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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Huskies win third consecutive at home

By Sean Connor | October 27, 2003

Freshman Kevin Woerner of the NIU men’s soccer team stole the spotlight on Senior Recognition Day. Scoring one goal and tallying one assist, Woerner led the Huskies (3-11-2, 2-3 MAC) to a 2-0 win against Buffalo (1-11-3, 0-6) Sunday at Huskie Soccer...

Huskies take on Buffalo

By Sean Connor | October 24, 2003

Despite a 2-11-2 record, NIU men’s assistant soccer coach Ian Clerihew thinks that nobody wants to play the Huskies. After a 1-0 loss to No. 12 Akron Friday, NIU coach Steve Simmons said the Huskies are peaking at the right time. “It’s now a three-game...

Not what they expected

By Sean Connor | October 23, 2003

Never winning more than seven games in a season, the final year for the NIU men’s soccer team’s senior class is a rebuilding process under first-year NIU coach Steve Simmons. The three seniors on the team, Matt Stukenberg, Jason Sullivan and Brandon...

Men’s soccer falls to No. 12 team

By Sean Connor | October 20, 2003

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....

Huskies to face No. 10 team in the country

By Sean Connor | October 17, 2003

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,...

Handball penalty drops men’s soccer

By Sean Connor | October 13, 2003

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...

Intramurals 3-on-3 hoops and soccer begin

By Steven Harnden | October 13, 2003

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...

Huskies look to remain unbeaten in MAC

By Sean Connor | October 10, 2003

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...

NIU shut out again by Illinois-Chicago

By Sean Connor | October 9, 2003

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...

Huskies make it 12 over WIU

By Sean Connor | October 6, 2003

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)...

Men’s soccer seeks to extend streak over WIU

By Sean Connor | October 3, 2003

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...

Soccer falls to DePaul

By Sean Connor | October 2, 2003

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...

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