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After a scoreless first half, Western Michigan scored three goals in 21 minutes Saturday afternoon to claim at 3-0 win over the NIU men’s soccer team at the WMU Soccer Complex. “Overall, I didn’t think Western Michigan was better than us on the day, they just wanted it more,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi....

Sophomore Chris Paton (Glasgow, Scotland/Uddingston Grammar School) scored less than a minute into the second half as the NIU men’s soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against West Virginia in the Mid-American Conference opener Saturday night at the NIU Soccer Complex. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State) made seven save...

Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State) made four saves Saturday night as the NIU men’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw against Loyola-Chicago at the Loyola Soccer Park. “It was a hard-fought game,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “Both teams competed, I was pleased with our guys, I thought...

The NIU men’s soccer team trailed Milwaukee by two goals with less than 21 minutes to play in regulation before coming back to earn a 2-2 draw on Tuesday night at Engelmann Stadium. Junior Bertrand Gaschot (Austin, Texas/Westwood) and senior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) scored for the Huskies. “Credit to Milwaukee. They changed...

The NIU men’s soccer team played even with 17th-ranked Marquette for 80 minutes Saturday night before two goals in 50 seconds propelled the Golden Eagles to a 2-0 victory over the Huskies at the NIU Soccer Complex. “Marquette is a good team,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “They are deserving of their top-20 ranking....

Sophomore Chris Paton (Glasgow, Scotland/Uddingston Grammar School) of the NIU men’s soccer team was named Co-Mid-American Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week today by the league office. Paton shares the weekly honor with Akron’s Saad Abdul-Salaam. Paton recorded a goal and an assist this past weekend while helping the Huskies to a victory over...

Junior Bertrand Gaschot (Austin, Texas/Westwood) scored with 34 seconds remaining Sunday night to earn the NIU men’s soccer team a 2-2 draw against Green Bay at the NIU Soccer Complex. Gaschot had a goal and an assist while senior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) scored NIU’s first goal of the contest. “I couldn’t be...

Sophomore Chris Paton (Glasgow, Scotland/Uddingston Grammar School) scored in the 74th minute and redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State) made four saves as the NIU men’s soccer team defeated 23rd-ranked UIC, 1-0, on a crisp, rainy Friday night at the NIU Soccer Complex. The victory is the first over a ranked...

Sophomore Chris Paton  (Glasgow, Scotland/Uddingston Grammar School), freshman Len Heinson (Wupperal, Germany/Carl-Fuhlrott Gymnasium) and senior Andrew Palumbo (Fort Myers, Fla./Darton College) each scored their first career goal as a Huskie to lead the NIU men’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon in the Lakeside Classic. “On the whole I thought...

The NIU men’s soccer team opened the 2014 regular season with a scoreless draw against Hofstra on Friday afternoon at the Lakeside Classic. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State) made a pair of saves while recording a shutout as the Huskies had the better of play but could not breakdown the...

The NIU men’s soccer team reported for preseason camp Tuesday with the first on-field workout scheduled for Wednesday. Coming off a disappointing 2013 campaign, Coach Eric Luzzi is excited to turn the page and start the 2014 season. “All indications from the conversations I have had with the guys recently have been good,” Luzzi said....