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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...
Amy Carr
The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team reported Friday, Aug. 9, for camp. Practice began Saturday, giving the Huskies six days of work until their first preseason contest versus Valparaiso. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Head coach John Ross and his staff, who helped orchestrate a six-match turnaround in 2012, led the...
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April’s strong, gusty winds are good for more than just flying kites. The next Bright Futures program, “Fun with Wind Energy,” will introduce elementary and middle school students to alternative energy and the science behind wind turbines. This free event will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at NIU’s Engineering Building, 590 Garden Road....
Nicole Gobbo
Northern Illinois freshman Nicole Gobbo (Barlett, Ill./Bartlett) was named the Mid-American Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week following her game winner in the 77th minute at Toledo that clinched the Huskies’ MAC Tournament berth for the first time since 2010. In only her third start and eighth appearance of the season, Gobbo scored her second...
The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team fell 1-0 Sunday afternoon to Ball State following a failed clearance attempt in the ninth minute of play in windy, rainy conditions at NIU Soccer Complex. Thunder and lightning caused a 71-minute delay in the 25th minute. “It was a difficult day in Senior Day and I think everyone...
Amy Carr
In the dying embers of regulation time and the match tied 2-2, Miami’s Kelsey Dinges headed a ball past Northern Illinois goalkeeper Amy Carr (Hemel Hempstead, England/Townsend Church of England) into the near post netting to lift the Mid-American Conference leaders, 3-2, over the Huskies. NIU  (6-6-2, 2-3-2 MAC) rallied back from a 2-0 deficit...
Shelbi Johnson
Junior Courtney Ksiazek (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) scored in the 89th minute Friday afternoon as the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team recorded a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Bowling Green at the NIU Soccer Complex. Senior Shelbi Johnson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Neuqua Valley) had a pair of assists as the Huskies improved to 6-4-2 on the season, 2-1-2 in...
Sara Spaulding
The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team earned its second draw of the season Sunday afternoon at Buffalo, 1-1. Following their win Friday and the tie Sunday, it was the first time since Oct. 17 and 19, 2008, at Buffalo and Kent State that the Huskies (5-4-1, 1-1-2 MAC) secured a win and at least a...
Frances Boukidis
In her first and only chance of the match, junior Frances Boukidis scored Northern Illinois’ golden goal in the 14th minute to lift the Huskies over Akron, 1-0, in front of a Cub Cadet Field women’s soccer record 1,165 spectators. It is NIU’s first MAC win of the season and evens its conference record, 1-1-1....
Cori Frankenberg
With Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan trading possession up and down the pitch in their Mid-American Conference opener, the Eagles struck the first, only and final blow on a penalty kick by Bianca Ross to lift EMU over NIU, 1-0, in a physical MAC showdown. “Obviously it’s what we expected,” head coach John Ross said...
Cori Frankenberg
After tallying her fourth game-winning goal of the season and an assist in Northern Illinois’ 4-1 victory over South Dakota, Cori Frankenberg was named the Mid-American Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week. She is the first NIU player since Amy Carr on Oct. 26, 2010, to receive the honor. The Appleton, Wis. native struck gold...
Emily Nulty
Scoring and offensive chances were at a premium for Northern Illinois in Sunday afternoon’s matinee versus South Dakota as the Huskies combined for four goals, three in the first 14 minutes, and 20 shots to defeat the Coyotes, 4-1. Junior Cori Frankenberg scored her fourth game-winning goal of the season. The Huskies closed non-conference play...
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