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Men’s soccer looks for 2nd straight win

By Sean Connor | October 1, 2003

“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...

Simmons gets 1st win with Huskies

By Sean Connor | September 29, 2003

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....

Huskies look for victory against single-win teams

By Sean Connor | September 24, 2003

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....

Another game, another loss

By Sean Connor | September 22, 2003

Even with a one-man advantage for the final 24 minutes of the game, the NIU men’s soccer team could not notch its first win of the season. A 3-2 double-overtime loss on Sunday to Wright State (5-1-0), which followed Friday’s 3-0 loss to Loyola-Chicago...

Men’s soccer plays a pair this weekend

By Sean Connor | September 19, 2003

It’s not a matter of whether the NIU men’s soccer team stacks up the defense to prevent another four-goal second-half eruption. According to NIU coach Steve Simmons, it’s about the players doing their job. The Huskies (0-4-2) will be in search of...

Three-goal lead not enough for Huskies

By Sean Connor | September 15, 2003

Injuries continue to pile up for the NIU men’s soccer team and so do the number of games without a win. The NIU Fall Invitational began this weekend with a double overtime 0-0 tie Saturday against Oneonta State. The tie against the Red Dragons (3-1-1)...

Men’s soccer hosts NIU Fall Invitational

By Sean Connor | September 12, 2003

Victory has slipped through the hands of the NIU men’s soccer team in its first four games of the season. The Huskies (0-3-1) will look to pick up their first win of the year at this weekend’s NIU Fall Invitational. NIU plays at noon on Saturday against...

The Fab Four

By Sean Connor | September 9, 2003

Athleticism, hard work, production and growth. The four freshmen who NIU men’s soccer coach Steve Simmons brought in have defined these four words this season, and have made an immediate impact on the Huskies. Justin McGrane, Kevin Woerner, Mike Corvo...

Men’s soccer ends in tie

By Alex Robles | September 4, 2003

The NIU men’s soccer team found itself in a familiar position against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Last season, the Huskies defeated the Phoenix 2-1 in overtime. Wednesday night, NIU (0-2-1) went into double overtime with UWGB and it ended...

2003 Men’s Soccer Season Preview

By Sean Connor | September 3, 2003

New attitudes, renewed dedication and really sore muscles: The NIU men’s soccer team is ready for the season to begin. “We’re going to change the culture of our program,” said first-year NIU men’s soccer coach Steve Simmons. Players came into...

Simmons to wait for first Huskie victory

By Sean Connor | September 2, 2003

Wisconsin schools 2, NIU 0. Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Bobby Lish and Kyle Lance went on the offensive against the Huskies (0-2-0) Friday in a 2-0 loss. NIU also lost 1-0 to Wisconsin (1-1-0) on Sunday in the final day of the Rocky Rococo Classic. In Steve...

NIU soccer has big weekend, too

By Sean Connor | August 28, 2003

This week, NIU athletes are taking on some of the best in the nation.

While the football team hosts top 25 ranked Maryland today, the men’s soccer team kicks off the regular season at 5 p.m. Friday against Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Madison, Wisc. The Huskies will finish their business up north with a 2:30 p.m. game Sunday against the University of Wisconsin.

A preseason poll by NSCAA/adidas has WMU ranked No. 18 in the nation, and rightfully so.

The Panthers finished with an overall record of 19-1-1 last year and went undefeated at home, 13-0-0. The Huskies were at their best on the road last year with a record of 3-4-1.

Offense left stranded

Leading the Huskies with six goals last year, junior Bernhard Hagevik may miss up to seven weeks because of a severe ankle sprain.

"My parents will be coming to the country for the first time ever in three weeks," Hagevik said. "I really want to be able to play for them."

Fellow Norwegian teammate Thomas Meiner also will be absent from this weekend’s games - and the rest of the season.

"I got an e-mail from him saying he was going to stay home and go to the University of Oslo," said NIU head coach Steve Simmons. "I sent him an e-mail wishing him the best and to stay in touch."

Meiner tied for second on the team with three goals last season and continued to play club soccer in Norway this past summer.

Simmons is looking to senior Matt Stukenberg to lead NIU’s offense. The Huskies finished second to last in the MAC last year with 19 goals.

Clerihew named new assistant

After spending three years as Simmons’ assistant coach at Division III Linfield College in Oregon, Ian Clerihew will back up Simmons once again.

"We had talked before about if he were to get the job," Clerihew said. "It was just a matter of sorting out some logistics."

Pala lands contract in Turkey

After taking over coaching duties for the NIU men’s soccer team until a replacement was named, Rasih Pala left to train for soccer in Toronto, Ontario.

On June 13, Pala received a telephone call offering him a professional soccer contract to play in Turkey. Pala was on a plane the next day to play for Buyukbehir Belediye Sport in the Turkish second division A League.

Pala spent the next 10 days training in the mountains of Istanbul with his teammates.

The starting goalkeeper position was open when Pala signed with the team, and he was in the running for the starting position.

In its first game of this season, Buyukbehir Belediye Sport lost 1-0 to Kayserispor.

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