Tag: soccer
In a steady downpour, the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team fell to UW Milwaukee, 1-0, on Wednesday night at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. A 74th-minute goal from Laurie Bell lifted the Panthers to the victory and allowed Milwaukee to retain the LeWang Cup. “The conditions were miserable,” said NIU head...
Huskie senior Courtney Ksiazek (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) has another reason to remember the women’s soccer Senior Day weekend. The defender was named Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the Huskies clinched a MAC Tournament berth for the second consecutive season with two wins over the weekend. Ksiazek played the entirety of both of...
Junior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) of was named Mid-American Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week on Monday following his three goals last week in a pair of matches against Eastern Illinois and Akron. “This is a very well deserved accolade for Isaac,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “He obviously had a...
The Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team played even with 18th-ranked Akron for 75 minutes before falling, 2-1, on a late goal on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. Junior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) scored his team-leading sixth goal of the year for the Huskies. “I thought we had a good game plan, the...
Junior Isaac Kannah (Plymouth, Minn./Prairie Seeds Academy) scored a pair of goals and junior Dusty Page (Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) scored the first goal of his collegiate career at the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team ran past Eastern Illinois, 3-0, on Tuesday night in the first night game held at the NIU Soccer and...
Jess Wooldridge (Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana) scored two goals for the NIU Huskies women’s soccer team Sunday, good enough for a 2-2 tie versus the Ball State Cardinals. The Huskies faced a barrage of shots in the first half and were outshot 27-11 in the game overall, but the defense held for the NIU. The...
After playing to a scoreless draw Friday, Oct. 11, against Bowling Green, the Huskie women’s soccer team fell Sunday to the Central Michigan Chippewas. Central Michigan jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and NIU could not find a way to get on the scoreboard. With the loss, the Huskies are now 4-8-2 on the season...
Anthony Grant scored in the 102nd minute in double overtime as the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team fell at Bowling Green on Saturday night at Cochrane Field. “The guys played hard, I have no issue with the effort tonight,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “Bowling Green is a pretty good team, but they...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision at No. 14 Northwestern on Wednesday night at Lakeside Field. “We are disappointed in the result, we are always disappointed if we don’t get a result, no matter who we play,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “Northwestern is a legit top-15 team in the...
West Virginia scored three times in the opening 17 minutes Saturday night on its way to a 4-0 victory over the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team in NIU’s Mid-American Conference opener. The Huskies hit a pair of posts in the opening 45 minutes but were unable to overcome the quick start by the Mountaineers. West...
Northern Illinois played its first home MAC match of the season Friday in a late afternoon affair against the Akron Zips. After 90 minutes, the Huskies were out on top in a 2-0 final thanks to their defensive play and two goals from Nicole Gobbo, claiming their third win of the season. The team is...
Senior James Stevenson (Falkirk, Scotland/St. Mungo’s) scored a pair of goals to help lead the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Saint Mary’s on Sunday afternoon in the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. “We have a very young roster and I think in the early part of the season we have had some...
