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Xavier defeats NIU 2-1

By Brian Thomas | September 18, 2011

No. 13 ranked NIU men's soccer had its undefeated season come to an end this weekend at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic.The Huskies (6-1-0) fell to Xavier on Friday, 2-1 in overtime.Sophomore Gael Rivera got the Huskies off to a fast start, scoring...

Men’s soccer recruits four international players

By Brian Thomas | September 18, 2011

The NIU soccer team is used to recruiting players from the Midwest, but that didn't stop it from recruiting four international players this year. Two of the four players are from Oslo, Norway: senior Finn Jor and sophomore Gael Rivera. Jor and Rivera...

Huskies look ahead to Northwestern Lakeside Classic

By Brian Thomas | September 15, 2011

No. 13 ranked, undefeated NIU men's soccer team looks to continue its winning ways this weekend in the Northwestern Lakeside Classic in Evanston.The Huskies (5-0-0) have won back-to-back invites and expect to win this invite as well, said senior midfielder...

Men’s soccer wins NIU Adidas Invitational

By Brian Thomas | September 11, 2011

No. 20 ranked NIU men's soccer continued its strong start to the season by winning its NIU Adidas Invitational for the first time in program history. The Huskies (5-0-0) beat Valparaiso in their home opener on Friday 1-0 and also beat Portland on Sunday...

Faceoff: Super Bowl winner

By Tony Osborne & Brian Thomas | September 7, 2011

Tony Osborne: Well, Brian, that was an exciting game on Saturday night at Huskie Stadium. It just seems to get my blood pumping for some football! But let's talk some NFL; who do you think will be carrying the Lombardi Trophy off the field at Lucas Oil...

Men’s soccer wins Michigan Invite

By Brian Thomas | September 5, 2011

NIU men's soccer won the University of Michigan Invitational championship this weekend.The Huskies (3-0-0) beat Oakland Friday, 2-1, and shut out Michigan Sunday, 1-0."We had a good pre-season and are really coming together as a team," said senior defender...

Michigan Invite up next for men’s soccer

By Brian Thomas | August 31, 2011

The NIU men's soccer team will participate in the University of Michigan Invitational this weekend.The Huskies will play Oakland on Friday and Michigan on Sunday.Coming off a 2-1 victory over St. Louis, NIU (1-0-0) had a strong week of practice and is...

Men’s soccer ready to take on St. Louis

By Brian Thomas | August 25, 2011

After a strong preseason in which it went 3-0, the NIU men's soccer team is looking to get off on the right foot for their 2011 season opener against St. Louis Saturday evening. "We had a great preseason and have been working really hard," said Eric Luzzi,...

It’s about Fukudome time.

By Brian Thomas | August 21, 2011

The Chicago Cubs finally made the move last week to fire Jim Hendry, who had been their general manager since 2002. All I can say is it's about time. Although the Cubs finally made the right move and did what clearly needed to be done, they still waited...

Erik Anderson | Northern Star James Stevenson (10) preforms
thriller on the field against Matt Bennet (5) of Olivet Nazarene
University on Saturday August 13. Huskies won 1-0.

Men’s soccer team gives Huskies a win over Michigan State

By Brian Thomas | August 21, 2011

DeKALB | The NIU men's soccer team wrapped up its preseason play with a win on Saturday against No. 19 Michigan State in Indianapolis, going 3-0 in exhibition play. The Huskies won the game 2-1, getting two goals from freshman Isaac Kannah, scoring one...

The NIU softball team split a double header against Miami over the weekend.

Softball splits double header with Miami

By Brian Thomas | May 8, 2011

After suffering a loss to DePaul on Wednesday, the NIU softball team bounced back this weekend to go 3-1 against MAC rivals Miami (OH) and Ball State to close out the regular season. The Huskies (26-25 overall, 13-7 MAC) split a double-header with Miami...

Jordan Godsey

Top 10 Huskies of 2010-11 #6 Jordan Godsey

By Brian Thomas | May 3, 2011

Sophomore goal-keeper Jordan Godsey had a great year for the men's soccer team, which is why he was named the Northern Star's No. 6 athlete of the year. Godsey started and played in 15 games this year for the Huskies and posted a 7-3-2 record. "To be...