Despite a solid defensive effort, including a scoreless halftime, the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team ended its 2012 season Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 loss versus Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Goalkeeper Deanna Libricz (Algonquin/Dundee-Crown) made a career-high eight saves in the match in only her second start of the season in...

In a day long festival of exhibitions at the NIU Soccer Complex, the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team hosted IPFW and drew with the Mastadons, 0-0, in the Huskies final friendly before the start of the regular season Friday. NIU closed its preseason 1-0-1, surrendering zero goals. The contest took shape as a tug-of-war for...

The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team continued its preseason for the 2012 campaign Wednesday evening when it took on Valparaiso to usher in a new era under Head Coach John Ross. Through rain dampened conditions at Brown Field, the Huskies slayed the Crusaders to take their first preseason game, 1-0. The Huskies held their...