Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student news organization since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Drawing the foul with a flop

By Andrew Singer | October 12, 2010

DeKALB | Flopping, diving, tripping on air. No matter what a coach calls it, intentionally falling in order to draw a foul from the official is a part of soccer and has been for years. Soccer games across the board are often decided by a solitary goal;...

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...

De La Cerda says “no pro,” returns to NIU

By Mike Buda | September 27, 2010

Playing professional sports is a dream of kids all over the world, but only a few get to live out those ambitions. Former NIU men's soccer midfielder Luis De La Cerda got to live out his dream this past year with Reboceros De La Piedad in the Liga de...

NIU women’s soccer faces MAC opponents

By Andrew Singer | September 23, 2010

After a month of sampling other conferences, the NIU women's soccer team is ready to break the seal on MAC play this weekend. With a 4-3-0 record outside the conference, NIU head coach Carrie Barker is eager to see what her group can do against MAC opponents....

Women’s soccer unable to score against winless Loyola

By Andrew Singer | September 6, 2010

CHICAGO | After exploding for three goals in their previous game, the Huskies couldn’t even manage one against the previously winless Ramblers on Sunday afternoon. NIU (2-2-0) took on a Loyola team that had yet to even register a tie in its first five...

Mo Smunt dribbles past a defender in a preseason game against Western Illinois.

Huskies earn split in Iowa

By Andrew Singer | August 29, 2010

NIU women's soccer didn't eat any corn, but it got its fill of the Hawkeye state at the inaugural Iowa Tournament, playing both Iowa and Northern Iowa. On Friday night, the Huskies kicked off their first road trip of the year against the host Hawkeyes....

Luzzi adds 3 more foreign recruits to 2010 class

By Mike Buda | August 23, 2010

Bringing in international talent has been a constant for American soccer over the past few decades to improve the game in the States. The NIU men's soccer program has a history of acting similarly and has holstered top overseas recruits, which includes...

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...