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...

DeKALB — Men’s soccer ends its winning streak with a loss at home Sunday against the Bowling Green State University Falcons, 1-0.  The Huskies were looking for a win after losing the previous five games against BGSU to Sunday’s match. The Huskies...

DeKALB — Men’s soccer came out on top in a closely-fought battle against the Western Michigan University Broncos Wednesday, 3-2. The Huskies extended their winning streak to two wins after defeating the Broncos. The Huskies, who were down 2-1 in...

DeKALB — In quite a lopsided match Friday, men’s soccer dominated both sides of the pitch to earn its first victory of the season against the Chicago State University Cougars. NIU’s relentless offense attempted 21 shots on goal, with 47.6% of...