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Despite goals from sophomore defender Alex Elias (Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek) and junior forward Nicole Gobbo (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett), the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team dropped an exciting encounter Friday night against the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium, 3-2. On a beautiful evening in the Hawaiian islands, the Huskies (0-3) took the lead...
Natalia Peña
With temperatures in the 90s and the heat index topping triple digits in Macomb, Ill., on Sunday afternoon, the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team was forced to battle against two opponents: the Western Illinois Leathernecks and the heat. In a close and hard-fought match that featured several scoring chances for both teams, the Huskies...
Amy Annala
Freshman goalkeeper Amy Annala (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) had a sensational Huskie debut on Friday evening in the 2014 season opener for the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team at Illinois State. Annala made several incredible stops in the first half and finished with 11 saves, but her efforts weren’t enough as the Huskies dropped the match...
Amy Carr
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...
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...
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 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...
Courtney Ksiazek
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...
Jess Wooldridge
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...
Amy Carr
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...
Nicole Gobbo
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...
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