Soccer is a failure in the U.S. and there needs to be a change. The popularity of soccer in the U.S. comes down to these things: our country's youth involvement, our country's perception of soccer and the success of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the men's...

It had been over 11 months since the NIU women's soccer team suffered a regular season defeat. The Huskies' 14-match unbeaten streak ended Sunday with a 3-1 loss at Creighton. NIU (4-1-3) had not lost since Oct. 14, 2007, at Miami. Creighton (7-3) came...

It's the last weekend before conference, which means it's time to start working out the kinks. The NIU women's soccer team (3-0-3) plays its final non-conference matches this weekend. The Huskies host Southeast Missouri State (1-2) at 4 p.m. Friday and...

After a wet weekend, to say the least, the NIU women's soccer team returns to DeKalb still undefeated. The Huskies (3-0-3) played to a scoreless deadlock in DeKalb against Valparaiso Friday afternoon, and tied at Western Illinois 1-1 on Sunday. "It was...

NIU women's soccer looks to continue to let the good times roll. The Huskies (3-0-1) host Valparaiso (4-1) at 2 p.m. Friday and travel to Western Illinois (1-2) for a 1 p.m. match on Sunday. NIU is off to its best start under a first-year coach in program...

As the final stages of the new Track and Field/Soccer Complex are in progress, the NIU women's track and field team come closer to having a facility to call its own. "The entire team is very grateful to NIU, the athletic department and President Peters...

I'm not going to lie: When I was assigned to cover women's soccer last fall, I made an unpleasant face. No offense to the men's and women's soccer teams, but I just had no interest in the sport. But I found there's no reason for me to dislike the sport...

One hundred and ten scoreless minutes passed before NIU women's soccer got their win in overtime. The Huskies (3-0-1) won a double-overtime decision over Northern Iowa Friday and tied Green Bay Sunday afternoon after 110 scoreless minutes and remains...

The NIU men's soccer team was down 2-0 to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at one point during it's first game at the new soccer complex on west campus. The home crowd was not to be disappointed though as the Huskies won 3-2 in double overtime. Junior Danny...

It's always a good idea to make a positive first impression. Carrie Barker, NIU women's soccer head coach, did exactly that, becoming the first Huskie coach to open the season 2-0. It is also the first time NIU began a season with consecutive shutouts....

NIU's Thea Johnson was named the MAC Women's Soccer Co-Player of the Week after a five-point performance in a pair of weekend victories, according to a news release. Johnson, a senior mid-fielder, scored the game-winning goal in NIU's 1-0 opening-match...

For the fifth consecutive year, the NIU women's soccer team won its season opener. The Huskies defeated Georgia Southern 2-0 Sunday and won 1-0 over Eastern Illinois Friday evening. "It was a great weekend," said head coach Carrie Barker. "We had four...