Now that`s more like it.
After getting off to a miserable 2-8-1 start, the Huskies` soccer team turned its season around last week, sweeping past Northwestern, Valparaiso and Wright State.
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Dave Weichman scored two goals in NIU`s 3-1 victory Wednesday over Northwestern. Jeff McCall was flawless in goal and Nathan Mitchell scored twice in a 3-0 victory Friday over Valpo. Kim Prerost and Andy Lane scored Sunday in a 2-1 upset of Wright State, which fell to 10-2-2. McCall lowered his goals-against average to 1.68 with the successful week.
Northern had two individual winners in the Mid-Continent Conference Fall Tennis Classic in De Kalb. Corey Westphal won the No. 3 flight and Dave Edelman was the No. 7 flight champ.
The men`s golf team struggled Monday in the opening round of the Louisville Persimmon Ridge Intercollegiate, tying for 15th in the 18-school field. The Huskies, led by Jason Samuelian`s 8-over-par 79, were at 331. Kent leads at 300. The tournament, and NIU`s fall season, concludes with 18 holes Tuesday.
The volleyball team puts its 12-match winning streak on the line Tuesday night at De Paul. The Huskies gave coach Pete Waite his 100th career victory Saturday, sweeping Wright State. NIU (16-2, 8-0 in the Mid-Continent) has won 30 of its last 32 games during the streak.