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Anthony Grant scored in the 102nd minute in double overtime as the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team fell at Bowling Green on Saturday night at Cochrane Field. “The guys played hard, I have no issue with the effort tonight,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “Bowling Green is a pretty good team, but they...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision at No. 14 Northwestern on Wednesday night at Lakeside Field. “We are disappointed in the result, we are always disappointed if we don’t get a result, no matter who we play,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “Northwestern is a legit top-15 team in the...

West Virginia scored three times in the opening 17 minutes Saturday night on its way to a 4-0 victory over the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team in NIU’s Mid-American Conference opener. The Huskies hit a pair of posts in the opening 45 minutes but were unable to overcome the quick start by the Mountaineers. West...

Senior James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) scored a pair of goals to help lead the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Saint Mary’s on Sunday afternoon in the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. “We have a very young roster and I think in the early part of the season we have had some...

Junior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) opened the scoring but two second half goals gave Fairleigh Dickinson a 2-1 win over the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team on Friday evening in the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. “I thought that we kind of got away from how we want to play,” said NIU head coach Eric...

Despite playing down a man for nearly 60 minutes, the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team held off No. 14 Saint Louis until the 105th minute when Kingsley Bryce scored a double overtime game-winner for the Billikens in the Cincinnati Bearcat Soccer Classic. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State) made six saves...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team fell behind 2-0 early, but battled back to force overtime before falling, 3-2, to Evansville on Friday in the Cincinnati Bearcat Soccer Classic. Junior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) and freshman Cody Witkowski (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) each scored for the Huskies. Senior Miles Herbert (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) made five saves...

Despite having more possession, hitting both the post and the crossbar and earning a pair of penalty kicks, the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team was upended, 2-0, by Ohio State on Sunday afternoon at the Bert and Iris Wolstein Classic. Ohio State (1-1-0) scored in the 31st minute on a goal by Alex Harrison and...

Northern Illinois men’s soccer head coach Eric Luzzi announced the signing of eight players to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. The eight members signing class includes five freshmen, two junior college transfers and one Division I transfer. “We are very excited to announce our 2013 recruiting class,” Luzzi said. “There were three very specific...