No longer will they be able to play the role of underdog. The NIU men's soccer team is no longer the little team that sneaks up on its opponents with hard-nosed play. They are now more like the pavement-pounding trains that rumble through the downtown...

After starting the season with four road games, the NIU men's soccer team comes home for a much-anticipated home-opener today. The Huskies host the NIU Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational starting today, with play starting at 4:30 p.m. against Missouri-Kansas...

The Northern Illinois men's soccer team ended its weekend on a positive note at the Mike Berticelli Tournament in South Bend, Ind., on Sunday. After losing 1-0 to No. 4 Indiana on Friday, the Huskies bounced back by tying No. 9 Notre Dame, 1-1. Coach...

The NIU men's soccer team begins play today at the Mike Berticelli Tournament in South Bend, Ind. The Huskies have two matches this weekend against some familiar foes, both ranked in the top 10 in the nation, and are seeking revenge against one of those...

During his first season with the NIU men's soccer team, senior forward Marcus McCarty developed a knack for coming up with clutch goals. Last year, McCarty's 11 goals led the MAC, but the more impressive stat was his seven game-winning goals, which also...

For the past two weeks, the NIU men's soccer team has been preparing for its season opener against Bucknell Friday at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic in Evanston. The Huskies have not strayed away from their daily schedule either, which has been practice,...

Let's just call it "The Beast." Rather than referring to it tamely as the schedule the NIU men's soccer team will play in 2007. When it comes time to defend their MAC Title, Steve Simmons' boys will be just like Mel Gibson in Mad Max - battle-tested Road...

It happens every fall. I fall in love. As the flood waters retreat, and sweltering heat of summer and the tropical rainforest-like humidity that has invaded the Chicagoland area dissipate, kids will get back to school, leaves will start to turn, and in...

As the NIU men's soccer team nears its season opener, there is one step coach Steve Simmons wants his team to make. That is the step that takes them from a good team to a great team. The Huskies enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in school history...

DeKALB | Just because they're freshmen doesn't mean NIU men's soccer coach Steve Simmons new recruiting class won't get a chance to be on the field this season. College Soccer News has ranked NIU's nine new soccer players as the 38th-best recruiting class...

DeKALB | It was a blaze of epic proportions. Legend holds that Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern on October 8, 1871 and spurned a two day blaze that ravaged the city of Chicago. Brought to their knees by the raging inferno, the city refused to...

It's May and I'm beginning to hear a familiar tune around campus. The seniors have been humming it, counting down the days till the symphony will perform the classic. The tune is "Pomp and Circumstance." The day is graduation. And as those seniors walk...