Call him the waiter, mailman, the dime-dropper or simply the playmaker. Junior Jose Alvarado of the NIU men’s soccer team has become a master of the assist in his three years as a Huskie. NIU went 3-0-1 to start the season before losing two games in...

The equivalent of the NIU football team beating Alabama came to fruition for the NIU men’s soccer team Saturday. Coach Steve Simmons and the Huskies (5-2-1) No. 26 St. Louis 1-0. The Billikens came into the game ranked 26th in the nation by www.collegesoccernews.com....

The name is Chris VanDuerm, and don’t forget it. For the third time this season the junior has scored a game-winning goal. On Wednesday he led the NIU men’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay. Coming off two straight losses, the Huskies...

On Tuesday, with his team circled around him at midfield, NIU men’s soccer coach Steve Simmons told his players they needed to be sharp and ready to go for practice. At 4 p.m. today, NIU hosts Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Huskies are 1-0-1 against UWGB...

The late summer sun rays were plentiful, the smell of charcoal inundated your sense of smell and gray smoke caught a ride on the gentle breeze and billowed through the air. A plethora of activities surround a college football game. Except this weekend,...

After a 3-0-1 start to the season, the NIU men’s soccer team found itself closer to the .500 mark after a pair of losses at its Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational. After falling to Northwestern 1-0 on Friday, the Huskies were defeated 2-0 on Sunday by...

In 1973, the NIU men’s soccer team went 3-0-1 in its first four games and became the only team in the program’s history to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Standing at 3-0-1 and hosting the Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational this weekend, the undefeated...

An undefeated start has the NIU men’s soccer team listed as No. 6 in Midwest Regional Soccer Rankings. Coach Steve Simmons’ squad looks to add to its 3-0-1 record this weekend as NIU hosts the Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational. Chris VanDuerm and company...

Desire. Commitment. Perseverance. These words repeatedly poured out of NIU men’s soccer midfielder Chris VanDuerm as he described working his way into a starting role this season. The Wheaton-Warrenville South grad scored each of the Huskies’ game-winning...

The NIU men’s soccer team saved its best for last Friday night. An overtime goal by Chris VanDuerme gave NIU a 3-2 victory over rival Western Illinois. The sudden-death goal came at 94:11. In a hard-fought see-saw battle that saw five yellow cards issued,...

After a 2-1 loss at Western Illinois last fall, NIU went on to win seven of its next nine games. So perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad thing if the Huskies (1-0-1) lost today against the Leathernecks, who they host at 5 p.m. on Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies...

While many students know NIU will play a football game in Evanston Saturday, few knew NIU played soccer this weekend in Evanston. The men’s soccer team went 1-0-1 and finished second at the third annual Lakeside Classic. The Huskies started the tournament...