Visiting Team Guide Dear Visiting Team, We are pleased to welcome you to DeKalb, Illinois, home of Northern Illinois University. We look forward to hosting your institution’s participating athletes, coaches, official representatives, and spectators on our campus during the upcoming athletic season. NIU is committed to a high standard of athletic excellence and we support good sportsmanship while embracing the Huskies’ traditions for all home contests. In an effort to assist you with the planning of your upcoming trip to DeKalb and to make your stay more enjoyable, please use this Visiting Team Guide as a valuable resource. Inside the guide, you will find helpful information regarding game day procedures, travel amenities, and contact information for appropriate personnel. If you require special needs that have not been addressed within the guide, please give us a call a few weeks in advance so we can assist you. Best of luck to you in the upcoming season! Sincerely, Sean T. Frazier Associate Vice President / Director of Athletics TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ABOUT NIU 2 NIU INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS STAFF 3 NIU COACHES STAFF 4 BASKETBALL (MEN’S & WOMEN’S) 6 VOLLEYBALL 7 WRESTLING 8 GYMNASTICS 9 CONVOCATION CENTER MAP 10 SOCCER (MEN’S & WOMEN’S) 11 SOCCER/TRACK MAP 12 TENNIS (MEN’S & WOMEN’S) 13 BASEBALL 14 BASEBALL MAP 15 SOFTBALL 16 SOFTBALL MAP 17 GENERAL DIRECTIONS AND MAP 18 DINNING INFORMATION 19 HOTEL INFORMATION ABOUT NIU Location: DeKalb, IL (65 miles west of Chicago) Founded: 1895 Enrollment: 17,169 Nickname: Huskies Colors: Cardinal and Black Athletic Affiliations: NCAA Division I Conference: Mid-American Conference Acting President: Lisa Freeman Athletic Director: Sean T. Frazier Intercollegiate Sports Include: Baseball, Basketball (Men’s and Women’s), Women’s Cross Country, Football, Golf (Men’s and Women’s), Gymnastics, Soccer (Men’s and Women’s), Softball, Tennis (Men’s and Women’s), Volleyball, Track and Field, Wrestling ATHLETIC Logos MAC Logo UNIVERSITY LOGO 1 NIU ADMINISTRATION Sean T. Frazier Associate V.P./Director of Athletics 815.753.9473 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Lisa Stocksdale EVENT MANAGEMENT Debra Boughton Associate Athletic Director Matt Gonzalez Chief of Staff/Sr. Assoc. AD 815.753.1494 Director of Facility Operations /Finance & Operations/SWA [email protected] 815.753.9590 815.753.9541 [email protected] [email protected] Lynsey Bernardy Office Support Specialist Julie Ream John Cheney 815.753.9473 Director of Event Management Executive Assoc. AD [email protected] 815.752.6812 815.753.1801 [email protected] [email protected] DEVELOPMENT Andrew Joannides Jori McCullough Courtney Vinson Asst. AD/Development Sr. Event Administrator Sr. Assoc. AD/ 815.753.9198 815.752.6810 Sports & Administration [email protected] [email protected] 815.753.1295 [email protected] Amy Schmidt MARKETING Administrative Assistant Morgan James Melissa Dawson 815.753.1923 Asst. AD/Marketing & Sr. Assoc. AD/Director of SAASS [email protected] Game Experience 815.753.1727 815.753.9229 [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS [email protected] Donna Turner Ryan Sedevie Assoc. AD/Communications Anthony Sperando Sr. Assoc. AD/ 815-753-9513 Asst. Dir. Marketing & Collegiate Advancement [email protected] Game Experience & External Affairs 815.753.1828 815.753.0639 COMPLIANCE [email protected] [email protected] Scott Foelske Dir. of Compliance TJ Feuerbach 815.753.8290 Sr. Assoc. AD/Development & [email protected] Revenue Generation 815.753.9494 [email protected] 2 COACHES BASEBALL GYMNASTICS Assistant Coach Head Coach Head Coach Alicia Abbott Mike Kunigonis Sam Morreale [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 815-753-2245 815-753-2225 815-753-1498 Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Ashley Wade Andrew Maki Dawnita Teague [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 815-753-2245 815-753-1871 Assistant Coach/Hitting MEN’S TENNIS Luke Stewart Assistant Coach Head Coach [email protected] Chris Weiss Patrick Fisher [email protected] [email protected] MEN’S BASKETBALL 815-753-1871 815-753-6845 Head Coach Mark Montgomery MEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S TENNIS 815-753-1633 Head Coach Head Coach Ryan Swan TBA Assistant Coach [email protected] Lamar Chapman 815-753-1372 [email protected] WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Assistant Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Andrew Bordelon Ray Gooden Brandon Watkins [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 815-753-6873 815-753-9533 Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Jerome Beane Jack Mathis Amy Angelos [email protected] [email protected] Director of Basketball Operations 815-753-6873 815-753-1496 TBA Goalkeepers Coach Assistant Coach Michael Tringali Joe Davidson [email protected] [email protected] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 815-753-6873 Head Coach Director of Operations Lisa Carlsen WOMEN’S SOCCER Trevor Weiskircher 815-753-0586 Head Coach [email protected] [email protected] Julie Colhoff 815-753-1295 [email protected] Associate