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Pat Sloan underrated in men’s soccer

By Jacob Onak | September 24, 2012

In team sports, most of the credit or the publicity goes to the coach or the star players. There isn’t anything wrong with that, but if you look at really good teams, there are solid, underrated players who make up the rest of the group. Senior Pat...

Jordan Godsey breaks NIU shutout record

By Jacob Onak | September 9, 2012

You wouldn’t know it, but Jordan Godsey was actually a forward in high school. I said you wouldn’t know it because he has been such an outstanding goalie for the Huskies throughout his career. In 2011, Godsey was named All-MAC first team, All-MAC...

Men’s soccer ready for new season, high goals

By Jacob Onak | August 27, 2012

Whenever a sports program has a successful year, professional or collegiate, the next year is crucial. If a team continues its success or has a bad year, proving that the previous season was a fluke, it’s sometimes known as the hangover affect. NIU...

‘We need to be more ruthless’

By Matt Hopkinson | August 27, 2012

NIU men’s soccer lost its first game of the season, 3-1, against third-ranked Creighton. The Huskies (0-1-0) got off to a slow start in the first half as the Blue Jays (1-0-0) kept most of the possession and created all of the chances. “We didn’t...

No. 3 Story of the year: Men's soccer wins MAC Championship

No. 3 Story of the year: Men’s soccer wins MAC Championship

By Brian Thomas | May 2, 2012

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...

No. 4 for top 10 NIU athletes: Jordan Godsey

By Brian Thomas | May 1, 2012

Jordan Godsey of NIU men’s soccer is no stranger to the Northern Star’s top 10 athletes of the year, as he has made the cut in each of his three seasons. He continues to move up in the rankings, as he earned the No. 10 his freshman year, and jumped...

Men’s soccer hosts opening round NCAA tournament against Leathernecks

By Brian Thomas | November 16, 2011

Today will mark only the second time in school history that NIU men's soccer will host an opening round NCAA tournament game at the NIU soccer complex. The Huskies (14-5-0) are looking to defend their home field, which they were 4-1 on during regular...

Jordan Godsey

Top 10 Huskies of 2010-11 #6 Jordan Godsey

By Brian Thomas | May 3, 2011

Sophomore goal-keeper Jordan Godsey had a great year for the men's soccer team, which is why he was named the Northern Star's No. 6 athlete of the year. Godsey started and played in 15 games this year for the Huskies and posted a 7-3-2 record. "To be...

NIU keeps tournament hopes alive with win over Western Michigan

By Mike Buda | October 27, 2010

Historic winds pushed through DeKalb on Tuesday and found their way to Michigan for the NIU men's soccer match Wednesday. The Huskies pushed through the gusts to pick up their first MAC win of the season with a 2-0 result against Western Michigan in Kalamazoo....

Kyle Knotek plays defense against Bowling Greene State University in this Oct. 25, 2008 file photo.

NIU opens season with West Coast trip

By Mike Buda | September 1, 2010

"Our attitude for the whole season is going to be: the next game is the most important no matter who it is." This is the mentality that NIU head coach Eric Luzzi and the men's soccer team will not give up on after starting it last season. No. 19 Portland,...