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NIU Athletics awarded Jacoby Trophy

By Eddie Garcia | July 25, 2017

DeKalb — NIU has been recognized with the school’s first-ever Jacoby Trophy, an award given to the top women’s athletic program in the Mid-American Conference.The Huskies received the award May 31 after narrowly defeating Kent State by half a point...

Sophomore goalkeeper Amy Annala has over 81 saves in the 2015 season and has a 75 percent save percentage. She has three shutouts through 17 games this year.

Annala saves shots, savors time

By Steve Shonder | October 6, 2014

Women’s soccer’s defense is locking down on opponents, and a big reason for that is the play of freshman goalkeeper Amy Annala.Annala is drawing accolades for her recent level of play, having been named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week for her...

Women’s soccer looks back on improvements during the season

By Ed Rietveld | October 30, 2012

One word can describe this season for NIUs women’s soccer; improvement. Under first-year coach John Ross, the Huskies improved their win total from two to eight form last season. The Huskies offense improved as they scored 20 goals this season compared...

Johnson looks back on soccer career at NIU

By Ed Rietveld | October 16, 2012

With three regular-season matches left and a possible conference tournament appearance looming, the careers of NIU’s women’s soccer for four senior’s are quickly coming to an end. One of those seniors is midfielder/forward Shelbi Johnson, who so...

Assistant coach in a position to learn

By Ed Rietveld | October 8, 2012

The Northern Star sat down with first year women’s soccer assistant coach Connor McKee to get a better understanding of who the 2011 graduate from the University of Sioux Falls is. Before heading back to his home state of South Dakota McKee spent two...