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Hill has a mountain to climb

By Steve Dennis | August 28, 1990

The Huskies' women's basketball team is sweating through its preseason conditioning program, with one exception. Freshman phenom and prize recruit, E.C. Hill is not working out with the team so she can hit the books. The 5-7 Hill, out of Chicago's Whitney...

Foss almost wears U.S. colors

June 19, 1990

NIU women's basketball standout Lisa Foss raised some eyebrows, but missed the final cut for a chance to wear a "USA" jersey. The 5-7 Huskie guard was one of the final 70 players bidding for a position with one of the three United States National Teams...

Quick notes from the Huskie files

May 2, 1990

There's no need to salute the 1990 NIU Huskie football captains, but take notice of the leading Huskies. Head football coach Jerry Pettibone announced that senior free safety Kevin Cassidy, senior outside linebacker Paul Rogan, and senior tight end Claude...

This kind of polo doesn’t have a Prince Charles

By Joe Bush | May 1, 1990

You have not seen a face like this since Linda Blair suffered demonic cramps in The Exorcist. It's a cross between a silent scream and a massive cringe. Kevin Budinger, NIU water polo club goalie, looks like a man who has as much chance to stop a waterproof...

Hinchee, ‘C.O’ share award

By Carl Ackerman | April 25, 1990

With all the accomplishments of last season's 26-5 NIU women's basketball season, it must be difficult for Coach Jane Albright, or anyone else, to determine a Most Valuable Player. However, a simple solution was reached - give two players MVP honors instead...

Two Hoosier prep players sign with Albright’s crew

By Carl Ackerman | April 25, 1990

Losing key players to graduation could be detrimental to any college team. Although three talented seniors have left NIU's nationally ranked women's basketball program, Coach Jane Albright and her Huskies are planning a positive future. Two Indiana high...

People like Hill make court life ‘E.C’ to handle

By Carl Ackerman | April 11, 1990

Michael Jordan, Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky are just a few extremely prominent names in the games they play. Over the years, they have become superstars, but not by any means of luck. To emerge as the "best of the best" is an arduous task that takes...

NIU teams cash in with tournaments

By Wes Swietek | April 4, 1990

NIU will soon be going to the bank, courtesy of the AMCU Conference and the NIU women's basketball team. NIU, as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, is entitled to a share of the proceeds from the conferences' winnings in the NCAA...

Long-term goal achieved with No. 18 ranking

By Carl Ackerman | February 27, 1990

An old saying states that when one's back is turned one is most vulnerable to surprise. That is exactly what happened to the NIU women's basketball team when it went to Monday's practice. Upon arriving, Coach Jane Albright told her squad some unexpected...

Gymnastics program all out of time

By Joe Bush | February 26, 1990

If Huskie Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell were a comedian, his sense of timing wouldn't get him a ticket out of First City, let alone a gig at Second City. There are no good times to announce the impending elimination of a sport, but on the scale of better...

Chicago weekend favors Huskies

By Carl Ackerman | February 26, 1990

It's official. The NIU women's basketball team has reached its first long-term goal of the season by clinching first place in the North Star Conference. NIU pushed its record to 22-4 and 11-0 in the conference after beating up NSC foe Illinois-Chicago...

NIU senior trio recognized for four years of dedication

By Steve Dennis | February 26, 1990

Losing by 58 points is no laughing matter, just ask the UIC team. But losing three seniors from a Top 25 team isn't all that great either. Even though Sunday's game at Chick Evans Field House wasn't the last home game for the NIU women's basketball team,...