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LeSeth nails the game-winner for NIU

By Brian Thomas | October 4, 2011

After sliding out of the NSCAA rankings, NIU men's soccer bounced back from its most recent loss to Buffalo to beat Marquette 1-0 on the road in double overtime.The Huskies (8-2-0) experienced their second double-overtime game in a row and their fourth...

Faceoff: Men’s soccer or volleyball?

By Brian Thomas and Mike Romor | October 3, 2011

Brian Thomas: Due to the strong starts from NIU men's soccer and volleyball, I feel like they are both more deserving of attention and support from fans than the football team. The football team had high expectations coming into the season and has not...

Men’s soccer to host Buffalo

By Brian Thomas | September 29, 2011

No. 18 ranked NIU men's soccer begins MAC play at home Saturday against Buffalo.The Huskies (7-1-0) know how important conference play is and look to perform well in the MAC."Getting off to a strong start is very important," said NIU junior goaltender...

Coaches corner: Eric Luzzi

By Brian Thomas | September 28, 2011

Many know Eric Luzzi as the NIU head men's soccer coach. But when Luzzi is not on the sidelines coaching the Huskies, one might wonder what else he does. Chances are good that you could find him in the kitchen cooking up some pasta. Luzzi discussed what...

NIU men’s soccer defeats Drake 1-0

By Brian Thomas | September 25, 2011

No. 20 ranked NIU men's soccer won its second game in a row Saturday night, downing Drake in Des Moines 1-0. "Drake is a difficult team to play against," said Eric Luzzi, NIU head men's soccer coach. "They are a very physical team, and they made it hard...

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...

NIU's 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....