When recruiting players, coaches often regard good character as an ancillary trait. To Carrie Barker though, nothing could be more essential. Barker, NIU women's soccer team head coach, has always looked for players interested in developing as people...

DeKALB | Don't tell the NIU women's soccer team that Creighton returned its top three goal scorer's from last season. The Huskies dominated defensively Monday evening to take the season opener 1-0 at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex against...

  No matter what the sport, building a tradition of winning is at the top of any college coach's to-do list. Entering her third year as the head coach of NIU head women's soccer, Carrie Barker continues on her quest to build a tradition at NIU. Barker...