For the second-straight year, the NIU men’s soccer team is nationally ranked.

Steve Simmons leads a program on the cusp of greatness as the fourth-year coach has built one of the premier teams in the Great Lakes Region.

But despite sharing a MAC title the Huskies still don’t have a locker room facility on the field.

A lighted soccer stadium is also long overdue.

Shouldn’t a premier program, on the verge of the NCAA tournament, garner first-class facilities?

If Akron beats Buffalo on Friday NIU will host the MAC tournament.

It sure would be nice to have a prime-time match under the lights to determine an automatic NCAA berth.