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Four members of the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Great Lakes region team. Senior defender Francis Otira (London, England/Fitchley Catholic) and sophomore forward James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) were named to the All-Great Lakes Second Team while junior goalkeeper Jordan Godsey (Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team saw its magical season end on Sunday afternoon, falling 3-0 to No. 2 seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Jays, the nation’s top defensive team, held NIU to just four shots in the contest. “Creighton was the best team we have played in...
Carried by three goals, two of which occurred in the first half, the Northern Illinois Huskies continued its postseason magic with a 3-0 victory over in-state foe Western Illinois. Sophomore Sean Totsch (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) scored the golden-goal for the second-consecutive match, giving NIU it’s 15th win of the season and tying the program record for...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team will host Western Illinois in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. The Huskies received the Mid-American Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the conference tournament this past weekend. NIU defeated Buffalo, 1-0, in the semifinals before...
UPDATE! The NIU men’s soccer team will host WIU at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, for first round action. — With 6:40 left in regulation time of the Mid-American Conference Championship match, sophomore Sean Totsch (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) became the hero for the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team, flicking a header into the back of the...
Five members of the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team were named to the All-Mid American Conference team, announced Thursday by the league office. Senior Francis Otira (London, England/Finchley Catholic), junior Jordan Godsey (Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs) and sophomore James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) earned first team honors while sophomore Karim Darbaki (Faribualt, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary’s)...
Sophomores Sean Totsch (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) and James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) each scored to propel the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory at Hartwick on Saturday evening. The victory was NIU’s fourth-straight conference win as the Huskies improve to 12-5-0 overall, 4-2-0 in the conference. “It felt like a tournament game, no...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to UW-Milwaukee on Wednesday night in its final non-conference game. The Panthers scored the game’s lone goal in the 14th minute and held on to win on a rainy and windy night at Engelmann Stadium. “In the first half we weren’t great with our work rate, our...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team recorded its third-straight win with a 3-0 victory Saturday over Bowling Green. Senior Pat Sloan (Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy) scored in the first half before senior Kenny Kranz (Champaign, Ill./Centennial) and freshman Jayson LeSeth (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) added tallies in the second 45 minutes. Junior Goalkeeper Jordan Godsey (Ocean...
Sophomore James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) scored the lone goal in the 41st minute as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team defeated Florida Atlantic, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at the NIU Soccer Complex. Junior goalkeeper Jordan Godsey (Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs) recorded his second-straight shutout, and eighth of the season, as the Huskies improved to...
Sophomore James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) scored a pair of goals and senior Pat Sloan (Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy) recorded a goal and an assist as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team blanked Western Michigan 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the NIU Soccer Complex. “It was a strange game,” NIU head coach Eric Luzzi said. “We...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team suffered a 2-0 setback on Wednesday night at Northwestern. Nikko Boxall and Lepe Seetane scored for the Wildcats as NIU (8-4-0) dropped its first game against a Big Ten foe in over two years. “Northwestern had two shots on goal and they both went in,” NIU head coach Eric...
