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Men’s soccer bitten by Wildcats on road

By Sean Connor | September 25, 2002

The NIU men’s soccer team lost 2-0 to the Northwestern Wildcats Wednesday in a lackluster performance. "We just weren’t focused, especially in the first half," assistant coach Karsten Roy said. "On the first goal, we didn’t cover up defensively...

NIU men’s soccer heads to Northwestern

By Sean Connor | September 24, 2002

Winning its last two games on the road, the NIU men’s soccer team looks to make it three today when it faces host Northwestern University at 4 p.m. The Wildcats (3-4-0) have managed to tie the Huskies once in their last 15 meetings. Outside of last...

Men’s soccer comes away with weekend split

By Sean Connor | September 22, 2002

Willy Roy and the NIU men’s soccer team kept the undefeated streak against Western Illinois University alive Friday with a 1-0 win over the host Leathernecks. Roy’s teams have won all nine meetings between the teams since he began coaching at NIU....

WIU comes calling

By Sean Connor | September 19, 2002

The NIU men’s soccer team faces tough competition this weekend starting today when it battles host Western Illinois University at 4 p.m. WIU (2-4) has yet to win at home this season. There should be no cause for concern as coach Willy Roy has not lost...

DePaul outlasts men’s soccer

By Sean Connor | September 15, 2002

NIU and DePaul’s men’s soccer teams were so evenly matched Sunday that it took 97 minutes and 43 seconds to score the game-winning goal. However, unlike Wednesday, NIU was not able to pull out an overtime victory as Luke Rojo scored the decisive game-winning...

Similar paths to cross

By Sean Connor | September 12, 2002

The NIU men’s soccer team has two things in common with its next opponent, DePaul. One, they both won their first game this week. Two, each won against Wisconsin-Green Bay. NIU takes on the Blue Demons Sunday at noon at the Huskie Soccer Field. Against...

Huskies outshot

By Sean Connor | September 8, 2002

There is a reoccurring pattern this season for the NIU men’s soccer team. In the last two weeks, the Huskies have played two games over the weekend. Both times they have lost by one goal the first game, but regrouped by scoring the first goal in the...

Agrimson, Park, Pala look to lead NIU men’s soccer

By Chris Jurmann | September 5, 2002

Veteran leadership can be valuable to a young soccer team. For a contending team like the Huskies, veteran leadership is a necessity. When searching for the heart of this year’s Huskie squad, look no further than the trio of captains; Nick Park, Rasih...

Huskies leave Las Vegas winless

By Sean Connor | September 2, 2002

The NIU men’s soccer team journeyed to Las Vegas, Nev., this past weekend. Unfortunately, the Huskies came up one goal short in their first game against the University of New Mexico and faltered the next day as well against UNLV.

UNM scored the first goal of the game at the 29:17 mark, which was the lone goal scored of the first half.

NIU charged back in the second half. Freshman Brendon Parrish broke the ice with his first goal of the season 13 seconds into the half. However, that was the only goal the Huskies could muster as UNM scored one more goal to claim the victory. UNM also outshot the Huskies 15-4.

"Our biggest problem today, our whole team wasn’t sharp," NIU coach Willy Roy said. "We weren’t hustling like we should, and not making plays. The heat might have had something to do with it, but that’s no excuse because it was just as hot for (UNM). This match should be a wake-up call for our guys, because nobody will give them anything. We need to open our eyes and be sharper."

Thomas Meiner responded to Roy’s call against UNLV when he stole a pass and knocked in the first goal of the game, and his first collegiate goal, at the 16:05 mark.

Once again NIU’s play dropped as the game continued. UNLV went on to score the last two goals of the half, and add two more in the second half in a 4-1 victory.

"Our biggest problem defensively is that Peter Agrimson is doing a lot of work at sweeper, and everybody is watching him," Roy said. "There were several individual breakdowns which we need to eliminate. But Thomas Meiner scored a nice goal, and he’s really on track to help us. He had one taken away (on an offside call) Friday night, but he’s working hard for us."

NIU was outshot by a vast margin once again and only managed four shots on goal for the second game in a row. NIU is now 0-2-0 on the season.

"We played extremely well for most of the first half, but then the heat got to us," Roy said. "We made three really bad mistakes in the back, and they took advantage of them."

Soccer remains upbeat despite odds

By Marc Marin | November 9, 2001

The numbers don't add up for the NIU men's soccer team as it travels to Akron, Ohio, this weekend to take part in the Mid-American Conference championship tournament. As the No. 7 seed, the Huskies take on host and No. 2 seed Akron tonight at 7 p.m. in...

Men’s soccer slides past Badgers

By Mark Pickrel | October 30, 2001

Some teams get all the breaks. In Saturday's match against Wisconsin, the NIU men's soccer team was the recipient of a break that decided the match. Thirty minutes into the second half, Rob Berkley sent a harmless lead pass into the Wisconsin zone. The...

Huskies to see Big Ten action

By Marc Marin | October 25, 2001

The Big Ten will make its way to DeKalb this weekend as the NIU men's soccer team hosts the University of Wisconsin today at 3 p.m. and Northwestern Sunday at 2:15 p.m. The Huskies have won 14 in a row against the Wildcats, who are trying to avoid a winless...

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