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Huskies come up short

By Marc Marin | October 17, 2001

Decent, but not good enough. That was how NIU men's soccer assistant coach Karsten Roy described the play of the Huskies after they fell to 19th-ranked Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wednesday 3-0. With their seventh consecutive win, the host Broncos retained possession...

Soccer rivals meet today

By Marc Marin | October 16, 2001

The John Lewang Memorial Cup will be on the line today when the NIU men's soccer team takes on Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It won't be an easy test for the Huskies as the Panthers are ranked 12th in the nation, according to the latest NSCAA coaches poll. The...

Soccer falls to Broncos

By Marc Marin | October 15, 2001

Sunday's home match against Western Michigan produced all too familiar results for the NIU men's soccer team, as the Huskies dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the Broncos. Pat Wilson's header past Huskie goalkeeper Rasih Pala six minutes into overtime...

Soccer wins first MAC match

By Marc Marin | October 7, 2001

Good teams battle through adversity, and the NIU men's soccer team took a step in the right direction by doing just that this weekend. After surrendering two goals in the last seven minutes Friday in a 3-2 loss at Akron, the Huskies traveled to Bowling...

Men’s soccer suffers defeat

September 30, 2001

The NIU men's soccer team lost to Marshall Sunday 3-1 at Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies are now 0-2 in Mid-American Conference. Marshall scored the first three goals of the game. Robert Ngumire scored on a direct free kick from 20 yards out. Brent Sobczak...

Men lose to reigning conference champs

By Nick Gerts | September 24, 2001

NIU men's soccer coach Willy Roy said Kentucky showed the Huskies why they are the reigning Mid-American Conference champions Sunday. The Wildcats, who won back-to-back MAC Championships in 1999 and 2000, beat the Huskies 4-0 at Huskie Soccer Field, giving...

Huskies split over weekend

By Jason Walton | September 10, 2001

NIU men's soccer coach Willy Roy wanted junior Peter Agrimson to take more shots. The defensive standout did exactly that this past weekend. On Friday, Agrimson scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over University of Detroit, and added an assist in a...

Soccer falls at classic

By Jason Walton | September 4, 2001

After spending the off-season revamping the offense, NIU men's soccer coach Willy Roy did not get the results he was looking for. The Huskies finished fourth in the University of Wisconsin's Rocky Rocco Classic and could only net one goal in tournament...

Huskies start season play at classic

By Jason Walton | August 29, 2001

Numerous challenges will face the NIU men's soccer team when it travels to Madison, Wis., to participate in the University of Wisconsin's Rocky Rococo Classic. The Huskies will play their first regular season game against Alabama A&M University Friday,...

Men’s soccer gets ready for season

By Jason Walton | August 27, 2001

The NIU men's soccer team was picked to finish fifth in the preseason poll conducted by the league's coaches, but that does not worry head coach Willy Roy. "The Mid-American Conference is very competitive," Roy said. "Last year, one game separated first...

Men’s soccer hands it to alumns

By Jason Walton | August 26, 2001

The revamped NIU men's soccer team had its offense working early Saturday at the annual Alumni SoccerFest exhibition as it defeated the alumni 9-6. Huskie freshmen accounted for seven of the nine goals netted in the contest. Freshman Vrahram Kadkhodaian...

Chance of a Lifetime

By Nick Gerts | April 25, 2001

When freshman Vraham Kadkhodaian stepped onto the practice field with the NIU men's soccer team, he sensed something he wasn't going to get playing for Indiana: a chance. Redshirting last season with the Hoosiers, "Cue" felt a change of scenery was needed....