A little pressure never hurt anyone. But it sure can make a difference in a basketball game. Akron University threw a full-court press at the NIU men's basketball team in chick Evans Field House Monday night that shredded the Huskies' offense and unfastened...

If landing a promotion was Cary Groth's New Year's resolution, it sure didn't take her long to reach her goal. On Jan. 6, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell announced that Groth had been promoted to an associate athletic director. Groth 32, had been...

Another women's volleyball season came to an end. Not exactly earth-shattering news, unless 13-game winning streaks and conference championships count for something. For a team that started the season with a new coaching staff, NIU's 22-8 record is pretty...

NIU's volleyball team came into the North Star Conference Championship match Sunday at Chick Evans Field House an underdog to Illinois-Chicago, but the Huskies went out champions. The Huskies snuffed the Flames in a three-game sweep Sunday to win the...

Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk was on hand at Chick Evans Field House to compliment NIU's volleyball team for its efforts in winning the North Star Conference title. Fish, however, had been pulling for Illinois-Chicago. Fisk, whose daughter Carlyn...

Even though the NIU women's volleyball team isn't the odds-on favorite to capture the North Star Conference title this weekend, it stands a pretty good chance of winning it. Why? Simple. The Huskies have won eight-straight matches and haven't lost an...

Things will not be easy for NIU volleyball coach Pete Waite and his team this weekend. The second-year coach contends with fellow North Star Conference member DePaul at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Alumni Hall. The match against the Blue Demons airs on SportsVision...

The NIU men's volleyball club, a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), will receive its chance to share the spotlight with the NIU women's volleyball team Saturday. The volleyball club has received the opportunity to play...

American sport consists of the Big Three—football, basketball and baseball. However, NIU athletics seems to be lost in the shuffle. The Huskies pride themselves on being an up-and-coming program. Great strides are being made by NIU to become recognized...

Mission accomplished. The NIU women's volleyball team (14-8) set out to prove some things this weekend and did precisely that with two convincing North Star Conference victories. On Friday, the Huskies, 5-1 in conference play, outplayed Wisconsin-Green...

NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone told a small gathering at the weekly coaches luncheon Thursday that while the Huskies have suffered a stage of "emotional dropoff", the squad is on its way back up. Despite a two-game losing streak, (losses to Toledo,...

The NIU women's volleyball team started out hot last night against Illinois-Chicago, but the Flames extinguished the Huskies' fire and came out on top in four games by scores of 15-12, 10-15, 14-16 and 8-15. The North Star Conference opening loss dropped...