Tag: women's soccer
The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team concluded non-conference play Friday with an away game against the Loyola Ramblers. After another defensive battle, NIU found itself behind 1-0 after regulation, falling to 2-5-1 on the season. With the loss, the Huskies have now dropped four of their last five games, going 0-4-1 over that stretch. The...
The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team traveled to Green Bay to take on the Green Bay Phoenix, who came into the Friday match with a 2-2-3 record on the season. The first whistle blew at 4 p.m. to start the game, and after 90 minutes of play, the Huskies found themselves behind 1-0, losing the...
Northern Illinois took on South Dakota State Sunday to conclude the Jackrabbit Invitational in Brookings, S.D. Unfortunately for the Huskies, it was a sour ending. A tight match was dropped when SDSU’s Caylee Costello headed in a corner kick during the 89th minute to give the Jackrabbits the late 2-1 advantage. That held, and the...
The NIU Women’s Soccer Team saw its record drop to 2-2-0 Friday with an afternoon loss to the South Dakota Coyotes in the first game of the Jackrabbit Invitational. It was a tough game for the Huskies in Brookings, S.D., as they failed to score in the second half while the Coyotes did so twice...
The Huskie women’s soccer team fought through exhaustion and heat Sunday to pull out victory over the Lewis Flyers at the NIU Soccer Complex. NIU won 2-1 in double-overtime, the first overtime affair of the season for the Huskies. It was very close to ending in a tie, as only roughly 2:41 remained on the...
On a warm summer day, the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team kept up the heat against in-state opponent Eastern Illinois. The Huskies fired off 17 shots in this game and never looked back, scoring on three of those attempts to win in a 3-0 shutout. The first half of this game featured a tough defensive...
The Northern Illinois women’s soccer team reported Friday, Aug. 9, for camp. Practice began Saturday, giving the Huskies six days of work until their first preseason contest versus Valparaiso. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Head coach John Ross and his staff, who helped orchestrate a six-match turnaround in 2012, led the...
Northern Illinois will add lights to the Soccer/Track and Field Complex, to be installed prior to the upcoming fall soccer season, NIU officials announced today. “Obviously, we are ecstatic about the news that we will be getting lights on our soccer facility for this fall season,” said NIU men’s soccer head coach Eric Luzzi. “Our...
NIU women’s soccer head coach John Ross announced an addition to his coaching staff in Mary Dorn, a former all-region soccer player at Lees-McRae University, to be a volunteer assistant with the program. Dorn is one of three assistants on staff with the Huskies and has already been working with the Huskies this spring, who...
Sophomore Lauren Noonan, junior Amy Carr and senior Lauren Eberts were named to the Academic All-Mid American Conference team as voted by Faculty Athletic Representatives from schools around the conference. It is the first time since 2007 that three NIU players received distinction in the same season. “I’m so happy for Amy, Lauren and Eberts...
Following a historic season between the sticks, Northern Illinois goalkeeper Amy Carr was named second-team All-Mid American Conference Thursday. The Hemel Hempstead, England, native is NIU’s first-ever All-MAC selection at goalkeeper and the first player voted all-conference since Mo Smunt in 2010 (first team, D). “This is a great thing for Amy and the program,”...
Despite a solid defensive effort, including a scoreless halftime, the Northern Illinois women’s soccer team ended its 2012 season Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 loss versus Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Goalkeeper Deanna Libricz (Algonquin/Dundee-Crown) made a career-high eight saves in the match in only her second start of the season in...
