Senior Juan Hoyos got his final season off to a good start, scoring the opening two goals as the Northern Illinois men's soccer team defeated Indianapolis, 5-2, in an exhibition match, Wednesday.

Bolstering the strong tradition of international student-athletes at Northern Illinois, men's soccer coach Eric Luzzi announced Thursday the signing of three European players to join the 2010 Huskies.

INDIANAPOLIS – Prep players may have to wait a little longer to start accepting scholarship offers.

Northern Illinois men's soccer coach Eric Luzzi, who won 10 games and tied top-ranked North Carolina in his first season at the helm of the Huskies, has signed a contract extension through 2014, NIU Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced Tuesday.

All 17 of Northern Illinois University’s intercollegiate athletic team have surpassed the academic standards measured by the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Academic Progress Rate for 2008-09, marking the fifth consecutive year that every NIU team has made the grade. The NCAA released its complete 2008-09 Division I APR report Wednesday.

Luzzi and DC reporter John Sahly talk about the upcoming season and the World Cup

The top Mid-American Conference institutional awards were handed out Wednesday as Kent State was awarded the Reese Trophy representing the top men's athletic program and the Jacoby Trophy representing the top women's athletic program.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – After scoring just 22 points all season in mop-up duty, Missouri freshman forward Tyler Stone has no illusions of bolting college for the NBA after a single year.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The NCAA has a message for would-be college athletes hoping to use online courses to bolster their high school transcripts: proceed with caution.

A showdown with perennial national title contender Akron and match-ups with three NCAA Tournament teams highlight the 2010 Northern Illinois men's soccer schedule, released Wednesday. The Huskies will host the Zips, last year's national runner-up, Oct. 9 at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

The Northern Illinois men's soccer team finished its exhibition spring season undefeated, and retained the Governor's Cup for the sixth time in eight seasons with a 2-1 win over Eastern Illinois, Saturday.

After undergoing an 18-month, campus-wide effort to study its intercollegiate athletics program as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics certification program, Northern Illinois University has received the highest classification of "certified," the NCAA announced Thursday. This is the third time Northern Illinois has successfully gone through the organization's certification process.

Northern Illinois head men's soccer coach Eric Luzzi added seven players to his 2010 roster on national signing day, the first-year leader announced Wednesday.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – With temperatures in the low-90's, the Northern Illinois men's soccer team turned up the heat on Florida Atlantic, beating the Owls 3-1, Sunday.

DeKALB – In a season dictated by energy, the Northern Illinois men's soccer team had it in spades as they beat Milwaukee, 5-1, to retain the LeWang Cup, Tuesday at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

AKRON, Ohio – The Northern Illinois men's soccer team nearly caught lightning in a bottle for a second time this season, but fell just short of upsetting No. 1 Akron on the road Saturday.

On a crisp fall senior day, the Northern Illinois men's soccer team ousted Buffalo, 1-0, on Sunday.

The Northern Illinois men's soccer team outshot No. 21 Northwestern 15-11, but fell the to Wildcats 1-0, Wednesday at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Northern Illinois men's soccer team tied the match in the 78th minute, but fell, 2-1, to Hartwick in the Huskies' Mid-American Conference opener, Saturday.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Playing its second game in 15 hours, the Northern Illinois men's soccer proved it has the depth and skill to compete under any circumstances, as the Huskies defeated Seattle, 3-0, at the Zaher/Hensor Memorial, Saturday.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Northern Illinois men's soccer team won for the third time in four matches, outdueling Oregon State, 2-0, Saturday night at the OSU Zaher/Hensor Memorial.

DeKALB – Try as it might, this won't be just another game for the Northern Illinois men's soccer team.

The Northern Illinois men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to South Carolina (4-1-1) after the Huskies (3-3-1) surrendered a late goal to the Gamecocks in the final game of the Northwestern Lakeside Classic in Evanston, Ill. on Sunday.

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northern Illinois scored four first half goals with senior Luis De La Cerda recording two goals and an assist to lead the Huskie men's soccer team to a 5-0 win over Lafayette in the opening game of Northwestern's Lakeside Classic at Lakeside Field in Evanston.

INDIANAPOLIS – Myles Brand, who fired Bob Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become NCAA president, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer. He was 67.

Senior midfielder Luis De La Cerda scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute and freshman goalkeeper Jordan Godsey recorded his first career shutout as the 22nd-ranked Northern Illinois men's soccer team defeated Oakland 1-0 on the final day of the NIU adidas/Magnuson Inn and Suites Invitational at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex Sunday afternoon.

The Northern Illinois men's soccer team created numerous scoring opportunities early on but couldn't capitalize and surrendered a late goal to fall to the 21st-ranked Tulsa Hurricanes 1-0 in opening night action of the adaidas/Magnuson Inn and Suites Invitational at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex Friday night.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Eric Luzzi's first win as Northern Illinois men's soccer coach could not have looked more impressive. The Huskie offense exploded in a 4-1 win over UNC-Greensboro at the North Carolina Nike Invitational, Sunday.

Northern Illinois men's soccer coach Eric Luzzi wanted to make an impact in his first season as the head coach.