Defense has become the forte for women’s soccer as it has gone through conference play.The defense has carried NIU to a 3-1-2 record in MAC play, which situates the Huskies in second place in the MAC East and fourth place overall.The Huskies have only...

Women’s soccer was carried by its defense to its best start of MAC play over the weekend.The Huskies (5-6-1, 3-0-1 MAC) played the Kent State Golden Flashes (7-3-2, 2-1-1 MAC) to a 1-1 draw on a rainy and cold Friday. Sunday, they took down the Ohio...

Women’s soccer will look to regain home-field dominance after being shut out in its last two home games.The Huskies (4-6, 2-0 MAC) will face the Kent State Golden Flashes (6-3-1, 1-1 MAC) 7 p.m. Friday and the Ohio Bobcats (4-6, 1-1 MAC) 1 p.m. Sunday...

Women’s soccer gets one last shot at defending its home turf before conference play kicks into gear.The Huskies (2-5) will face the Green Bay Phoenix (4-2-2) 7 p.m. today at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex. The Huskies are coming off a 1-0...

What is your major?Senior midfielder Gwen Sabo: Speech pathologyJunior defender/midfielder Kate Wirthlin: Business/marketingJunior defender/midfielder Emily Nulty: NursingSenior defender/ midfielder Allie McBride: MarketingWhat is the last movie you saw?Sabo:...

Women’s soccer will test Dorothy’s old adage of there’s no place like home when the teams returns from a four-game road trip for the first home game of the season.The Huskies (0-4) will take on the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at...

Women’s soccer might want to take a page from the Chicago Bulls playbook and start calling their bench the “bench mob.” Through seven games, reserves have scored three of the Huskies’s 10 goals this season, and two of those have come from freshmen....