DeKALB — Senior forward Nick Markanich shined with a hat trick as the hot Huskies romp the Western Illinois University Leathernecks 6-0.  "It was a great feeling," Nick Markanich said in an NIU Athletics news release about his hat trick. "I always...

DeKALB — An offensive second half flurry leads NIU to a 4-0 Lewang Cup victory over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers for their fourth straight win and third by way of a shutout. “It was the first game of the season where we were playing...

DeKALB — The Markanich duo struck again as senior forward Nick Markanich, and senior defenseman Anthony Markanich both scored to lead the men’s soccer team over the 18th ranked Marquette Golden Eagles 3-0 Friday.  "It was a fantastic result,"...

DeKALB — Senior forward Nick Markanich shined again with two goals as the Huskies clobbered the Eastern Illinois Panthers 5-1. Markanich’s brother, senior defensemen Anthony Markanich, also scored in the rout. "The guys looked sharp right from...

DeKALB — Senior forward Nick Markanich scored a pair of second-half goals as the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team beat the University of St. Thomas 4-0 Saturday afternoon. Senior defenseman Anthony Markanich and senior midfielder...

DeKALB — A tough matchup for the men’s soccer team’s first road game ended with the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish beating NIU 2-0. The Huskies struggled to keep up with the Fighting Irish, a team that started this season taking the...

DeKALB — A free kick from NIU redshirt junior forward Enrique Banuelos gave the Huskies a 1-0 win Thursday over the Purdue University Fort Wayne Mastodons. In the 72nd minute, a foul by Purdue Fort Wayne redshirt junior midfielder Michael Teller...

DeKALB — The men’s soccer team enters their fall season “hungry” for success, starting Thursday with a home match against Purdue University-Fort Wayne. Head coach Ryan Swan, entering his fourth year as head of the program, said he’s seen...

DeKALB — NIU men’s soccer players Nick Markanich and Harry Jolley earned the two biggest Mid-American Conference individual player honors for the 2021 season. Junior forward Nick Markanich was named the MAC Player of the Year. He is the first Huskie...

DeKALB — The men’s soccer team lost another late-season game, this time on senior night to the University of West Virginia Mountaineers, 2-0 Sunday.  The Huskies played in front of the home crowd for senior night with 72 fans in attendance, but...

DeKALB —Men’s soccer got its second ranked win of the season Easter Sunday over the University of Akron Zips, 3-1.  The Huskies defeated the Zips, who were once again ranked in the top-25 in the country, this time being ranked 21st after being...

DeKALB —Men’s soccer saw a heroic performance from junior forward Nick Markanich during a huge win against the University of Southern Illinois- Edwardsville Wednesday, 2-0.  The Huskies, coming into this game on a two-game losing streak, needed...