Head Coach 815-753-9535 WRESTLING Adam Tandez Head Coach [email protected] Assistant Coach Ryan Ludwig 815-753-0586 Eddie Garza [email protected] [email protected] 815-753-9478 Assistant Coach 815-753-2355 Maria Kasza Assistant Coach [email protected] Assistant Coach Dominick Moyer 815-753-0586 Anne DiCanio [email protected] [email protected] 815-753-2915 Assistant Coach 815-753-2355 Alexis Lawrence [email protected] SOFTBALL 815-753-0586 Head Coach Christina Sutcliffe Director of Basketball Operations [email protected] Quinn Rear 815-753-1497 [email protected] 815-753-0586 3 BASKETBALL Facility NIU Convocation Center 1525 West Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115 Locker Room Visiting team locker rooms are located in the hallway adjacent to Victor E. Court. Typically, the visiting team locker room is 195B. Enter via the loading dock on the west side of the building and event staff personnel will direct you to the appropriate locker room. Towels and water will be supplied pre-game. Bottled water will be provided post-game. Bus Parking Buses should enter campus via the road just west of the main entrance of the Convocation Center. Drop off and bus parking is located at the loading dock on the west side of the Convocation Center. Practice Time Visiting teams will be assigned practice and shoot-around times in the Arena whenever possible. Alternate locations in Victor E. Court or other campus facilities will be discussed in the event of a facility conflict. Locker rooms and towels will be available only by advance request. Practice time on the day preceding a game is planned for 7-9 pm CST. Game day shoot-arounds are planned for 8-9 am on weekends and 12-1pm for weeknight games. Shoot-arounds in the Convocation Center Arena are not closed. P’ractice times must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. Bench Assignment The visiting team will be seated on the bench east of (to the left as you face) the scorer’s table. Towels, ice, water cooler and cups will be provided at the bench. Medical Information The following will be provided on the court during practices and games: water, cups, towels, ice bags and biohazard supplies. In addition, emergency equipment, including splint kit, crutches, spine board and AED are available on site. For more information or to coordinate specific medical needs, please contact Phil Voorhis, Assistant Athletic Director - Athletic Training, at [email protected] or (815)-753-0211. The nearest hospital is Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital located at: One Kish Hospital Drive DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 756-1521 4 BASKETBALL Media Information NIU Athletic Communication recommends that any radio requests be made no less than seven (7) days in advance. Radio personnel should be self-sufficient and provide all of their own equipment including extension cords. Visiting radio will be accommodated at the scorer’s tables next to the visiting team bench. Most NIU home basketball games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app with select games streamed on NIUTube (Huskie All-Access) – subscription required. Live Stats are available on NIUHuskies.com and the building does offer free wireless internet (log on to niuguest, no password required). For all media requests, please contact: Men’s Basketball Jeremy Reid, Associate Director, Athletics Communications, at [email protected] or (815) 753-3706 Women’s Basketball Mike Haase, Assistant Director, Athletics Communications, at [email protected] or (815) 753-9538 Video/Filming The camera platform on the suite level of the Convocation Center is the primary filming location. Game Operations personnel will escort video staff to the proper location. Battery powered cameras are strongly recommended. Your team is responsible for providing any necessary extension cords and tape to secure the cords. A DVD copy of the game will be provided upon prior request. For all video requests, please contact: Men’s Basketball TBA, Director of Basketball Operations Women’s Basketball Quinn Rear, Director of Basketball Operations, at [email protected] or 815-753-0586 Ticket Information Visiting team reserved seats are located behind the visiting team bench in Section 110. Mid-American Conference opponents will receive sixty (60) tickets. Non-conference opponents will receive sixty (60) tickets, unless otherwise specified in the contract. Tickets will be issued per NCAA Bylaw 16.2. Complimentary admission via pass list, per NCAA Bylaw 16.2, for family members, relatives and friends designated by the student-athlete shall be through the first door of the main entrance, Entrance 2 of the Convocation Center. Photo ID and signature will be required for each ticket. Pass lists must be handed in at the loading dock entrance table upon arrival for game day. Laundry Please request laundry service in advance if needed by contacting Robert McVickar, Equipment Manager, Convocation Center, at [email protected] or 815-753-1941. Emergency Information In the event of inclement weather the inner hallway on the lower level of the Convocation Center is the designated emergency shelter area.