DeKALB | It wasn't pretty, but it was effective. The NIU men's soccer team (4-2) ground out a pair of wins against two physical teams at the Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational. NIU picked up the game winner in the 50th minute in Friday's 2-1 victory over...

DeKALB | Expect a pair of defensive struggles at the NIU-Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational this weekend at the Huskies's soccer field near the Convocation Center. The NIU men's soccer team (2-2-0) will face Drake (3-1-0) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and Bradley...

Despite already having a solid roster, the NIU baseball coaching staff managed to make a few improvements by signing seven players for the 2007 campaign. Though there weren't many openings available, NIU coach Ed Mathey said they were able to fill some...

The NIU men's soccer team is ready to show they belong. NIU is slated to play Michigan State (2-0-0) and Michigan (0-2-0) at the Michigan State Tournament in East Lansing at 1:30 p.m. Friday and Sunday. "This is the best soccer tournament in the country...

Three things describe the 2006 season for the NIU men's soccer team: elevated expectations, a tough schedule and a balanced roster. "If we set the bar as high as we've set it, we've got to win," NIU men's soccer coach Steve Simmons said. Three years ago...

There is a ‘sleeper' on every roster. In the NCAA, every new school year ushers in a new batch of ‘sleepers': hidden gems with limitless and undiscovered talent. An abundance of talent will make these Huskies household names for all NIU fans. In football,...

An air of uncertainty surrounds a key component of the women's soccer team: senior mid-fielder Elaine Eliadis will be out indefinitely because of an injury to her knee. According to NIU's Sports Information Department, it is not entirely known when the...

Volleyball Victor E. Court was brought back to life this weekend as the NIU volleyball team hosted the Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational. NIU (2-1) began the weekend on Friday night against Eastern Kentucky (1-2). The Huskies came into the match having...

NIU coach Steve Simmons and the men's soccer team will take to the field at 2 p.m. Wednesday for their annual intra-squad scrimmage. "It will be a measuring tool to see what [the players] have done this summer and where certain combinations fit," Simmons...

Before the start of the fall semester, the NIU men's soccer team will have already been hard at work on the playing field. The Huskies will play an intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9 before heading out to play an exhibition game at DePaul Aug. 15. The annual...

From MAC doormat to this season's top 25 ranking, Steve Goletz of the men's soccer team has run the gamut as a Huskie. Call it destiny, fate, luck or fortune, but Goletz took the men's soccer team from a 4-13-1 record in 2002 to an 11-6-2 mark and a No....

After four years observing Huskie sports year-round, this reporter can claim there is no doubt NIU athletics is on the rise. Most notably, no longer is a Riddell screen-printed shirt the only thing to wear to a football game on Saturdays, and you can...