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Huskie bus to soccer NCAA Tournament

By Sean Ostruszka | November 14, 2006

DeKALB | A five-hour drive can eat up a lot of gas. That's why the NIU Athletics Department invites all fans to travel on a special Huskie fan bus to support the NIU men's soccer team as they take on Indiana in the second round of the NCAA Men's Soccer...

Huskies still dancing

By James Nokes | November 13, 2006

DeKALB | A dramatic overtime goal on Saturday at Huskie Soccer Field gave the NIU men's soccer team a 1-0 victory over Loyola. Senior midfielder Justin McGrane tallied his first goal of the season with a left-footed shot from point-blank range. "One in...

McGrane’s first goal of the season a winner

By Sean Connor | November 13, 2006

DeKALB | Time was of the essence with only 2:36 remaining in overtime of the NIU men's soccer team's first round NCAA Tournament game against Loyola Saturday. Senior midfielder Kevin Woerner waited patiently on the west sideline of a rain-soaked Huskie...

Care to dance?

By James Nokes | November 10, 2006

DeKALB | Uncharted waters await a pair of novice NCAA men's soccer tournament teams. No. 19 NIU hosts a first-round game against Loyola at 1 p.m. Saturday at Huskie Soccer Field. NIU (14-5-1) made the field of 48 for the first time since 1973. It will...

Men’s soccer, Zimka getting recognition

By Lacy Searcy | November 9, 2006

DeKALB | After winning the MAC West title, the nation can‘t get enough of the NIU men's soccer team. Huskies goalkeeper Joe Zimka was nominated to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week for the second time this season. Zimka had two shutouts...

Men’s soccer wins MAC

By James Nokes | November 6, 2006

DeKALB | Put on your dancing shoes, NIU men's soccer. The Huskies (14-5-1) received an automatic NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in 33 years after a 1-0 MAC championship game win over Akron (13-5-1) on Sunday. "This is not just winning a game or...

Time for revenge

By James Nokes | November 3, 2006

DeKALB | A rematch of epic proportions and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament will be on the line this weekend. The NIU men's soccer team will square off with Buffalo at 2 p.m. today at Huskie Soccer Field in a semi-final round game of the MAC Tournament....

Falling short of their goals

By Sean Connor | November 3, 2006

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

Who’s been tricked and who’s been treated this fall

By James Nokes | October 31, 2006

DeKALB | Everyone had their favorite Halloween candies. I would often come home with a bag full of enough sugary treats to allow my dentist to make rent for another month. But then there were always the tricks. There was bad generic candy, change, or...

Road to the dance

By James Nokes | October 31, 2006

DeKALB | As the top seed and host school for the MAC Tournament, the NIU men's soccer team has the proverbial bull's-eye on its back. The play-in games are today at the higher-seeded schools with the semi-finals and championships Friday and Sunday at...

Huskies to host MAC Tournament despite weekend loss

By James Nokes | October 30, 2006

DeKALB | The NIU men's soccer team had to wait until Saturday to receive the silver lining in the 1-0 double-overtime loss on Friday at Northwestern. Huskie Soccer Field will be the host site of the MAC Tournament, compliments of a 2-1 Akron win over...

If you build it, they will come

By James Nokes | October 25, 2006

For the second-straight year, the NIU men's soccer team is nationally ranked. Steve Simmons leads a program on the cusp of greatness as the fourth-year coach has built one of the premier teams in the Great Lakes Region. But despite sharing a MAC title...