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Sophomore forward Chris Paton (10) battles with a West Virginia defender to gain control of the ball Oct. 11 at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex. The Huskies play their final non-conference game 7 p.m. today in DeKalb when they host the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars, of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Men’s soccer grapples with Cougars

By Frank Gogola | October 21, 2014

Eric Luzzi, men’s soccer head coach, would prefer to see the Huskies win today against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, but a non-conference loss wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.The Huskies (2-6-5) take on the SIUE Cougars (4-6-2) 7 p.m. today...

Football back to its bread and butter

By Frank Gogola | October 21, 2014

Football got back to its roots Saturday against Miami (Ohio), running its way to victory.The Huskies ran the ball 55 times compared to 22 pass attempts. Although the Huskies have run the ball 360 times this season and have thrown the ball 194 times, Bob...

Football’s offense, defense need molding

By Frank Gogola | October 20, 2014

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Hare did his best Jordan Lynch impersonation Saturday in football’s 51-41 win over the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks.The Huskies needed Hare’s Lynch-esque performance as the defense looked like a warm stick of butter being...

Ask an Athlete: Football

By Frank Gogola | October 20, 2014

What is your major?

Redshirt senior free safety Dechane Durante: General studies

Redshirt junior middle linebacker Boomer Mays: Corporate communication

Senior defensive end Jason Meehan: Business

Junior strong safety Marlon Moore: Sociology

What is your favorite movie?

Durante: “Kill Bill”

Mays: “The Warriors”

Meehan: “Casablanca”

Moore: “Friday”

Who is your favorite music artist/band?

Durante: Lil Wayne

Mays: Jay-Z

Meehan: Big K.R.I.T.

Moore: Too many to choose just one

Where is your favorite place to eat?

Durante: TGI Fridays

Mays: Red Lobster

Meehan: Tapa La Luna

Moore: Golden Corral

Rapid Reaction: Football 51, Miami (Ohio) 41

By Frank Gogola | October 18, 2014

What happened: The Huskies (5-2, 2-1 MAC) defeated the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (1-7, 1-3 MAC), 51-41, Saturday at Huskie Stadium to close out NIU’s three-game homestand.How it happened: The Huskies came out rolling and didn’t miss a beat in the first...

Men’s soccer seeks offensive outburst vs. Western Mich.

Men’s soccer seeks offensive outburst vs. Western Mich.

By Frank Gogola | October 14, 2014

Senior midfielder/forward Isaac Kannah is more than confident men’s soccer will leave Kalamazoo, Mich., with multiple goals and its first conference win.The Huskies (2-5-5, 0-0-1 MAC) will take on the Western Michigan Broncos (6-3-3, 0-0-1 MAC) noon...

Ask an Athlete: Men’s soccer

By Frank Gogola | October 14, 2014

What is your major?Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser: Mechanical engineeringSenior midfielder/forward Isaac Kannah: Corporate communicationsSenior defender Dusty Page: FinanceSenior forward Andrew Palumbo: Corporate communicationsWho is your favorite...

Quarterback Matt McIntosh (9) plays during Thursday’s game against Presbyterian, which NIU won 55-3. Head coach Rod Carey named McIntosh the Huskies’ starting quarterback Tuesday after months of McIntosh vying for the spot with Drew Hare and Anthony Maddie.

Football’s McIntosh moved to safety

By Frank Gogola | October 14, 2014

Drew Hare’s stranglehold on the starting quarterback position just got quite a bit tighter.Redshirt junior Matt McIntosh, who had started the Huskies’ first two games at quarterback before suffering a lower body injury, has been converted to safety,...

Brescacin makes all the right moves

By Frank Gogola | October 13, 2014

Basketball came too easy for Juwan Brescacin; he wanted to push himself to excel in football.Brescacin, redshirt junior wide receiver, began playing football starting in fourth grade, before he joined the basketball ranks. On the hardwood, he played with...

Da’Ron Brown, redshirt senior wide receiver, reaches to catch a pass Saturday at the Homecoming game against Central Michigan. The 34-17 loss at the hands of the Chippewas ended the Huskies’ 28-game home winning streak and 24-game MAC regular season winning streak.

Football’s Homecoming loss not all that bad

By Frank Gogola | October 13, 2014

If there’s one game a football team would prefer not to lose it would have to be Homecoming.With the stands packed with students, alumni and former players, there’s no bigger home game than Homecoming. Add on to that the Huskies simply don’t lose...

Rawls, CMU run NIU streaks into ground

By Frank Gogola | October 12, 2014

Tough. That was the word Central Michigan running back Thomas Rawls used to describe his running style and the Chippewas’ offense as a whole Saturday.The Central Michigan Chippewas (4-3, 2-1 MAC) upset the Huskies (4-2, 1-1 MAC), 34-17, Saturday at...

Sophomore forward Chris Paton (10) battles with a West Virginia defender to gain control of the ball Oct. 11 at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex. The Huskies play their final non-conference game 7 p.m. today in DeKalb when they host the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars, of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Men’s soccer battles to overtime draw

By Frank Gogola | October 12, 2014

Men’s soccer scored its first goal Saturday following three-straight shutouts, but that wasn’t enough to get the Huskies back in the win column.The Huskies (2-5-5, 0-0-1 MAC) played the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-5-1, 0-0-1 MAC) to a 1-1 draw in...