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Men’s soccer opens home slate against Midwest rivals

By Abraham Murguia | September 10, 2014

Men’s soccer (1-2-1) takes its home pitch for the first time this season on the heels on back-to-back road losses.The Huskies will take on the UIC Flames (3-0-1), ranked No. 24, 7 p.m. Friday and will then square off against the Green Bay Phoenix (2-2)...

5 minutes with… Dusty Page

By Abraham Murguia | September 9, 2014

Dusty Page, men’s soccer senior center back, has seen a steady rise in his playing time and his role each season at NIU, and he’s picking up academic awards along the way.Page has notched one assist in the team’s first four games this season after...

Men’s soccer drops pair on road, suffers first loss

By Abraham Murguia | September 7, 2014

Men’s soccer (1-2-1) suffered its first defeats of the season in back-to-back matches this weekend.The Huskies fell 4-1 to the Cal Poly Mustangs (3-1) in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and lost 1-0 to the Santa Clara Broncos (3-1) Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.Cal...

Men’s soccer out to conquer California

By Abraham Murguia | September 3, 2014

Men’s soccer (1-0-1) will continue its season-opening road trip with another pair of matches this weekend in California. The Huskies will take on the Cal Poly Mustangs (1-1) 9 p.m. Friday in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and will then square off with the...

Men’s soccer notches 1st win with trio of goals

By Abraham Murguia | September 1, 2014

Men’s soccer (1-0-1) took home a 3-0 victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats (0-2) Sunday at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic in Evanston as sophomore Chris Paton, freshman Len Heinson and senior Andrew Palumbo netted their first career goals.After playing...

Senior Isaac Kannah (7) prepares to make his move around an Eastern Illinois defender Oct. 22 in DeKalb. Kannah is one of nine upperclassmen who are expected to help guide a young men’s soccer squad this season.

Men’s soccer relies on veteran leadership

By Abraham Murguia | August 25, 2014

Conscious of the less-than-ideal results his team had last year, men’s soccer head coach Eric Luzzi is looking ahead to a difficult schedule with only one goal in mind: making the NCAA tournament.Luzzi knows five teams on the Huskies’ schedule were...

Men’s soccer adds 4 recruits to replace graduates

By Frank Gogola | February 6, 2014

Men’s soccer has added four players who will help replace the hole left by the team’s four seniors.The Huskies (4-13-1, 0-5-1 MAC) lost goalkeeper Miles Herbert, midfielder Gael Rivera, forward James Stevenson and defender/midfielder Sean Totsch following...

Men’s soccer finishes year without postseason

By Jacob Onak | November 11, 2013

With 11 new players coming into the season, the men’s soccer team knew it was in for a tough year, and tough it was.The Huskies ended the year 4-13-1 overall and 0-5-1 in the MAC, missing out on the MAC tournament.“I don’t think that our record...

Men’s soccer closes out rough season vs. Buffalo

By Jacob Onak | November 6, 2013

A season of disappointment will come to an end for men’s soccer when it takes on Buffalo in its final match of the year Saturday.Though the Bulls are in the same position as the Huskies (4-13-0, 0-5-0 MAC), as both teams are out of playoff contention,...

Men’s soccer downed in final minute

By Jacob Onak | November 6, 2013

It was another heartbreaking loss for the men’s soccer team as it fell 2-1 against Western Michigan University.The Broncos (8-7-1, 4-0-1 MAC) scored two goals in the second half, including the game-winner from Hunter Vandenboom in the last minute to...

Men’s soccer out of postseason contention

By Jacob Onak | November 3, 2013

In heartbreaking fashion, the men’s soccer team’s MAC tournament chances disappeared with a double-overtime loss against Hartwick.The Huskies (4-12-0, 0-4-0 MAC) lost 2-1 in the 102nd minute and NIU will miss the MAC tournament for the first time...

Men’s soccer uninspired vs. Milwaukee

By Jacob Onak | October 30, 2013

In its second game under the lights, men’s soccer dropped its 11th match of the season to the UW-Milwaukee Panthers, 1-0.The Panthers also keep hold of the LeWang Cup, a memorial trophy that is played for each year when the two teams meet.Even with...