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On the heels of last fall’s first trip to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals since 2007, the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team has been recognized for its success in the classroom. Nine Huskies were named to the 2014 Women’s Soccer Academic All-MAC Team, the league announced Monday. Meanwhile, three members of the NIU cross...

Amy Annala and Gwen Sabo from the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team were selected to the Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team, the league announced on Sunday after Buffalo beat Western Michigan 1-0 in the conference title game at UB Stadium. Annala (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) and Sabo (Alton, Ill./Alton) become the first NIU selections to the MAC...

Playing in its first Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal match since 2007, the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team fell to Western Michigan 1-0 on a frigid Friday night at UB Stadium. NIU was the first No. 7 seed in the final four of the MAC Tournament since 2006 after its thrilling penalty-kick shootout victory over...

Amy Annala saved two penalty kicks and Ashley Neubeck scored the winning penalty shot Sunday as the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals for the first time since 2007. The good news came thanks to a 4-3 penalty-shootout victory over Miami after the two teams played to a...

The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team wrapped up its regular season Thursday afternoon with a 2-0 defeat to Western Michigan at the WMU Soccer Complex. The Huskies finish the season with a 6-10-3 overall record, with their 4-4-3 final record and 15 points in Mid-American Conference play, good enough to earn NIU a berth...

The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team clinched a berth in the postseason Sunday with a 0-0 draw against Bowling Green at the NIU Soccer Complex. The Huskies (6-9-3, 4-3-3 MAC) outshot the Falcons (4-12-1, 3-6-1 MAC) by a 21-13 margin but couldn’t find a breakthrough on Senior Day on a beautiful sunny day in...

The Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team earned a tremendous victory Friday night, defeating Eastern Michigan 3-1 at the NIU Soccer Complex. The win marked the first victory for the Huskies (6-9-2, 4-3-2 MAC) against the perennial Mid-American Conference powerhouse Eagles (9-6-1, 5-4-0 MAC) since 2007. It also ended a three-game losing streak for NIU....

The NIU women’s soccer team played to a 0-0 draw against Buffalo on Friday night at the NIU Soccer Complex in a matchup of the lone unbeatens in the Mid-American Conference. With the result, NIU improves to 5-6-2 overall, 3-0-2 in league play, while Buffalo moves to 8-2-2 overall, 4-0-1 in the MAC. “Tonight showed...

Despite dominating the second half Sunday afternoon, the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team couldn’t overcome an early deficit and dropped a 1-0 decision against SIUE at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. The Huskies (2-5-0) started slowly and conceded a goal in the 10th minute when Caroline Hoefert scored for the visiting...

Despite goals from sophomore defender Alex Elias (Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek) and junior forward Nicole Gobbo (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett), the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team dropped an exciting encounter Friday night against the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium, 3-2. On a beautiful evening in the Hawaiian islands, the Huskies (0-3) took the lead...

The NIU women’s soccer team fell 2-1 to the Toledo Rockets (6-12-1, 3-7-1 MAC) on a rainy Thursday afternoon. NIU was playing for its seed in the MAC Championship Tournament; coming into the match, the Huskies could have finished anywhere from sixth to eighth in the conference. NIU maintained its seventh seed with results of...