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Soccer ‘knuckleheads’ settle for one win

By CHRIS TAGLER | October 24, 1993

NIU's men's soccer team knew they were going into battle this weekend in Ohio. At the end of it all though, the Huskies came out pretty much unscathed. NIU (10-5-2) tied Cleveland State on Friday and defeated Wright State on Sunday to push their Mid-Continent...

More road tunes for NIU soccer

By CHRIS TAGLER | October 21, 1993

NIU's men's soccer team has been playing to a familiar tune lately. However, for head coach Willy Roy's squad, "On the Road Again" doesn't sound quite as good as "Home Sweet Home." Nonetheless, the Huskies travel to Ohio this weekend for a pair of Mid-Continent...

Huskies get cream of the crop

By PATRICK HMOOREII | October 20, 1993

Men's soccer head coach Willy Roy is faced with an uncommon problem that most coaches would love to be faced with. He has two talented freshmen goal keeper's who should both be starters, but one's playing time in a game forces the other to become a back...

Huskies continue to whitewash opponents

By PATRICK H. MOORE | October 17, 1993

The NIU men's soccer team recorded their third consecutive shutout Sunday at the Huskie Soccer Complex in their 2-0 win over Eastern Illinois University. In doing so they accomplished a feat that has evaded the efforts of men's soccer teams at NIU for...

Shadowing the enemy: Defort perfects the art

By PATRICK H. MOORE II | October 13, 1993

The best way to shut down a great player in the game of soccer is to shadow him with a player who has the abilities to neutralize that great player. This year, the men's soccer team has faced a few players who posess the skills and athletic abilities...

Don’t play with fire

By CHRIS TAGLER | October 6, 1993

NIU's men's soccer team has been on fire lately. Now it's time to put out the Flames. The UIC Flames, that is. Head coach Willy Roy and his squad will go to battle at Huskie Soccer Field today at 4 p.m. hoping to extend their five-game win streak. The...

Demons try to halt winning streak

By KRIS FELDE | October 4, 1993

After grabbing the Quincy/Harris Allied Soccer Bowl II trophy on Sunday, head coach Willy Roy and his Huskies get set to battle with DePaul today at 4 p.m. Leading the team will be Sigurd Slaastad who picked up recognition as one of the tournament's best...

Tough defense pays off

By CHRIS TAGLER | October 3, 1993

NIU men's soccer team has been making head coach Willy Roy work hard in his office lately. Fortunately, the "work" is finding space for yet another trophy. The Huskies brought home another piece of hardware as they defeated Michigan State and Quincy College...

Roy hopes for yet another trophy

By CHRIS TAGLER | September 30, 1993

NIU's men's soccer team will be hunting in Quincy, Illinois this weekend. However, the prize will be a second straight tournament title as the Huskies go for the kill in the Quincy College/Harris Allied Soccer Bowl II. NIU is coming off a triumph at the...

Mitchell rising towards the top

By PATRICK H. MOORE II | September 28, 1993

The NIU men's soccer team won the Eastern Illinois Panther Invitational this past weekend with two outstanding team efforts in wins over nationally ranked SMU and a feisty University of Missouri at Kansas City squad. The two wins have put the Huskies...

Roy’s squad takes new approach: relaxed and loose

By CHRIS TAGLER | September 23, 1993

Determined to turn their young season around, head coach Willy Roy and the NIU men's soccer team are going into this weekend's Eastern Illinois University Panther Invitational very loose and very optimistic. "There's no pressure going into this weekend,"...

Soccer team seeks change

By PATRICK H MOORE II | September 22, 1993

The NIU men's soccer team has had a disappointing and frustrating season up to this point in the year. If they ever get things turned around and start winning they will need some great performances from their goal keeper. And that is a lot to ask considering...