Share Tweet Share Email
Tag: Alex Elias
Alex Elias, Emily Naegele and Andrew Frankenreider
Three Northern Illinois University student-athletes were among a select group of 200 NCAA student-athletes chosen to attend the 2016 NCAA Career in Sports Forum held the first weekend of June in Indianapolis. Participants at the annual educational forum learn about and explore potential careers in sports. Among nearly 1,000 applicants from every level of collegiate...
Megan Greenfield
Eight Northern Illinois University sophomore student-athletes have been named to the newest class of “LEaD Huskies.” NIU Faculty Athletics Representative Matt Streb and Sean T. Frazier, associate vice president and director of Athletics made the announcement earlier this week. Introduced in 2013, the Leadership Enhancement and Development – or LEaD – Huskie program is designed to identify...
Carly Pederson
On the heels of last fall’s first trip to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals since 2007, the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team has been recognized for its success in the classroom. Nine Huskies were named to the 2014 Women’s Soccer Academic All-MAC Team, the league announced Monday. Meanwhile, three members of the NIU cross...
Goalkeeper Amy Annala and midfielder Lauren Gierman from the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team were named to the 2014 Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team, the conference announced Thursday. NIU had two MAC All-Freshman Team selections for the first time in school history as Annala and Gierman became the fifth and sixth Huskies to be recognized...
Amy Annala saved two penalty kicks and Ashley Neubeck scored the winning penalty shot Sunday as the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals for the first time since 2007. The good news came thanks to a 4-3 penalty-shootout victory over Miami after the two teams played to a...
Sophomore defender Alex Elias from the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team was named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Women’s Soccer Second Team this week. Elias (Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek) is the first NIU women’s soccer player to earn this recognition since Lindsey Curnock in 2009. The sophomore Phoenix native owns a perfect 4.0...
The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team clinched a berth in the postseason Sunday with a 0-0 draw against Bowling Green at the NIU Soccer Complex. The Huskies (6-9-3, 4-3-3 MAC) outshot the Falcons (4-12-1, 3-6-1 MAC) by a 21-13 margin but couldn’t find a breakthrough on Senior Day on a beautiful sunny day in...
Despite goals from sophomore defender Alex Elias (Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek) and junior forward Nicole Gobbo (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett), the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team dropped an exciting encounter Friday night against the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium, 3-2. On a beautiful evening in the Hawaiian islands, the Huskies (0-3) took the lead...
The votes are in, and Alex Elias (Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek) has become the fourth-ever women’s soccer player at NIU to be named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team. Elias is the first Huskie named to this team since Lauren Eberts received the honor in 2009. “Elias came into this season prepared to play,” head coach...
Frances Boukidis
The Huskie women’s soccer team fought through exhaustion and heat Sunday to pull out victory over the Lewis Flyers at the NIU Soccer Complex. NIU won 2-1 in double-overtime, the first overtime affair of the season for the Huskies. It was very close to ending in a tie, as only roughly 2:41 remained on the...