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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

NIU men’s soccer redshirt freshman defender Roman Khela (2) gains possession of the ball against the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday. The Huskies upset the Fighting Irish 2-1, extending their unbeaten streak to six.(Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)

Huskies upset Notre Dame, extend unbeaten streak to 6

By Abel Naranjo, Sports Reporter | October 22, 2025

DeKALB — Taking a break from Missouri Valley Conference play, the NIU men’s soccer team (6-3-4, 1-0-3 MVC) hosted the University of Notre Dame (7-4-4, 2-2-2 ACC) on a cold, rainy Tuesday night.  The intense matchup saw an early goal within the...

NIU men’s soccer freshman forward Vance Sheffield drives the ball down the field during NIU’s match against Governors State University on Sept. 21. Sheffield was named the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week after recording a goal and an assist against Bradley University.  (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Sheffield named MVC Offensive Player of the Week

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | October 8, 2025

After his performance in NIU men’s soccer’s comeback win against Bradley University on Saturday, freshman forward Vance Sheffield has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday.  Sheffield...

A graphic depicts NIU men’s soccer sophomore midfielder Martin Montoya as this week’s Huskie of the Week. Montoya recorded an assist while scoring a goal in the Huskies' 2-1 win over Bradley University on Saturday. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)

Huskie of the Week: Montoya fuels come-from-behind win

By Northern Star Sports Staff | October 6, 2025

After scoring a goal and recording an assist to complete NIU men’s soccer’s comeback win against Bradley University on Saturday, sophomore midfielder Martin Montoya has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  Montoya’s goal came...

NIU men’s soccer senior midfielder Jose Gomez (10) drives the ball toward the goal during the Huskies’ match against Governors State University on Sept. 25. Gomez created 3 shots in NIU’s 2-1 comeback win over Bradley University on Saturday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Late goals push Huskies over Bradley for first conference win

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor | October 5, 2025

DeKALB — Two goals in the last four minutes against the Bradley University Braves (2-4-4, 0-1-1 MVC) completed the Huskies’ comeback, taking a 2-1 victory for their first Missouri Valley Conference win.  With the win, NIU men’s soccer (3-3-4,...

NIU men's soccer sophomore forward Katai Mukuka (40) gets boxed out by Eastern Illinois University fifth year defender Kento Tani (25) on Tuesday. The Huskies fell to the Panthers by a score of 3-2, their second straight loss. (Alexia Beck | Northern Star)

Late goals fall short against Eastern Illinois

By Abel Naranjo, Sports Reporter | September 17, 2025

DeKALB — NIU’s men’s soccer team (3-3-1) suffered their third loss of the season to the Eastern Illinois University Panthers (1-3-1) in a five-goal, 3-2 thriller on Tuesday night. A combination of defensive lapses, solid goalkeeping and lack of...

Senior midfielder Jose Gomez (10) celebrates in the corner after scoring NIU’s first goal on Thursday against the Western Illinois University Leathernecks. NIU continued to score another four goals leading to a  5-0 victory against WIU. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Men’s soccer blows past Western Illinois, remains undefeated

By Edison Miller, Editor in Chief | August 29, 2025

DeKALB — Heading into its home opener against Western Illinois on Thursday evening, NIU men’s soccer head coach Ryan Swan had a message to the team: Play aggressive. “One of the messages that we had up on the board was to come out fast, you know,...

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