After its first win against Iona last weekend, men’s soccer (1-5-2) faced off against Denver (5-1-2) in the first match of the New Mexico Lobo Invitational. The Huskies had a poor start to the first half as the Pioneers struck in the 14th minute. Defender...

There is no secret that NIU men’s soccer as been struggling for goals. In six games the Huskies (1-3-2) have scored five goals, and have been shut out twice. What the stats don’t show is that there have been an abundance of chances created by the...

“Letting the ball do the work” is a common phrase in soccer. It’s a phrase that coaches tell players when they need to start passing more, opposed to trying to dribble past players. A fluid passing game is one of the Huskies biggest strengths, and...

Playing at home for the first time this season, NIU men’s soccer opened up the NIU/Adidas Invitational against Rhode Island Friday night. In the first half it was all Huskies, (0-2-2) moving the ball through the mid-field. The best scoring opportunity...

Its been a tough couple games for men’s soccer, (0-2-0) but this weekend presents the team with a chance to get back in the win column, as they host their annual NIU/Adidas Invite. In their first game of the tournament, the Huskies will face Rhode Island,...

On the days when it reaches close to triple digits outside and all you want to do is sit in the air conditioning and do nothing, men’s or women’s soccer is outside practicing or competing. Why? There are no lights at the stadium for either team to...

There is something special about a new semester at NIU. First, my favorite: seeing actual people in DeKalb. And second: three sport teams with national level potential. Yes, amazingly enough, outside of football, two NIU teams have amassed the players...

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...

After missing the MAC tournament last season, NIU men's soccer was back with just one thing on its mind: a MAC championship. That's exactly what the Huskies (14-5-0, 4-2-0 MAC) accomplished after a pair of 1-0 shutout victories at Akron over Buffalo Friday...

NIU men's soccer suffered a loss on the road Saturday 2-0 at the hands of the defending National Champions and No. 3 ranked Akron. This was the first match of the season where the Huskies (8-3-0, 0-2-0 MAC) were shutout and did not score one goal. "In...