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Men’s soccer settles for 1-1 draw

By Mateo Avila | October 9, 2017

The men’s soccer team (3-7-1, 0-0-1 Mid-American Conference) took a double overtime draw in its first conference game against the University of West Virginia Mountaineers.A 1-1 tie forced the Huskies and the Mountaineers into overtime Saturday, where...

Freshman forward Parker Moon dribbles the ball in their home game against Valparaiso Tuesday. The Huskies lost the game 3-2.  

Men’s soccer drops fourth straight game

By Mateo Avila | October 5, 2017

Freshman forward Parker Moon dribbles the ball in their home game against Valparaiso Tuesday. The Huskies lost the game 3-2.  

Men’s soccer falls to Flames in Chicago

By Mateo Avila | September 28, 2017

The men’s soccer team (3-6, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) was burned by the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames with a final score of 3-1, Tuesday.Head Coach Ryan Swan was disappointed with the final result and said the team continues to not play to...

Bears searching for new direction

By Mateo Avila | September 21, 2017

The biggest question fans had going in to the season was how long it would take before number two overall pick Mitchell Trubisky would surpass Mike Glennon as the starting quarterback, and the answer should be now.The Chicago Bears have started the 2017-18...

Men’s soccer goes 1-1 in Utah

By Mateo Avila | September 18, 2017

The men’s soccer team defeated their first top-10 ranked team since 2008 when they beat the No. 10 ranked University of Nebraska - Omaha Mavericks Friday by a score of 1-0 on a goal from sophomore forward Jan Maertins.NIU traveled to Orem, Utah for...

Junior midfielder Logan Hatter dribbles the ball against the Stetson defense Friday. Hatter scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime to give the Huskies the 2-1 win.

Men’s soccer splits the weekend at NIU Adidas Invitational

By Mateo Avila | September 11, 2017

Junior midfielder Logan Hatter dribbles the ball against the Stetson defense Friday. Hatter scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime to give the Huskies the 2-1 win.

The men's soccer team comes together in their game against DePaul Aug. 25. The Huskies are 1-2-0 to begin the season.

Men’s soccer loses two in Evansville

By Mateo Avila | September 5, 2017

The men's soccer team comes together in their game against DePaul Aug. 25. The Huskies are 1-2-0 to begin the season.

Junior forward Noah Brodie (right) attempts to steal the ball from the DePaul player. The Huskies won 3-2 in overtime.

Men’s soccer wins season opener

By Mateo Avila | August 28, 2017

Junior forward Noah Brodie (right) attempts to steal the ball from the DePaul player. The Huskies won 3-2 in overtime.

Bears set to retool after offseason moves

By Mateo Avila | March 27, 2017

DeKALB — The Jay Cutler era has finally come to an end for the Chicago Bears, which was an abysmal eight years.Cutler appeared in 102 games, throwing 208 touchdowns while turning the ball 202 times — 146 interceptions and 56 fumbles, according to...

‘Super teams’ bad for NBA

By Mateo Avila | March 9, 2017

DeKALB — Barring any major upset, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers appear to be headed for their third consecutive meeting in the NBA Finals in large part to the super teams they have assembled.The Warriors are led by four All-Stars,...

Junior Katherine Prentice does a layout step-out during her beam routine at the gymnastics meet on Friday against Eastern Michigan University. Huskies won the meet 195.525 to 195.325.

Gymnastics in record books on Senior Day

By Mateo Avila | February 19, 2017

Junior Katherine Prentice does a layout step-out during her beam routine at the gymnastics meet on Friday against Eastern Michigan University. Huskies won the meet 195.525 to 195.325.