The NIU men's soccer team currently boasts a 5-7-4 season record. It is 1-2-1 in the MAC, with hopes of a regular-season conference championship gone. Though it would seem like the Huskies have nothing left to play for, the opposite is true. NIU concludes...

After a strong first half Sunday against Hartwick, the NIU men's soccer team didn't bring its defensive swagger out for the second half. The Huskies (5-7-4, 1-2-1) allowed three second half goals and lost 3-0 to the Hawks in a MAC match. "We didn't respond...

When looking at the men's soccer team's lineup at any given time, one might see some pretty imposing players Chris Rufa and Steve Algozino provide height on the back row. Marcus McCarty and Chris Johnson provide size on offense. And goalie Joe Zimka stands...

After an emotional victory Wednesday against No. 11 Northwestern, the men's soccer team looks to keep momentum on its side this weekend by getting back to its MAC schedule and traveling to New York to face MAC newcomer Hartwick at noon Sunday. After the...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...