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Xavier defeats NIU 2-1

By Brian Thomas | September 18, 2011

No. 13 ranked NIU men's soccer had its undefeated season come to an end this weekend at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic.The Huskies (6-1-0) fell to Xavier on Friday, 2-1 in overtime.Sophomore Gael Rivera got the Huskies off to a fast start, scoring...

Men’s soccer wins Michigan Invite

By Brian Thomas | September 5, 2011

NIU men's soccer won the University of Michigan Invitational championship this weekend.The Huskies (3-0-0) beat Oakland Friday, 2-1, and shut out Michigan Sunday, 1-0."We had a good pre-season and are really coming together as a team," said senior defender...

Michigan Invite up next for men’s soccer

By Brian Thomas | August 31, 2011

The NIU men's soccer team will participate in the University of Michigan Invitational this weekend.The Huskies will play Oakland on Friday and Michigan on Sunday.Coming off a 2-1 victory over St. Louis, NIU (1-0-0) had a strong week of practice and is...

Men’s soccer ready to take on St. Louis

By Brian Thomas | August 25, 2011

After a strong preseason in which it went 3-0, the NIU men's soccer team is looking to get off on the right foot for their 2011 season opener against St. Louis Saturday evening. "We had a great preseason and have been working really hard," said Eric Luzzi,...

Huskie sports briefs: March 8

By Jimmy Johnson | March 7, 2011

Women's soccer celebrates the past season At the end of February, the NIU women's soccer team held its annual banquet to celebrate the 2010 season and hand out awards. Huskie seniors Kaitlin Bujak, Kylie Revelle, Christen Schuler, Mo Smunt and Annie Wyer...

NIUs Engebreth Faerden found the net twice in the Huskies victory Thursday.

NIU retains Lewang Cup in season finale

By Mike Buda | November 4, 2010

Goals have been hard to come by for the NIU men’s soccer team this year, but things turned around in the season finale.The Huskies poured it on in a 5-1 win against Milwaukee Thursday night to take the Lewang Cup.“I was pleased that we finally, for...

NIU keeps tournament hopes alive with win over Western Michigan

By Mike Buda | October 27, 2010

Historic winds pushed through DeKalb on Tuesday and found their way to Michigan for the NIU men's soccer match Wednesday. The Huskies pushed through the gusts to pick up their first MAC win of the season with a 2-0 result against Western Michigan in Kalamazoo....

NIUs 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...

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...