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Belief, OT goal lift men’s soccer over nationally ranked Wildcats

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 24, 2007

With No. 11 Northwestern coming to DeKalb, the NIU men's soccer team received an opportunity to showcase itself against one of the best teams in the country. The Huskies did that, and recorded one of the school's biggest wins in history. Marcus McCarty...

Men’s soccer not dwelling on the past

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 23, 2007

Upon entering the Huskie Soccer Field, the men's soccer team could be seen concluding its practice devoted to working on the one thing that has plagued it all season: putting the ball in the net. Fraser Gibson, Marcus McCarty and Juan Hoyos worked against...

Men’s soccer loss drops team out of conference race

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 22, 2007

The demoralizing loss suffered by the NIU men's soccer team Saturday will go far beyond the heartbreak and agony of knowing it should have been victorious. The Huskies' 2-1 overtime loss to Buffalo put them at 1-1-1 in the MAC. The Bulls moved to 3-0-0,...

Buffalo hands men’s soccer an undeserved loss

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 21, 2007

Though it might sound redundant, the fact remains that the one thing that has killed the NIU men's soccer team this season is failure to execute. That point was never more apparent than in this weekend's MAC match against Buffalo. The Huskies outplayed...

Looking ahead may be a bad thing for the men’s soccer team

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 18, 2007

With a big match coming up this weekend, there's always the possibility of a team looking ahead to another one. The NIU men's soccer squad has a key MAC matchup Saturday with Buffalo, one that could go a long way toward deciding the regular season conference...

Luzzi keeps soccer very close to heart

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 16, 2007

To say Eric Luzzi, men's soccer assistant coach, grew up breathing soccer would be an accurate statement. The son of an Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association hall-of-famer - not to mention his high school coach - Luzzi has been around the game...

With Zimka back from injury, NIU men’s soccer now has two goalkeepers

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 15, 2007

In their last five matches or so, the NIU men's soccer team ran into a little bit of an injury bug. Goalie Joe Zimka (quadriceps), midfielder Kyle Knotek (hip flexor) and defender Chris Rufa (stitches) all missed time over the last two weeks. But all...

Zip-tied with Akron

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 14, 2007

It's hard to be upset about the result the NIU men's soccer team received Saturday night, even though technically there wasn't a result of its match with No. 18 Akron. Saturday's match with the Zips ended in a 0-0 tie, to the dismay of the Huskies, who...

Walk-on goalie gets the job done

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 11, 2007

Most of the time, athletes who walk-on to any team generally don't have much of an impact. They walk-on for various reasons, such as for love of the sport or just to give it a try because they have nothing to lose. But for senior goalkeeper Brian Van...

Men’s soccer team clashes against Akron this weekend

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 11, 2007

No one has to tell the NIU men's soccer team how important its upcoming match is. With only six matches left before the MAC Tournament, the Huskies look to take a big leap toward hosting the conference tournament when it travels to Akron. The Zips are...

Mending NIU athletics

By STAFF | October 9, 2007

Men's Soccer Ryan Hammersmith Staff Writer So what does the NIU men's soccer team need to do to get better? If you asked the players, the unanimous answer would be nothing. And as it turns out anyway, the Huskies haven't been playing all that bad this...

Huskie soccer nurses injuries; new faces show up on pitch

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 8, 2007

Only now is the NIU men's soccer team starting to show some signs of wear and tear. The Huskies have spent the first half of the season relatively healthy, but have been bitten recently by the injury bug. Sophomore midfielder Kyle Knotek and junior goalie...