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VanDuerm named player of week

By Lacy Searcy | October 4, 2006

DeKALB | Leading the NIU men's soccer team in assists is MAC Player of the Week Chris VanDuerm. The senior has four assists and two goals on the season and is second on the team with eight points. "He definitely was the man of the match against UW-Milwaukee,"...

Huskies split two in Ohio

By Jenn Novielli | October 1, 2006

DeKALB | The NIU women's soccer team finally got the best of a team from Ohio Friday, but reverted back to its losing ways on Sunday. NIU forward Kelly Mullany scored the Huskies' only goal to defeat Ohio 1-0, giving NIU its first MAC win of the season...

Huskies look to end 4-game skid

By Jenn Novielli | September 28, 2006

DeKALB | For the second consecutive weekend, the NIU women's soccer team will travel to Ohio for a pair of conference games. NIU (0-2 MAC, 1-6-2) will look to end a four-game losing streak at 3 p.m. today in Athens against first-place Ohio. The Huskies...

Bug bites again: Clanton done

By Lacy Searcy | September 27, 2006

DeKALB | Football coach Joe Novak announced Wednesday that backup running back Montell Clanton will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season. Clanton tore the meniscus in his right knee in a game against Buffalo. In the game, the sophomore...

NIU drops two MAC games in Ohio

By Jenn Novielli | September 24, 2006

DeKALB | The NIU women's soccer team had about as much trouble with Ohio teams this weekend as the NIU football team has had in recent seasons. On Friday, the Huskies fell to last season's MAC champion, Bowling Green (5-5 overall, 2-0 MAC). After the...

Women’s soccer gets ‘clean slate’ in MAC play

By Jenn Novielli | September 21, 2006

DeKALB | After two straight losses to Northwestern and DePaul, the NIU women's soccer team has ended its non-conference schedule and will get a clean slate with the start of MAC play this weekend. NIU (1-4-2) begins with four consecutive road matches,...

Out-shot, out-played

By Jenn Novielli | September 17, 2006

DeKALB | Despite looking for a boost going into conference play, the offense for the women's soccer team fell short again. The Huskies (1-4-2) mustered only four shots on goal compared to Northwestern's 18 and fell 3-1 Friday in Evanston. Northwestern...

Women’s soccer goes for 2nd win

By Jenn Novielli | September 14, 2006

DeKALB | NIU women's soccer hasn't had the winning edge in recent games, but their offense hopes to make that a different story this weekend. The Huskies (1-3-2) will travel to Evanston to take on Northwestern (2-4-0) at 4 p.m. today. The Wildcats are...

Huskies held to win-less weekend

By Jenn Novielli | September 10, 2006

DeKALB | It was a weekend of tight games for the NIU women's soccer team, but the Huskies couldn't escape with a win. Although NIU's last two confrontations with Wisconsin-Green Bay have been wins, the Huskies battled it out to knot the score at 2-2 in...

Huskies hope to end slump

By Jenn Novielli | September 7, 2006

DeKALB | Searching for their offense, the NIU women's soccer team will go for three straight wins against a familiar foe. After a hard-fought tie with Creighton University, the Huskies (1-2-1) will travel to Green Bay today to take on the University of...

NIU hopes to get winning record back

By Jennifer Novielli | August 30, 2006

Coming off a hard-fought loss to South Dakota State in overtime, the NIU women's soccer team looks to pull back above .500 against an in-state rival. The Huskies will head to Normal to take on Illinois State (0-1-1) at 4 p.m. Friday. "Our in-state games...

Unearthing NIU’s soon-to-be Fall gems

By James Nokes | August 28, 2006

There is a ‘sleeper' on every roster. In the NCAA, every new school year ushers in a new batch of ‘sleepers': hidden gems with limitless and undiscovered talent. An abundance of talent will make these Huskies household names for all NIU fans. In football,...