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Assistant coach engineers new career scheme

By Matt Hopkinson | October 6, 2011

Not everyone knows exactly what they want to do with themselves in the future.NIU women's soccer assistant coach Sara Kloosterman received an undergraduate degree in civil engineering, but now plans to get a masters in sports administration and a teaching...

Redshirt senior goalie influential on sidelines

By Matt Hopkinson | October 4, 2011

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, "When the best leader's work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.'"This personifies the type of leadership skills possessed by Meaghan Bennett, senior backup goalkeeper and two-time captain of the NIU...

NIU's Kelsey Passaglia battles for the ball against Akron's
Gillian Gross in their game on Friday.

Women’s soccer falls to Akron and Ohio

By Matt Hopkinson | October 2, 2011

NIU women's soccer (1-9-2) loss to Akron (5-4-1) and Ohio (6-6-0), 1-0 and 2-1, respectively at home. On Friday, the Huskies could not take advantage of having the whirling wind at their backs against Akron, as they put together a string of solid scoring...

Women’s soccer looking to capture first MAC win at home

By Matt Hopkinson | September 29, 2011

NIU women's soccer (1-7-2) will host Akron (4-3-1) and Ohio (4-6-0) at the NIU soccer complex this weekend.The Huskies come off back-to-back losses to Toledo and Ball State this weekend, while Akron will come in riding a four-match undefeated streak,...

All the Nequa Valley ladies

By Matt Hopkinson | September 26, 2011

The NIU women's soccer team has players on its team from DeKalb to England, yet there are four Huskies that have the same hometown.NIU women's soccer features four members who went to Nequa Valley High School in Naperville.Freshmen defense/midfielder...

NIU's Becca Ford and Toledo's Kristin Mattei fight for the loose
ball at the game on Friday.

Women’s soccer falls to Toledo, Ball State

By Matt Hopkinson | September 25, 2011

NIU women's soccer (1-7-2) started off the conference portion of its schedule with losses to Toledo (3-5-1), 1-0 and Ball State (6-4-1) 3-0.On Friday, the Huskies hosted Toledo in DeKalb and played to a draw with the preseason MAC favorite through 90...

Women’s soccer looks to earn second victory

By Matt Hopkinson | September 22, 2011

Fresh off its first win of the season, NIU women's soccer (1-5-2) will begin its conference schedule when Toledo comes to DeKalb today.The Huskies closed the door on their nonconference portion of the regular season schedule, avoiding going winless with...

Kelley belts it out for Huskies

By Matt Hopkinson | September 19, 2011

Some people are blessed with athletic ability, while others are blessed with artistic talent. Then there are a select few who have both. Natasha Kelley, junior defense and mid-fielder for NIU women's soccer, is one of those select few. The Blair, Neb....

Putting your money where your mouth is

By Matt Hopkinson | September 19, 2011

There's a lot of things somebody can do with three million dollars.In NIU's case, it has decided to take its $3 million donation and turn it into a new indoor training facility.Mainly the football team will use the new facility, but other sports programs...

Sophomore Frances Boukidis celebrates after scoring her second
goal of the game against Loyola.

Huskies shine on rainy afternoon, win 2-0

By Matt Hopkinson | September 18, 2011

On a cold, rainy day, NIU women's soccer (1-5-2) gave the crowd something to cheer for as they blanked Loyola (3-5-1) 2-0.The Huskies also made good on a day honoring the seniors on their roster, in which all four seniors played a hand in securing the...

Will the Eagles fly to victory? How about, no

By Matt Hopkinson | September 15, 2011

Will the Philadelphia Eagles soar above competition? No one can deny their talent, but one has to question their fragility. The aspect in question is the ability for the big play makers to stay healthy. Obviously, this is important for every team. The...

NIU, Eastern Illinois shut each other out

By Matt Hopkinson | September 14, 2011

In an intra-state match-up, NIU women's soccer earned their first shutout of the season.However, the Huskies were shutout as well, 0-0, by Eastern Illinois.The Huskies (0-5-2) played a solid game, at least according to the stat sheet, against the Panthers...