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Men and women’s basketball team should be held to same standards in the MAC

By CHRIS DERTZ | March 16, 2009

Men's and women's soccer teams play on the same pitch, tennis plays on the same court and basketball on the same slab of hardwood. Call me crazy, but if there were a professional women's football league - here's looking to you, Vince McMahon -I'm pretty...

MAC West-leading Cardinals overpower Huskies

By CHRIS DERTZ | March 5, 2009

A 10-year drought continued for NIU women's basketball, as the team was unable to quench its thirst for victory in Muncie. NIU (14-14 overall, 9-6 MAC) left Muncie, Ind. without a win just as it has every year since 1999, as the Huskies fell to MAC West-leading...

NIU looks to keep momentum going

By CHRIS DERTZ | March 4, 2009

Having locked up the No. 3 spot in the MAC West, the NIU women's basketball team is looking to build momentum heading into the MAC tournament next week. The Huskies will be on the road for the final two games of the season, starting today as they face...

Huskies put on clinic in game’s final 10 minutes

By CHRIS DERTZ | March 2, 2009

Within a span of 10 minutes, the NIU women's basketball team reversed its fortunes and led the Huskies to an 81-66 victory. It was Senior Night, but a pair of non-seniors led the comeback in second half. After trailing Central Michigan by 16 early and...

Huskies wave farewell to 5 senior players

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 27, 2009

The NIU men's and women's basketball teams will bid farewell to five seniors on Saturday at the Convocation Center. Sean Smith is the only senior on the men's team and is averaging 8.2 points and 3.1 rebounds a game for the Huskies this season. NIU is...

NIU’s decision to leave the MAC was major setback for Huskie Athletics

By STEVE NITZ | February 26, 2009

Most current NIU students weren't even born when the decision happened. What am I talking about? One of the worst decisions in NIU athletics history. In 1975, NIU joined the Mid-American Conference, mainly thanks to three different people­­ â€"...

NIU women’s basketball to raise breast cancer awareness with Pink Zone Initiative

By CHRIS DERTZ | February 24, 2009

Few things in this world are completely universal, something that everyone can relate to. It is a sad truth that most everyone can connect through the fact that their lives have been touched by cancer. Although there is a definite cloud of negativity...

Women’s basketball team turns ball over 21 times in loss

By BEN GROSS | February 23, 2009

NIU women's basketball is trying to get used to something new - having a target on its back. "Every game now teams know how good we are," said NIU head coach Carol Owens. "We're learning how to be in this position." With this new challenge has come some...

Huskies look to take advantage this weekend at Eastern Michigan

By CHRIS DERTZ | February 20, 2009

After a week off, the NIU women's basketball team will resume its quest for supremacy in the MAC West. The Huskies return to divisional play Saturday afternoon when they travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. to take on the Eagles of Eastern Michigan University....

Point Counterpoint: Convocation attendance

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 19, 2009

Ben Gross: So Chris, have you heard what some people call the Convocation Center? Chris Dertz: Wait, enough people know the Convocation Center exists for it to have its own nickname? BG: Oh yeah, they call it "The Tomb." You know, because it's so dead...

Women’s soccer team adds nine recruits

By JERRY BURNES | February 19, 2009

Nine new recruits have been added to the NIU women's soccer teamby NIU head coach Carrie Barker. She scoured the region looking for players that would fit into the mold for the Huskies. There are four players from Illinois, one each from Nebraska, Kansas,...

NIU beats Buffalo in emotional win

By BEN GROSS | February 16, 2009

Emotional can barely describe the NIU's women basketball 70-63 win over Buffalo on Saturday. The passion was high on the court with less than three minutes remaining, as NIU guard Marke Freeman found an open spot in Buffalo's zone defense. The sophomore...