Tag: men's soccer
Senior goalkeeper Jordan Godsey (Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs) recorded his fifth shutout of the season, and the 31st of his Huskie career, and the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team played to a 0-0 draw against Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Soccer Complex. Godsey’s shutout extended his school record for career clean sheets....
Freshman forward Matt Pritchard (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep) scored the first goal of his collegiate career Wednesday night. But it wasn’t enough. The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team was unable to recover from a two-goal halftime deficit, falling to Valparaiso 2-1. Playing in rainy conditions for the third-straight match, Northern Illinois (3-8-2) fell behind by a...
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...
Junior midfielder Sean Totsch (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) scored in the 83rd minute and freshman midfielder Gabe Christianson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) added an insurance marker in the 90th as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team claimed a 2-0 victory over Iona on Sunday afternoon in the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. Senior goalkeeper Jordan Godsey (Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs)...
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...
