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Men’s soccer plays with heart, falls to Akron in MAC title game

By Jacob Onak | November 11, 2012

NIU men’s soccer started off the MAC Tournament coming out victorious after sophomore midfielder Jayson LeSeth’s free kick gave the Huskies a 1-0 win over West Virginia. They advanced to the championship game against the Akron Zips. The Huskies (7-10-3)...

Men’s soccer looks to defend MAC title over the weekend

By Jacob Onak | November 7, 2012

Men’s soccer will look to defend its 2011 MAC Tournament Championship this weekend as it faces off against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Friday in Akron. The Huskies (6-9-3, 4-2-1 MAC) will go into the match as a second seed, while the Mountaineers...

Freshman provide support for men’s soccer

By Jacob Onak | November 7, 2012

With regular season play over, it is clear that this year’s freshman class has given men’s soccer a big boost. Eight freshmen have gotten time on the field his season, cumulating in 32 starts and 87 regular season appearances. Coach Eric Luzzi said...

Men’s soccer heads into MAC tournament as number 2 seed

By Jacob Onak | November 4, 2012

NIU men’s soccer will be the second seed in the MAC tournament after its 1-0 victory against the Buffalo Bulls in the regular season finale at Buffalo Friday. In the first half the Huskies (6-9-3, 4-2-1 MAC) started strong, as they came out and put...

Men’s soccer to play last regular season game against the Bulls Friday

By Jacob Onak | October 31, 2012

NIU men’s soccer will take on the Buffalo Bulls in its last conference and regular season game Friday, in New York. The Huskies (5-9-3, 3-2-1 MAC) are coming off of a disappointing 2-0 loss against Western Michigan. There are four teams currently tied...

Men’s soccer falls to Broncos, drops in MAC standing

By Jacob Onak | October 30, 2012

In a rare midweek day game, NIU men’s soccer fell 2-0 to the Western Michigan Broncos in Kalamazoo yesterday. The loss drops NIU (59-3, 3-2-1 MAC) to fifth place in the MAC, one place out of a tournament-qualifying spot. The first half had a lot of...

Men’s soccer looks to Totsch for a boost

By Jacob Onak | October 29, 2012

NIU men’s soccer’s regular season is coming to an end. The Huskies now sit in second place in the MAC and need to win out their final conference games in order to secure a MAC tournament spot. A healthy junior midfielder, Sean Totsch may be the boost...

Men’s soccer prepares to take on Western Michigan

By Jacob Onak | October 29, 2012

A desperate team is a dangerous team, and Western Michigan men’s soccer is desperate. NIU will have a strong test against the Broncos (10-5-2, 2-2-1 MAC) today in Kalamazoo. NIU (5-8-3, 3-1-1) sits second in the conference while Western Michigan is...

Men’s soccer beats West Virginia, moves to 2nd in MAC

By Jacob Onak | October 28, 2012

In its final home game of the season NIU men’s soccer came out with a big 1-0 conference win over West Virginia Saturday. With the victory NIU moved into second place in the MAC. The Huskies (5-8-3, 3-1-1 MAC) started strong against the Mountaineers...

Gael Rivera middle forward for Northern Illinois University kicks the ball away from a Notre Dame defender on August 12, 2012

Men’s soccer ends slump, beats Northwestern in OT

By Jacob Onak | October 24, 2012

NIU got a big swing in momentum last night after freshman Charlie Oliver scored an overtime goal, giving the Huskies a 1-0 win over Northwestern (10-4-2) in its final non-conference game of the season. With key players suspended through yellow card accumulation,...

Karim Darbaki junior forward for Northern Illinois University fights for possession of the ball against Notre Dame August 08, 2012.

Men’s soccer hopes to upset ranked Wildcats tonight

By Jacob Onak | October 23, 2012

In its final non-conference game of the season, NIU men’s soccer will take on the No. 24 nationally-ranked Northwestern Wildcats (10-3-2) in Evanston tonight. The Huskies (3-8-3) are coming into the match on a four game losing streak, most recently...

Taglia reflects on time with men’s soccer

By Jacob Onak | October 22, 2012

With only three conference games left NIU men’s soccer will need victories in all three matches if it wants to ensure its goal of making the NCAA tournament. The team will need to rely on the upper classmen of the squad in the remainder of the season...