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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 suffers fourth loss

By Mike Buda | October 24, 2010

Time is running out on the 2010 season for the NIU men’s soccer team and its latest result did not help.The Huskies lost for the fourth time in its past six games in a 3-2 defeat to Buffalo.NIU remains winless in the MAC and has just two matches left...

NIU's Kyle Knotek corrals a pass against Akron earlier this season.

NIU men’s soccer faces must-win matchup

By Mike Buda | October 21, 2010

If there was ever a time a team needed three points, this would be it. The NIU men's soccer team takes on Buffalo on the road tonight at 6:30 p.m. with a victory going a long way for the squad. The Huskies (6-5-2 overall, 0-3-0 MAC) stand alone at the...

Men’s soccer falls to No. 1 Akron

By Mike Buda | October 10, 2010

Another classic battle ends with an all too familiar result for the NIU men's soccer team. The Huskies fell 1-0 Saturday in front of a record crowd to No. 1 Akron, and have now lost six straight to their rival. The Zips lone strike came in the 16th minute...

Sophomore keeper Jordan Godsey grabs a corner kick out of the air.

No. 1 Akron invades NIU for pivotal MAC matchup

By Mike Buda | October 7, 2010

A feud that has been building and brewing for 20 years will grow even larger with what might be its biggest battle. The NIU men's soccer team takes on No. 1 Akron in the programs' 21st meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday in DeKalb. "I expect a typical war," said...

Huskies take down Wisconsin in overtime

By Mike Buda | October 6, 2010

Despite a lackluster performance, the NIU men's soccer team escaped Madison with a win while snapping its scoreless streak, which reached over two games. Even with the less than impressive showing, the Huskies grabbed a huge 2-1 overtime win over the...

Former NIU head coach Steve Simmons will return to DeKalb as head coach of the Oregon State men's soccer team Friday.

Simmons to return to DeKalb

By Mike Buda | September 9, 2010

Energy should be high when the NIU men’s soccer team takes the pitch in its 2010 home opener. The Huskies play host for the NIU Adidas/Magnuson Inn Invitational to Oregon State and former head coach Steve Simmons today at 5 p.m. and finish the weekend...

Kyle Knotek plays defense against Bowling Greene State University in this Oct. 25, 2008 file photo.

NIU opens season with West Coast trip

By Mike Buda | September 1, 2010

"Our attitude for the whole season is going to be: the next game is the most important no matter who it is." This is the mentality that NIU head coach Eric Luzzi and the men's soccer team will not give up on after starting it last season. No. 19 Portland,...

Mike Greene | Northern Star file photos
Lindsay Curnock and Josh Karsten

Face Off: Bigger loss- Curnock or Karsten?

By Andrew Singer and Mike Buda | August 24, 2010

As the NIU men's and women's soccer seasons get underway, the teams will be without some familiar faces. The Northern Star's Andrew Singer and Mike Buda take center ice to see who will be the Huskies' bigger loss: Lindsey Curnock or Josh Karsten. Andrew...

NIU football not the only show in town

By Jerry Burnes | August 23, 2010

Is ESPN going through a fad, or has it just gone certifiably insane? I really can't think of another explanation to rationally break down its coverage of the past eight months. First there was Tiger Woods, then Tim Tebow, Stephen Strasburg, LeBron James...

Luzzi knows bar has been raised

By Jimmy Johnson | August 19, 2010

Excited would be an understatement on Eric Luzzi, NIU men's soccer head coach, feels about the 2010-2011 season. Luzzi, who signed a contract extension which will keep him as the Huskies head coach until 2014, declared three specific reasons why he is...

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