Even its best effort was not enough for the NIU men’s soccer team to get its third win of the season. The Huskies Bernard Hagevik had three shots on net for NIU (2-11-2, 1-3-0 MAC) before Akron managed to get one shot off in NIU’s 1-0 loss on Friday....

With four games remaining, the NIU men’s soccer team is aiming to eclipse the four wins it had a year ago. The Huskies, who need to win three of their last four games to top last season’s win total, will play a 7:30 p.m. game today at Akron (9-3-1,...

With 25:39 remaining in regulation, and the game tied at one, a handball foul called on NIU’s Jason Sullivan led to a penalty kick for Bowling Green. Sullivan, a senior defenseman, couldn’t even react before the ball bounced off his arm, but the referee...

Intramural sports are in full swing with flag football underway, but signups for other sports still are available for NIU students and faculty. Signups for three-on-three basketball and and indoor soccer will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in the Student...

Despite their 2-8-2 overall record, the Huskies accompany Akron, Western Michigan and Kentucky as the only teams still undefeated in MAC play. NIU will look to move to 2-0 in the conference when they take on Bowling Green (3-5-2, 1-2-0) at 2 p.m. Sunday...

The University of Illinois-Chicago’s Dennis King scored a pair of goals, leading the Flames to their seventh consecutive win over the NIU men’s soccer team Wednesday in Chicago. King outshot NIU by himself in the first half en route to a 4-0 win over...

The Downers Grove North High School tandem of freshmen Mike Corvo and Matt Corcoran led the NIU men’s soccer team to its second win of the season Sunday. As goalkeeper, Corcoran had four saves and recorded his first career shutout for the Huskies (2-7-2)...

Looking for any kind of momentum, the NIU men’s soccer team has found it in Western Illinois, a team it has beaten 11 consecutive times. At 1 p.m. Sunday at Huskie Soccer Field, the Leathernecks (5-3-1) will look to break a losing streak against the...

DePaul’s Edwin Arreola and Luke Rojo were marked men heading into their matchup with the NIU men’s soccer team. NIU (1-7-2, 1-0 MAC) played shorthanded for the final 57:56 of the game and lost 1-0 at DePaul (3-6-0) on Wednesday. With 3:25 remaining...

“One more win, and that makes two. Win three, and that’s what we like to call a winning streak. It has happened before,” said James Gammon, who played Lou Brown in the movie “Major League.” The NIU men’s soccer team (1-6-2, 1-0 MAC) has not...

A day of firsts was topped off by the first win of the season for NIU coach Steve Simmons and the men’s soccer team. Bernhard Hagevik and Vraham Kadkhodaian recorded their first goals of the season in a 3-1 win over Marshall (1-7-0, 0-2 MAC) on Sunday....

Eight games, six losses and two ties. Coach Steve Simmons and the NIU men’s soccer team is halfway through the season and is still searching for that elusive first win. NIU is last among the seven MAC teams, but Marshall hasn’t fared much better....