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Women cagers look for successful year

By Bob Regan | November 28, 1988

Will this be the year women's basketball coach Jane Albright sees her team's hopes come to fruition? Well, for starters, Albright will have a squad of her own. Meaning that all nine of the players listed on the roster have been recruited by the Huskie...

Introducing the 1988-89 men’s and…

November 28, 1988

...women's Huskie basketball squads Donald Whiteside "Anyone who questions his size has no idea what beats inside that young man's chest," NIU men's coach Jim Rosborough said. "He won't have to score a lot to be valuable to us." This 5-foot-10 sophomore...

Women open year with Old Dominion

By Bob Regan | November 22, 1988

Come Saturday at 7:35 p.m., the NIU women's basketball team will begin their 1988-89 season in Norfolk, Va., against Old Dominion, a team the Huskies will look to beat en route to the start of a winning season. Last year, the Lady Monarchs earned a spot...

NIU gives Sweden early Christmas present

By Bob Regan | November 21, 1988

Exchanging gifts before a game has become the custom when teams from different countries meet in competition, and Friday's women's basketball game in the Chick Evans Field House was no exception. However, head coach Jane Albright and her squad gave the...

Women cagers hungry for outside competition

By Bob Regan | November 18, 1988

It's showtime. The NIU women's basketball team will make its 1988-‘89 debut Friday at 7 p.m. in the Chick Evans Field House. Head coach Jane Albright and her team will square up against Solna Sports Club, the Swedish National Team, in an exhibition...

Freshmen feel at home as cagers in NIU lineup

By Bob Regan | November 3, 1988

The 1988-89 NIU women's basketball team has two new faces on the block—two faces that head coach Jane Albright and her staff feel will fit right in the Huskie lineup. Entering this year's campaign are freshmen Tracy Mondek and Dee Dee Jeske. Both women...

Mondek, Jeske add new look to squad

By Bob Regan | November 3, 1988

The 1988-89 NIU women's basketball team has two new faces on the block—two faces that head coach Jane Albright and her staff feel will fit right in the Huskie lineup. Entering this year's campaign are freshmen Tracy Mondek and Dee Dee Jeske. Both women...

NIU and oriental grass have similarities

By Bob Regan | November 3, 1988

NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright does not call her program a powerhouse. She does not call it a young team. But she does compare it to something—bamboo. The Huskie boss explained her comparison about bamboo at Wednesday's Media Day where local...

Women try to turn defense into points

By Dave Elsesser | November 3, 1988

NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright thinks the 1988-89 version of the Huskies can improve on last season's 14-14 record by playing more aggressively and creating more turnovers on defense. A new defensive philosophy aimed at creating more fastbreak-scoring...

America’s pastime gone from NIU too long

By Bob Regan | November 2, 1988

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...

Hall of Fame inducts former Huskies

October 24, 1988

NIU will induct 12 former Huskie greats into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 28 at the Holmes Student Center's Blackhawk Room as part of the 81st Homecoming weekend festivities. The reception begins at 6 p.m. and is followed by a 7 p.m....

Rosborough: I’d pay to see ‘88-89 team; AD seeks more spirit

By Kari Brackett | October 20, 1988

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough and women's basketball coach Jane Albright were the two guest speakers at the Athletic Board meeting held Wednesday. Rosborough talked to the board members about the season's "young" team and made reference to...