Men’s soccer will look to defend its 2011 MAC Tournament Championship this weekend as it faces off against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Friday in Akron. The Huskies (6-9-3, 4-2-1 MAC) will go into the match as a second seed, while the Mountaineers...
In its final home game of the season NIU men’s soccer came out with a big 1-0 conference win over West Virginia Saturday. With the victory NIU moved into second place in the MAC. The Huskies (5-8-3, 3-1-1 MAC) started strong against the Mountaineers...
Just like when a football offense goes into shotgun, or a defense into the nickel, there are many formations that a soccer team can play in. There is the traditional 4-4-2, which gives a team a balance in both attack and defense or an attacking 4-3-3,...
After earning its second conference win against Hartwick over the weekend, NIU men’s soccer will turn around and play the ninth-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles in Milwaukee, tonight. The Golden Eagles (11-0) are undefeated this season as they come off...
After its first conference win against Florida Atlantic, NIU men’s soccer looked to remain undefeated in MAC play as it took on the Hartwick Hawks in a 1-0 game Saturday. The Huskies (2-5-2, 2-0-0 MAC) pressured the Hawks (3-5-2, 1-1-0 MAC) right out...
Men’s soccer’s Matt Pritchard is a player that loves to be a pest for opposing teams. “I just try to be annoying to the defense, kind of a gnat,” Pritchard, a freshman, said. “Pressing as much as I can and just, you know, working as hard as...
Coming into its first MAC conference game against Florida Atlantic, NIU men’s soccer’s players and coaches made it quite clear this was a new start to the season. The Huskies (2-5-2, 1-0-0 MAC) got the result they were looking for as they started...
There is no secret that NIU men’s soccer as been struggling for goals. In six games the Huskies (1-3-2) have scored five goals, and have been shut out twice. What the stats don’t show is that there have been an abundance of chances created by the...
The battle for the LeWang Cup kicked off Friday, as NIU (1-3-2) took on UW-Milwaukee in the first game of the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. It was the Huskies who dominated play in the first half, but the Panthers took the lead in the 33rd minute off...
Playing at home for the first time this season, NIU men’s soccer opened up the NIU/Adidas Invitational against Rhode Island Friday night. In the first half it was all Huskies, (0-2-2) moving the ball through the mid-field. The best scoring opportunity...
NIU men’s soccer accomplished something that it had only done twice in school history: winning the MAC Championship. The Huskies (15-6-0) went through the MAC tournament and earned a pair of 1-0 victories - over Buffalo in the first round and Western...
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...
