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Gali keeps streak intact, Huskies fall

By Nathan Lindquist | April 10, 2005

Despite Willy Gali’s 16th straight victory, the NIU men’s tennis team came up short as defending MAC champion Western Michigan defeated the Huskies 6-1 on Saturday in DeKalb. In a rematch of last year’s conference final, NIU (9-8 overall, 0-2 MAC)...

Huskies want payback

By Nathan Lindquist | April 7, 2005

In a rematch of last year’s MAC championship, the NIU men’s tennis team will try to exact revenge against Western Michigan in the season’s final home match. When NIU takes on the Broncos at 1 p.m. Saturday, it will be NIU’s first and only home...

Gali continues hot streak; men’s tennis falls to Buffalo

By Nathan Lindquist | April 3, 2005

The Huskies (9-7 overall, 0-1 MAC) won the doubles point but couldn’t hang on to the lead and dropped a 4-3 decision to the Bulls (6-8, 2-2) on Saturday. "This is a very disappointing loss," NIU head coach Pontus Hiort said. "They had a lot of energy...

Tennis starts up MAC play

By Nathan Lindquist | April 1, 2005

A season after coming within one set of reaching the NCAA tournament, the NIU men’s tennis team returns to MAC play against Buffalo this weekend. The Huskies (9-6 overall, 0-0 MAC) will visit the Bulls (5-7, 1-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday for their first conference...

NIU men pick up 5-2 victory at home

By Ian Waddick | March 29, 2005

The NIU men’s tennis team kept up its winning ways at home with its 5-2 win over Valparaiso on Friday. The Huskies (9-6) won four of six singles matches to improve to 4-0 at their home-away-from-home in Rockford. Seniors Willy Gali and Erick Martinez...

Sims is named NIU men’s hoops MVP

By Nathan Lindquist | March 22, 2005

Junior college transfer Cory Sims was announced as the NIU men’s basketball team’s most valuable player at Monday night’s end of season banquet. The 6-foot-1 guard was third on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) and first in assists (4.75 apg) while...

Softball team picks up more awards

By Ian Waddick | March 8, 2005

After winning the Sycamore Classic on Sunday, the NIU softball team earned a MAC Player of the Week award for the second week in a row. On Monday, first baseman Toni Del Toro and pitcher Lindsey LaChiana were named the MAC West Player and Pitcher of the...

Santoro already raking in the awards

By Ian Waddick | February 22, 2005

After missing almost all of the 2004 season because of injury, NIU slugger Mike Santoro is back in a big way. The senior outfielder hit three home runs in the Huskies’ season opening series at Texas Tech and on Monday was named the MAC West Division...

Tennis undefeated in state

By Ian Waddick | February 15, 2005

The NIU men’s tennis team should think twice next year when scheduling matches outside Illinois. Over the weekend the Huskies defeated a pair of Illinois schools to improve their record against in-state opponents to 4-0 on the season. On Friday, the...

Records, NIU fall

By Ian Waddick | February 8, 2005

NIU’s Lindsay Chamberlain and Alicja Czajka broke a pair of NIU records, but the women’s track team finished fifth of five teams Sunday at the Chippewa Invitational. The Huskies finished with a 95, well behind host and champion Central Michigan, who...

Novak hits air waves

By Ian Waddick | February 1, 2005

A special edition of the "Coaches Corner" radio show with football coach Joe Novak will be held (correction) Thursday at the Blackhawk Food Court at NIU’s Holmes Student Center. The show will air at 12:15 p.m. on WLBK 1360 AM and focus mainly on the...

Simon MAC’s ‘best pure hitter’

By Ian Waddick | January 25, 2005

The season has yet to begin, but NIU slugger Scott Simon is already accumulating awards. The junior first baseman, who hit .374 and finished with a team-high 71 RBIs last season, was named by Baseball America to the preseason All-MAC squad Wednesday....