Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer


The Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer team is the college soccer team that represents Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. NIU men's soccer started playing in 1962 and has appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. The Huskies are coached by Ryan Swan.

Season-by-season records

The Huskies have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.
1973Round of 16SIU EdwardsvilleL 3–0Dave Bucher
2006First round
Second Round
Loyola Chicago
Indiana
W 1–0
L 1–0
Steve Simmons
2011First round
Second Round
Western Illinois
Creighton
W 3–0
L 3–0
Eric Luzzi

LeWang Cup

Since 1981, the winner of the annual match between NIU and UW-Milwaukee claims the John LeWang Memorial Cup. The trophy is named in honor of former NIU coach John LeWang, who was killed in a car accident prior to the 1981 season. LeWang came to NIU as head coach in 1980 following his time as an assistant at UW-Milwaukee and died in a car accident after his first season leading the Huskies.

Match results

Roster

As of August 2017.

Coaching staff

On January 23, 2017, NIU announced Ryan Swan as the next men's soccer head coach.
Head Coach Ryan Swan
Assistant Coach Andrew Bordelon
Assistant Coach Marcelo Campolina
Volunteer Assistant Jack Mathis

Achievements

All-Americans

NIU men's soccer has had seven players named to All-America teams, including two NCAA First-Team All-Americans.
1970 Allan ZelechowskiSweeperHonorable Mention
1971 Edward KositzkiForwardHonorable Mention
1974 Peter MannosGoalkeeperFirst-Team
1975 Peter MannosGoalkeeperFirst-Team
1975 Paul WensonMidfielderSecond-Team
1976 Mike StrahlerDefenderHonorable Mention
1984 Johan BergsethForwardThird-Team

Academic All-Americans

NIU men's soccer has had a combined 13 players named to CoSIDA and NSCAA Academic All-America teams, including four First-Team Academic All-Americans.
1989 Markus RoyGoalkeeperNSCAAHonorable Mention
1990 Markus RoyGoalkeeperNSCAAFirst-Team
1991 Markus RoyGoalkeeperNSCAAFirst-Team
1996 Sigurd SlaastadMidfielderCoSIDASecond-Team
1997 Sigurd SlaastadMidfielderCoSIDASecond-Team
1998 Jeff StojakMidfielderCoSIDASecond-Team
1999 Jeff StojakMidfielderCoSIDAFirst-Team
2000 Peter AgrimsonDefenderNSCAASecond-Team
2002 Peter AgrimsonDefenderNSCAASecond-Team
2003 Andy ChampionDefenderCoSIDASecond-Team
2008 Kyle KnotekMidfielderCoSIDASecond-Team
2010 Kyle KnotekMidfielderCoSIDAFirst-Team
2014 Dusty PageDefenderCoSIDASecond-Team

Freshman All-Americans

NIU men's soccer has had two players named to College Soccer News All-Freshman teams.
2004 Curt ZastrowForwardSecond-Team
2008 Brad HortonMidfielderSecond-Team

Coaches of the Year

NIU men's soccer has had three head coaches named Coach of the Year by the conference.
1990 Willy RoyMid-Continent
2004 Steve SimmonsMAC
2006 Steve SimmonsMAC