Remembrance and tribute will be on the minds of the NIU men's soccer team tonight. As the Huskies travel to Wisconsin to battle Milwaukee in the annual memorial Lewang Cup, former NIU men's soccer coach John Lewang will be remembered. Lewang died in a...

The pitch in Buffalo this weekend was the closest thing to a war zone the NIU men's soccer team had seen this season. "It wasn't an all out war scenario, but it was a typical hard fought MAC contest," said NIU men's soccer coach Steve Simmons of his team's...

Forgetting about last week's loss to No. 6 Akron, the Huskies are looking forward to a fresh start against another tough MAC opponent. The team will square off against conference heavyweight Buffalo tonight at 6 p.m. in New York. Senior defender Drew...

It's a long journey to the top, but NIU men's soccer coach Steve Simmons is on his way. After both playing and coaching at the collegiate level, Simmons is known as one of the top coaches in men's soccer. The Huskies (6-1-2 overall, 1-0 MAC) are ranked...

After trailing early 1-0, Drew Jeskey scored back-to-back goals for the Huskies as NIU came away with a 4-2 victory over Florida Atlantic. No. 24 NIU (6-1-2) added two goals after FAU tied it at 2-2. The Huskies overwhelmed FAU with 35 shots compared...

With a big win over former No. 2 SMU, NIU found itself in the national rankings for the fourth straight year. And for the first time since grabbing the new spot, the No. 24 Huskies (5-1-2 overall, 0-0 MAC) are ready to defend their ranking. The team heads...

Balancing schoolwork and college athletics is hard enough. Adding a marriage into the mix may seem impossible. But for men's soccer player Jason Guehler, nothing is impossible. Guehler juggles the role of a college soccer athlete along with the role of...

Soccer is a failure in the U.S. and there needs to be a change. The popularity of soccer in the U.S. comes down to these things: our country's youth involvement, our country's perception of soccer and the success of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the men's...

It's been a decade since the men's soccer team has opened the season undefeated after six games. In the Huskies' 1998 season, the team went 6-0-1 before losing their first match. The 2008 team is after its best start in ten years, owning a 4-0-2 record...

It's easy for a pro athlete to forget where he came from once he becomes successful. But Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, 2004 NBA Finals MVP and three-time all-star, has not forgotten his roots, and took time to visit his former college basketball...

NIU men's soccer goalkeeper Joe Zimka was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Men's College Team of the Week for his performance at the NIU/adidas Invitational over the weekend, according to a news release. "Joe has won that accolade before, the difference...

Soccer is widely suggested to be the world's favorite sport. With athleticism, strategy and team work, most countries embrace the competition of the sport. Similarly, NIU men's soccer head coach Steve Simmons understands the talent that exists world-wide....