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Huskies slow start spells doom against Green Bay

By Roland Hacker | August 30, 2018

The men’s soccer team dropped a tough contest Monday to the University of Green Bay Phoenix 3-2. The loss reduces the Huskies back to a .500 record through two games in the season.A wild five-goal first half produced all of the game’s goals.NIU drew...

Men’s soccer motivated to improve after disappointing 2017

By Roland Hacker | July 30, 2018

The 2018 men’s soccer season is on the horizon and will begin with a series of exhibition matches starting Aug. 12 at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex.The Huskies take on the St. Louis Community College Archers in an exhibition to open the...

Men’s soccer adds five to roster

By Northern Star Staff | February 12, 2018

DeKALB — The men’s soccer team announced Friday the team’s first five signees for the incoming recruiting class for the upcoming 2018 season.The Huskies announced the signings of Adrian Corona, Anthony Markanich, Nick Markanich, Louis Sala and Pierce...

Men’s soccer loses sixth of last seven

By Tom Burton | October 23, 2017

DeKALB — The men’s soccer team could not get a win on senior night for the final home game for a select group of players.Before the game, NIU honored their seniors in goalkeeper Drew Donnally, midfielder Giovanni Garcia, defender Luke Read and midfielder...

Men’s soccer gets shutout in rainy defeat

By Tom Burton | October 15, 2017

DeKALB — The No. 13 ranked Western Michigan Broncos were too much for the Huskies as NIU tallied their first conference loss of the season on a 5-0 defeat Saturday.The Huskies (3-8, 0-1-1 Mid-American Conference) were unable to deal with the high-powered...

Men’s soccer settles for 1-1 draw

By Mateo Avila | October 9, 2017

The men’s soccer team (3-7-1, 0-0-1 Mid-American Conference) took a double overtime draw in its first conference game against the University of West Virginia Mountaineers.A 1-1 tie forced the Huskies and the Mountaineers into overtime Saturday, where...

Freshman forward Parker Moon dribbles the ball in their home game against Valparaiso Tuesday. The Huskies lost the game 3-2.  

Men’s soccer drops fourth straight game

By Mateo Avila | October 5, 2017

Freshman forward Parker Moon dribbles the ball in their home game against Valparaiso Tuesday. The Huskies lost the game 3-2.  

Top 5 Athletes; Sept. 11 - Oct. 4

Top 5 Athletes; Sept. 11 – Oct. 4

By Tom Burton | October 5, 2017

The stats are from games, meets and matches that occured from Sept. 11 -to Oct. 4. If you feel there are student athletes left off or deserve to be on the list or included in upcoming weeks, tweet us @NIUNorthernStar using #NIUTop5.Top 5 status went solely...

Men’s soccer falls to Flames in Chicago

By Mateo Avila | September 28, 2017

The men’s soccer team (3-6, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) was burned by the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames with a final score of 3-1, Tuesday.Head Coach Ryan Swan was disappointed with the final result and said the team continues to not play to...

Men’s soccer goes 1-1 in Utah

By Mateo Avila | September 18, 2017

The men’s soccer team defeated their first top-10 ranked team since 2008 when they beat the No. 10 ranked University of Nebraska - Omaha Mavericks Friday by a score of 1-0 on a goal from sophomore forward Jan Maertins.NIU traveled to Orem, Utah for...

Junior midfielder Logan Hatter dribbles the ball against the Stetson defense Friday. Hatter scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime to give the Huskies the 2-1 win.

Men’s soccer splits the weekend at NIU Adidas Invitational

By Mateo Avila | September 11, 2017

Junior midfielder Logan Hatter dribbles the ball against the Stetson defense Friday. Hatter scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime to give the Huskies the 2-1 win.

The men's soccer team comes together in their game against DePaul Aug. 25. The Huskies are 1-2-0 to begin the season.

Men’s soccer loses two in Evansville

By Mateo Avila | September 5, 2017

The men's soccer team comes together in their game against DePaul Aug. 25. The Huskies are 1-2-0 to begin the season.