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New conference studied by Board

January 17, 1991

Several NIU women's sports, including basketball, may no longer be members of the North Star Conference by the 1992-93 season.

NIU's Athletic Board will vote on whether the women's sports will be moved from the NSC to the Mid-Continent Conference at its Feb. 13 meeting.

Many members of the board expressed their unofficial approval of the move to the M-C at Wednesday's NIU Athletic Board meeting.

The M-C administers league competition and championship events in nine men's NCAA Division I sports. All nine schools must decide on whether to affiliate its respective women's programs by the Feb. 15 deadline. NIU's men's basketball team is in its first season in the M-C, which was formed in 1982.

NIU's women's basketball, volleyball, softball and tennis teams currently belong to the NSC which was founded in 1983-84. With the board's approval, each of these sports and women's swimming would become an M-C member. NIU's women have competed in the NSC since the 1987-88 academic year.

Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Northern Iowa also have the opportunity to move its women's programs into the M-C.

"If (the other three schools) didn't support the effort to move to the Mid-Continent, I would be much more concerned about (NIU's move to the M-C)," NIU athletic director Gerald O'Dell said. "However, I don't see that happening."

If the other schools do back out on last-minute notice, then NIU may reconsider its decision.

Unanimous vote opens door for women’s athletics in M-C

January 14, 1991

In conjunction with the 85th Annual NCAA Convention, the Mid-Continent Conference Council of Delegates voted unanimously to sponsor and conduct championships for women's athletics starting in 1992-93. The announcement was made by league President David...

DePaul withdraws from North Star Conference

By Steve Dennis | November 16, 1990

DePaul University officially announced its departure from the North Star Conference to form the Great Midwest Conference Thursday during a press conference at the Chicago Athletic Club. "It's official," DePaul Associate Athletics Director, Jean nsetto...

NIU women netters have mixed results

November 12, 1990

Just use the old good news/bad news expression to sum up the NIU women's tennis team's effort at the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association/Rolex Midwest Women's Indoor Regional Championship Friday. The good news was the Huskies got a pleasant surprise...

NIU netters earn Rolex invite

By Hyun Moon | November 2, 1990

For the second year in a row, the NIU women's tennis team will be represented in the Rolex Midwest Invitationals. Three sophomores will travel to Madison, Wis., to face the top Midwest competition. "It's going to be a big challenge and honor for them....

Women netters begin title quest

By Hyun Moon | September 21, 1990

The NIU women's tennis team will begin its 1990 quest for back-to-back North Star Conference titles and a top-10 midwest ranking. The Huskies boast four returning players in Hild Andersch, Monika Larson, Jamie Cheek and Lisa Boedecker. For seventh-year...

Recruiting the foreigner; athletics feels the strain

By Hyun Moon | May 2, 1990

NIU sports programs have been trying to become more competitive on the national scene and have gone overseas to bring in the talent that is needed to compete at such a level. The NIU men's tennis program is led by two strong Swedish players and some tennis...

Netters wind up season

May 1, 1990

The NIU women's tennis team faces Wheaton College today at 3 p.m. on the Gullikson Courts by Anderson Hall to conclude the 1990 spring season. The 16-11 Huskies are coming off two victories on home turf. This past weekend, NIU handed Illinois-Chicago...

Tennis team spanks foes during Parents’ Weekend

April 30, 1990

NIU women's tennis coach Patty Groth told her squad concentration was key in the Huskies' Parents' Weekend matches. The squad took her words to heart, whipping University of Illinois-Chicago, 7-0, Friday, and Creighton University, 8-1, Saturday. "I told...

Fighting Irish, Zips too much

April 10, 1990

A pair of road losses at Notre Dame and Miami (Ohio) closed the traveling portion of the NIU women's tennis season on a low note. NIU, 13-11 in dual match competition, began the weekend with a 9-0 loss at Notre Dame Friday afternoon. The Huskies, who...

Tennis match set with Wheaton

By Hyun Moon | April 3, 1990

The good and the bad will surface in the NIU men's tennis team's only outdoor home meet of the season today at 3 p.m. Today's meet will "almost positively" be held at the Stadium Courts, which is located north of Huskie Stadium. The meet will be held...

Groth’s crew drops two

February 19, 1990

The NIU women's tennis team, even in spring play with a 7-7 dual match record, dropped identical 8-1 matches at Drake University and Nebraska. NIU salvaged the weekend with a 6-3 victory against Gustavus adolphus college Saturday morning. "It's been a...

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