Another weekend away from the "friendly confines" of Chick Evans Field House has the NIU volleyball team packing its bags today for the Eastern Michigan/Ann Arbor News Classic. The Huskies will participate in the two-day tournament featuring NIU, Eastern...

Huskies gearing up for win

By Hyun Moon | September 18, 1989

Making strides has been the main goal for the Huskie volleyball team in the beginning, but now is the time to win. The NIU team will take its 1-5 record into Peoria, Ill., to face the 4-11 Bradley Braves Tuesday for a 7 p.m. match. The series between...

Wisconsin outduels Huskies in 3 games

By Hyun Moon | September 12, 1989

Progress is what the volleyball team was striving for, and got, in their loss to a tough Wisconsin-Madison team. The Huskies were defeated in a 15-8, 15-9, 15-6 match to the Badgers, who NIU coach Pete Waite said should finish in the top three of the...

Spikers en route to Badger match

By Hyun Moon | September 11, 1989

A 1-4 record in the infancy of the fall season doesn't sit well with NIU volleyball coach Pete Waite. And things will not get any easier for the Huskies as they head out to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday for a 6:30 p.m. match. Wisconsin is...

Waite satisfied after trip

By Hyun Moon | September 10, 1989

The NIU volleyball team came home with a 3-3-1 showing following a weekend trip to California. In the Western Invitational Tournament, the Huskies came back after a rough 1-1-1 beginning Friday to go 2-2 on Saturday. NIU lost their tourney opener to Sacramento...

NSC champs look to repeat

August 24, 1989

Cliche as it may sound, 1989 is a season of rebuilding for the NIU volleyball program. But don't expect the overused "rebuilding" phrasiology to last for many matches.

Second-year Huskie coach Pete Waite and assistant Lori Sowatsky welcome back eight letterwinners from last season's 22-8 and North Star Conference champion squad. A quartet of recruits replace a trio of NIU volleyball record-holding graduates. Combine the veterans who just experienced a very successful season with the enthusiastic rookies, and one may very well be looking at a repeat performance of the 1988 season.

"I see us in much the same position as last year—a team which will take some time to piece together before coming-on strongly by mid-season," Waite said. "We plan to build the team as the year goes on and look for a push by the time we open the North Star season."

Thanks to the even talent and skill levels of the latest Huskie crew, Waite will forego the use of a specific line-up in the early matches. The ever changing rotation will probably drive opposing scouts crazy, but the plan will give players floor time against top competition right off the bat. It's that court time which will be key in NIU's season agenda.

"The freshman have a lot of raw talent and I think they will mix well with our returnees," Waite said. "The chemistry on the court, squad depth and talent will definitely be in Northern Illinois' favor."

The coaching staff will look toward the returning eight to provide leadership and court savvy. Regular starters Anita Kesteris and Alice McAvoy, plus Laura Peterson and Jamie Steenblock comprise the senior class.

Other Huskies looking to help the cause are Julie Kreiling, Kari Niesen, Wendy Bonnette and Jennifer Yahn.

Four rookies are led by the tallest Huskie, 6-3 Kori Schauer. Schauer, Andrea Baker and Wendy Mason are all looking for front row spots. The fourth newcomer, Amber Kimmel, will be working toward the setter job.

The Huskies begin their 1989 fall season on Sept. 1 in the Coors/Coors light Classic held in Charleston, Ill on the Eastern Illinois University campus.

Beware of Huskie posters

August 8, 1989

The results of NIU's three-year promotions package with Coors Light can now be seen in store windows and on counters throughout DeKalb. NIU's new Coors Light football poster, the first of several promotional items produced in conjuction with the beer...

SMSU an AMCU power

By Jeff Kirik | July 11, 1989

Before NIU and Akron can win their first Association of Mid-Continent Universities title, they will have to battle a Bear. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State have become the AMCU's conference power, winning the league's all-sport trophy the past three...

Women take NSC All-Sports Trophy

June 20, 1989

Despite being a member of the North Star Conference for only two years, the NIU women's sports program has established itself as a league powerhouse. By winning two NSC crowns and finishing second in two other sports, NIU claimed the 1988-89 NSC All-Sports...

Volleyball, baseball clubs win

By Eric Burt | April 4, 1989

"We blew the doors off both of them, to be blunt," volleyball club president Rob Uhwat said about his team's victories last weekend. NIU defeated Quincy College 15-1, 15-5, 15-9 and Illinois 15-2, 15-5, 15-4 during Saturday's triangular match at Illinois....

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