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Huskies focused on tournament three players, and to be in a position you credit to them playing so where three of our four losses were well at young ages? 4-3, we were basically three points A: The sophomores, in regard to DeKalb | Men’s tennis is off to a away from being 13-1. Georg Lundkvist, Carlos Manzaquick start to the season, going 10nas, Louis-Philippe Hamel [and] 4, and head coach Patrick Fisher Q: How proud of you are of the Tom Hjertonsson, have been playhas confidence in his team though team being 10-4 even with all ing very good this season. Kevin he feels they can play a lot better these injuries? Daun and Austin Russell have than they have thus far. A: I think it speaks to the charac- struggled a lot this season at the The Huskies have won seven ter of our team. I think it speaks to lower levels part of it because they out of their last the leadership of our guys and just don’t quite have the same experieight games everyone taking accountability to ence as the other sophomores, so and are comstep up and play at a higher level. lack of experience comes with a ing along as tougher time on the tennis court. the season proQ: How tough is it as a coach gresses. They seeing your senior and leader SiQ: Do you think Daun and Ruswere 10-3 at Patrick Fisher mon Formont not being able to sell can turn it around? this point in Men’s tennis head play so far this season? A: Yes, I do believe that they coach the season last A: Obviously it’s tough to be in can turn it around. They play exyear, finishing 18-6. a position like this. I just know tremely well at practice and really it’s really tough on him. Knowing compete; however, when it’s time Simon, I know he wants to play. I for the games, it’s a different atI think it goes to show feel for him. mosphere and different energy what type of culture that that they haven’t quite adjusted to we built and our guys Q: How would you describe yet. With more experience I betry to find a way to dig Carlos Manzanas’ season since lieve they will adjust. deeper anytime adversity is he’s stepped up to the No. 1 spot thrown at us. We win with in singles matches? Q: Hamel has been banged up what we have.” A: Carlos started the season off for a good part of the season. How Patrick Fisher 1-4 in singles matches and he has would you rate his year so far? Men’s tennis head coach since gone 7-0 in singles matches. A: I think, because of the injuHe has made unbelievable strides ries, it sort of stunted his ability to The Huskies are currently first and he is playing with a lot of get into any of his normal routines place in the MAC and are on pace confidence. As coaches, we knew as far as practice. There’s a lot of to make another run at a confer- what he’s capable of, but a lot of it times when he’s only practicing ence championship. Fisher spoke has to do with the team believing once and twice a week and that’s about how he assesses his team at and him believing in himself. He not enough practice to build your the mid-season point. has beaten some really good play- game the way you want it. I hope ers over the past couple weeks. He with this extended time off he’s Q: The team has a 12-day lay- used to play five and six, but now able to recover and heal. off before its next game against he’s playing No. 1 and played No. Marquette [University] on March 1 every match except for [the UniQ: You guys have played very 2. What is your overview of the versity of] Wisconsin where he well at home this season, going team so far? played No. 2. 10-3. Why do you think the team A: I think we’re in as good of a has been so successful at home? position that we can be in. At times Q: This team is predominately A: I think every time you play at we’ve played without our top two or filled with sophomores. What do home it’s worth at least one point. Patrick Smith Staff writer T @NSSportsPatrick
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Lehman goes off for 41 in big winNorthern Star Staff
March 2: vs. Marquette University March 13: vs. Bucknell University March 14: vs. Quinnipiac University March 19: at Ball State University I think the credit goes to being familiar with your own court and even though technically we’re not at home we play one hour away in Rockford. We have been comfortable since we’ve been playing there for six years. Q: Is the team ready for conference play? A: As of today I’ll have to say no. We have to get healthy and if we can get healthy, yes. I think this extended break can be very valuable to us and we can use this to our advantage. Q: This team you have this season is very talented. Do you believe that the guys can win the regular season and postseason MAC championships? A: Western Michigan [University] is very good this season, but I think what we have to do is focus on making the tournament. Only the top four teams make the tournament and I think if we can find ourselves in the tournament, we have a shot just like any of the four other teams. The last five years the number one and two seeds have not won the MAC tournament.
DeKalb | Women’s basketball (11-15, 4-11 MAC) picked up its 11th win over Western Michigan University on Wednesday night after a record-breaking performance by junior guard Ally Lehman. Lehman tied an NIU record with 41 points, including 29 in the second half, to help lead the Huskies to the 80-70 victory over the Broncos. She also dished out three assists and grabbed 12 rebounds, giving her 13 double-doubles on the year, the sixth-most in a single season in NIU history. The Huskies led by six points at halftime and were shooting 43 percent from the field. The Broncos trailed but held a 20-18 edge in rebounds and shot 50 percent from three. Lehman’s previous careerhigh was 27 points, a mark she broke midway through the third quarter. She went 12-19 from the field, 2-3 from three and 15-16 from the free throw line. She was one of only two Huskies to finish the game in double-figure scoring, followed by freshman guard/forward Courtney Woods, who contributed 21 points and snagged 10 rebounds of her own in the victory. It was the first doubledouble of Woods’ career. “You can’t say enough about Ally Lehman tonight,” said head coach Lisa Carlsen, according to an NIU Athletics news release. “From the beginning, she was aggressive and you can tell she was locked in.”
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