Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer

Northern Illinois Huskies
men's soccer

Founded

1962

University

Northern Illinois University

Head coach

Ryan Swan (1st season)

Conference

MAC

Location

DeKalb, IL

Stadium

NIU Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,500)

Nickname

Huskies

Colors

Cardinal and Black^[1]

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 16

1973

NCAA Tournament appearances

1973, 2006, 2011

Conference Tournament championships

1989 (BCSC)
2006, 2011 (MAC)

Conference Regular Season championships

1984 (MMC)
1990 (Mid-Con)
2006 (MAC)

The Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer team is the college soccer team that represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). NIU men's soccer started playing in 1962 and has appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times (1973, 2006, 2011). The Huskies are coached by Ryan Swan.

Season-by-season records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bob Kahler (Independent) (1962–1962)
1962	Bob Kahler	0–5
Bob Kahler:		0–5
William Healey (Independent) (1963–1968)
1963	William Healey	3–4
1964	William Healey	3–4
1965	William Healey	0–5
1966	William Healey	2–3
1967	William Healey	6–1
1968	William Healey	8–1
William Healey:		22–18
Dave Bucher (Independent) (1969–1979)
1969	Dave Bucher	8–1
1970	Dave Bucher	6–3–2
1971	Dave Bucher	7–2–1
1972	Dave Bucher	3–5–2
1973	Dave Bucher	7–2–2			NCAA Round of 16
1974	Dave Bucher	5–2–3
1975	Dave Bucher	6–5
1976	Dave Bucher	7–3–2
1977	Dave Bucher	7–4
1978	Dave Bucher	7–2–3
1979	Dave Bucher	6–7–1
Dave Bucher:		69–36–16
John LeWang (Independent) (1980–1980)
1980	John LeWang	5–7–2
John LeWang:		5–7–2
Jerry Collins (Midwest Metro) (1981–1986)
1981	Jerry Collins	4–9–2	1–2	3rd
1982	Jerry Collins	7–9–1	3–1–1	T–2nd
1983	Jerry Collins	8–7–2	4–1	2nd
1984	Jerry Collins	13–5–1	5–0	1st
1985	Jerry Collins	8–10–2	3–1	2nd
1986	Jerry Collins	6–12–1	1–3–1	T–5th
Jerry Collins:		45–52–9	17–7–2
Willy Roy (Big Central) (1987–1989)
1987	Willy Roy	6–10–2	1–3	5th
1988	Willy Roy	7–10–1	0–6	7th
1989	Willy Roy	14–4–2	4–2	3rd
Willy Roy (Mid-Con) (1990–1993)
1990	Willy Roy	13–5–2	6–1	1st
1991	Willy Roy	11–5–3	5–2–1	3rd
1992	Willy Roy	6–9–2	3–3–1	4th
1993	Willy Roy	11–6–2	4–2–2	4th
Willy Roy (MCC) (1994–1996)
1994	Willy Roy	10–7–1	5–3–1	3rd
1995	Willy Roy	7–10–2	3–5	6th
1996	Willy Roy	8–9–1	3–4–1	4th
Willy Roy (MAC) (1997–2002)
1997	Willy Roy	10–9–1	2–4–1	6th
1998	Willy Roy	12–4–1	5–3	3rd
1999	Willy Roy	12–9	3–4	T–5th
2000	Willy Roy	7–9	3–3	5th
2001	Willy Roy	4–12–1	1–5	7th
2002	Willy Roy	4–13–1	2–4	6th
Willy Roy:		142–131–22	50–54–7
Steve Simmons (MAC) (2003–2008)
2003	Steve Simmons	3–12–2	2–4	5th
2004	Steve Simmons	12–7	4–2	T–2nd
2005	Steve Simmons	11–6–2	4–2	2nd
2006	Steve Simmons	15–6–1	4–1	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2007	Steve Simmons	7–9–4	1–3–1	5th
2008	Steve Simmons	11–6–4	4–1–1	2nd
Steve Simmons:		59–47–13	19–13–2
Eric Luzzi (MAC) (2009–2016)
2009	Eric Luzzi	10–8–1	3–3	4th
2010	Eric Luzzi	9–6–2	2–4	5th
2011	Eric Luzzi	15–6	4–1	2nd	NCAA Round of 32
2012	Eric Luzzi	7–10–3	4–2–1	T–2nd
2013	Eric Luzzi	4–13–1	0–5–1	7th
2014	Eric Luzzi	3–9–5	0–4–1	6th
2015	Eric Luzzi	7–7–1	1–3–1	5th
2016	Eric Luzzi	2–10–4	1–3–1	5th
Eric Luzzi:		57–69–17	15–25–5
Ryan Swan (MAC) (2017–present)
2017	Ryan Swan
Ryan Swan:
Total:		399–365–79
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Source: NIU Men's Soccer Record Book^[2]

NCAA Tournament

The Huskies have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.^[2]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1973	Round of 16	SIU Edwardsville	L 3–0	Dave Bucher
2006	First Round Second Round	Loyola Chicago (7) Indiana	W 1–0 (OT) L 1–0	Steve Simmons
2011	First Round Second Round	Western Illinois (2) 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. ^[3]

Match results

NIU victories	Milwaukee victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1981	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	3–1
2	1982	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	4–3
3	1983	DeKalb, IL	NIU	3–2
4	1984	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	4–2
5	1985	DeKalb, IL	NIU	3–1
6	1986	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	4–1
7	1987	DeKalb, IL	NIU	1–0
8	1988	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	2–1
9	1989	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	2–1
10	1990	DeKalb, IL	Tie	2–2
11	1991	Milwaukee, WI	NIU	5–1
12	1992	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	3–0
13	1993	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	3–1
14	1994	DeKalb, IL	NIU	3–2
15	1995	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	2–1
16	1996	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	1–0
17	1997	Milwaukee, WI	NIU	3–2
18	1998	DeKalb, IL	NIU	2–0
19	1999	Milwaukee, WI	NIU	3–1

