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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 saw its three-match shutout streak come to an end Tuesday afternoon with a 2-0 loss at Western Michigan. Goals from Jason Grant in the 78th minute and Erik Kelly in the 86th minute helped give the Broncos the victory. “I thought on the whole it was it was not...

Sophomore Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) broke the deadlock in the 84th minute as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team defeated West Virginia, 1-0, Saturday afternoon at the NIU Soccer Complex. Kannah’s second goal of the season, and the fourth of his NIU career, lifts the Huskies into second place in the Mid-American Conference...

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...

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 fell to UW Milwaukee, 1-0, on Friday afternoon in the first match of the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. The match doubled as the annual LeWang Cup contest between the two schools, with the Panthers taking home the cup for the second consecutive season. Stuart McBain’s 33rd minute goal was all...

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...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw with Rhode Island Friday afternoon in the NIU adidas Invitational. The Huskies allowed just one shot on goal in 110 minutes of play but were unable to find the net on the other end as the match finished even. “Rhode Island is a decent...

The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team closed the exhibition portion of its schedule Saturday with a 1-0 victory over DePaul at the NIU Soccer Complex. Junior midfielder Gael Rivera (Oslo, Norway/WANG Elite Sports Academy) scored the lone goal of the contest in the 20th minute to lift the Huskies to victory. “I feel much better...

After four days of camp, the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team met Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon in exhibition play at the NIU Soccer Complex. Playing a pair of split squad games, the Fighting Irish were 2-0 victors in the first, 60-minute contest and also earned a 3-0 victory in the second game, a 90-minute...