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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

Redshirt senior goalie influential on sidelines

By Matt Hopkinson | October 5, 2011

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, "When the best leader's work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.'"This personifies the type of leadership skills possessed by Meaghan Bennett, senior backup goalkeeper and two-time captain of the NIU...

Women’s soccer looking to capture first MAC win at home

By Matt Hopkinson | September 29, 2011

NIU women's soccer (1-7-2) will host Akron (4-3-1) and Ohio (4-6-0) at the NIU soccer complex this weekend.The Huskies come off back-to-back losses to Toledo and Ball State this weekend, while Akron will come in riding a four-match undefeated streak,...

All the Nequa Valley ladies

By Matt Hopkinson | September 26, 2011

The NIU women's soccer team has players on its team from DeKalb to England, yet there are four Huskies that have the same hometown.NIU women's soccer features four members who went to Nequa Valley High School in Naperville.Freshmen defense/midfielder...

Women’s soccer looks to earn second victory

By Matt Hopkinson | September 22, 2011

Fresh off its first win of the season, NIU women's soccer (1-5-2) will begin its conference schedule when Toledo comes to DeKalb today.The Huskies closed the door on their nonconference portion of the regular season schedule, avoiding going winless with...

Kelley belts it out for Huskies

By Matt Hopkinson | September 19, 2011

Some people are blessed with athletic ability, while others are blessed with artistic talent. Then there are a select few who have both. Natasha Kelley, junior defense and mid-fielder for NIU women's soccer, is one of those select few. The Blair, Neb....

Huskies look ahead to Northwestern Lakeside Classic

By Brian Thomas | September 15, 2011

No. 13 ranked, undefeated NIU men's soccer team looks to continue its winning ways this weekend in the Northwestern Lakeside Classic in Evanston.The Huskies (5-0-0) have won back-to-back invites and expect to win this invite as well, said senior midfielder...

NIU, Eastern Illinois shut each other out

By Matt Hopkinson | September 14, 2011

In an intra-state match-up, NIU women's soccer earned their first shutout of the season.However, the Huskies were shutout as well, 0-0, by Eastern Illinois.The Huskies (0-5-2) played a solid game, at least according to the stat sheet, against the Panthers...

Welcome to the pack

By Matt Hopkinson | September 7, 2011

There may be such a thing as having Huskie pride, and surely many students, past and present, can lay claim to this.If there is such a thing as a Huskie lifestyle, none can truly measure up to the newest member of the NIU community.During the NIU women's...

NIU ready to badger Wisconsin

By Matt Hopkinson | September 7, 2011

NIU women's soccer hopes to make it a long night for Wisconsin on Thursday when the two play at 5 p.m. in the NIU Soccer Complex.The Huskies (0-4-1) will square off against Wisconsin (4-1) in an unusually-scheduled game - it is the first of only two Thursday...

Huskies lose to ISU, tie with Northern Iowa

By Matt Hopkinson | September 5, 2011

NIU women's soccer showed some resilience this weekend, tying its game at home after getting bombarded 5-0 against Illinois State.The Huskies (0-4-1) started off their weekend on the wrong foot in their match up with the Redbirds (3-2), getting out shot...

Women’s soccer set to play ISU

By Matt Hopkinson | August 31, 2011

The NIU women's soccer team will hit the road this weekend, although the destination is in-state.The Huskies (0-3) are slated for a match-up against Illinois State (1-2).The Redbirds are coming off of a loss against Boston University and are 1-1 at home.NIU...

NIU women’s soccer drops first two games of 2011

By Matt Hopkinson | August 28, 2011

The NIU women's soccer team lost 3-0 to South Dakota State on Friday and 2-0 to North Dakota on Sunday at home. Opening up their first home game, the Huskies (0-2-0) squared off against the Jackrabbits and allowed three goals in the first half. Christa...

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