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‘C.O’ graces the top spot with 1,825 career-points

By Carl Ackerman | February 2, 1990

Records are made to be broken. Every day a new record is set somewhere in the world, but one was set very close to home by NIU's women's basketball star Carol Owens. Owens, also known as C.O., has set her share of records for the Huskies which range from...

Flames not hot enough for NIU

By Carl Ackerman | February 1, 1990

Many things are unpredictable in life, but when the NIU women's basketball team journeyed to Illinois-Chicago the end results were about as predictable as the sun coming up tomorrow. UIC has struggled this year in the win column with a 1-15, 0-4 record,...

Road to NCAA: North Star looks to gain respect

By Bob Regan | January 31, 1990

In its constant quest to earn national respect and gain an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, the North Star Conference has turned its volume up a notch in order to be heard. A notch? Maybe even two. Behind the new leadership of Commissioner Arnold...

Chi-town Flames pose little challenge to 15-3 women

By Carl Ackerman | January 31, 1990

If history repeats itself, NIU's women's basketball team can expect some strong success in the near future. Case and point: prior to Monday's 87-83 loss to Vanderbilt, the 15-3, 4-0 Huskies lost only two games. The first was an 87-84 overtime loss to...

Commodores stifle NIU’s hopes

By Steve Dennis | January 30, 1990

The word from Tennesee is not good. With hopes of knocking off a national powerhouse and finally gaining some Top 20 recognition, the NIU women's basketball team traveled to Vanderbilt University Monday night and came away empty...four points empty. The...

SEC’s Vanderbilt tough opponent for 15-2 women

By Steve Dennis | January 29, 1990

On the road again. That certainly sounds familiar to Jane Albright and the NIU women's basketball team. Monday night the Huskies face yet another tough task on the road, this time at the Volunteer state. NIU puts its 10-game winning streak on the line...

Huskies warm up with Western

By Carl Ackerman | January 26, 1990

Chalk up one more victory for the NIU women's basketball team. This time it was Western Illinois who succumed to the prey of the hungry Huskies in a 92-70 feast Thursday at WIU. NIU's win stretches it's winning streak to 10 and boosts its record up to...

Winning streak at 9 as NIU takes 24 ranking to WIU

By Carl Ackerman | January 25, 1990

With a nine-game winning streak on the line and a No. 24 ranking in the country, the NIU's women's basketball team heads west for a "scrappy" match against state rival Western Illinois at 7:30 tonight. Although the 5-11, 2-6 Westerwinds have struggled...

Women rank in AP poll

January 24, 1990

NIU, for the first time, made the Associated Press women's basketball rankings Monday, just when Coach Jane Albright was wondering what her team would have to do to get in. "It's been kind of frustrating because we've been so close in recent weeks, but...

Sky high NIU players land in Indiana on a crusade

By Steve Dennis | January 22, 1990

"Right now, we're sky high," NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright said after the Huskies beat the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago last Thursday night, 81-75. Tonight, the flying Huskies land in Valparaiso for a 7 p.m. match-up of North Star Conference...

Hinchee’s 35 tally nets NIU triumph

By Steve Dennis and Carl Ackerman | January 19, 1990

CHICAGO—While the NIU women's basketball team had visions of Blue Demons dancing in their heads all during the off-season, a new state of Illinois collegiate record 4,294 fans and a DePaul team left Alumni Hall Thursday night with visions of Tammy Hinchee...

Blue Demons, Huskies return to Alumni Hall

By Carl Ackerman | January 18, 1990

When two talented teams known for their intense rivalry clash, one can expect plenty of emotions and physical excitement. NIU's womens basketball team will face this challenge in tonight's 7 p.m. road game against DePaul University at Alumni Hall in Chicago....