NIU women's soccer junior goalkeeper Amy Carr has had international experience playing sports, as well as teaching sports.With career aspirations of being a coach, she has found her own way to gain experience in that department, by developing a project...
What drills should I run? Which players should sit on the bench? What are the different positions called? These concerns, which can be abundant for new soccer coaches, can be answered in Michael B.J. Farley's Win the Ball. Win the Ball is a guide for...
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) presented its annual All-Sports awards for the 2010-11 competition at its Monday night meeting. First place was awarded to the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Second place went to Pi Kappa Alpha and third went to Sigma Alpha...
DeKALB | NIU men's soccer has a much different look to it this year than in previous seasons.It isn't the appearance in its shoes or jerseys: It's the Huskies' style of play.The Huskies, known for their strong defensive play, shifted philosophy this year...
Battling St. Louis on the road in front of about 2,000-plus fans, the NIU men's soccer team opened up its regular season with a 2-1 victory. It was an intense environment for the Huskies (1-0-0) to handle, with Billiken fans being loud and intimidating,...
Sophomore goal-keeper Jordan Godsey had a great year for the men's soccer team, which is why he was named the Northern Star's No. 6 athlete of the year. Godsey started and played in 15 games this year for the Huskies and posted a 7-3-2 record. "To be...
DeKALB | This season brought disappointment for the NIU men’s soccer team, but the Huskies finished strong with momentum heading into the spring. NIU posted a 9-6-2 record while going 2-4-0 in the Mid-American Conference and missed the conference tournament...
Saturday is a big day for NIU athletics, for more reasons than may be readily apparent. Chances are that most people are aware of the implications that the football team's game against Temple will have on the look of the MAC this season. I shouldn't have...
Even in an age where coaches study game tape like scripture, no bench boss knows exactly what they’re going to see until game day. Any number of things can change once the game clock starts ticking. An injury can occur, the weather can change or a team...
While many NIU athletes have grown up in Illinois, not every player call this state home. In fact, Huskie athletes come from as far as Kericho, Kenya. Sophomore cross country runner Nancy Maritim traveled over 8,000 miles to be a student athlete at NIU....
2010 World Cup, I am over you and you are dead to me.We are eight and even 12 years away from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and I couldn't be more excited and depressed at the same time.FIFA officials are using their time this week to inspect the U.S....
When recruiting players, coaches often regard good character as an ancillary trait. To Carrie Barker though, nothing could be more essential. Barker, NIU women's soccer team head coach, has always looked for players interested in developing as people...
