When you think of dominant NIU women's basketball rebounders, the names Carol Owens, Tammy Hinchee and Lisa Starosta come to mind. For head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle, Angela Lockett could very well continue that "inside" tradition of rebounding greats....

When in a pinch last season, the NIU women's basketball team would lean on the talents of senior guards Lisa Foss, Denise Dove and Toby Meeks. Those three were the leaders of the Huskies, and head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle has already said she won't...

Look for talk about postseason play to start surfacing around the NIU volleyball team—if it hasn't already begun. With the sweeping victories over North Star Conference foes Akron (15-3, 15-2, 16-14) and Cleveland State (15-7, 15-0, 15-7) over the weekend,...

NIU will be getting a big slice of NCAA money from the $1 billion contract the NCAA signed with CBS television. NIU will receive $180,117 of the $20.8 million the NCAA recently distributed from the CBS contract, giving the network the TV rights for the...

On the heels of the news that NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell received a $3,000 raise comes the discovery that seven other athletic department personnel have gotten salary increases. Leading the way is women's basketball head coach Jane Albright,...

When NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright-Dieterle picked two new assistant coaches, she found talent from both the playing and coaching worlds. Sue Semrau and Jonelle Polk were Albright-Dieterle's choices to fill a pair of open slots because of...

Basketball is usually associated with the winter months, packed gymnasiums and 10 participants. Not any more. One of the fastest growing trends in sports is 3-on-3 outdoor basketball played in tournaments. An estimated 150,000 people attended Chicago's...

NIU football players speak of building a winning tradition at their school. They believe that it can be done by playing Top-20 teams. Their theory is that by lining up against the likes of Iowa and Florida, win or lose, exposure is built, thus helping...

NIU women's basketball player Yconda "E.C." Hill is taking a break. Hill, who has just returned from fast-breaking her way through Los Angeles, where she won a silver medal, and Mexico will be relaxing for some time in preparation for the upcoming season...

The NIU women's basketball team's recent string of three straight 20-win seasons can be attributed to great talent and great performances by that talent. Two of the players who made the greatest impact were Tammy Hinchee and Carol Owens both of whom culminated...

Although school was out, the business of sports at NIU continued. Among the most noteworthy developments include: NIU has tabbed Jeanne Fleck to become the new head women's swimming coach. Fleck comes to DeKalb after serving as an assistant men's and...

NIU's women's basketball guard Yconda "E.C." Hill, who sat out the 1990-91 season due to NCAA Proposition 48, was one of 12 chosen to play at the 1991 Olympic festival July 13-16 in Los Angeles, Calif. She will be on the North Team at the four-squad tourney....