Tag: soccer
A pair of goals on either side of halftime Friday afternoon helped lead the NIU men’s soccer team to a 4-0 win over DePauw in the final preseason game of the fall. Senior Dusty Page (Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran), freshman Alex Saliba (Rhode-St-Genese, Belgium/European School of Brussels 1), senior Andrew Palumbo (Ft. Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot/Darton...
The NIU men’s soccer team reported for preseason camp Tuesday with the first on-field workout scheduled for Wednesday. Coming off a disappointing 2013 campaign, Coach Eric Luzzi is excited to turn the page and start the 2014 season. “All indications from the conversations I have had with the guys recently have been good,” Luzzi said....
Northern Illinois University men’s soccer head coach Eric Luzzi announced the addition of six student-athletes to the Huskie soccer program for the upcoming 2014 season. Len Heinson (Wuppertal, Germany/Carl-Fuhlrott Gymnasium), Eddie Kim (Morton Grove, Ill./Niles North), Charlie Raasch (Liberty, Mo./Liberty), Luke Read (Ilford, England/Barking Abbey School), Alex Saliba (Rhode-St-Genese, Belgium/European School of Brussels 1) and...
Women’s soccer standout Amy Carr is heading to the pro circuit following her graduation at NIU. After receiving a degree in kinesiology this May, Carr will play professional soccer for the Idrettslaget Sandviken women’s football (soccer) club. “I’ve always wanted to play after going through school,” Carr said. “I didn’t want to settle for something...
Following Northern Illinois University’s second consecutive 12-win season and fourth-straight Mid-American Conference West Division title, NIU head coach Rod Carey and his staff announced the names of 31 future Huskies that make up the 2014 recruiting class. The Huskies’ class includes 15 defensive players, 14 offensive players and two specialists from 11 different states. NIU...
Junior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) of the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team was named to the All-Mid American Conference second team, announced Friday by the league office. The all-conference teams are selected by a vote of the MAC head coaches. Kannah led NIU this season with six goals and 13 points while...
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...
The votes are in, and Alex Elias (Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek) has become the fourth-ever women’s soccer player at NIU to be named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team. Elias is the first Huskie named to this team since Lauren Eberts received the honor in 2009. “Elias came into this season prepared to play,” head coach...
Western Michigan scored with just 53 seconds remaining Tuesday night to claim a 2-1 victory over the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Senior James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) gave the Huskies the lead in the first half but two goals in the final 20 minutes...
The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team fell 3-0 the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks in Sunday’s first round of the MAC Championship Tournament. “We did a better job defensively this time,” head coach John Ross said of the Huskies’ second game versus the Redhawks this season. “Still, Miami is a very tough team. They executed on their...
The Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team fell, 2-1, in overtime at Hartwick on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Bertrand Gaschot (Austin, Texas/Westwood) opened the scoring for NIU in the 54th minute but Hartwick tied the match and earned the victory in the 102nd minute in double overtime. “We played alright,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi....
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...