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
20	2000	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	4–2
21	2001	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	3–0
22	2002	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	1–0
23	2003	Madison, WI	Milwaukee	2–0
24	2004	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	1–0
25	2005	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	1–0
26	2006	Milwaukee, WI	NIU	1–0
27	2007	DeKalb, IL	NIU	1–0
28	2008	Milwaukee, WI	Tie	2–2
29	2009	DeKalb, IL	NIU	5–1
30	2010	Milwaukee, WI	NIU	5–1
31	2011	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	1–0
32	2012	Evanston, IL	Milwaukee	1–0
33	2013	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	1–0
34	2014	Milwaukee, WI	Tie	2–2
35	2015	DeKalb, IL	Milwaukee	2–1
36	2016	Milwaukee, WI	NIU	2–1
Series: Milwaukee leads 20–13–3

Roster

As of August 2017.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Drew Donnally
1	GK	Christoph Koninger
2	MF	Jerome Roche
3	MF	Noel Lopez
4	MF	Giovanni Garcia
5	MF	Christian Molina
6	FW	Alex Welch
7	FW	Giovanni Pacheco
8	DF	Nixon Urrutia
9	MF	Kevin Rodriguez
10	MF	Max Voss
11	MF	Ethan Pitre
12	MF	Noe Ochoa

No.	Position	Player
13	DF	Nicholas Haas
14	FW	Noah Brodie
15	FW	Jan Maertins
16	FW	Sheriden Smith
18	FW	Parker Moon
20	DF	Edmond Montano
21	FW	Adrian Coardos
22	DF	Luke Read
23	MF	Artur Kielar
25	DF	Zavier Ware
26	MF	Logan Hatter
27	DF	Brady Manning
31	GK	Konrad Dziedzic

Coaching staff

On January 23, 2017, NIU announced Ryan Swan as the next men's soccer head coach.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Ryan Swan
Assistant Coach	Andrew Bordelon
Volunteer Assistant	Jack Mathis

Achievements

Mid-American Conference Tournament:
- Winners (2): 2006, 2011
- Runners-up (3): 1999, 2008, 2012
Mid-American Conference Regular Season:
- Winners (1): 2006
- Runners-up (5): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012
Mid-Continent Conference Regular Season:
- Winners (1): 1990
Big Central Soccer Conference Tournament:
- Winners (1): 1989
Midwest Metropolitan Conference Regular Season:
- Winners (1): 1984
- Runners-up (3): 1982, 1983, 1985

Honors

All-Americans

NIU men's soccer has had seven players named to All-America teams, including two NCAA First-Team All-Americans.^[2]

Year	Player	Position	Team
1970	Allan Zelechowski	Sweeper	Honorable Mention
1971	Edward Kositzki	Forward	Honorable Mention
1974	Peter Mannos	Goalkeeper	First-Team
1975	Peter Mannos	Goalkeeper	First-Team
1975	Paul Wenson	Midfielder	Second-Team
1976	Mike Strahler	Defender	Honorable Mention
1984	Johan Bergseth	Forward	Third-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.^[2]

Year	Player	Position	Organization	Team
1989	Markus Roy	Goalkeeper	NSCAA	Honorable Mention
1990	Markus Roy	Goalkeeper	NSCAA	First-Team
1991	Markus Roy	Goalkeeper	NSCAA	First-Team
1996	Sigurd Slaastad	Midfielder	CoSIDA	Second-Team
1997	Sigurd Slaastad	Midfielder	CoSIDA	Second-Team
1998	Jeff Stojak	Midfielder	CoSIDA	Second-Team
1999	Jeff Stojak	Midfielder	CoSIDA	First-Team
2000	Peter Agrimson	Defender	NSCAA	Second-Team
2002	Peter Agrimson	Defender	NSCAA	Second-Team
2003	Andy Champion	Defender	CoSIDA	Second-Team
2008	Kyle Knotek	Midfielder	CoSIDA	Second-Team
2010	Kyle Knotek	Midfielder	CoSIDA	First-Team
2014	Dusty Page	Defender	CoSIDA	Second-Team

Freshman All-Americans

NIU men's soccer has had two players named to College Soccer News All-Freshman teams.^[8]

Year	Player	Position	Team
2004	Curt Zastrow	Forward	Second-Team
2008	Brad Horton	Midfielder	Second-Team

Coaches of the Year

NIU men's soccer has had three head coaches named Coach of the Year by the conference.^[2]

Year	Head Coach	Conference
1990	Willy Roy	Mid-Continent
2004	Steve Simmons	MAC
2006	Steve Simmons	MAC

References

External links

Official website

Northern Illinois University
Located in: DeKalb, Illinois
Academics	College of Business College of Education College of Engineering and Engineering Technology College of Health and Human Sciences College of Law College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Visual and Performing Arts
Campus	Huskie Stadium NIU Convocation Center Chick Evans Field House Ralph McKinzie Field NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
Athletics	Northern Illinois Huskies Baseball Basketball Men Women Football Gymnastics Soccer Men Women Softball Volleyball Wrestling Mid-American Conference
Media	Northern Star Northern Illinois University Press Northern Public Radio
Miscellaneous	Northern Illinois University shooting List of Northern Illinois University people
Founded: 1895

Mid-American Conference men's soccer

Teams

Full members	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons NIU Huskies Western Michigan Broncos
Affiliate members	SIU Edwardsville Cougars West Virginia Mountaineers

Championships & awards

Seasons

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

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