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Seniors Gael Rivera (Oslo, Norway/WANG Elite Sports Academy), James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) and Sean Totsch (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) each scored as the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team played to a 3-3 draw on Saturday night against Buffalo. Prior to the match, the three goal scorers, along with goalkeeper Miles Herbert (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) were honored...

Coming off its second consecutive appearance in the Mid-American Conference Tournament final, the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team gathered Tuesdsay to begin its 2013 preseason camp. A new-look Huskie side will take the field this season as 11 newcomers blend with 12 returnees to form this season’s 23-man roster. “There is always an excitement around...

Northern Illinois sophomore midfielder Jayson LeSeth (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) scored his first goal of the season, and the lone goal of the game, in the 33rd minute off a free kick to lift the Huskies over West Virginia, 1-0, on Friday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals. The win placed the Huskies into...

Junior midfielder Karim Darbaki (Crystal, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary’s) scored the lone goal as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team finished the regular season with a 1-0 victory over Buffalo on a wet and cold Friday night at UB Stadium. With the win, NIU clinches a spot in next weekend’s Mid-American Conference Tournament at Akron. “If...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to third-ranked Akron on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Soccer Complex. The Huskies created a number of excellent chances but were unable to find the back of the net as Akron collected its seventh-straight shutout. “We didn’t win the game and at the end of...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team pushed fourth-ranked Marquette to the limit Tuesday night before ultimately falling to the Golden Eagles, 1-0, at Valley Fields. Senior goalkeeper Jordan Godsey (Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs) made four saves in goal for the Huskies while commanding his box with a number of key catches and punches of crosses...

Junior midfielder Gael Rivera (Oslo, Norway/WANG Elite Sports Academy) scored his fourth goal of the season in the 68th minute Saturday afternoon to lift the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Hartwick at the NIU Soccer Complex. With the win, the Huskies improve to 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play, 3-5-2 overall....

Sophomore Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) and junior James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) each got on the scoresheet as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team opened Mid-American Conference play Sunday morning with a 2-0 victory over Florida Atlantic. Senior goalkeeper Jordan Godsey (Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs) made seven saves to collect his third shutout...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team fell to fifth-ranked New Mexico, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon in the final match of the Lobo Invitational. Sunday’s victory was New Mexico’s 17th-straight home win; the Lobos have lost just once overall in the past two seasons. “This really wasn’t a 3-0 game,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi....

Trailing 2-0 at the half, the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team fought back to force overtime before falling 3-2 to Denver on Friday evening. Junior midfielder Gael Rivera (Oslo, Norway/WANG Elite Sports Academy) and junior forward James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) scored for the Huskies before Josh Wren got the game-winner for the Pioneers in...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team played its third-straight overtime match and played to its second consecutive draw on Sunday afternoon as it tied Drake, 1-1, in the final match of the NIU adidas Invitational. Junior midfielder Gael Rivera (Oslo, Norway/WANG Elite Sports Academy) pulled the Huskies even in the 54th minute after NIU had...

After coming back from down a goal, the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team fell 2-1 in double overtime on Friday night at UW Green Bay. Junior midfielder Gael Rivera (Oslo, Norway/WANG Elite Sports Academy) scored for the Huskies in the 69th minute but, despite dominating large stretches of the game, NIU conceded a game-winner in...